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The main entrance to the new Watertown High School on Columbia Street. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The new Watertown High School will welcome students for the beginning of School in September, and the public will be able to take a look around before the first day of classes.
The School Committee approved the hiring of the interim Director of Student Services, who will oversee the special education program in the Watertown Public Schools, and also created a subcommittee focused on Student Services that will look at the district’s special education program.
Watertown will be brimming with arts activities on Aug. 8, 2026. The day begins with the annual Watertown Arts Market at Arsenal Park, featuring more than 100 artists, music, performances, kids’ activities and food for sale. Afterward, catch a Latin dance performance and lessons nearby, hosted by the Mosesian Center for the Arts. See details provided by the Watertown Arts Market, below.
Matt D’Amico (right) who grew up in Watertown, with American Ninja Warrior Coach and business partner Lucas Reale during the recent Eastern Regional Finals. (Photo by Scott Everett White/NBC)
Remember when you were 6 years old and got your first baseball mitt or hockey stick, in anticipation of playing games that would become the passion of a lifetime? Well, there’s a whole new generation of young athletes passing on team sports for the opportunity to attend Obstacle Training Facilities that offer Ninja Warrior classes. Matt D’amico represents one such example, a local boy turned young man, and his story of independence, effort, determination and maturity – ultimately leading to success in more ways than one.
Eva Mason
A Funeral Home Service will be held on Saturday April 20, 2019 at 10 am in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home, Watertown for Eva C. (Karcher) Mason.
The wall that went up near Oakley and Arden roads. Neighbors are upset that it was built without informing them, and say it has caused flooding on some properties.
A project that erected a wall at the back of Oakley Country Club, and facing a nearby roadway, has drawn criticism from neighbors for pouring water into the area after storms. Oakley Country Club officials said that the project, when complete, will actually remove most of the runoff from that part of the golf course.
A group advocating for the care of street trees in Watertown seeks teens to take part in a summer program.
The Town Council’s Committee on Human Services announced two upcoming meetings on the subject of affordable housing.
The sign at the former Magic Art Studio on Spring Street in Watertown.
A small museum of memorabilia, books and other items related to magic and magicians was located for years in a storefront on Spring Street in Watertown. This month, items from the Mini-Museum of Art will be sold at auction.
A road work project that will impact multiple streets in the East End begins this week, Department of Public Works officials announced.
The following piece was provided by State Sen. Will Brownsberger, who represents Watertown, Belmont and parts of Boston.
The MBTA has been listening carefully to public feedback about the 47 cost-neutral bus route changes that service planners are proposing across the region. At their meeting on April 8, the MBTA’s board offered a “sense of the board” supporting 36 of the proposals.
The Watertown Mall provided the following information:
Join the Watertown Mall & 19 Cub Scout Packs for fun and racing for the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby.