Real Estate
Two Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week, See How Much They Went For
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Two condos in Watertown sold this week, see more here.
Student Numbers Growing at Watertown’s Elementary Schools
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Hosmer Elementary School will be the largest school in 2026-27, but the total number of students will drop from last year despite the district’s elementary enrollment growing. (Courtesy of Watertown Public Schools)
With the opening of school just over a month away, Superintendent Dede Galdston said the number of elementary school students is expected to be more than 100 higher than last year.
The Public Will Get to Tour the New Watertown High School Before the First Day of Classes
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.
School Committee Approves Interim Student Services Head, Creates Subcommittee to Review Special Education
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 Arts Day — Enjoy the 6th Arts Market, Dance, Culture & Community
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.
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Watertown Man Leaps into National Finals of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior
Record Breaking Home Sale in Watertown, Single Family Goes for $2.6+ Million
State Rep. Candidate Debate to be Hosted by Watertown News, Watertown Cable
Police/Fire
Three Watertown Men Indicted on Drug Charges by Middlesex Grand Jury
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A grand jury indicted three Watertown men on drug-related charges, Middlesex District Attorney Marin Ryan’s office announced.
Around Town
Watertown’s Hairenik Press Releases First Translation of Armenian Classic ‘Letter to Yerevan’
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Translators Tatul Sonentz-Papazian (left) and Rupen Janbazian have produced the first English version of the Armenian long-form poem “Letters to Yerevan.” Janbazian is the former editor of Watertown-based Armenian Weekly.
Watertown’s Hairenik Press recently announced the first-ever publication of the English translation of Andranik Tzarukian’s long-form poem Letter to Yerevan («Թուղթ առ Երեւան» “Tught ar Yerevan”).
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Watertown Schools, Businesses Collecting for Food Pantries as Need Rises with Government Shutdown
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The Watertown Public Schools PTOs, the Watertown Police and local businesses have teamed up to collect donations for food pantries in town after hearing about the need due to the Federal Government shutdown.
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Watertown Photographer Seeks to Capture Beauty, Emotion in Her Work
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This photo of a lamb standing on a llama was taken by Watertown photographer Alice Solorow at the Gore Place farm.
The poet John Keats once wrote that “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” and many photographers spend entire lifetimes trying to find all the truth and beauty they can in the world, through the lenses of their cameras.
Around Town
Check Out This Week’s Open Houses in Watertown
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A variety of properties around Watertown will have open houses this weekend.
Development
LETTER: East End Resident’s Property Negatively Impacted by Excavation for Project Next Door
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Neighbors of the project at 71 Salisbury Road say the excavation has impacted their properties, and they did not receive notice.
The following statement was presented to the Watertown Town Council on Jan. 22, 2019:
My wife and I bought a small house in Watertown 8 years ago and we have begun our family there. We love being in Watertown and intend to continue as a part of the community we have found here.
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Mother Shares Her Mission of Ending the Cycle of Violence After Losing Her Son in a Shooting
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Tina Chéry shared the story of how she became dedicated to peace after her son was gunned down in his Boston neighborhood with an audience at Watertown Middle School.
In the early 1990s, Tina Chéry thought she had found her place in the world as a stay-at-home mom and good citizen, as someone who attended church and donated to people in need, even if she felt removed from the problems that affected her Dorchester neighborhood.