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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 interior at Bar ‘Cino features exposed brick and artwork. (Photo courtesy of Bar ‘Cino)
A restaurant in Watertown Square is offering a special-course three-course prix-fixe menu during Dine Out Boston, which runs from Aug. 1 to 15, 2026. The menu is only available for dining in.
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.
Two votes by the School Building Committee on Wednesday night moved the projects at Watertown’s three elementary schools and at the high school a step closer to being a reality.
A man and a woman suffered injuries in an accident on Charles River Road on Monday afternoon, but the infant traveling with them was not harmed.
The following piece was provided by Trees for Watertown:
TFW Teens for Trees, a six-week summer internship program to teach Watertown teens about the many benefits of maintaining a healthy urban shade tree population, received two generous donations this Fall in honor of former longtime Watertown resident Adelaide Sproul.
The National Alliance for Mental Illness provided the following announcement:
Family Mental Health support group: NAMI Family Mental Health Support Group is a free, structured, confidential peer-led support group for the families of individuals living with mental illness.
The scores for the new MCAS exam are out, and the results pleased Watertown Public School officials.
Watertown’s newest hotel has been sold for $71 million to a Texas-based real estate investment trust.
The following piece was provided by the Watertown Art Association:
Come and enjoy an exciting interactive demonstration of fluid alcohol inks with Liz Filipancic at the Watertown Art Association meeting, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2-4 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave., Watertown.
The following information was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:
Mosesian Center for the Arts welcomes you to become a part of this exciting art
community. Thousands of artists, patrons, students and guests visit MCA every week.