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Porchfest returns to Watertown for the third year on May 16. (Photo from Watertown Porchfest)
The third year of Watertown Porchfest is the biggest yet, with in excess of 200 performances at more than 80 locations around the City on Saturday, March 16 from noon to 6 p.m.
A rendering of National Development’s plans to renovate part of the Watertown Mall. The green sign is where Joyful Garden will move, and the red sign is a new retailer.
The new owners of the Watertown Mall showed plans to revamp part of the mall, which include creating a new space for a popular restaurant and creating space for a new retailer.
Mighty Squirrel Brewing opened its new biergarten at Gore Place. (Photo from Mighty Squirrel)
There’s plenty going on in Watertown’s food and drink scene, with a new beer garden, a restaurant headed to a bigger space, and a newish restaurant getting the attention of regional media.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Watertown Boys & Girls Club will host their annual golf tournament on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Oakley Country Club. The tournament honors one of the Club’s original founding members, Stephen Mugar.
Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) is pleased to announce that they have been voted as the Regional Gold Award winner for Favorite Community Bank in Wicked Local’s Annual Readers Choice Awards, for the ninth year in a row.
State Sen. Will Brownsberger released the following piece on legislation, of which he was the lead sponsor, to increase bicycle and pedestrian safety:
The Massachusetts State Senate voted Thursday, July 28, 2018 to pass legislation that aims to create safer streets for all road users. Developed in collaboration with a coalition of bicycle, pedestrian and transportation advocates, S.2570, An Act to reduce traffic fatalities, includes several measures to improve road safety, lessen the severity of crashes, and standardize the collection and analysis of crash data.
The Watertown Farmers Market announced its guests for July 5. The Market is open form 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Arsenal on the Charles.
A representative from the Department of Conservation and Recreation visited Charles River Road last week to speak with neighbors about how to make the newly repaved roadway safer, including adding more crosswalks.
The Historical Society of Watertown will celebrate two major historical events that took place in town in 1776.
The Geoff Diehl for Senate campaign sent out the following announcement:
Today Representative Geoff Diehl, the endorsed Republican candidate for U.S.
Senate, announced that he has received the endorsement Republican Town Committee Chairman John DiMascio.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.