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A drone will likely be the latest high-tech addition to the Watertown Police Department, but the City Council had questions about where data collected will be stored and who will have access.
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, May 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 Watertown Mall sent over the following information:
The Watertown Mall, located at 550 Arsenal St., Watertown, will be hosting
Watertown Free Public Library’s Storytime at the Watertown Mall on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 10:15 a.m.
A man with a knife has cornered three students in the school library and is threatening to stab them. A husband barges into his wife’s workplace and has a man by the collar and is screaming at him. These are just two such situations police officers may encounter, and they only have seconds to decide how to respond.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Youth Coalition:
Watertown Youth Coalition is currently seeking nominations for the 2018 Community Spirit Awards, which honors people committed to the health and well-being of Watertown’s youth and families.
The Watertown Recreation Department will be offering courses on babysitter’s training and pediatric First Aid and CPR training run by the American Red Cross.
Town officials laid out the latest plans for the renovation of Mt. Auburn Street Monday evening, which include one travel lanes for motor vehicles and separate bike lanes for most of the length of the town’s major artery.
One of Watertown’s most well known culinary spot, which has has has also been a neighborhood sandwich shop since the ’80s, will be closing it doors.
The public is invited to a free showing of a film about the dangers of drinking and other substances.
The Watertown Veterans’ Services Office sent out the following information:
Watertown will hold its annual Flag Marker disbursement at Veterans Gravesites on Wednesday May 23, 2018 beginning at 5:00 p.m.