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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.
{Updated at 12:37 p.m. on May 8, 2018}
Watertown Police have reopened Main Street after two downed utility poles closed the roadway at about 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The following information was provided by Perkins School for the Blind:
Perkins School for the Blind has enhanced its groundbreaking micronavigation app, designed to help commuters with visual impairment find their bus stops, by bolstering it with new technology that makes traveling even easier.
Watertown residents are invited to join walks around town each Thursday through May 16, and enter to win a gift certificate to the Watertown Farmers Market.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) closed Charles River Road last week and will close again for two nights this week.
David A. McCaffrey, 94, of Framingham and Stuart, Fla., died on May 6, 2018.
Monday night, the School Committee approved a five year school bus contract, which will only rise three percent over the term of the contract.
Watertown Middle School Principal Kimo Carter will be headed to Weston in July to take the position of Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning.
Watertown Boys and Girls Club will host a free Scotts Major League Baseball Pitch Hit & Run Competition for area youth.