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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 following piece was submitted by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment.}
On April 28, Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment was delighted to host an event with members of the organization Combatants for Peace, which is dedicated to ending the Israeli Occupation and the cycle of violence in the Middle East.
Rarely does a tree get so much attention, but this week a group of 80 fourth graders from Hosmer Elementary School crowded around a young tree, freshly planted outside the school in honor of Arbor Day.
The following information was provided by Rep. Jonathan Hecht’s office:
Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown this May. Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht at the following times and locations:
More than a dozen open houses will be held around town this week.
The following information was provided by Watertown Citizens For Black Lives:
Watertown Citizens For Black Lives will host a meeting that is open to the public.
Given a 50 percent increase in the cost estimates to rebuild the Town’s three elementary schools, members of Watertown’s School Building Committee debated, on Wednesday, what should be the priority in the project: the education program or keeping costs down for taxpayers.
{The following post was provided by H&K Insurance.}
On April 19th, 2018, five years after the Boston Marathon bombing suspect died in a violent shootout in Watertown, Massachusetts, H&K Insurance hosted a breakfast for the Watertown Police and Fire Department to commensurate the anniversary of this pivotal day.
The Assyrian American Association of Massachusetts will host a lecture about the conflict in the Middle East with Boston College professor Peter Krause at the Watertown Free Public Library.