Around Town
Group that Helps People Build Confidence to Speak Publicly Holding Open House
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A group that helps people gain the confidence to speak in public will be hosting an open house in Watertown in October.
New Middle School Moves a Step Closer to Reality; Council Approves Funds for Parks Projects
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A vision of what a new Watertown Middle School could look like created by Ai3 Architects and presented to the School Committee in October 2025.
The possibility of building a new Middle School in Watertown moved a step closer to becoming a reality at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The Council also approved funding for projects at City parks, the library, Police Station, and for Watertown’s Treaty Day celebration.
City Council to Consider Changes to Noise Ordinance, Including New Allowed Hours for Lawn Work
Watertown’s City Hall.
Proposed changes to Watertown’s Noise Ordinance will soon be discussed by the City Council, including changes of hours for lawn and garden maintenance.
Effort to Start Food Co-op Half Way There, Board Starting to Seek Sites
The effort to bring a food co-op to the Watertown area reached a major milestone recently, and has gained momentum in its effort to open a retail store.
WORLD CUP: Local Watch Parties & Festivities But Less Economic Impact Than Predicted
Fans from around the globe will be coming to the United States for the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off June 11, including for several games in the Boston area. There are plenty of ways to take in some of the atmosphere and the spirit of the world’s largest sporting event in and around Watertown.
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Around Town
Watertown Boys & Girls Club Kicks Off Capital Campaign to Renovate Clubhouse
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The Watertown Boys and Girls Club has kicked off its Great Futures Campaign, the public fund-raising effort to pay for a major overhaul of the club on Whites Avenue including the addition of a teen center.
Environment
Watertown Residents Can Request Trees to be Planted by the Town
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The Watertown Tree Warden has trees that can be planted free in front of or in the near front yard of residential properties in town, but the deadline for signing up is coming up.
Around Town
Senior Center Has Medicare Enrollment, Harvest Party in October
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Head to the Senior Center this month to find out about Medicare Open Enrollment, the Harvest Party or plenty of other activities.
Letters
LETTER: Consider the Neighbors When Lighting Victory Field
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For many the twilight and evening hours are special – a time to relax, unwind, draw closer to loved ones and friends, measure thoughts against the gathering night. But for hundreds of households in the vicinity of Watertown’s Victory Field, ours among them, such simple pleasures have become more elusive in recent years due to the nightly incursion of distressingly bright glare from the lights on the field.
Police/Fire
Police Log: Man Caught with Multiple Credit Cards, Business Broken Into
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Around Town
Watertown Boys & Girls Club Hosting 14th Annual 5K Road Race
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The Watertown Boys & Girls Club sent out the following announcement:
Register today for Watertown Boys & Girls Club’s 14th Annual 5K Road Race. The race will take place on Sunday, November 5 at 10 a.m. starting at the Club (25 Whites Avenue, Watertown).
Sports
Field Hockey Player Jay Quinn Will Enter WHS Athletic Hall of Fame in October
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(The Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame provided the following profile)
Growing up near Victory Field, it was impossible for Jay Quinn, Class of 2002, not to be aware of the tremendous history and success of the Red Raider Field Hockey program.