Government
Pedestrians & Cars to Share Victory Field Driveway, Fencing to be Replaced
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The driveway at Victory Field will be transformed into an area where pedestrians, bicycles and cars will intermingle.
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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Sports
Sara York, Star on the Field and the Ice, Going Into WHS Hall of Fame
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Sara York, WHS class of 2002, was almost NOT Sara York, WHS class of 2002.
Truth be told, while in eighth grade at the Middle School York seriously contemplated leaving the Watertown school system as a ninth grader to attend Prep school and continue her illustrious ice hockey career.
Transportation
Shuttle Buses for Weekend Red Line Users from Cambridge to Boston
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Due to the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project, shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains in both directions between Park Street and Kendall/MIT Stations, with a stop at Charles/MGH Station on weekends beginning on Saturday, September 30, through Sunday, December 17, MBTA officials announced. The bus route and stops are shown on this map.
Real Estate
See All the Open Houses Around Watertown This Week
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Check out all the open houses around Watertown this week.
Schools
Watertown Officials ID Solution for Overcrowded Buses to Minuteman
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Due to a jump in the number of students from Watertown going to Minuteman Regional Vocational School, the bus going to the school has been filled to the brim, and sometimes over capacity.
Community Choice Aggregation
Town Looking at Joining Green Energy Program for All Residential Electric Customers
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Watertown may join a state program that would provide “greener” electricity to customers and would likely come at a lower rate than for regular Eversource customers.
Around Town
Watertown’s Faire on the Square Coming Up This Weekend
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The annual Faire on the Square, the is coming up this Saturday in the park next to Town Hall.
Business
Warehouse off Pleasant Street Renovated and Sold for $15 Million
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Calare Properties (Calare), a private Massachusetts-based real estate investment firm and operator, announced that it has sold 20 Seyon Street in Watertown, Mass. for $15 million, with 100 percent of the 94,268 SF property leased through January 2024.