Environment
DPW, Stormwater Group to Discuss Steps Being Taken to Improve the Charles River
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Find out what steps the Town of Watertown is taking to make the Charles River healthier.
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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Business
Tufts Health Plan Pledges to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
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Tufts Health Plan’s president and CEO Tom Croswell has joined a growing coalition of CEOs across the U.S. pledging to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace, the company announce in a press release.
Around Town
Watertown Family Network Playgroups Start in Late September
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The Watertown Family Network will offer playgroups for all ages starting the second week of September at 30 Common St. and various other locations throughout town.
Entertainment
Works of 2 Artists Features in Watertown Gallery’s Exhibition: Stillness
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Watertown art gallery Room 83 Spring announced its latest exhibition, Stillness, featuring the works of Phyllis Berman and Anne Lilly.
Around Town
Find Out What’s Going On a the Watertown Library in September
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Movies, coding for girls and a fun run are just a taste of what’s going on at the Watertown Free Public Library this month.
Around Town
Watertown Recreation Has a Huge Range of Activities This Fall
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The Recreation Department has a huge range of activities for people of all ages this fall including tennis, kayaking, junior crafts, yoga, trampoline dodgeball and flag football to name a few.
Around Town
Author Will Discuss Her Historic Mystery Novel Set in the Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Robin Hazard Ray’s murder mystery, The Strangers’ Tomb, set in historic Mount
Auburn Cemetery, takes place in the tumultuous period before the Civil War in
Boston. A night watchman is assaulted. An extra corpse turns up in a tomb. How
are they connected — and who’s next?
Government
Find Out When You Can Meet with Watertown State Rep. Jonathan Hecht
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Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown this month, he announced.