Obituaries
OBIT: Frederick Dorey, 75, Watertown High Graduate, Professor at UCLA
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Frederick (Fred) Dorey, 75, passed away on August 14, 2017. He was a
Watertown High School graduate (1960) and lived in Los Angeles.
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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Government
Residents Weigh in on Enhancements, Improvements to Arsenal Park
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In preparation to renovate Arsenal Park town officials are collecting ideas from the public for enhancements and additions to the park located off Arsenal Street, behind the Arsenal Mall.
Sports
Watch Highlights of the Watertown Summer Basketball League Playoffs.
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The Watertown Summer Basketball League playoffs tipped off this week, and there were some upsets in the first round.
Around Town
Sign Up Now for the Fourth Annual Watertown Library 5K Fundraiser
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The Watertown Library’s 5K race is back and runners and walkers can sign up now.
Ai3
Architect Assures School Committee That Renovated Schools Will be ‘Like New’
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The firm hired to advise the School Committee about renovating and rebuilding the town’s schools said a renovated school would be as good as a new one, and showed before and after photos of spaces that had been transformed at other schools the firm had worked on.
Around Town
Watertown Man Running Falmouth Road Race to Take Strides Against Cancer
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The Joe Andruzzi Foundation (JAF) – an organization committed to solving the financial distress a cancer diagnosis can cause in the lives of patients and families throughout New England – is pleased to announce that Joshua Reed of Watertown will run this year’s New Balance Falmouth Road Race in support of the Foundation’s mission.
Elections
LETTER: Town Councilor At-Large Candidate Seeks to Continue Serving the Community
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To the Editor:
Whether you have lived here your whole life, you moved here years ago or you are new to town, I think we can all agree that Watertown is a special place.
Government
Memorial for Watertown’s Fallen Firefighter Approved by Town Council
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The corner near house where Firefighter Joseph Toscano lost his life during a fire will be named in his memory after the Town Council voted to approve the memorial.