Around Town
Fitness Studio Hosting Annual Mother’s Day Bootcamp & Shampoo Drive
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Watertown’s Get Lively Health & Fitness has a special event planned for Mother’s Day. See information in the announcement from Get Lively below.
Watertown Wrestler Repeats as Section Champ, Several Prepping for State Meet
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Watertown senior Fahad Kahn, on the top step, won the 106 pound class MIAA Div. 3 North Sectional Meet for the second year in a row. (Watertown Athletics)
Several Watertown High School wrestlers extended their season by finishing well in Saturday’s MIAA Div. 3 North Sectional Meet in Dracut. One repeated as section champ.
Police Log: Man Arrested for Using Counterfeit Notes, 2 Stolen Cars Reported
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
City Issued Parking Tickets & Shoveling Warnings After January Snowstorm; Winter Parking Ban May be Extended
Charlie BreitroseA truck plows a Watertown street.
Dozens of Watertown Department of Public Works crews and contractors plowed 20 inches of snow off Watertown’s 72 miles of roadway, after the snowstorm that hit the City on Jan. 25 and 26, City Manager George Proakis said. The City also issued 69 parking tickets and 50 warnings and fines for failing to shovel sidewalks.
See Why the City Council Narrowly Rejected a Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
Tuesday night, a citizens group presented the City Council with a petition to support a resolution encouraging the federal government to seek nuclear disarmament in the United States and the other eight nations that have nuclear weapons. The proposal split the Council, which rejected it down by one vote.
More Headlines
Watertown Schools Looking for Ways to Close $2.5 Million Gap, Deal with Increasing Special Ed Costs
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Around Town
Mt. Auburn St. Project: Electrical Conduit Installation Continues Closer to Watertown Square
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During the week of May 5 to May 9, 2025 the work being done by Newport Construction on Mt. Auburn Street includes electrical conduit installation for three areas: at Common Street, Irving Street/Palfrey Street, and between Bates Road and Garfield Street. See the information provided by the City of Watertown below.
Real Estate
A Dozen Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week
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The real estate market was busy this week around town.
Schools
Watertown Public Schools Nutrition Director Named Top School Nutrition Director in Mass.
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Watertown School Nutrition Director Brandon Rabbitt
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Public Schools:
Brandon Rabbitt, the Director of School Nutrition for Watertown Public Schools, has been honored as the top school nutrition director in Massachusetts.
Sports
Raiders Baseball Faces Hard Hitting Arlington Team
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Baseball is such a great game. While it might seem to be all about the pitcher and batter, there’s so much else in play. Every pitch and every swing produces a reaction and a responsibility from every player either in the field or on the bases. And when, as a team, you are swinging the bats well and running the bases aggressively and making the plays in the field, you feel invincible. Unfortunately, Watertown Baseball isn’t at that happy place at the moment, and it showed last night as the Raiders lost to Arlington 14-0 at Victory Field.
Entertainment
No Luck for Small Saves in This Week’s Cartoon
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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net.
Environment
Lt. Gov. Recognizes Watertown as Part of Inaugural Group of Climate Leader Communities
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City Council President Mark Sideris speaks with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll at the Climate Leader Communities event held in Watertown on May 2. (Courtesy of the DOER)
Watertown’s efforts to promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases were recognized by the State on Friday. The Healey-Driscoll Administration held the celebration of the state’s first 19 certified Climate Leader Communities outside the “crown jewel” of Watertown’s green efforts: the net-zero energy high school now being constructed on Columbia Avenue.
Entertainment
Art Exhibit Features Works of 9 Members of Book Group
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Storefront Art Projects in Watertown will present “Literary Imprints.” Nine book group members share their artwork during the exhibition at the gallery located at 83 Spring St. in Watertown from May 3 – 31, 2025. A reception will be held Saturday, May 3, 1 – 4 p.m. See more in the announcement provided by the gallery.