Arrests
Police Log: Internship Seeker Scammed, Gym Part of String of Robberies
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
City Manager, Council President Answer Questions About Watertown Square Garage
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A rendering of what could be built in and around the Municipal Parking lot in Watertown Square, including a garage and residential building on the parking lot. The image is from the City of Watertown’s virtual open house.
One of the biggest topics of discussion around Watertown, these days, is the parking garage proposed to go on the lot behind CVS in Watertown Square. People ask how big, what will it look like, how much will it cost, who will pay for it? There is a key question that needs to be answered first, City Council President Mark Sideris and City Manager George Proakis said in a recent interview with Watertown News: Should the City build a garage?
Young Watertown Cancer Survivor Takes Part in World Cup Pre-Game Ceremony
Watertown’s Graham Phillips and his father Jonathan in the stands for the June 13 World Cup game after Graham was a flag bearer in the pre-game ceremony. (Contributed Photo)
The eyes of soccer fans around the globe caught a glimpse of a 13-year-old boy from Watertown as he took part in the pre-game ceremony on June 13 before the Scotland-Haiti game in Foxborough.
Inside the City’s 311 Service Center, Where Staff Fields the Public’s Questions, Requests & More
311 Service Center staff — Constituant Service Director Laura Murray (left) and Constituent Services Representative Stephanie Owens — outside their office City Hall. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Inside a small office in the back corner of City Hall sits the heart of Watertown’s 311 Service Center. The two-woman operation fields calls, texts, emails, and other messages about potholes, people trying to reach a City employee, and occasionally to report something strange they have just witnessed.
Coolidge Square Businesses Navigating Sidewalk Work During Mt. Auburn Street Project
Caution tape blocks off an area of sidewalk under construction in Coolidge Square in early June 2026. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Last week, looking out the window of her business, Artemis Yoga owner Liz Padula saw orange cones, yellow caution tape, gravel, and signs saying “no parking” and “sidewalk closed.”
More Headlines
New Middle School Moves a Step Closer to Reality; Council Approves Funds for Parks Projects
City Council to Consider Changes to Noise Ordinance, Including New Allowed Hours for Lawn Work
Effort to Start Food Co-op Half Way There, Board Starting to Seek Sites
Around Town
Watertown Housing Authority Director Named President of State Organization
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Watertown Housing Authority director Brian Costello will lead his fellow housing authority leaders having been elected the president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).
Around Town
Saturday’s Kayaking on the Charles Event Postponed
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The Recreation Department announced that the kayaking on the Charles River event has been postponed due to bad weather.
Around Town
Watertown Continues to Fight Opioid Epidemic, Offer Hope for Recovery
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Beating addiction to opioids and heroin can be a very difficult road, but the message of speakers at the WATERtown Task Force on Substance Use Disorder is that you have to keep fighting and overcome the relapses to reach recovery.
Mascot
Committee Narrows Down Possible Mascots/Logos for Watertown High School
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Knights, Colonists, American Indians, foxes, bobcats, and many more – these are some of the choices that the Watertown High School Mascot Screening Committee has to choose from for the school’s new logo.
Entertainment
Watertown Greek Church Hosting Festival with Food, Music, Dancing and More
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The Taxiarchae-Archangels Greek Orthodox Church in Watertown will host the annual Greek Festival, June 23-35, featuring Greek cuisine, music, dancing and more.
Real Estate
A Huge Number of Open Houses in Watertown This Week
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Check out the 16 open houses around town this weekend.
Government
Some Changes in Store in Watertown’s Proposed Trash/Recycling Contract
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Trash collection would move to five days a week and yard waste would be collected on the same day as trash under the proposed new trash/recycling collection contract being offered to the town. Weekly recycling, however, is not part of the deal.