Sports
Watertown Track Athletes Mentor Students with Disabilities
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Watertown High School’s track team recently teamed up with students with disabilities to show them about their sport.
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?
Watertown’s Independence Day Celebration Includes, Concert & Light Show
Celebrate America’s independence on July 1 when the City of Watertown with music and a light show in Saltonstall Park. See more details in the announcement from the City, below.
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.
More Headlines
Coolidge Square Businesses Navigating Sidewalk Work During Mt. Auburn Street Project
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
Obituaries
OBIT: Harold Hallsworth, 92, Navy Veteran, MBTA Operator
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A Funeral Mass for Harold C. Hallsworth will be celebrated on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown.
Sports
Raiders Run and Throw With the Best at the Div. 4 Track Championships
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Watertown’s top track and field athletes came up big on Memorial Day Weekend as they took on the top high school track athletes around Eastern Massachusetts on Sunday.
Government
LETTER: Town Should Not Double Book Important Meetings
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The Town of Watertown scheduled two important public meetings to conflict with each other this Wednesday eve, May 31: the first Victory Field Phase 2 Committee meeting, and the Arsenal Yards Phase II community meeting.
Obituaries
OBIT: Margaret “Peggy” Kearsley, 74, Dance Teacher, Active at Yacht Club
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A Funeral Mass for Margaret J. “Peggy” (Whyte) Kearsley will be celebrated in St. Jude’s Church, Waltham on Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
Arrests
Police Log: Man Displays ‘Gun’ to Motorist, Craigslist Scam Over Apartment
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Cancer Research
Watertown Man and 2 Sons Will Buzz Their Hair Off to Fight Childhood Cancer
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Special guest, Rob Gronkowski, and hundreds of brave men, women, and kids – including a Watertown man and his sons – will unite to buzz their heads for pediatric cancer awareness and raise funds for the charity, One Mission.
Real Estate
Watertown Home Sells for Over $1 Million, One of 3 Home Sales This Week
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A single-family home sold for a seven figure price this week, one of three sales in Watertown.