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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?
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.
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.
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.
Get ready for summer! May 20 meet us at 80 Mt. Auburn Street for a Boy Scout Car Wash 12:30-4 p.m. Donations will be accepted to support scouting activities — and meet lots of hard-working boys who can tell you all about the scouts.
A tree grows in Watertown Square – and it’s no ordinary tree. This tree honors Watertown’s own Tree Warden, Chris Hayward, for being named Massachusetts Tree Warden of the Year.
A ranch and a townhouse sold in Watertown this week
$565,000 – 16 Fairview Ave. Unit 16, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$541,000 – 33 Pine St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Ranch single-family home
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
The Watertown Mall kicks off their Walking Club on Friday, May 19 at 9 a.m.!
The Watertown Police Department, in partnership with the Highway Safety Division of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, the Massachusetts State Police, and up to 200 other Massachusetts local police departments, will take part in the national Click It or Ticket campaign between May 8th and May 29th.
Residents living near the east end of North Beacon Street in Watertown reached the end of their patience this week and let officials at Athenahealth know about how upset they are with the impact the company’s construction project is having on their neighborhood.
A major utility project that will impact all of Louise Street and parts of North Beacon and Arsenal streets will be discussed during a community meeting on May 17 hosted by Eversource and National Grid.