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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.
Watertown will hold its annual Flag Marker disbursement at Veterans Gravesites on Wednesday May 24, 2017 beginning at 5 p.m., Watertown Veterans Services Officer Mark Comeiro said.
Open houses will be held three days this weekend in Watertown.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced the following travel impacts on I-90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) eastbound in the area of the Allston/Brighton Viaduct in order to safely allow for continued toll demolition and road reconstruction operations during off-peak weekend travel:
The Watertown Planning Board voted Tuesday night to approve the first phase of the renovation of the former Arsenal Mall, which includes the two historic buildings, but developers said they may not be able to meet the energy efficiency goals without impacting the historic look.
A Watertown early childhood center will offer 11 week-long sessions, each with a different theme, but all designed to be fun for the children.
The last Temedal Concert of the year, celebrating 25 years of El Salvador Friendship, will be held on Saturday, May 13 First Parish Church in Watertown.
{CHANGE IN TIME: The Watertown AAU Baseball games originally scheduled for Saturday night will be moved to 11:30 a.m. at Filippello Park. No food will be served.}
Watertown Youth Baseball’s AAU teams will be playing a double header under the lights at Victory Field on Saturday night, and invite the public to come down to enjoy a cookout as part of the fundraiser.
Residents of Watertown:
As the weather is beginning to improve it is becoming apparent that spring is here! With the nice weather and people spending more time outdoors, I felt it was a good time to offer some spring and summer fire prevention and safety tips.