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Watertown Man Finalist in National Weight-Loss Contest
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A Watertown man is a finalist in a weight-loss contest where the prize is a vacation and you can vote for him.
A Celebration 250 Years in the Making: Watertown’s Treaty Day 2026
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The 2010 Reenactment of Signing of Treaty of Watertown at the Edmund Fowle House. (Courtesy of Historical Society. of Watertown)
In the days after the former 13 colonies declared their independence from Britain 250 years ago, Watertown had a moment. The town outside Boston became the center of government in Massachusetts, and two historic firsts took place right near Watertown Square. However, these occasions got lost in the ether somewhere between George Washington and George H.W. Bush. It took some people with long memories to rekindle the connection between Watertown and the indigenous tribes on both sides of the Canadian border. This July 18th, Watertown will celebrate the 250th anniversary of these historic moments with the ancestors of those present in 1776.
Local Artists & Musicians Coming to Pair of Art Pop Ups in Watertown Square in July
The Watertown Arts Market is still about a month away, but on two weekends in July there will be pop-up arts markets in Watertown Square featuring local artists and musicians.
Woman Donates Hospital Wing, Dedicates it to Memory of Her Mother Who Lived in Watertown
Marsha Moeller, center, cuts the ribbon at the Helen Caloggero Women’s and Family Center in California. The center is named after her mother who grew up in Watertown. (Photo from Providence St. Joseph Hospital)
A health center in California that provides services to women and families was dedicated to and named for a woman who grew up in Watertown.
Watertown Woman Creates Historic Boston Book from Her Huge Postcard Collection
With a collection of tens of thousands of historic post cards, Watertown’s Kathryn Alpert had a wealth of choices for her new book “Lost & Found: Historic Boston in Post Cards.” Watertown News spoke with Alpert about the creation of her book.
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Special Education: Director of Student Services to Step Down, Plans to Improve Program Discussed
UPDATED: Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool
Watertown Resident Nominated for Commonwealth Heroine Award for Environmental Work & Actvism
Lt. Ed Walsh
Federal Report Blames Lack of Training, Staffing for Death of Lt. Ed Walsh in 2014
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A federal investigation of the 2014 Back Bay fire that killed Lt. Ed Walsh of Watertown and firefighter Michael Kennedy placed part of the blame on lack of training and also insufficient staffing.
Government
Warm Weather Brings Early End to Watertown’s Winter Parking Ban
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Watertown Police Chief Michael Lawn announced a suspension of the overnight parking ban in Watertown on Wednesday.
Police/Fire
Two Men Busted for Drug Possession After Driver Found Slumped at Wheel
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Two men face drug charges after police found them in a car stopped in the middle of a street near Watertown Square, with the driver asleep at the wheel.
Government
Senior Center Bids Farewell to Director After Nearly 3 Decades
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Caryl Fox treated Friday, March 6 as just another day at work, but it was her last as director of the Watertown Senior Center and her friends would not let it go without a small celebration.
Letters
LETTER: Citizens Group Opposes Regulations on Watertown Homes
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To the Editor,
“I don’t want anyone telling me where to plant my roses”.
That was the parting message John Labadini, President of the newly-established Concerned Watertown Homeowners Association at the end of a public meeting at the Library last Thursday evening.
Letters
LETTER: Parent Says Autism Event at Library is ‘Dangerous Misinformation’
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To the Editor:
I am writing in regards to the decision by the Watertown Free Public Library to host an event sharing and elevating dangerous misinformation about autism while promoting snake-oil “cures.”
Around Town
Get Free Mental Health First Aid Training from Wayside Multi Service Center
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Wayside Youth and Family Support Network will present a free youth mental health first aid training for Watertown residents.