Government
Eversource to Start Pruning Trees Soon, See if Your Street is on the List
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Eversource will begin trimming trees in a few weeks and will be working on dozens of streets in Watertown.
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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Around Town
Check Out These Pretty Snow Storm Photos from Watertown
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The daylong storm that hit Watertown Friday left a coating of snow around town, and made for some pretty photos.
Government
Find Out if Your Road Made the List of Road Repairs for 2016
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The Council’s Public Works subcommittee approved a list of six Watertown roads to be repaired in 2016 on Thursday night.
Business
See the Winners of the Watertown Savings Customer Choice Awards
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Watertown Savings Bank announced the winners of the Customer Choice Awards, and who will receive a share of the $85,000.
Charity
Group Makes Valentine’s Cards for Operation American Soldier to Send to Troops
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Watertown’s Operation American Soldier received a big helping hand from a Cambridge group that made more than 300 Valentine’s Day cards to send to the troops.
Real Estate
Four Watertown Homes Were Purchased This Week
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A town house a duplex and two condos in two-family homes sold this week in Watertown.
Real Estate
Several Watertown Properties Hosting Open Houses This Weekend
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The Watertown real estate market continues to add new properties in the depths of winter.
Schools
Watertown Students Could Start to Learning Spanish in Kindergarten
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Watertown School officials are working toward starting a program that would start teaching all students Spanish beginning in kindergarten and eventually expanding the program through middle school and high school.