Around Town
Dozens and Dozens of Open Houses in Watertown This Week
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See all the properties hosting open houses over the weekend.
Watertown Remains a Bright Spot for Life Science, Chamber to Host Forum on the Industry
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Life science clusters in Watertown in 2025. The image appears in Watertown Bio’s 2025 Life Science Industry Report.
The biotech industry, while slowed, still has some life in Watertown, according to a recently published study. The City boasts the third most life science firms of any community in Massachusetts, the fourth most venture capital investmentd, and 20 new firms came to town in 2025.
City Manager Clarifies Watertown’s Role in Immigration Enforcement
Questions about immigration enforcement in Watertown are something that City Manager George Proakis has heard a lot recently, and he provided some information about the role of the Watertown Police and what they can and cannot do when federal agents are operating in town.
Watertown Wrestler Repeats as Section Champ, Several Prepping for State Meet
Watertown senior Fahad Kahn, on the top step, won the 106 pound class MIAA Div. 3 North Sectional Meet for the second year in a row. (Watertown Athletics)
Several Watertown High School wrestlers extended their season by finishing well in Saturday’s MIAA Div. 3 North Sectional Meet in Dracut. One repeated as section champ.
Police Log: Man Arrested for Using Counterfeit Notes, 2 Stolen Cars Reported
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
More Headlines
City Issued Parking Tickets & Shoveling Warnings After January Snowstorm; Winter Parking Ban May be Extended
See Why the City Council Narrowly Rejected a Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
Watertown Schools Looking for Ways to Close $2.5 Million Gap, Deal with Increasing Special Ed Costs
Weather
Weather Forecast: Strong Winds This Weekend and Slowly Rising Temperatures
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Expect strong winds throughout the weekend, particularly Friday and Saturday, which could lead to tree and powerline damage, especially in higher terrain areas. The weather will be mostly dry and calm through early next week, with temperatures gradually warming up. While conditions will remain seasonably cool into the weekend, by midweek temperatures will rebound into the low 50s and possibly near 60°F by Wednesday. There will be no significant snow or ice in this period. The march towards spring begins!
Police/Fire
Watertown Firefighters Save Dog from Fire on Adams Street
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A fire that began in the kitchen of a multi-family home on Adams Street was extinguished by the Watertown Fire Department on Wednesday.
Entertainment
Group Performing Songs of Revolutionary New England
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Hear Norumbega Harmony in Concert on March 30.
The Norumbega Harmony Group will perform songs dating back to the founding of the United States at a concert in Newton. Among the group’s members are Watertown’s Ron Trial and Bill Holt. See the announcement from Norumbega below.
Letters
LETTER: Watertown Should Think Twice Before Adopting BERDO
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By Max Woolf
Fighting climate change is essential, but how we do it matters.
Watertown is considering new rules that would shift the costs of decarbonization onto property owners, businesses, and renters. The proposed ordinance, known as BERDO, would have Watertown join Boston, Lexington, Cambridge, and Newton by requiring owners of properties 20,000 square feet or larger to track and reduce fossil fuel use — or face fines.
Entertainment
WEEKEND FUN: Play at the Mosesian, Playoff Hockey, St. Pat’s Celebrations, International Women’s Day Lunch
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The Boston Gold Kings host the Holyoke Papermen in a playoff game at John A. Ryan Arena on Saturday.
This is going to be a happy, celebratory kind of weekend in town. Watertown is a wonderful mix of cultures, religions, sports fans and cuisines, so let’s get out and have fun with it all. The play starts on Friday evening at the Mosesian Center. It’s called “When Gandhi and Mohammed Meet,” about an interfaith marriage. Saturday is hopping, with a hockey game at our skating rink in the evening, or you can chow down on some corned beef and cabbage as well as taste many versions of Irish soda bread (or join the competition yourself) that evening at St. Patrick’s Church. On Sunday afternoon there is more Irish fun at Donohue’s Bar and Grill with a band and some step dancing to check out. If green beer isn’t your cup of tea, head to the Sons of Italy for a special luncheon celebrating International Women’s Day. It’s a weekend full of celebration. And if our hockey team wins, there will be even more!
Around Town
East End Open for Business During Road Construction, City Has Map of Parking Alternatives
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A map of alternative places to park during construction on Mt. Auburn Street in Coolidge Square. (City of Watertown)
The roadway through one of Watertown’s major business centers is being reconstructed, but the City reminds residents and customers that Coolidge Square is “Open for Business.”
Letters
LETTER: Rock Salt – Cheap, Effective, and Very Harmful
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by Anne Harrington PhDTrees for Watertown
Rock salt is the No. 1 de-icer in the United States. It’s cheap, effective at melting snow and ice, and provides good traction on treated surfaces. But road salt is referred to as a “silent killer” because of the seen and unseen damage that it causes to infrastructure and the natural environment.