Watertown’s First Dragon Boat Team Sets Sail, Seeking Support

The following announcement was provided by the Chinese American Association of Watertown:

Organized by the Chinese American Association of Watertown (CAAW), Watertown now has its first-ever team to participate in the 2025 Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, bringing together paddlers, supporters, and community members for an exciting launch event.

OP-ED: Housing Group Celebrates Well-Attended Forum on Building 100% Affordable Housing Projects

One of the most pressing ways that our region’s housing shortage affects Watertown is through an acute lack of deed-restricted affordable housing. It’s quite simple: more of these units would help to keep Watertown’s working people in our city. Yet while Watertown’s inclusionary zoning policy ensures that a proportion of each market rate development’s units are set aside as affordable housing, this only chips away at the shortage. What if, instead, there was a way to build more developments that were composed of just workforce and lower income housing?

Actors’ Shakspeare Project Brings “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” to Mosesian Center

The following announcement was provided by the Actors’ Shakespeare Project:

Actors’ Shakespeare Project closes out their blockbuster 2024-25 Season with their first-ever performance at their new home in Watertown, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts. From April 11 through May 4, ASP will present their latest production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Elliot Norton Award-winning director and ASP Resident Artist Maurice Emmanuel Parent.

UPDATE: Mt. Auburn St. Project: Westbound Drainage Installation, Detours & Bus Stop Relocation

(UPDATED: March 24, 10:20 a.m.) The start of the work on Mt. Auburn Street scheduled for this week will be delayed due to weather. It will now begin on March 25, 2025. See the original announcement below:

During the week of March 24-28, the Mt. Auburn Street Project includes drainage work, the relocation of a bus stop in Coolidge Square. See details in the announcement provided by the City of Watertown below.