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Drawings for the improvements at Bemis Park.
Two parks on the westside of Watertown will be renovated in the near future, and City Councilors had questions about the features of the park, as well as the pedestrian crossings for one of the parks.
An illustration from the Watertown Square Area Plan with the municipal parking lot behind CVS outlined in red. The City Council is considering redeveloping that area.
City Councilors will be wearing a second hat when it comes to the redevelopment of the parking lots behind CVS, the Watertown Library and perhaps others in Watertown Square.
Watertown Middle School (Courtesy of Watertown Public Schools)
Watertown cannot afford to totally renovate or rebuild Watertown Middle School, City Manager George Proakis told the City Council this week.
The Watertown High School field hockey team celebrated its 100th straight win on Sept. 9, 2025. (Photo by Teagan Parker / WCA-TV)
Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out. ~ Robert Collier
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. John F. Kennedy
Watertown began defense of their State D3 Title – make that the past four years in a row and 22 in the past 39 years, all under the guidance and leadership of Coach Eileen Donahue – last week. Wins at Lexington and Burlington (6-1 and 6-0 respectively) provided Watertown with their 98th and 99th consecutive contests without defeat. Their home opener against cross-town rival Belmont would provide a major early-season test, or at least that’s how Belmont surely thought of it.
State Rep. John Lawn
Watertown State Rep. John Lawn said he is planning to seek re-election the same week that he changed his plea in the driving under the influence of alcohol case, admitting in a Boston courtroom to sufficient facts on the charges.
Lightning strikes in Watertown on July 25, 2025 are circled in yellow. Two other red dots mark strikes nearby in Belmont and Newton.(Map from LightningMaps.org)
A thunderstorm rolled through Watertown Friday afternoon, and two lightning bolts struck around town.
James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net.
Overflowing trash and recycling bins on Main Street during the trash strike. (Photo by Dean Martino)
City Council President Mark Sideris read a letter to the City Council Thursday night in which he calls on Republic Services to end of the trash strike, which began on July 1. The City Council voted to approve sending the letter.
While trash and recycling collections have resumed during the strike, Watertown residents have not had yard waste pickup in about a month.
Check out all the properties hosting open houses this weekend in Watertown.
A significant warmup peaks Friday with heat and humidity combining for oppressive conditions — possibly the last true high heat of the season. A cold front arrives late Friday, bringing storm chances and a modest cooldown for the weekend. Saturday and Sunday are seasonable, though humidity lingers and scattered showers may return late Sunday. Early next week offers a brief stretch of pleasant weather, but another warm and muggy surge arrives midweek with renewed storm chances. Long-range signals suggest the start of August could trend cooler than normal, perhaps our first real hint that summer is slowly beginning to wind down.
Are you and your family Red Sox fans? Or need I ask? Then you might want to meet Big League Brian, a 10’ tall stilt walking fixture outside Fenway. He’ll be visiting Sullivan Tire and would love to pose with all local Sox fans. After getting some good shots (for your holiday cards?), check out the Japanese Summer Festival at the Circle of Boston Nursery School to get a taste of Japanese culture, games and food. Then, in the afternoon, the library is throwing a party celebrating summer reading. At Saltonstall Park, there will be Zumba and Bollywood inspired dance lessons, as well as an ice cream sandwich truck and the book mobile. Just be sure not to get ice cream on your library books. On Sunday Mount Auburn Cemetery invites you to stroll over to Auburn Lake to talk to their artist-in-residence, Emily Duggan. She’ll be there, waiting for visitors. Tell her a story or your feelings about the cemetery, and she’ll write you a poem on the spot. At noon on Sunday, have some lunch at Conley’s Pub and Grille while watching the Women’s Euro Soccer final between England and Spain. Of course you can tip up a draft to celebrate with the winners.s