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Several polling places in Watertown will be moving to a new location for the 2025 Watertown Election. City Councilors had concerns about how voters will know where to go to vote.
Watertown City Manager George Proakis.
City Manager George Proakis received a high rating from the City Council in his annual review for Fiscal Year 2025, though members of the Council had some constructive criticism, too.
A Watertown trash bin. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The strike by union employees working at Republic Services has ended as the two sides announced an agreement on Friday.
Watertown Middle School (Courtesy of Watertown Public Schools)
While the possibility of totally renovating or rebuilding Watertown Middle School appeared to be over, some members of the School Building Committee brought up strategies that they said could still allow the project to happen.
The following announcement was provided by Storefront Art Projects:
It’s the 4th Annual YardArt, a spring celebration of creativity and fun in front yards, porches and windows all over Watertown!!
The proposed logo for the City of Watertown designed by Sabastian Ebarb of Nahi.
City Manager George Proakis presented a possible idea for a new logo for the City of Watertown, which he hopes reflects Watertown and can be used on business cards, presentations, and signs around the City. The new design would not, he added, replace Watertown’s City Seal.
I am writing as a local clergy person concerned with the fraying of the social fabric of the local communities.
(From Housing for All Watertown)
So many Watertown residents are frustrated by the housing shortage, squeezed by rising rents, and worried about the consequences of failing to meet our urgent housing needs. This week, you have a chance to meaningfully address the housing crisis in our city.
The following students from Watertown earned academic honors at their institution of higher learning.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
The following announcement was provided by Turf and Get Lively Health & Fitness:
On April 27, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m at 25 Clarendon St., Watertown, MA, the community is invited to drop off lightly loved sports equipment their kids have outgrown. Then from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., community members are invited to shop for free sports equipment.
