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See How Presidents Day Will Impact City Facilities, Trash Pickup
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Monday is Presidents Day, and it will impact Watertown City Hall, the Library and Senior Center, as well as trash and recycling collection all week.
WHS Changes Policies on Dress Code, Cellphone Use; School Committee Discusses Policy for Reporting Harassment
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The sign for the temporary Watertown High School at PFC Richard Moxley Field. (Courtesy by City of Watertown)
When the 2025-26 School Year begins in September, Watertown High School students will have a new dress code, rules on using their cellphones, and fewer days to add or drop a class. The School Committee also discussed the sex-based harassment reporting policy, and heard about individualized instruction for math and literacy, and district policy changes.
Watertown City Councilor Taking Job with City of Waltham
Watertown City Councilor Emily Izzo has been appointed as an attorney with the City of Waltham. (Courtesy of Emily Izzo)
A Watertown City Councilor will get a look from the other side of municipal government when she takes a position as an attorney for the City of Waltham.
Police Log: Men Caught Slashing Tires, Employee Arrested for Trying to Use Manager’s Credit Cards
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Residents Walk Around Walker Pond, Meeting on Aug. 14 Will Gather Input on Future of Site
Walker Pond can be seen through the trees from the path around the pond. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
On the morning of Aug. 7 a group walked around a small forested area around one of Watertown’s few wetland areas — Walker Pond.
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High Marks for Watertown Superintendent on 2024-25 Annual Review
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Yard Waste Collection Resumes in Watertown This Week, Trash Strike Continues
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Small Saves is a Pillar of Strength in This Week’s Cartoon
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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.
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What Watertown is Doing to Fight Hunger, What More Can be Done — See the Panel Discussion
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A live roundtable discussion about how hunger impacts Watertown took place on Feb. 12 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. (Courtesy of Watertown Cable)
Nearly one-in-seven Watertown residents qualify for government food programs, but only about half have signed up for the assistance. Many more people living in town do not qualify for the programs, for one reason or another, despite being in a low-income household. And putting more stress on the situation is the increasing cost of housing in town.
These were just part of the discussion about how hunger impacts the community that took place at a live roundtable this week.
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Ten Open Houses Around Watertown Over the Weekend
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Several condos, a single family and a three-family house will be holding open houses this weekend.
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2024 Watertown Memorial Day Parade Registration Now Open
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A girl waves the Stars & Stripes as Watertown Fire Department’s mascot rolls by. (Photo Courtesy of Natalie Nigito Photography)
Watertown’s Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 27, 2024, and organizations can now register to take part in the annual procession.
Entertainment
Seven Artists Who Celebrate Their Birthday Together Cook Up an Exhibit at a Watertown Art Gallery
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Storefront Art Projects announced its latest art exhibit: Icing on the Cake. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17 from 1-4 p.m.
Sports
Watertown Wrestlers Make History, Hope to Add to Story This Weekend
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Watertown wrestlers Tommy Dicker (front in grey), Brady Gleason (in black), and Tessa Master (back) are preparing for the Div. 3 State Meet this weekend. Gleason and Dicker won their bracket in the Sectional Meet. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Last weekend, not just one, but two Watertown High School wrestlers — senior Tommy Dicker and junior Brady Gleason — won their division at the MIAA Div. 3 Sectional meet. This weekend, these two wrestlers will be joined by their teammate Tessa Master at the Div. 3 States with the goal of becoming the first Raider wrestler to make it to the New England Championships.
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Registration for Watertown Rec’s Pequossette Summer & Kindergarten Programs Open
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Courtesy of Watertown Recreaion
The following information was provided by the Watertown Recreation Department:
The Pequossette Summer Recreation Program will begin registration for our 55th season on Tuesday, February 13.