Government
Watertown Public Works Front Office Hours Changing
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The Department of Public Works facility on Orchard Street will be opening and closing earlier in the day starting the week of Dec. 18.
Health Department Received More Than 100 Rodent Complaints, Body Work Regulations Begin
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Watertown’s Health Department has received more than 100 complaints about rodents since the beginning of the trash strike. At their meeting the Board of Health also heard about the start of the City’s body work regulations, and approved a life science company’s permit.
Construction Beginning Soon at Victory Field Oval, Courts Area
The track, tennis courts and basketball courts at Victory Field will soon close until next year while Victory Field Phase II improvements are made. The City of Watertown sent out the following information.
Man’s Quick Action Saved Life of Driver Having Medical Emergency
Watertown Police commended a 20-year-old man for helping a driver who was experiencing a medical emergency, and preventing any additional injuries and damage.
Watertown High School to Pilot App That Would Disable Student Cellphones During Class
Watertown High School students will use an app to disable cellphones during class beginning in the fall of 2025. (Courtesy by City of Watertown)
Watertown High School plans to disable students’ cellphones during class using software that the school will be piloting during the 2025-26 school year. At Monday’s meeting the School Committee heard from parents who called one of the books on the recommended summer reading list “anti-Semitic.” The Committee also got more information on the changes to the Sexual and Sex-based Discrimination policy.
More Headlines
City Reminds Residents That Short-Term Rentals Are Prohibited
POSTPONED: Tuesday Night Talk With Police in August Features the WPD’s School Resource Officers
Four Motor Vehicles Stolen from Watertown, Dozens More Broken Into
Around Town
A Quartet of Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week
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A single family, a two family and two townhouses were sold this week.
Business
Arsenal Yards Adding New Food, Clothing & Pet Offerings
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The following announcement was provided by Arsenal Yards:
The thriving neighborhood in Watertown’s historic East End from Boylston Properties and Wilder, Arsenal Yards today announces three exciting new additions in 2024: J.Crew Factory, Jersey Mike’s Subs, and Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique.
Entertainment
Small Saves Gets Distracted in Class 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.
Around Town
Former Mount Auburn Club Trainer Opens His Own Studio
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Trainer Michael Thornton recently moved his studio, Focused Fitness, to Mt. Auburn Street.
A new fitness studio opened on Mt. Auburn Street, but it is run by someone familiar to many people in town.
Around Town
Watertown Church Holding Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
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The following announcement came from Grace Chapel Watertown:
December finds us looking up. The skies are dark, and the night feels long—until the angels appear to tell a weary world once more: There’s glory all around us, and a peace no conflict can take away. Come and hear the story of the greatest reconciliation humanity has ever known, and the hope it offers each of us—here, on earth.
Around Town
Five Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend
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Check out the properties hosting homebuyers this weekend.
Around Town
Council Uses ARPA Funds on a Mix of Social Services, Water/Sewer & Climate Projects
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Watertown City Hall
Watertown’s ARPA funds will got to 18 projects, including water and sewer system upgrades, public housing improvements, creating a daycare facility, and money to help local food assistance programs.