Entertainment
Watertown Ballet School Performing Nutcracker Suite
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Watertown’s Koltun Ballet Boston will perform the Nutcracker Suite featuring dancers of all ages from the school.
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
Kids & Parents Martial Arts Classes at the Watertown Library
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The following announcement was provided by Coach Sean Martial Arts Fitness:
Sean Stefaniak, owner of Coach Sean Martial Arts and Fitness, will be hosting free martial arts classes for children and their parents at the Watertown Free Public Library.
Sports
Watertown Boys Hockey Team Starts Season Wednesday, Girls in Co-op Team with Belmont
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by Charlie BreitroseWatertown’s boys hockey team will look for another State Tourney run in 2023-24. Here, Maricio Souza skates up ice against Scituate in the 2023 State Semifinal.
The Watertown High School boys hockey will seek another run deep into the tournament in the 2023-24 season, and the Raiders’ first game will be Wednesday, Dec. 13. Meanwhile, Watertown has joined forces on the ice with Belmont to put together a co-op girls hockey team.
Entertainment
Learn to Make Mittens & Create a Lantern at Hatch’s Sustainability Series Workshops
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Watertown Free Public Library’s HATCH Makerspace has a pair of workshops coming up as part of its Sustainability Series: one where participants make mittens and another where they create a lantern.
Sports
Watertown Basketball Game Suspended After Injury to Player
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An injury to a player in Watertown High School’s boys basketball game against Lexington caused play to be suspended, and the player was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Around Town
OBIT: Douglas Thompson, 50, Worked at Johnson Controls, Coached Kids’ Hockey Teams
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Douglas Maxwell Thompson
Douglas Maxwell Thompson, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
Government
City Council to Vote on Roads to be Reconstructed in 2024
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Tuesday night, the City Council will consider approving the list of roads in Watertown to be reconstructed in 2023.
Schools
Watertown Preschool’s Online Auction Features Local Eateries and Experiences
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Handmade Russell acorn and squirrel ornaments by alumni parent and artist, Kate Martens.
The following announcement was provided by Russell Cooperative Preschool:
Bid for your chance to win gift cards and experiences from local Watertown businesses!
Every December, Russell Cooperative Preschool hosts its annual online silent auction. Held in conjunction with its Winter Gala, the auction is the preschool’s largest fundraising event of the year. Last year’s event raised over $7,000 for Russell’s hands-on, play-based programs for students ages 2.9 to 5.