Around Town
WANT AD: Retired Man Seeks Apartment Near Transit
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Help! Retired business man needs small apartment very near transportation. $1,500 max. Call Ron 781-449-3432
Council Sees Plans for 2 Parks; Asks About Crosswalks Near Bemis Park, Facilities at How Park
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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.
City Looking at How to Create Public-Private Partnership to Redevelop Watertown Square Parking Lots
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.
Full Middle School Renovation is Off the Table, City Could Turn Focus to a New Senior Center
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.
JIM’S VIEW: Watertown Field Hockey Beats Belmont to Win 100th Straight Game
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.
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Around Town
Trash Strike: Secretary of State Urges End of Strike, Republic’s Statement on Negotiations
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A Watertown trash bin. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
As the trash strike impacting Watertown and more than a dozen communities nears a third week, the Massachusetts Secretary of State reached out to Republic Services urging an end to the strike. The company also issued a statement saying that the union “did not take negotiations seriously.”
Real Estate
Nine Watertown Properties Were Sold This Week
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A mix of homes were sold this week, including a pair of three-families.
Government
Negotiations in Trash Strike End Friday With No Deal, One Affected Town May Terminate Contract
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Uncollected trash bins in Watertown on July 11 due to the trash strike that began July 1. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The two sides met for several hours on Friday but failed to come to an agreement that would end the trash strike that began on July 1, 2025. Some communities impacted by the strike are seeking damages and have threatened to end the contract with the trash contractor.
Entertainment
Small Saves Gets a Change of Position in This Week’s Comic
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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
UPDATED: Trash Strike – Sides Going into Mediation, Letter from City Manager, Watertown Human Rights Commission Weighs In
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Watertown DPWTrash and recycling collection has been impacted by the trash strike that began on July 1.
(UPDATED Friday, July 11, 2:50 p.m. – The letter signed by City Manager George Proakis was added)
The trash strike entered its 11th day on Friday, and the two sides — Republic Services and Teamsters Local 25 — said they will be going into mediation. City Manger George Proakis and other municipal heads sent a letter to Republic Services.
Business
Watertown Woman Used Her Experience With Chemo to Create Patient Care Kits
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ChemoCareKits contain items to help people going through chemotherapy. (Photo from ChemoCareKits)
In 2020, Watertown’s Jessica Yamas went through treatment for breast cancer, including chemotherapy, and she used her experiences to create boxes full of items to help others going through cancer treatment.
Entertainment
Watertown Library Hosting Summer Reading Block Party
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Watertown LibraryThe Watertown Free Public Library.
Celebrate the halfway point of Watertown Free Public Library Summer Reading with fun for all ages — dancing, music, ice cream, prizes, and more! See details provided by the WFPL below.