Entertainment
Save the Date for the 2024 Watertown Arts Market
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The Watertown Arts Market will return to Filippello Park in 2024.
Police Log: Man Arrested for Causing Disturbance at Restaurant, Police Locate Man Wanted on 3 Warrants
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
City Relaxing Sidewalk Shoveling Rules After Blizzard, Keeping Parking Ban in Place
Snow banks left from plowing and shoveling after the blizzard of Feb. 22 and 23. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The City of Watertown will give residents a break from the sidewalk snow shoveling rules after the blizzard of Jan. 22 and 23 dumped around 15 inches of snow on top of snow remaining from the storm in January. But the overnight parking ban — scheduled to end on Feb. 28 — will be in place until further notice. This winter’s storms have already sapped Watertown’s snow and ice fund for the winter, so the Council approved additional dollars to be spent on snow removal.
Firefighters Battle Two Alarm Fire, Slowed by Snow Around Hydrants
Charlie Breitrose
Watertown Firefighters battled a blaze on Flint Road on Tuesday, and efforts were slowed because some hydrants in the area were not shoveled out after Monday’s storm.
Proposal for Walker Pond Includes Boardwalk, Community Garden, Places for Recreation & for Reflection
A rendering of the latest proposal for Walker Pond, presented at a Community Meeting on Feb. 5, 2026. (Courtesy of City of Watertown)
Landscape architects presented a vision for Walker Pond, Watertown’s newest outdoor space, where visitors would have different experiences in various parts of the park on the westside of town.
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Around Town
Several Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week
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A mix of properties were sold this week, including three single families and a four family house.
Government
State Rep. Lawn Honored by Health Care for All Massachusetts
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State Rep. John Lawn received an award from Health Care For All Massachusetts. Pictured, from left, Chairwoman Cindy Friedman (D-Fourth Middlesex, Senate Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing), Chairman John J. Lawn, Jr. (D-Watertown, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing), and Amy Rosenthal (Executive Director of Health Care For All Massachusetts)
The following announcement was provided by State Rep. John Lawn’s office:
State Representative John J. Lawn, Jr. (D-Watertown) received the Health Care for All (HCFA) Rob Restuccia Leadership Award at the HCFA’s annual For the People reception. The award, presented annually, highlight’s individuals and organizations whose leadership and dedication to and for their communities embody the spirit of Rob Restuccia, the former executive director of HCFA.
Entertainment
A Classic Small Saves Cartoon This Week
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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.
Entertainment
Young Watertown Actress Lands Role in American Repertory Theater’s “Gatsby”
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Watertown’s Kendall Cote plays Pammy in the play “Gatsby”at the American Repertory Theater. (Contributed Photo)
A young Watertown actress made her stage debut in a play headed to Broadway and on one of the area’s most well known stages.
Schools
Watertown Students Make Dean’s List at Several Colleges in Spring 2024 Semester
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Students from Watertown earned academic honors at several colleges and universities in the spring of 2024.
Around Town
OP-ED: Decouple Sections of the Watertown Square Plan from the State Housing Requirement
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By Linda ScottWatertown Resident
Part Four: “Great things are done by a series of small things done together.” – Vincent van Gogh
Around Town
Nearly 20 Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend
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This week’s Watertown open houses includes a single family house for just under $3 million.