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Porchfest returns to Watertown for the third year on May 16. (Photo from Watertown Porchfest)
The third year of Watertown Porchfest is the biggest yet, with in excess of 200 performances at more than 80 locations around the City on Saturday, March 16 from noon to 6 p.m.
A rendering of National Development’s plans to renovate part of the Watertown Mall. The green sign is where Joyful Garden will move, and the red sign is a new retailer.
The new owners of the Watertown Mall showed plans to revamp part of the mall, which include creating a new space for a popular restaurant and creating space for a new retailer.
Mighty Squirrel Brewing opened its new biergarten at Gore Place. (Photo from Mighty Squirrel)
There’s plenty going on in Watertown’s food and drink scene, with a new beer garden, a restaurant headed to a bigger space, and a newish restaurant getting the attention of regional media.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
The following announcement came from the Watertown Library:
Internationally celebrated filmmaker Nigol Bezjian joins the Watertown Free Public Library for a special screening and discussion of two of his short films, Roads Full of Apricots (35 minutes, 2001) and Me, Water, Life (10 minutes, 2017). The event will be held at the library at 123 Main Street on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Voters will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2024 Massachusetts State Primary. Democrats have a race with a local candidate and Republicans will select the candidate for U.S. Senate.
The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:
This year, the Faire on the Square is hosting its first ever floral design class! Visit faireonthesquare.planningpod.com for more details and to register for your spot.
Watertown’s Tader Shipley will star in Moonbox Productions upcoming production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
The following announcement was provided by Moonbox Productions:
Watertown actor, Tader Shipley, stars in Moonbox Productions upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by David Yazbek. Directed and co-produced by Allison Olivia Choat with musical direction by Catherine Stornetta and choreography by Brad Reinking, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens Sept. 27 and runs through Oct. 13 at Arrow Street Arts performance venue located at 2 Arrow Street in Cambridge.
Three townhouses and two condos were sold this week.
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Watertown City departments and buildings will be closed on Labor Day, and trash and recycling will be impacted this week. See details in the announcement provided by the City of Watertown.
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.
The entrance to the new Watertown High School is taking shape. (Photo from Watertown School Building Committee meeting)
Progress has been made on the new Watertown High School, and the goal of having the building produce all the energy needed to operate is closer to becoming a reality.