Police/Fire
Police Log: Man Arrested for Trying to Break Into Home Twice, Shoplifter Busted, Counterfeit Bills Used
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
City Council to Vote on Water & Sewer Rates, Increase Expected
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Tuesday night, the City Council will vote on the water and sewer rates for residents and commercial customers in town. An increase is proposed, but not as much as previously estimated.
Trash & Recycling Pickup Resumes This Week, Other Services Delayed
Watertown DPWTrash and recycling pickup begins again this week.
The City of Watertown announced that trash and recycling collection will resume beginning Monday. The strike continues, but Republic Services will use replacement crews to do the collection.
Watertown City Manager, Municipal Leaders Urge Swift Resolution to Trash Strike
Watertown DPWWatertown trash and recycling pickup has been uncollected since July 1 when workers at Republic Services went on strike.
Watertown City Manager George Proakis joined several mayors, town managers, and town administrators urging company Republic Services to come to a deal to end the strike that has stopped trash and recycling collection since July 1, 2025. The letter also identifies weaknesses in the company’s response to the situation, including slowness of deploying backup resources and lack of communication. See the letter below.
School Committee Hears Results of Survey of Watertown Students, Parents & Teachers
At the Watertown School Committee’s June 23 meeting, school leaders coalesced to tackle a diverse agenda – from contract renewals to electronic device usage in school – while taking another look into how students, families, and teachers experience life in the Watertown School System.
More Headlines
Q&A with Laura Kurman Who is Retiring from Wayside Multi Service Center After More Than 30 Years
Watertown Rotary Members from Past and Present Gather to Celebrate 100th Anniversary
Mosesian Center for the Arts Announces New Executive Director
Sports
Gold Kings Hosting First Annual Youth Street Hockey Tournament
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The Boston Gold King, based in Watertown, will hold a street hockey tournament for youth players in June. Register by May 31. See more info in the Gold King’s announcement below.
Around Town
Fitness Studio Hosting Annual Mother’s Day Bootcamp & Shampoo Drive
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Watertown’s Get Lively Health & Fitness has a special event planned for Mother’s Day. See information in the announcement from Get Lively below.
Around Town
Mt. Auburn St. Project: Electrical Conduit Installation Continues Closer to Watertown Square
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During the week of May 5 to May 9, 2025 the work being done by Newport Construction on Mt. Auburn Street includes electrical conduit installation for three areas: at Common Street, Irving Street/Palfrey Street, and between Bates Road and Garfield Street. See the information provided by the City of Watertown below.
Real Estate
A Dozen Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week
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The real estate market was busy this week around town.
Schools
Watertown Public Schools Nutrition Director Named Top School Nutrition Director in Mass.
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Watertown School Nutrition Director Brandon Rabbitt
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Public Schools:
Brandon Rabbitt, the Director of School Nutrition for Watertown Public Schools, has been honored as the top school nutrition director in Massachusetts.
Sports
Raiders Baseball Faces Hard Hitting Arlington Team
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Baseball is such a great game. While it might seem to be all about the pitcher and batter, there’s so much else in play. Every pitch and every swing produces a reaction and a responsibility from every player either in the field or on the bases. And when, as a team, you are swinging the bats well and running the bases aggressively and making the plays in the field, you feel invincible. Unfortunately, Watertown Baseball isn’t at that happy place at the moment, and it showed last night as the Raiders lost to Arlington 14-0 at Victory Field.
Entertainment
No Luck for Small Saves 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.