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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Full trash bins during the recently-ended trash strike. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Watertown City Manager George Proakis sent out the following piece on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.
As we end the first week of fall and reflect upon the summer that saw our regular trash and recycling services disrupted by the labor strike between Republic Services and their unionized workforce, I want to extend my sincere appreciation to the community for their continued understanding and the members of City staff for their hard work.
Watertown hired a new Veterans Services Officer, who is a Navy and Army National Guard veteran with experience in frontline medical care, and most recently worked in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services. See the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
Several polling places in Watertown will be moving to a new location for the 2025 Watertown Election. City Councilors had concerns about how voters will know where to go to vote.
The following announcement was provided by Storefront Art Projects:
Storefront Art Projects, 83 Spring St., Watertown, MA is pleased to present: Thinking made Visible | Artists’ Sketchbooks. Curated by Antoinette Winters.
The following announcement was provided by Get Lively:
Get Lively®’s Planksgiving 2023 – It’s time to get PLANKING, Watertown!
Watertown Assistant Superintendent Theresa McGuinness will be leaving Watertown after eight years to take a position in Marblehead. (Courtesy of Watertown Public Schools)
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Public Schools:
Dr. Theresa McGuinness, Watertown’s Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, has accepted an offer to become the Interim Superintendent of Marblehead Public Schools.
The last opportunity in 2023 to get fresh produce and other products directly from the produces at the Watertown Farmers’ Market will be on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 2:30-6 p.m. in Saltonstall Park (Corner of Main St. & Whites Ave. – next to City Hall, 149 Main St.)
Dear Neighbors and Friends,
Many are cynical or feel hopeless about politics. Let’s concede that some reasons for that exist. But there are even more reasons for recommitting ourselves to the honorable tradition of “P”olitics as service to community and to others, especially so for us in Watertown.
The following announcement was provided by Ayr Wellness:
Ayr Wellness will host a book signing of The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook with local author, Dr. Benjamin Caplan at their Watertown dispensary on October 26. LEVIA will be popping-up at Ayr Watertown on the same day, with uninfused samples of their fan-favorite flavor, Blueberry Cobbler available for customers to sample while they wait for their copy to be signed.
The five candidates running for three seats on the Watertown School Committee will appear at a forum this week.
The Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. (Courtesy Photo)
For nearly two decades, the Mosesian Center for the Arts and the New Repertory Theatre went together hand in hand, but that relationship comes to an end this year after New Rep’s announcement that it will be closing.