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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Watertown author Robin Bernstein’s book was honored in the 25th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards. (Contributed Photo)
Watertown author and cultural historian Robin Bernstein’s book “Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit,” was honored during the Massachusetts Book Awards.
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.
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Cultural Council:
The Watertown Cultural Council (WCC) seeks new grant proposals from organizations, schools, and individuals who wish to provide arts, humanities and interpretive science programs for the Watertown community in 2023-24. Proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and interpretive science projects are due October 17, 2023 at 11:59 EST.
Live Well Watertown, a program of the City of Watertown, will host several activities to get out and about this fall, including a Walk along with River with the man who wants to start a shuttle on the Charles River, and Qigong classes at the Library.
One of the benches around Watertown made from recycled plastic bottle caps. (Courtesy of City of Watertown)
Scattered across different parts of Watertown are colorful benches with a surprising element to them, they are made out of recycled plastic bottle caps.
Map of the Original Allotments of of Land and the Ancient Topography of Watertown, By Henry Bond, MD (Photo courtesy of the Watertown Free Public Library)
By Linda ScottWatertown Resident
Part 3: Grist for the Mill
So, the Watertown colonists have lots of fish to eat [See Part 2 to read about the fish weir]. What else does any decent English town in the 1600’s need? A grist mill, of course! (If you’d like to see a still functioning grist mill, take a ride out to the Wayside Inn in Sudbury).
The old Watertown High School building. (Courtesy of Watertown Public Schools)
A public forum will be held about the old Watertown High School building, will soon begin the process of demolition and construction of the new school building in its place.
The following announcement was provided by the DCR:
Beginning on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, and continuing through Friday, September 15, 2023, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close sections of the sidewalk and main trail of the Watertown Riverfront Park Trail along Charles River Road (eastbound) between Perkins Hill and Paul Street in the City of Watertown from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to accommodate resurfacing operations. Pedestrian detours will be clearly marked, and signage will be posted.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Photo by Chuck Dickinson”Charles River, Watertown”
By Linda ScottWatertown Resident
Part 1: A River Runs Through It
I’m not going to lie to you folks. I started out intending to write a brief history of our Delta, and that’s where the trouble began. I got majorly sidetracked. So many different issues that played into this, and so many ways to approach it! But in the end, I decided that it all started with a river, the source of life for all creatures that inhabited what is now called “Watertown.”