Around Town

Our History: Historic July 1776 Event Includes Descendant of Treaty Signer, Upcoming Event

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Rep. Henry Bear, Maliseet Tribal Representative to the Maine House of Representatives (Photo courtesy of Joyce Kelly)

This article is part of a series on local history provided by the Historical Society of Watertown. It was written by Joyce Kelly, Board member of the Historical Society of Watertown. Joyce writes articles for the newsletter and is the newsletter editor. This was published in our October 2014 newsletter, “The Town Crier.”

The Historical Society once again reenacted the reading of the Declaration of Independence from a Council Chamber window on the 2nd floor of the Edmund Fowle House, first done on July 18, 1776. We also celebrated the Treaty of Watertown, signed on July 19, 1776 in the Council Chamber of the Edmund Fowle House.

Around Town

City Receives More Than 30 Applications for ARPA Funds

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The City of Watertown has $10.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that can be spent on a variety of areas as part of Pandemic recovery. The City Council requested proposals for use of the money and received 32 applications from City departments, community organizations, individuals, or a combination of those.

Schools

LETTER: Candidate Joins the Race for Watertown School Committee

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Jen Nicholson

Jennifer Nicholson for School Committee: 2023 Campaign Announcement

I am delighted to share that I will be running for one of the three School Committee seats up for election in November. I am a K-12 graduate of Watertown Public Schools and a strong proponent of public education. I’ve had the pleasure of working in a few different roles within our district, including last year as a Math Interventionist at Cunniff, where my own two children are rising third and fifth graders. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Human Resources from Boston College and a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from Regis College, along with nine years of teaching experience.