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A vision of what a new Watertown Middle School could look like created by Ai3 Architects and presented to the School Committee in October 2025.
The possibility of building a new Middle School in Watertown moved a step closer to becoming a reality at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The Council also approved funding for projects at City parks, the library, Police Station, and for Watertown’s Treaty Day celebration.
Watertown’s City Hall.
Proposed changes to Watertown’s Noise Ordinance will soon be discussed by the City Council, including changes of hours for lawn and garden maintenance.
The effort to bring a food co-op to the Watertown area reached a major milestone recently, and has gained momentum in its effort to open a retail store.
Fans from around the globe will be coming to the United States for the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off June 11, including for several games in the Boston area. There are plenty of ways to take in some of the atmosphere and the spirit of the world’s largest sporting event in and around Watertown.
Watertown City Hall
Watertown’s ARPA funds will got to 18 projects, including water and sewer system upgrades, public housing improvements, creating a daycare facility, and money to help local food assistance programs.
Watertown’s Koltun Ballet Boston will perform the Nutcracker Suite featuring dancers of all ages from the school.
The following announcement was provided by Coach Sean Martial Arts Fitness:
Sean Stefaniak, owner of Coach Sean Martial Arts and Fitness, will be hosting free martial arts classes for children and their parents at the Watertown Free Public Library.
by Charlie BreitroseWatertown’s boys hockey team will look for another State Tourney run in 2023-24. Here, Maricio Souza skates up ice against Scituate in the 2023 State Semifinal.
The Watertown High School boys hockey will seek another run deep into the tournament in the 2023-24 season, and the Raiders’ first game will be Wednesday, Dec. 13. Meanwhile, Watertown has joined forces on the ice with Belmont to put together a co-op girls hockey team.
Watertown Free Public Library’s HATCH Makerspace has a pair of workshops coming up as part of its Sustainability Series: one where participants make mittens and another where they create a lantern.
An injury to a player in Watertown High School’s boys basketball game against Lexington caused play to be suspended, and the player was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Douglas Maxwell Thompson
Douglas Maxwell Thompson, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
Tuesday night, the City Council will consider approving the list of roads in Watertown to be reconstructed in 2023.