Sports

JIM’S VIEW: Boys Soccer Remains Undefeated After Pulling Out a 2-2 Tie

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Are you a half-empty or half-full sports fan? Wednesday night’s Boys soccer game would put that question to the test. Was Watertown the better team and just ran into some hard luck, but found a way to salvage a tie? Or did the Raiders let a win slip away because of a few lapses and are fortunate to even get a tie? Or is the truth somewhere in-between? Who knows, but ultimately all that matters is what the young men in Watertown uniforms think, and how they respond Saturday night at home versus second place Melrose.

Sports

JIM’S VIEW: Watertown Field Hockey’s Streak Ends in Battle of 2024 State Champs

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Coaches often speak in cliches. Kids gave it their all… Every game is a big game… We learned a lot about ourselves tonight… and so on. All those cliches would be true after tonight’s non-league game between Somerset Berkley and Watertown at Victory Field. Watertown came into the game as four-time defending Division 3 Champs, 6-0 in 2025 and on a 103 undefeated streak spanning more than five seasons. Somerset came into the contest with one loss and a title, having won the Division 2 State title in 2024. Something had to give on a warm and muggy third night of Fall.  What everyone in attendance was treated to was an exciting and hard-fought high school athletic contest, one that reminded one and all why athletic competition can be so cool, so fun, and so heartbreaking.

Around Town

Watertown Filmmaker’s Documentary Following Women in Recovery Airing on PBS

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The following announcement was provided by PBS World:

Watertown filmmaker Lisa Olivieri is thrilled to announce that Recovery City will have its National Broadcast Premiere on PBS WORLD Channel on Sept. 29th at 8 p.m. Filmed over the course of four years in Worcester, Massachusetts, Recovery City is a raw exploration of what it means to be in recovery as seen through the eyes of four women whose lives share a common thread: addiction.

Government

State Rep. Lawn Thanks Governor, Legislature for Passing Bill to Provide Funding for Hospitals, Community Health Centers

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Massachusetts State House (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

The following announcement was provided by the Healey-Driscoll Administration:

On Sept. 22, Governor Maura Healey signed An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects to ensure critical funding for hospitals and community health centers in Massachusetts while also reimbursing for services for uninsured and underinsured residents.