Apartment Complex Could be Build Near Watertown on IHOP Site

A Google Maps screenshot showing the IHOP (the red dot) on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton, on the other side of the Charles River from Squibnocket Park in Watertown. A project with 200 housing units and commercial will be built on that site and the site where a former motel sits.

The late-night dining destination on the other side of the Charles River from Watertown may become a complex with residential and commercial space.

Watertown Students Earn Academic Honors at Bridgton Academy

The following information was provided by Bridgton Academy:

Bridgton Academy faculty, administrators, and students began the second semester by celebrating scholarly excellence and dedication among the Class of 2023. The Academy community gathered for an uplifting evening awards ceremony, during which students who attained honors (3.0 – 3.25 GPA), high honors (3.26 – 3.74 GPA), and highest honors (3.75-4.0 GPA) were recognized.

Our History: Miles Pratt — Owned Foundry on Main St., Founded Library

Miles Pratt (Photo from “Great Little Watertown”)

This is the latest in the series of articles provided by the Historical Society of Watertown. The story was written for the Historical Society’s April 2003 newsletter “The Town Crier” by former Historical Society of Watertown board member Mary Spiers. Mary was our Recording and Corresponding Secretary. Mary retired from the Board in December 2022 but is still a volunteer.

MILES PRATT 1825-1882

Miles Pratt was a Watertown industrialist and philanthropist. He was born in 1825 during the administration of John Quincy Adams and the year the Erie Canal was opened. He is known to be a descendent of Joshua Pratt who arrived in Plymouth on the “Ann” in 1623.