Around Town
More than 20 Open Houses This Weekend in Watertown
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The real estate market remains vibrant in Watertown with nearly two dozen open houses.
Watertown Receives Statewide Award for Arsenal Park Renovation
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The sign welcoming people to Arsenal Park.(Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Watertown’s newest park renovation received a statewide award at the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association Conference in Springfield this week.
Proposed Watertown School Budget Cuts Multiple Positions, Increases Athletics, Busing Fees
Watertown School officials, with the guidance of the School Committee, have reduced a shortfall of $2.5 million and came up with a budget that would have a $700,000 surplus, according to the presentation made Monday by Superintendent Dede Galdston.
City Has $4M Left from Elementary School Projects, Which Will Go to High School & Middle School Projects
Cunniff Elementary School is one of three elementary schools in Watertown to be rebuilt or renovated. The projects closed out with a combined surplus of $4 million. The new school opened in 2021. (Photo by Watertown Public Schools)
Watertown’s elementary school building projects finished with a surplus of more than $4 million, which will allow the high school construction project to stay on budget, and fund designs for a potential new middle school.
Members of Congress Get a Look Inside Watertown’s School Lunch Program, School Farming Class
Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Congressman Jim McGovern have lunch with Hosmer School second-graders Maya and Daphne. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
A pair of enthusiastic Hosmer Elementary School ambassadors showed two members of Congress around their school Wednesday, ending with a meal cooked up by the school cafeteria staff that featured produce grown in Watertown High School’s hydroponic farm.
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New Watertown High School Nearly Done, Remains on Budget
Government
City May Change Rules for Demolishing Historic Buildings
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A City Council Committee has started looking at doubling the maximum delay for demolition of a historic home or building, but also to remove many properties from consideration for the demo delays.
Around Town
Apple Pie Contest Winner Used Family Recipe, See the Top Bakers
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City of WatertownThe winner of the 2022 Faire on the Square Apple Pie Contest, Carolyn Gritter, and City Manager George Proakis.
The Apple Pie Contest returned to the Faire on the Square for the first time since 2016, and the winner tapped into an old family recipe.
Around Town
Historical Society Raising Funds to Repair a One of Watertown’s Oldest Homes
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Charlie BreitroseThe Edmund Fowle House served as the headquarters of Massachusetts’ executive branch during the Revolutionary War, and is now home to the Historical Society of Watertown.
The Historical Society of Watertown has started a fundraiser to help pay for much-needed maintenance and improvements to one of the oldest and most historic homes in Watertown.
Entertainment
Performers Wanted This Fall for Watertown’s Got Talent
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Arsenal Yards and the Watertown Community Foundation want to find Watertown’s top talent.
Government
Council Approves Funds for Highland Ave. Repaving, Numbers Higher Than Planned
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The City Council approved funds to repave and install new sidewalks on Highland Avenue, but the project will cost more than originally anticipated.
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Watertown School to be Featured on PBS’s Ask This Old House
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Charlie BreitroseHosmer Elementary School.
Watertown’s Hosmer Elementary School will be featured in the season premiere episode of PBS’s “Ask This Old House.”
Around Town
Learn About the Watertown Girl Scouts at Informational Event
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The Watertown Girl Scouts announced that they will hosting an information event that is open to all.