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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.
The Mt. Auburn Street Project will impact traffic patterns temporarily beginning this week. See more information in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
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.
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.
The Brigham House will host an event for families along with Watertown Families Together.
The following announcement was provided by Watertown Families Together:
Celebrate Summer and Look Forward to Fall!
After initially proposing that several precincts would move to different polling locations for the September 2022 election, which would particularly impact residents in the eastern half of Watertown, the final plan only moves one precinct on a temporary basis.
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Recreation Department:
The Watertown Recreation Parks Program will be hosting an exciting and fun filled doubleheader event on Friday, August 12 at our Victory Field Complex.
The following announcement was provided by the Charles River Regional Chamber:
Four outstanding local students have been selected to receive scholarships from the Charles River Regional Chamber.
Vitality Bowls
The following announcement was provided by Vitality Bowls:
Vitality Bowls, the leading national superfood café that specializes in antioxidant-rich açaí bowls and smoothies, has announced the launch of its Back-to-School contest, which will honor Watertown teachers and administrators throughout the month of August.
Watertown LibraryCommunity Outreach Librarian Marissa Monteiro hands out a book from Watertown Libary’s new bookmobile.
A new, mobile branch of the library will officially hit the streets of Watertown on Aug. 13, but the bookmobile has already proven to be a hit during test runs.
90-Mile Portage90-Mile Portage, made up of pianist/composer Ben Cosgrove (right) and singer/songwriter Jamie Kallestad, will perform on Aug. 10 in Watertown’s free Saltonstall Park Concert.
A local duo known as 90-Mile Portage will perform folk and Americana tunes during this week’s Saltonstall Summer Concert.
Charles River Regional ChamberA screenshot from the Charles River Regional Chamber’s video featuring Watertown.
The Charles River Chamber put together a video showing just some of the many places to visit and things to do in Watertown.