Election 2022
Watertown Voting Places May Move in 2022 Elections
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Many Watertown voters may not be voting at their usual polling places during the Massachusetts State Primary on Sept. 6.
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.
Traffic on School Street at Mt. Auburn Street to be Redirected Starting 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.
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.
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Members of Congress Get a Look Inside Watertown’s School Lunch Program, School Farming Class
JIM’S VIEW: Gold Kings, Sasquatch Split First Two Playoff Games, Deciding Game 3 Will be Played in Watertown
Contractors Coordinating with East End Businesses Ahead of Sidewalk Replacements
Around Town
Watertown Group Remembering Those Killed in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
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Candleboats float on the Charles River in Watertown in memory of those who died in the nuclear bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment:
Please join us for a remembrance of the nuclear attack on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. in 1945 killing over 210,000 and causing misery for thousands of survivors.
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Group Coming to Watertown to Protest Circumcising Infants
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A billboard displaying the Bloodstained Men’s message in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The following announcement was provided by the Bloodstained Men:
Boston Area residents will be peacefully educated by activists including victims of genital cutting. The protest in Watertown will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Watertown Square.
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Ayr Wellness Opens Medical & Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary in Watertown
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Ayr WellnessAyr Wellness opened a cannabis dispensary on North Beacon Street in Watertown, where it will sell medical and adult-use marijuana.
Watertown’s third, and final, cannabis dispensary opened for business in early July, offering both adult use and medical marijuana products.
Schools
Six Watertown Students Make Honor Roll at BC High School
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Boston College High School announced the list of students who made the honor roll in the third and fourth quarters of the 2021-22 school year. See the following release from BC High about the Watertown students who earned honors.
Entertainment
Film Festival, Artwork for All Ages & Art Classes at Mosesian Center in August
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The following information was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:
The Mosesian Center for the Arts (MCA) in Watertown has announced a schedule for the month of August that includes performances, exhibitions, and registration for fall classes and productions.
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Watertown-based Residential Counselor Honored for Work with Adults with Disabilities
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MAB Community ServicesMarie Jocelyn, right, won $10,000 in recognition for her outstanding work caring for residents in our residential home in Watertown.
The following information was provided by MAB Community Services:
MAB Community Services (MAB) has just honored 11 of the best direct care staff in the Adult Disability Services division with Maxo Joseph Excellence in Direct Care Awards.
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Five Homes in Watertown Were Sold This Week
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Four condos and a two-family home were sold this week.