Entertainment
Grecian Festival Returns to Watertown with 3 Days of Music, Food and Fun
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The Grecian Festival returns to Watertown’s Taxiarchae-Archangels Greek Orthodox Church this weekend for three days of music, dancing, food and more.
No Kings III Protest Draws a Crowd in Watertown Square
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One of the more than 1,000 attendees of the the No Kings III protest in Watertown Square on March 28, 2026. (Courtesy of Indivisible Progressive Watertown)
The following information was provided by Indivisible Progressive Watertown:
Approximately 1,300 people of all ages attended the No Kings III Protest in Watertown Square which was sponsored by Indivisible Progressive Watertown. Music was provided by Watertown’s own band “Rosie and the Resisters.”
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.
Watertown Receives Statewide Award for Arsenal Park Renovation
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.
More Headlines
City Has $4M Left from Elementary School Projects, Which Will Go to High School & Middle School Projects
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
Around Town
New Stone & Tile Store Open in Watertown; Does Kitchens, Bathrooms and More
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Charlie BreitroseUltimate Stone Surfaces opened on Mt. Auburn Street in late May.
Ultimate Stone Surfaces recently opened a showroom in Watertown where customers can take a look at samples and get help envisioning their dream kitchen or bathroom.
Around Town
Free Watertown Compost Collection Beginning in August
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The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:
The City of Watertown is excited to announce a new partnership with Black Earth Compost. Watertown residents can sign up for free weekly curbside collection of compostable materials and receive a complimentary 13 gallon bin.
Entertainment
Bluegrass Group Performing at Watertown Summer Concert
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Ken TibertSouthern Rail will perform Bluegrass songs during the Watertown Summer Concert Series.
This week’s Saltonstall Park Concert features Southern Rail. The free concert will be held on Wednesday, June 22 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the park next to City Hall, 149 Main St. in Watertown.
Around Town
Boston Tea Party Participant from Watertown Honored with Special Grave Marker
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Boston Tea Party Ships & MuseumSpeaking at the ceremony for the placing of the grave marker for Watertown’s Samual Barnard on June 18 were Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Creative Manager Evan O’Brien; Marilynne Roach, President – Historical Society of Watertown and Jonathan Lane, and Revolution 250 Coordinator – Massachusetts Historical Society.
The following information was provided by the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum:
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, in partnership with the Historical Society of Watertown; the City of Watertown, MA, and Revolution 250, a consortium of organizations working together to commemorate the 250th anniversaries of the events that led to American Revolution, will place a commemorative marker at the gravesite of known Boston Tea Party participant, Samuel Barnard, in the Common Street Cemetery (founded in 1754) in Watertown for the first time on June 18, 2022.
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Watertown Community Foundation Awards $127K in Spring Grants
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The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) has awarded grants totaling $127,000 to initiatives in two categories.
Arrests
Police Log: Moped Thief Caught Nearby, Driver Faces OUI Charge After Striking Hydrant & Tree
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
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Several Homes in Watertown Were Sold This Week
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Watertown had 10 residential property sales this week.