Real Estate
Four Watertown Properties Were Sold This Week
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Two single-family homes, a two-family home and a condo were purchased this week.
A Celebration 250 Years in the Making: Watertown’s Treaty Day 2026
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The 2010 Reenactment of Signing of Treaty of Watertown at the Edmund Fowle House. (Courtesy of Historical Society. of Watertown)
In the days after the former 13 colonies declared their independence from Britain 250 years ago, Watertown had a moment. The town outside Boston became the center of government in Massachusetts, and two historic firsts took place right near Watertown Square. However, these occasions got lost in the ether somewhere between George Washington and George H.W. Bush. It took some people with long memories to rekindle the connection between Watertown and the indigenous tribes on both sides of the Canadian border. This July 18th, Watertown will celebrate the 250th anniversary of these historic moments with the ancestors of those present in 1776.
Local Artists & Musicians Coming to Pair of Art Pop Ups in Watertown Square in July
The Watertown Arts Market is still about a month away, but on two weekends in July there will be pop-up arts markets in Watertown Square featuring local artists and musicians.
Woman Donates Hospital Wing, Dedicates it to Memory of Her Mother Who Lived in Watertown
Marsha Moeller, center, cuts the ribbon at the Helen Caloggero Women’s and Family Center in California. The center is named after her mother who grew up in Watertown. (Photo from Providence St. Joseph Hospital)
A health center in California that provides services to women and families was dedicated to and named for a woman who grew up in Watertown.
Watertown Woman Creates Historic Boston Book from Her Huge Postcard Collection
With a collection of tens of thousands of historic post cards, Watertown’s Kathryn Alpert had a wealth of choices for her new book “Lost & Found: Historic Boston in Post Cards.” Watertown News spoke with Alpert about the creation of her book.
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Special Education: Director of Student Services to Step Down, Plans to Improve Program Discussed
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Watertown Resident Nominated for Commonwealth Heroine Award for Environmental Work & Actvism
Entertainment
COMICS: Here’s Trouble Goes to Art Class, Rink Opening for Small Saves
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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net.
Schools
Watertown High School Project Remains On Budget Even With Expanded Gym, Increase in Construction Costs
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Ai3 ArchitectsThe size of the gym at the new Watertown High School has been increased by more than 3,200 sq. ft. so it can fit two, full-sized basketball courts.
Planning for the new Watertown High School is approaching a critical stage when State officials will lock in the project budget. The School Building Committee learned this week that the new school remains under the $200 million target even accounting for increasing cost of construction and expanding the size of the gym.
Entertainment
New Rep Theatre Plans to Relaunch After Suspending Operations During Pandemic
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Watertown-based New Repertory Theatre announced it plans to return to the stage after going dormant for several months.
Real Estate
Several Properties Hosting Open Houses in Watertown Over the Weekend
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See this week’s Watertown open houses.
City Manager
A History of Watertown’s Town Managers, 1981 to the Present
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City Manager Michael Driscoll will retire in January after 29 years in the position.
by DeWitt Henry
As Watertown prepares for Michael Driscoll’s retirement after his 29 years of service as Town Manager; and as the City Council works with the specialized consulting firm Community Paradigm Associates LLC to search for his successor, it may be useful to remember how Michael Driscoll himself was hired.
Sports
19 Watertown High School Athletes Named Middlesex League All-Stars
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The Middlesex League All-Stars have been announced and Watertown High School boasts nearly 20 athletes from seven teams on the list
100 Forge
9 Story Building at Arsenal Yards Fully Leased, 5 Life Science Tenants Coming 100 Forge
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Boylston PropertiesA rendering of what the nine-story 100 Forge building at Arsenal Yards will look like. Developers are creating 165,000 sq. ft. of space for biotech companies.
The following announcement was provided by Boylston Properties:
Boylston Properties, a Boston-based developer of mixed-use destinations, today announced that 100 Forge, its 165,595 s.f. life sciences building in the heart of Arsenal Yards in Watertown, is fully leased.