Real Estate
Three Watertown Properties Were Sold This Week
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This week’s Watertown home sales includes a single-family home, a condo, and a townhouse.
Fire Hits East End Home, Residents Evacuated by Alert Witnesses
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Watertown Firefighters put out a fire at a home on Kimball Road. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Watertown Firefighters doused a house fire on Kimball Road Tuesday morning. Residents were not hurt thanks to alert employees of a Coolidge Square business.
BOSTON MARATHON: See How the 39 Watertown Runners Fares in the 2026 Edition
Watertown had 39 participants in the 2026 Boston Marathon. The fastest male runner was Michael Creedon, and the top female was Courtney Hawkins.
Watertown’s Bob Hall, First Boston Marathon Wheelchair Champ & Advocate for Access, Has Died
Bob Hall won the Boston Marathon’s first wheelchair division race in 1975.
Bob Hall, a Watertown resident and trailblazing wheelchair athlete and advocate for access, died at the age of 74. A private funeral service will be held at a later date, and visiting hours were held at Nardone Funeral Home on April 16.
Watertown School Bus Fees Increasing, District May Buy Electric Buses
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School bus fees will rise $200 for students who don’t qualify for the mandated busing areas of town in the 2026-27 school year. School officials will also look at purchasing its own buses, which would be electric.
More Headlines
Watertown’s Budget Maintains Programs & Staffing, But City Needs Legislature’s Help to Do So
After Recent ICE Detention in Watertown, School & City Officials Were Asked About Plans & Protections
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9/11
Watertown Remembers 9/11 at Ceremony, Reflects on the Events of 20 Years Ago
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Charlie BreitroseWatertown Firefighters salute during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Watertown Fire Station on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.
Each year since the attacks on the World Trade Center took the lives of hundreds of firefighters, the Watertown Fire Department has honored the sacrifices made on Sept. 11, 2001. This year, which marked the 20th anniversary, the ceremony drew dozens of people, who lined the sidewalk in front of the Watertown Fire Headquarters on Main Street.
Entertainment
Comics: Always a Critic in Here’s Trouble and Small Saves Shows Off
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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.
Around Town
Watertown Shuttle Starts Running from Pleasant Street to Harvard Square, Available to the Public
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Watertown TMAThe Watertown Connector started running the week of Labor Day. The shuttle goes down Pleasant Street to Watertown Square and then heads to Harvard Square. It is open to the general public.
Watertown residents have a new public transportation option with the addition of the Watertown Connector, which runs along Pleasant Street and ultimately takes people to Harvard Square.
Around Town
Watertown Fire Department to Hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on 20th Anniversary
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The Watertown Fire Department will mark the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 on Saturday at the Main Fire Station.
Entertainment
Watertown Free Public Library Embraces the Power of Zines
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Watertown LibraryThe Watertown Library will host Zine Fest on Oct. 2 — a day-long celebration of zine culture and DIY publishing.
The following piece was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library:
On Saturday, October 2, The Watertown Free Public Library will host WFPL Zine Fest — a day-long celebration of zine culture and DIY publishing. Whether you are a die-hard zinester, or just want to learn what zines are and why they matter, the Library invites you to browse the marketplace, attend talks, and check out the brand-new circulating zine collection.
Real Estate
Thirty Open Houses to Check Out This Weekend Around Watertown
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Watertown home seekers have a wealth of choices this week.
Arsenal Yards
Star of ‘Bar Rescue’ Opening Restaurant in Watertown’s Arsenal Yards
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The following announcement was provided by Taffer’s Tavern and Arsenal Yards:
Taffer’s Tavern, the innovative new full service tavern concept founded and developed by leading hospitality expert and star of Paramount Network’s Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer, announced today its first Boston area restaurant is headed to Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood located along the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts, just miles from the heart of Boston.