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Eddy Cole installs an air conditioner provided free by the Watertown Neighbors group. (Courtesy of Eddy Cole)
As the temperatures rose to dangerous levels in the first week of July, a group in Watertown leapt into action delivering air conditioners to those who need them, and which had been donated by other residents.
The Parker Annex Building (Courtesy of City of Watertown)
The City Council will not be meeting it the usual place on July 14. The meeting will be held in the Parker Building at 7 p.m. The meeting includes a votes to set next year’s water and sewer rates, on proposed changes to the Noise Ordinance, and a presentation about the City’s Hazard Mitigation Plan.
An image from “Late Fall.” The film was made by Watertown’s Abigail Jean Lucas, left, who acted in the film along with her son, Leander.
A short film shot during the Pandemic, whose cast includes a Watertown filmmaker and her son, made its world premier in Ireland in May and will be part of several film festivals around the United States.
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 descendants of those present in 1776.
(Updated Aug. 23, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.)
The Watertown Board of Health approved a requirement for face coverings to be worn indoors in Town. The requirement begins Wednesday, Aug. 25.
Charlie BreitroseVisitors at the first Watertown Arts Market had a variety of tables to visit.
People strolling around Arsenal Park on Saturday got a glimpse of the artistic creativity that Watertown has to offer during the first Watertown Arts Market.
The Watertown Board of Health will hold a special meeting Monday.
Ai3 ArchitectsA view from Columbia Street of what the new Watertown High School could look like.
The progress of the Watertown High School project will be updated during a Community Forum on Aug. 25, 2021.
Watertown DPWTrash and recycling pick up in Watertown will be delayed by a day during the week of Aug. 23-27.
Trash and recycling collection in Watertown will be delayed by a day due to Tropical Storm Henri.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
The forecast on Saturday morning shows that Hurricane Henri has shifted will make landfall further west, meaning Eastern Massachusetts will not take the full brunt of the storm.
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. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal–then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”
DeMarco recently added “Here’s Trouble” to his cartooning lineup, inspired by drawings he did in the 1980s when he was in high school.