Police/Fire
Rash of Smashed Car Windows Reported Around Watertown
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Watertown Police are investigating several recent reports of vehicles that had their rear windows smashed by large rocks or objects.
Mutual Aid Group Delivers Air Conditioners in Watertown During Heat Wave
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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.
City Council Moving Out of City Hall for July 14 Meeting
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.
Watertown Woman’s Film About the Pressures of Parenthood Showing at Several Film Festivals
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.
A Celebration 250 Years in the Making: Watertown’s Treaty Day 2026
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.
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Local Artists & Musicians Coming to Pair of Art Pop Ups in Watertown Square in July
Woman Donates Hospital Wing, Dedicates it to Memory of Her Mother Who Lived in Watertown
Watertown Woman Creates Historic Boston Book from Her Huge Postcard Collection
Basketball
Basketball Camps for Young Players to be Hosted by Watertown High Coaches
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Watertown High School’s basketball coaches will be running a camp for young players in August.
Entertainment
Lit Squad Invites Writers, Poets to Join Them at Watertown Arts Market
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The following announcement was provided by the Lit Squad:
Please join the Lit Squad as part of the Watertown Arts Market on August 21, 12:00-5:00 PM, at Arsenal Park. We are a newly gathered group of published and amateur writers, young and forever-young, who want to encourage and foster poetry and all literary arts here in this diverse community.
Around Town
Summer Concert Postponed, Farmers Market Open
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Anaïs MarkwoodThe Watertown Farmers Market at Saltonstall Park is open on Aug. 4.
The Town of Watertown sent out the following announcement:
Around Town
Town Designing 311 System for One-Stop Place for Residents to Report Issues, Get Answers
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Watertown Town Hall
The Town of Watertown plans to create a one-stop place where people can get problems addressed and have their questions answered.
Art
Minuteman Student from Watertown Wins Award in MWRA Poster Design Contest
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The poster designed by Watertown’s Ava Martin, which got an award in the MWRA Poster Contest.
Two students from Minuteman High School, including one from Watertown, won awards in the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) poster contest.
Around Town
Watertown Group Holding Vigil to Remember Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Oppose Nuclear Weapons
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Watertown CitizensCandleboats float on the Charles River in Watertown in memory of those who died in the nuclear bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The following announcement was provided by Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice & the Environment:
Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice & the Environment is holding a commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Sunday, August 8 from 7:30 PM until 9:00 PM. at Watertown Square and MDCR Dock.
Schools
Watertown Planning for Opening of School; Looking at Masks, Testing & In-Person Classes
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The beginning of the 2021-22 school year is just over a month away in Watertown, but some significant details remains uncertain due to the increased number of cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, particularly the Delta Variant.