Real Estate
A Multitude of Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend
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A wide variety of properties will host open houses in town this week.
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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Government
Charter Review Group Discusses How Planning, Zoning Board Members are Appointed
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The Town of Watertown’s Zoning Map.
With development in Watertown being a topic of controversy for the past decade, the Charter Review Committee examined how the two boards overseeing building and development are appointed.
Weather
Effects of Tropical Storm Elsa Expected to be Felt in Watertown
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National Weather Service
Tropical Storm Elsa will pass over southern New England on Friday, and Watertown is forecast to get heavy rains and wind from the storm.
Entertainment
Revels Set Sail for Boston Harbor Cruise and Sing in First In-Person Event
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Revels will set sail on Boston Harbor for a Cruise and Sing.
Watertown-based Revels provided the following announcement:
Revels remerges: Join us for a fun night at sea as we sing together in-person for the first time in over a year!
Entertainment
July 7 Watertown Summer Concert Postponed
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The Town of Watertown announced the postponement of Wednesday’s Summer Concert featuring Tony Soul Project due to expected storms in the area.
Business
Watertown Advertising Agency Works on Campaigns of Change, Including the State’s COVID-19 Efforts
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MORE AdvertisingThe co-owners of MORE Advertising, Managing Partner and President Judi Haber, left, and Founder and CEO Donna Latson Gittens.
A Watertown-based advertising agency with a different focus has been in business for nearly a quarter century. Unlike most agencies it does not market products, it works on campaigns of behavior change, including Massachusetts’ COVID-19 prevention and vaccination efforts.
Sports
Registration Open for 2021 Youth Football & Cheerleading Fall Season
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Youth football players and cheerleaders can register for the Fall 2021 season with Watertown Belmont Youth Football & Cheer.
Schools
Two Watertown Students Make Arlington Catholic’s 4th Quarter Honor Roll
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Arlington Catholic High School announced its fourth quarter honor roll, and two Watertown students made the list.