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The Watertown Police Department is considering purchasing a drone like this one made by Paladin Drones (Photo from Paladin)
An automated drone is one of the new technologies being considered by the Watertown Police Department. On July 9, the City Council’s Public Safety Committee held a hearing to ask questions and hear from the public about the possible use of a drone.
Those looking to join other soccer fans in Watertown to catch the World Cup Final have two choices of venues to catch Sunday’s big game.
The first moments on the water for the Wada Hoppah Charles River ferry boat. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
An idea formed three years ago took to the waters of the Charles River on July 11, 2026 when the Wada Hoppah ferry launched at the Newton Yacht Club.
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 School leaders have begun equity and anti-racism training, and more staff members will soon be working with the group hired after the reports of racial harassment in the Watertown Schools went public.
Watertown’s Kourtney Kennedy, who plays at UConn, made the Big East’s preseason All-Conference team.
The Big East Conference named former Watertown High School field hockey star Kourtney Kennedy to its preseason All-Conference team.
Schools and community groups can view a recording of #RomeoJuliet, New Rep and Queen Mab Productions’ interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s classic plays.
New Repertory Theatre and Queen Mab Productions present #RomeoJuliet, a raw and relevant 2-person interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic Romeo & Juliet, directed by Benjamin Evett and starring Diana Lobontiu and Sharmarke Yusuf.
The landing page for the Town of Watertown’s cell phone app.
Website upgrades, building social media presence and high-tech billboards are some of the ways which the Town of Watertown is trying to reach residents.
An illustration of the plans for the former Mount Auburn Club at 99 Coolidge Ave. A community meeting will be held Monday about the project.
One of the first steps in the making of the Watertown school budget will be presented Monday night, a community meeting will be held about the redevelopment of the Mount Auburn Club site, and the Planning Board will discuss two major projects.
The early morning sun shines on the snow left from Sunday’s snow storm.
The Town of Watertown lifted its Snow Emergency parking ban at 8 a.m. on Feb. 8. More snow is expected Tuesday.
A former flag factory in Watertown has been transformed into life science lab space.
The former New England Flag and Banner building at 165 Dexter Ave. has been renovated and prepared for life science labs.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.