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Charlie BreitroseA truck plows a Watertown street.
Dozens of Watertown Department of Public Works crews and contractors plowed 20 inches of snow off Watertown’s 72 miles of roadway, after the snowstorm that hit the City on Jan. 25 and 26, City Manager George Proakis said. The City also issued 69 parking tickets and 50 warnings and fines for failing to shovel sidewalks.
Tuesday night, a citizens group presented the City Council with a petition to support a resolution encouraging the federal government to seek nuclear disarmament in the United States and the other eight nations that have nuclear weapons. The proposal split the Council, which rejected it down by one vote.
Increasing costs of special education tuition has contributed to the sharp increase in the school budget over the past few years, Superintendent Dede Galdston told the School Committee on Monday night, and for budget for the 2026-27 school year the district will have to find ways to close a multi-million dollar deficit.
The Papas Elite Summer Basketball League semifinals are underway at Saltonstall Park. (Photo by Watertown Recreation)
The following announcement was provided by the Recreation Department:
Top seeded New Day and third seeded Zards take a 1-0 series advantage in a best-of-three 2025 Papas Elite semifinals.
Over the week of Aug. 11 to 15, 2025, the Mt. Auburn Street Project includes sidewalk excavation, as well as drainage installation in the Eastside of town. See details in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
Four townhouses, two single families, a condo, and a two-family home were sold this week.
A Watertown Connector shuttle. (Courtesy of the Watertown TMA)
Watertown’s shuttle along Pleasant Street announced a new schedule. See more details in the information from the Watertown TMA below.
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.
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Dear Editor,
You have asked me to provide you an update when I have further news regarding the suit that I have filed against Paramount Global, the Parent Company of CBS News. As you know I initially contacted you after filing a civil complaint in the Suffolk County Superior Court; and you probably sensed that it was the incorrect court to file. I filed the suit Pro se (on my own behalf).
The second week of August brings a near-perfect start, with sunshine, low humidity, and comfortable nights through Saturday. But by Sunday, the heat makes a strong return. A stretch of hot and increasingly humid days settles in through midweek, with widespread 90s and sticky conditions. Most of the week remains dry, but a few pop-up storms are possible later next week as the pattern turns more unsettled.