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Overflowing trash and recycling bins on Main Street during the trash strike. (Photo by Dean Martino)
City Council President Mark Sideris read a letter to the City Council Thursday night in which he calls on Republic Services to end of the trash strike, which began on July 1. The City Council voted to approve sending the letter.
Lightning strikes in Watertown on July 25, 2025 are circled in yellow. Two other red dots mark strikes nearby in Belmont and Newton.(Map from LightningMaps.org)
A thunderstorm rolled through Watertown Friday afternoon, and two lightning bolts struck around town.
While trash and recycling collections have resumed during the strike, Watertown residents have not had yard waste pickup in about a month.
A screenshot of what the new Watertown Recreation online registration system will look like. (Courtesy of Rec Technologies)
Watertown Recreation’s online registration system will be getting a major upgrade, allowing for quick, easy transactions for residents signing up for programs, summer camp, and facility rentals.
The family of former Watertown Recreation Director Philip Costello donated money to the Town to allow residents to enjoy one of Mr. C’s greatest legacies — Camp Pequossette.
The following information was provided by Watertown-Belmont Youth Football and Cheerleading:
Watertown-Belmont Youth Football and Cheerleading is now accepting registrations for the fall 2019 season.
The Town Council voted to close this gate to Filippello Park near the parking area at the end of Berkeley Street.
A gate next to a parking area on the East End of Watertown will be closed after the Council approved a request made by nearby residents.
Members of the Watertown Police, the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office and the State Police pose with the 50 weapons collected in the gun buyback in 2016.
The Watertown Police Department provided the following information:
The Arlington, Cambridge, Newton and Watertown Police Departments, in conjunction with the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, Belmont Police Department and local community and faith-based organizations will partner to host the “Safer Homes, Safer Communities” regional gun buyback initiative over four Saturdays next month (June 8-29), officials announced today.
The 2019 Watertown Summer Concert Series features a wide range of music, from children’s to swing to blues to country.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced the following grand jury indictments involving cases in Watertown.
The following information was provided by Boylston Properties and the Wilder Cos.:
Cluck yeah! Boylston Properties and Wilder proudly announced today that Japan’s Yuki Watanabe and Tori Jiro Executive Chef, Chef Mizushima will be serving up their world-famous “Yakitori” at Arsenal Yards. With over 60 restaurants in Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines and Italy, Yuki Watanabe will open his first U.S. restaurant at Arsenal Yards, bringing iconic Japanese staples to Greater Boston’s next hottest neighborhood.
Jocelyn Orangio, daughter of late-Watertown Fire Chief Mario Orangio, was joined by members of the Watertown Fire Department at her graduation from Clark University. Firefighter pictured, L-R: Captain J. Russo, Deputy Chief R. Nicholson, Firefighter T. Donovan, Deputy Chief T. McManus, Lieutenant R. Mannix, Lieutenant E. Allen, Firefighter T. Davis, Firefighter G. McManus.
Members of the Watertown Fire Department showed they do not forget their fallen colleagues by attending their children’s college graduations this week.