Around Town

Students & Seniors Can Sign Up for Snow Shoveling Program, Pizza Party for Last Year’s Participants

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The Watertown Recreation Department announced that signups for the 2022-23 Watertown Snow Shoveling Program. Students can sign up to help an older resident, and Watertown seniors can sign up to have their property shoveled. The Rec Department will throw a pizza party for last year’s participants. The Recreation Department provided the following information:

Snow Shoveling Program

In coordination with the Watertown Middle School, Watertown High School, Recreation Department, Council on Aging/Senior Center, and the Marshall Home Fund, we are offering a snow-shoveling program specifically for our senior residents over age 60, and those who are disabled.  

Watertown Middle School and Watertown High School students are matched with senior residents in their neighborhood and assigned to be responsible for shoveling snow from the sidewalks, steps, and driveways for the duration of the winter season.

Sports

Watertown Girls Soccer Scores Second Tourney at Weston

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Markus Spiske

Watertown High School’s girls soccer team defeated Weston on Sunday in the MIAA Div. 3 Tournament to move on to the Round of 16. The Raiders beat seventh seeded Weston 2-1 in the Round of 32 game. The last time Watertown’s girls soccer team advance was in 2011, when a tournament run ended in the North Section Semis (equivalent to the Round of 16) against St. Mary’s.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Arrested After Kicking In Door, Shoplifter Caught in Target Parking Lot

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest

Oct. 30, 2:45 a.m.: A witness called 911 after seeing a man breaking the glass front door of a business on Walnut Street and entering the building. Police responded and found the suspect walking up Walnut Street. The man said he was trying to locate a friend and thought it was his building.

Sports

Watertown Field Hockey Scores Seven in Tournament Victory

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Charlie BreirtoseWatertown’s Molly Driscoll scored two goals in the State Tournament win over Ashland on Saturday. Here she plays in the 2021 State Final. Watertown’s title defense began with a decisive victory over Norwell in the first 2022 MIAA Div. 3 Field Hockey Tournament on Saturday. The Raiders defeated the visitors 7-0 at Victory Field, with sisters Molly and Maggie Driscoll netting two goals apiece.

Sports

WHS Sports: Girls Soccer Grabs Tourney Victory, Football Falls

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown quarterback Johnny Cacace ran for one touchdown and threw for a second against Dover-Sherbron in the State Tournament. Here he throws a screen to receiver Vincent Wolff in a 2021 playoff game. The Watertown High School girls soccer team won a State Tournament game for the first time in more than a decade on Friday, while the football and boys soccer squads fell in their first round contests. Girls Soccer

The Raiders defeated Boston Latin Academy 3-0 in the Preliminary Round of the MIAA Div. 3 Soccer Tournament.

Around Town

A Look Back at the First 50 Years of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club

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Watertown Cable

The Watertown Boys & Girls Club turned 50 years old in 2022, and during that time the club has faced its share of challenges to continue its mission of serving the youth of the community. On Oct. 28, the Club hosted a 50th Anniversary Gala to celebrate the people who made the first half century possible, and asked for support to continue serving Watertown. Watertown came together to build the clubhouse on land on Whites Avenue, near the then-Town Hall, now City Hall. The first step was to get approval to use the land, recalled Allen Gallagher, who served as Executive Director from 1991 to 2012.

Government

Charles River Groups Urges Removing Watertown Dam, Protection for Private Trees

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Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown Dam near Watertown Square slows the flow of the Charles River. A group is advocating removing the dam. Members of the Charles River Watershed Association appeared before the City Council last week to state their case for removing the Watertown Dam, and also encouraged the City to take other steps for climate resilience, including expanding tree protection to those on private property. Along with the recommendation to remove the Watertown Dam, CRWA Executive Director Emily Norton also recommended that the City: adopt a robust tree ordinance including considering protecting trees on private property, adopt a stormwater utility, and strengthen wetlands ordinance to better prepare and respond to climate change. Dam Removal

The CRWA met with residents and officials a year ago during a tour of the Watertown Dam site.

Around Town

Watertown Business Coalition Fall Fest Features Local Vendors & Food

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Join the Watertown Business Coalition for Fall Fest on Nov. 17 from 6-8 p.m. at the Commander’s Mansion. Bringing together Watertown residents and the business community and kicking off Shop Watertown! Several local businesses, artists and others will sell items on the second floor of the mansion to kick off Shop Watertown (including Eastern Clothing, BLING and others). A coupon to use with the vendors will be included with the price of the ticket.