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Bookmobile Ready to Make Its Debut, Bring Watertown Library to the Public

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Watertown LibraryCommunity Outreach Librarian Marissa Monteiro hands out a book from Watertown Libary’s new bookmobile. A new, mobile branch of the library will officially hit the streets of Watertown on Aug. 13, but the bookmobile has already proven to be a hit during test runs. Community Outreach Librarian Marissa Monteiro has been working out the kinks, and making test runs in the brightly colored Mercedes Sprinter van — the Watertown Free Public Library’s new bookmobile. The official debut of the bookmobile, which has been named the “Speed Reader,” will be at the Watertown Arts Market on Saturday, Aug.

Arts

Watertown High Grad’s Play Going on Stage Near the Charles

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“Marion: the Heart of Paris,” written by Watertown High grad Lara Cordeiro, will be performed on Aug. 11 at the Herter Park Amphitheater. Watertown High School grad Lara Cordeiro will see a play she wrote during her junior year at WHS hit the stage this week. Marion: the Heart of Paris will be performed at the Herter Amphitheater (1175 Soldiers Field Road in Brighton) on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 8 p.m.

“Marion: the Heart of Paris, is a tragedy set in Revolutionary France,” Cordeiro said.

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Police Log: Man Runs Over Woman’s Foot, Home Broken Into, Headstones Damaged

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. NOTE: This report includes two weeks of arrests and incidents. Arrests

July 18, 4:36 p.m.: An officer patrolling in Watertown Square spotted a vehicle running a solid red light on Mt. Auburn Street and then turned onto Charles River Road. The officer ran the vehicle’s plates and found the owner’s license was revoked for not having insurance, and also learned the driver did not have a license and was wanted on a warrant.

Dunkin Donuts

Watertown Police Trying to Identify Man Who Pulled a Knife at Dunkin’ Donuts

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Watertown Police DepartmentAn image of the man who pulled a knife on a customer at Dunkin’ Donuts in Watertown. Police are trying to identify the man. Watertown Police seek the identity of a man who pulled a knife on a customer at a Dunkin Donuts. Officers were dispatched to the Dukin’ Donuts at 448 Main St. at 7:45 p.m. on July 20 after receiving the report of the incident.

Armed Robbery

Man Wanted for Armed Robbery in Watertown Caught in New Hampshire

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Jose Robles, a homeless man who last lived in Taunton, faces charges of armed robbery of Hardy’s Spa in Watertown. He was arrested in New Hampshire after holding up a convenience store. A man who held up a store in Watertown with a weapon was arrested by authorities in New Hampshire after a chase and a hostage situation. On July 29 at 9:23 p.m., a clerk at Hardy’s Spa on Belmont Street called police after a man robbed the store with what appeared to be a handgun, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor

“The suspect threw a brown paper bag at him demanding the clerk to put the money in the cash register into it,” O’Connor said. “At this time the suspect showed the victim a black handgun.

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See When Bar Rescue Star’s Restaurant Taffer’s Tavern Will Open in Watertown

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Bar Rescue star Jon Taffer will open Taffer’s Tavern in Watertown on Aug. 31, 2022. The following announcement was provided by Taffer’s Tavern:

Taffer’s Tavern, the innovative, full-service restaurant concept founded by leading hospitality expert and star of Paramount Network’s Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer, has announced that it is now accepting reservations for its first Boston area location in Watertown at Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood located along the Charles River. The restaurant will open to the public on Wednesday, Aug. 31 with a Grand Opening ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Jon Taffer on Sept.

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Watertown Resident Expands Efforts to Curtail Use of Plastics

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Joshua TousterWatertown’s Eileen Ryan, founder of Beyond Plastics Greater Boston, advocated for legislation to limit plastic in front of the State House. Several years ago, Watertown’s Eileen Ryan pushed for Watertown to pass a plastic shopping bag ban, and now she has expanded her efforts statewide. In April, she founded Beyond Plastics Greater Boston, a local chapter of the national group Beyond Plastic. “After we passed the ban (in 2016) we all patted ourselves on the back and thought we did a great job. We really noticed that there are fewer plastic bags in the river, in trees around Watertown,” Ryan said.

Election 2022

Watertown Voting Places May Move in 2022 Elections

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Many Watertown voters may not be voting at their usual polling places during the Massachusetts State Primary on Sept. 6. The primary will nominate candidates for the general election on Nov. 8 in several elected positions, including: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, Congress, the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives, and the Governor’s Council. Watertown has proposed using five voting locations for the City’s 12 precincts.