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Longtime dining destination, Not Your Average Joe’s, will be closing after more than a quarter century in Watertown Square. The last day for the Watertown location is Feb. 11, 2026, according to Sara Murtagh, Regional Director of Operations for Not Your Average Joe’s. “This is very sad for us as this is our oldest NYAJoe’s,” Murtagh said. “We have loved being a part of this community and have a lot of amazing memories.”
Three Watertown condos were sold this week. 43 Fuller Road #43, $715,000, 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 1,315 sq. ft. Condo
45 Fuller Road #45, $720,000, 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 1,315 sq. ft.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Jan. 22: A package containing 3 oz. of silver was taken from a home on Aldrich Road. It is valued at $277.
See the properties in town hosting tours on the weekend of Jan. 31 to Feb. 1. 918 Belmont St., $530,000, 2 bedroom 2 bathroom 1,131 sq. ft.
Steve Magoon
Steve Magoon has seen the transformation of large sections of Watertown, and played a major role in the creation of some of the City’s most important planning documents during his time working for the City. Magoon will retire at the end of January after more than 17 years as director of the Department of Community Development and Planning. Magoon arrived in Watertown after working for four years in Gloucester, his first job in Massachusetts. His career began in his home state of Maryland, where he rose up to become the planning director in Charles County. He still remembers his first impression of Watertown.
Following the heavy snowfall last weekend, the Home Depot in Watertown has been closed due to the snow on the roof of the store on Arsenal Street. A crew from WBZ Channel 4 on Wednesday found the parking lot closed, a handmade sign saying “Store Closed,” and some confused shoppers. The station reached out to Home Depot and got a message saying that the store was closed “out of an abundance of caution” due to “significant snow accumulation on the roof.” The store is working with City officials to make sure the store is safe for shoppers and employees. A screenshot from WBZ Channel 4.
Watertown will cancel the contract with Flock Safety to install license plate reading cameras in the City, and City Manager George Proakis told the City Council he wants to continue to have discussions about when it is appropriate for the Watertown Police to use technology in its investigations. The City signed a contract last year with Flock with plans to install eight cameras. Proakis announced the end of the contract at the Jan. 27 City Council meeting, but said he would like the City Council to discuss use of technology by the Watertown Police Department. The cameras became a topic of discussion in recent months as more communities install them, and others have removed them due to concerns about how the data collected by the cameras is being used, and who has access to it.
Charlie BreitroseA truck plows a Watertown street. Watertown Public Works crews will be busy this week continuing efforts to dig the City out after the heavy snow on Sunday and Monday, said City Manager George Proakis. “This storm was significant – over 19 inches of snow in Watertown since Sunday. The DPW crews have been working for over 50 hours, but they are not done yet,” Proakis said. “They are going to be addressing a number of challenging spots over the next few days, including many of those snowbanks at the street corners.”