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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Dec. 21: A man took $100 worth of merchandise from the Stop & Shop on Pleasant Street. Dec. 21: A vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with a Watertown Police cruiser at the intersection of Bemis Street and Edenfield Avenue.
City Council President Mark Sideris gave his inaugural address on Jan. 2, 2026. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Watertown’s elected officials face some key decisions that will impact the future of the City, including the future of Watertown Square and whether to build a new Middle School, said City Council President Mark Sideris, who also talked about the keys to successful governing of the City. Sideris spoke of what has been accomplished over the past few years, and the challenges facing the City Council, School Committee, and Library Board of Trustees during the Inauguration ceremony held on Jan. 2 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts.
The results of the latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey will be discussed at a community forum hosted by the Watertown Youth Coalition and the Watertown Public Schools. The Watertown Youth Wellness Community Forum will be held on Thursday, Jan. 8 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Learning Commons at Lowell Elementary School, 123 Lowell Ave. The announcement from the Watertown Youth Coalition said:
“We will present and discuss the findings from the 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and work together to explore how data relates to: Youth Belonging, Youth Connections with Trusted Adults, Youth Perception of Substance Use Prevelance.” Light refreshments will be served.
Three condos and a two-family house were sold this week. 47 Fuller Road #47, $765,000, 2 bedroom 2 bathroom 1,451 sq. ft. Condo
10 Cypress St., $800,000, 4 bedroom 2 bathroom 2,484 sq. ft.
City Councilor John Airasian, and School Committee member Lily Rayman-Read. Two Watertown elected officials served their final meetings in December, and each was bid farewell by their colleagues. City Councilor At-Large John Airasian departs the Council after two terms (four years), and Lily Rayman-Read finished two-four year terms on the School Commmittee. John Airasian
The City Council bid Airasian farewell at its Dec. 9 meeting with a proclamation in honor of his years of service to the community.
A pair of homes will hold open houses over the first weekend of 2026. 77 Waverley Ave. #77A, $1,194,000, 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,396 sq. ft. Townhouse, Open house: Sunday, Jan.
Anie Manoushagian and Arie Orchanian. The Funeral Services for Funeral services for Anie Manaushigian and Arie Orchanian — who were killed in a car crash in Watertown on Dec. 23 — will be held on Jan. 5, 2026. Separate burials are planned.
Cris Patvakanian wrote “In the Shadow of Mount Khustup” after visiting Armenia in 2023. A trip to his homeland of Armenian in 2023 changed Cris Patvakanian’s life, and the experience became the inspiration for his first novel. Growing up in Watertown, Patvakanian was an active member of the Armenian community but a visit to the area where his family came from, Syunik — the southernmost region of Armenia — was eyeopening. He visited the cities of Goris and Kapan. “I had never been there before, and it was a transformative experience meeting the resilient people there, especially after the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war and all the hardships the veterans and families face now as they now live on the border with Azerbaijan since the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno Karabakh,” Patvakanian said.