Entertainment

2026 Sheepshearing Festival at Gore Place is Around the Corner, See Details

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Gore PlaceAfter a two-year hiatus, the Sheepshearing Festival returns in-person at Gore Place on April 23. Gore Place’s biggest event of the year, the Sheepshearing Festival, will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rain or shine. See more information provided by Gore Place, below. The 39th Annual Sheepshearing Festival is right around the corner! Explore 100+ craft and fiber art vendors, enjoy live music, see dancing and circus performances, visit 10+ food vendors, and of course attend the traditional sheepshearing and herding dog demonstrations. In our activity tent, watch spinning and weaving demos and participate in family-friendly crafts.

Around Town

Wayside Multi-Service Center Invites Public to Open House

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The Wayside Multi-Service Center is located on North Beacon Street in Watertown. (Courtesy of Wayside)

The public is invited to visit the Wayside Multi-Service Center during an open house. The Multi-Service Center provides prevention, outreach, and counseling services to the diverse populations of Watertown, Belmont, Waltham, and surrounding communities. Among the programs it offers is the Social Service Resource Specialist in Watertown. See more information in the announcement from Wayside, below.

Schools

German International School Boston Appoints New Head of School

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Philipp Kraft with Interim Head of School, Funda Suzan. The German International School Boston, which has a preschool to grade 3 campus in Watertown, recently announced the hiring of its new head of school. See the announcement from the school, below. German International School Boston (GISB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Philipp Kraft as its next Head of School. Mr. Kraft joins GISB from Alexander-von-Humboldt-Schule in Neumünster-Einfeld, Germany, where he most recently served as Head of School since 2019.

Around Town

Watertown Hosting Community Paddle With Short and Long Courses

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Watertown Recreation will host a paddling event on the Charles River open to all ages and abilities. See more details provided by the City of Watertown, below. Join Watertown Recreation on Saturday, May 9, 2026, for a morning of community fun featuring an on-water competition and family-friendly shore activities, highlighting the amazing resource that is the Charles River. Choose the Cookie Chase Family Fun Race or the 5-Mile Community Paddle. Boat Rentals: Canoes and kayaks are available to rent through Paddle Boston.

Government

Congresswoman Clark Secures $500K for Watertown Square Project

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The preliminary design for the Four Corners plan to redesign the intersection in Watertown Square. (Courtesy of the City of Watertown)

Watertown will get half a million dollars to help design the streetscape for the Watertown Square redesign. The money was secured by Congresswoman Katherine Clark. See more details in the City of Watertown’s announcement, below. The City of Watertown received $500,000 in Community Project Funding, secured by the Democratic Whip and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (MA-5) as part of Congressionally Directed Spending, to support the Watertown Square streetscape design project. 

This funding is part of over $12 million secured by the Congresswoman for 15 community projects across Massachusetts’s 5th district.

Government

LETTER: City Government —Trust, but Verify

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(Updated April 13: the number of units allowed in the Watertown Square Zoning was corrected to 4,423 (from 3,701) after confirming in the approved Watertown Square Area Plan)

By Linda ScottWatertown Resident

After attending the April 6th meeting on potential changes to Watertown Square and reviewing comments to my Watertown News Letter entitled “How Honest is our Development Process?”, I decided to tackle the issue of government honesty and transparency head on, with real life, current examples. First, I’d like to thank commenters for your thoughtful takes. And for. those who’ve served on City committees like the Watertown Charter Review Committee, I give a special thanks! The few months that I spent on the Watertown Blue Ribbon Commission were enough to convince me that this is a lot of work!!

Entertainment

COMIC: See Why Small Saves Has Taken Up Journaling

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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”

Entertainment

Artwork by Watertown Students Going on Display at City Hall

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Young artists from the Watertown Public Schools will have their works shown at City Hall in the last half of April. A reception is planned on the first evening of the exhibit. See more information in the announcement form the Watertown Public Schools, below. Come view all the excellent artwork from our K-12 students at the Watertown Public Schools Art Show! The art will be on display from April 15-30th at Watertown City Hall.