Transportation

MBTA Announces Service Information for the 2025 Boston Marathon 

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The following announcement was provided by the MBTA:

The MBTA today announced service information on Monday, April 21, the day of the 2025 Boston Marathon. Every year, the MBTA supports the Boston Marathon with increased service to accommodate spectators and runners. To manage potential overcrowding, the MBTA will strategically deploy additional personnel to assist with passenger flow, boarding and disembarking, and maintaining a safe environment for everyone.   

MBTA Service Information for the 2025 Boston Marathon: 

To find the best Marathon viewing location on the T and service information, riders are encouraged to visit the MBTA’s Boston Marathon Guide at mbta.com/Marathon, which highlights MBTA stations closest to the Marathon route and includes other helpful information on purchasing fares, parking, and more.  

Station Closures:  

For public safety reasons, Copley Station is closed for the entire day on April 21. Riders are instead encouraged to use Arlington (serving all Green Line branches), Prudential (Green Line E branch), Hynes Convention Center (Green Line B, C, and D branches), or Back Bay on the Orange Line.  

From approximately 10 AM to 6 PM, above-ground Green Line stops at South Street (B branch), Kent Street (C branch), and St.

Entertainment

Small Saves Gets a Pep Talk in This Week’s Cartoon

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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

Exhibit of Watertown Photographer’s Work on Display in Cambridge

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“Summer Street, Boston,” is one of Joseph Levendusky’s photos that will be displayed at CambridgeSeven + the Paul Dietrich Gallery. The photographs of Watertown’s Joseph Levendusky will be displayed at a gallery in Cambridge through late June, and a reception will be held on April 24. See more in the announcement from CambridgeSeven + the Paul Dietrich Gallery. JOSEPH LEVENDUSKY TO EXHIBIT NEW WORK AT PAUL DIETRICH GALLERY 

CambridgeSeven welcomes Photographer Joseph Levendusky to the Paul Dietrich Gallery with a new collection of photographs 

WHO: CambridgeSeven + the Paul Dietrich Gallery

WHAT: A Sense of Place – Photographs by Joseph Levendusky. Shot in color during 2023 and 2024, A Sense of Place comprises 22 images which were captured close to home in places that presented themselves as intriguing but perhaps overlooked.

Around Town

Find Out About Watertown During the Revolution on Historical Society’s Walking Tour

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A pre-19th century depiction of the Fowle House. (Photo courtesy of Joyce Kelly)

The following announcement was provided by the Historical Society of Watertown:

The Historical Society of Watertown invites you to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the fight forAmerican Independence by taking a walking tour of “Watertown During the Revolution.”

Dates: Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.(3 chances to take this walking tour)

Meeting Place: Zussman Memorial Park beside 66 Galen St. (The tour will be cancelled for rain.)

Join Historical Society of Watertown walking tour leaders Lynne O’Connell and Beth Houston for a 90-minute walking tour to learn about the important role that the town played during the American Revolution. After the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, the Provincial Congress assembled in the town’s Meeting House, making Watertown the seat of the Massachusetts government for 18 months. As a result, many prominent Revolutionary War figures boarded in town, including Paul Revere and Joseph Warren.

Around Town

Watertown’s Fly Together Fitness Holding Free Spring Open House

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The following announcement was provided by Fly Together Fitness:

Ready to feel strong, confident, and joyful? Curious about Pole Fitness, Pole Dance, Chair Dance, Twerk, and more? Join us for an all ages open house at our Watertown location (100 Parker Street, Watertown, MA) to learn about our studio and community, take a FREE mini class or two, and grab some great Intro Package deals! Fly Together Fitness is Boston’s top ranked pole dance studio, and we’re excited to share our pole and movement philosophy with you! Whether you’re looking to execute impressive tricks, build strength, endurance, and flexibility, unleash your sensual side, or just dance like no one’s watching, there’s something for you at Fly Together Fitness!

Around Town

Former BC Hockey Coach Jerry York Speaking at Watertown Hibernians Annual Breakfast

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Ancient Order of Hibernians:

The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), an Irish Catholic community organization, is hosting their annual Communion Breakfast at Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown Street, Watertown, MA on April 27th at 11:30 a.m.

The event will feature a full Irish breakfast, by Donohue’s of Watertown, and have an exhibition of traditional Irish Dancing from the O’Shea Chaplin School of Dance. Coach Jerry York will be our Communion Breakfast Speaker. Coach York is the former men’s ice hockey coach at Boston College. York is the winningest coach in NCAA hockey and leads the all-time list as the only Division I head coach with over 1,000 wins. He has won the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey title five times as a coach at Bowling Green State University (1984) and at Boston College (2001, 2008, 2010, and 2012).

Government

Watertown’s Housing Plan OK’d by State, is Compliant With MBTA Communities Law

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The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:

City of Watertown is Officially Compliant with the MBTA Communities Law! The official notice of compliance was sent to City Manager George Proakis on April 9, 2025. This marks a significant step toward the ultimate goals in implementing the Watertown Square Area Plan, and revitalizing Watertown’s downtown. A (Very) Brief History to MBTA Communities Law Compliance

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts adopted the MBTA Communities Law in January 2021. This required 177 Cities and Towns to establish “at least one district of reasonable size in which multi-family housing is permitted as of right.”

Around Town

Mt. Auburn Project: April 9-14 – Traffic & Pedestrian Signal Electrical Work

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During the week of April 14-19, 2025, work on Mt. Auburn St. Project includes traffic signal work at two main intersections in East Watertown. See details in the announcement sent out by the City of Watertown. Intersection of Mount Auburn Street & Arlington Street 

Electrical Traffic and Pedestrian Signal Work

Starting Monday April 14, 2025 Newport Construction will continue be installing traffic electrical conduit (underground electrical pipes) at the intersection of Mount Auburn Street and Arlington Street.