Elections

LETTER: City Councilors At-Large Candidate Thanks Voters

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I want to thank the voters of Watertown for allowing me to continue serving you as your City Councilor At-Large at our citywide election on Nov. 4, 2025. Over the last few months of active campaigning, my gratitude list grew three times. As I criss-crossed all neighborhoods of our city, I enjoyed hearing your ideas for Watertown, your love of this wonderfully-diverse community, your recommendations for the best local restaurant or which baker crafts the best lamejun, as you welcomed me at your door, along the street, riding your bike toward the Charles River, or at your neighborhood block parties. I was hoping just to get re-elected to continue my service on the City Council, but I was truly amazed by the total vote numbers I received in every neighborhood, and that I received the most votes of the five candidates for City Councilor At-Large.

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LETTER: The Infractions …The Election … The Aftermath

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By Linda ScottWatertown Resident

First, I’d like to thank all of the candidates for office for putting themselves out there. It’s a grueling process, and I appreciate your efforts. And congratulations to those who were elected. Let’s wish them all great success in these challenging times. Their success is our success.

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SOLSTICE Returns to Mount Auburn Cemetery with New Light and Sound Installations for 2025

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The chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery was lit up for Solstice 2024. Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 edition. (Photo by Aram Boghosian)

The following announcement was provided by Mount Auburn Cemetery:

Mount Auburn Cemetery will host the fifth annual Solstice: Reflections on Winter Light from December 5–21, 2025, presented by the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery and created by Boston-based artist collective MASARY Studios. The outdoor evening event has become one of Greater Boston’s most distinctive seasonal experiences, featuring immersive, large-scale light and sound artworks that transform Mount Auburn’s historic landscape into a living canvas of reflection and renewal. Now in its fifth year, Solstice continues to evolve as a world-class gathering for meaning—distinct from traditional holiday events—where large-scale contemporary artworks, including four new installations for 2025, invite reflection, connection, and renewal within one of Boston’s most historic landscapes.

Entertainment

Watertown Church Hosting Chamber Music Concert

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The following announcement was provided by Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble:

Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble presents the second concert-set of its 2025-26 Concert Series, Sweet Sleep the weekend of November 14-16, 2025, including a date in Watertown on the 15th. Inspired by the many states of slumber and repose, the program includes gorgeous vocal and instrumental works by John Dowland, Thomas Arne, Antonia Bembo, Georg Muffat, J.B. Bach & J.S. Bach, as well as a traditional Nordic folk song arranged for string quartet. Sarasa will present Sweet Sleep at three public performances, as well as to incarcerated teens at Massachusetts’ Department of Youth Services facilities, as part of Sarasa’s award-winning ‘Music Unlocked’ program. Concert Information

Sweet Sleep

With Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, piccolo cello/cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ

Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 at 7 p.m. – Brattleboro Music Center, VT (tickets at bmcvt.org)

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Entertainment

Watertown Resident to be Featured in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”

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Jill Craig

Watertown actress Jill Craig will be a featured dancer in a musical production by Savoyard Light Opera Company in Carlisle on Nov. 14 and 21. See details in the announcement provided by the Savoyard Light Opera. The Savoyard Light Opera Company is proud to present “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” the musical and comedic satire of corporate culture and the ruthless pursuit of success. Can the Voice of a Book tell you all you need to know about getting to the top of the executive ladder?

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Detours This Week for Mt. Auburn Street Construction

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During the week of Nov. 10 some areas of Mt. Auburn Street will be closed and traffic will be detoured as road reconstruction continues in East Watertown. See details provided by the City of Watertown, below. Milling

Milling (removal of the top layer of pavement) on Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street is scheduled to continue Monday, November 10, 2025.

Entertainment

Mass Cultural Council Head Michael Bobbitt Taking New Position

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Michael Bobbitt

Michael Bobbitt, a Watertown resident and former director of the New Repertory Theatre, will be moving on from his position as head of the Mass. Cultural Council at the end of the year. See more information in the announcement from the MCC, below. Mass Cultural Council announced the departure of Executive Director Michael J. Bobbitt, effective December 31, 2025. Bobbitt has accepted the position of President & CEO of OPERA America and will begin this new role on January 1, 2026.

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City’s Human Services Director Joins Marshall Home Fund Board

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Jenna Bancroft

The Marshall Home Fund announced the newest addition to the Board of Directors. See more information provided by the organization, below. Please help us welcome Jenna Bancroft to our board. She is Marshall Home Fund’s new “Community Representative.” Jenna Bancroft is the City of Watertown’s first Human Services Director.