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Marilynne Roach, center-right, and State Rep. Steve Owens, center-left, at the State House on the day that Roach spoke during a hearing about exonerating the victims of witch trials before the ones in Salem. (Photo by Caroline Enos / The Salem News)
Watertown historian and author Marilynne Roach who has researched the Salem Witch Trials recently testified at the State House for a bill that would exonerate the eight people, including two with ties to Watertown, found guilty of being alleged witches before the Salem 1692 panic.
The City of Watertown’s inauguration ceremony will take place on Jan. 2, 2026 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. See more information from the City of Watertown, below.
Produce growing in the Watertown Public Schools’ Freight Farm. (Contributed Photo)
The state recently awarded the Watertown Schools a grant to run its farm-to-school program, including its Freight Farm. See details in the announcement from the Watertown Public Schools, below.
Food collected from multiple locations across the City during theCommunity Food Drive, running through December 31, 2025.
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation:
The Watertown Community Foundation received $43,000 in donations to support Watertown’s food pantries since the City of Watertown’s Community Food Drive began on October 31. These funds have been distributed to the Watertown Food Pantry and Watertown Catholic Collaborative Food Pantry to purchase and distribute food at each pantry.
Items recently dumped in the parking lot of the Watertown Boys & Girls Cluh.
Recently, the Watertown Boys & Girls Club has been receiving some unwanted drop-offs in the form of furniture, mattresses, and other items being left in or around the club’s dumpster.
The following announcement was provided by Atelier Sociale:
Atelier Sociale, a full-service media production studio specializing in photography, videography, and podcast production, announces its grand opening on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 372 Main St., Watertown.
Watertown Families Together and Brigham House will host Breakfast with Santa, and families with young children are invited. See the announcement from the organizers, below.
Watertowns veterans will remember Pearl Harbor with a ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 6. See more information in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
The following announcement was provided by Storefront Art Projects:
Storefront Art Projects presents: Draw a Line, featuring Lesley Cohen, Sand T Kalloch, Christine Kyle from Dec. 6-27, 2025. A reception Saturday, Dec. 6, 1-4 p.m.
Parking passes for Watertown’s municipal lots are available for businesses. See how to apply in the information from the City of Watertown below.
State Rep. Steve Owens.
Watertown State Rep. Steve Owens will host a pair of office hours in Watertown and another in Cambridge in December. See more information in the announcement from Rep. Owens’ Office, below.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.