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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
A woman who realized she had lost the diamond off her ring in a recycling bin recovered the stone thanks to the assistance of a Watertown Public Works employee who sifted through the refuse.
Watertown Middle School
Watertown Middle School will be the next major project constructed by the City of Watertown. Tuesday night, the City Council voted to move the school to the top of the Capital Projects list. One of the primary reasons was to take advantage of the cost savings provided by using the modular classes set up on Moxley Field for students while the school is under construction.
Watertown will have a cultural district in the center of town after the City’s application received official approval from the Mass. Cultural Council this week.
A second man was arrested for being involved in the alleged stabbing that took place in Watertown on Oct. 22, the Watertown Police and Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced. See details from the press release below.
Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co.Mighty Squirrel Brewing will be serving its creations at the new biergarten at Arsenal Yards.
Beer lovers will soon have a new option when Might Squirrel, which started in Waltham, opens a new location in Watertown. See more information in the announcement provided by Arsenal Yards, below.
The following announcement was provided by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office:
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced it has reached a settlement with Avatar Construction Corporation (Avatar), a construction company based in Watertown, MA, and its owner, Nazar Vincent. The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by the AGO, alleging that the company violated the Massachusetts False Claims Act (MFCA) in connection with prevailing wage theft when it and a subcontractor allegedly underpaid workers on five municipal construction projects in Cambridge, Lawrence, Saugus, and Watertown.
Watertown has dozens of open houses to visit over the weekend.
The Raiders seek to lift the MIAA Field Hockey State Championship trophy for the fourth straight year in 2o24. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The Watertown High School field hockey team enters the 2024 Div. 3 MIAA State Tournament in the unusual position of being second seeded, despite finishing the regular season undefeated.
Fear not! The days of ghouls and church bazaars are not over yet. On Friday and Saturday you can celebrate the Day of the Dead at Condesa Restaurante in Arsenal Yards. Or if you are more in the mood for Armenian food, St. Stephen’s Church will be selling Kebab dinners among other treats on those same evenings. After dinner you might stroll over to the Mosesian Center to hear some classic radio dramas by H.G. Wells. If you’ve been contemplating meditating after the Halloween events, the library is holding a four-week introduction to Raja Yoga Meditation on Saturday afternoon. Then you can polish off the weekend at First Parish Church on Sunday. There you can do good at the same time as you treat yourself to a relaxing massage, where your $20 will benefit Doctors without Borders.
The City of Watertown announced the repaving of Main Street from near the Watertown Fire Station past City Hall beginning on Halloween. See details provided by the City, below.
The City Council and Planning Board got down to the details of the proposed new Zoning Map for the Watertown Square Area on Tuesday night, suggesting some changes to the proposal including allowing taller buildings in some spots, more modest ones in others, and keeping the Delta “green.”