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Watertown Church Hosting Marriage Course: What Happy Couples Know
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Watertown’s Grace Chapel will host “Marriage Course: What Happy Couples Know” starting April 12. See more information from the church, below.
Police Log: Multiple Shoplifters Arrested, Fake Trial Scam Costs $14K and Illegal Dumpings
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
JIM’S VIEW: Boston Renegades Beep Baseball Team Plays At Fenway Park For The First Time
The Boston Renegades, who practice in Watertown, got to play at Fenway Park for the first time on April 12. The beep baseball team has members who are visually impaired and others who are not, all of whom wear blindfolds. (Photo by Jim Vershbow)
BOSTON — Bravery. It comes in all shapes and sizes. Among the bravest, in my opinion, are those individuals who are forced to live their lives visually impaired. Sight is a precious thing, and not having it is one of the cruelest things you could inflict on any human being. Yet, over the years so many incredible techniques and equipment have been devised and developed to allow the visually impaired community to do things that those of us with sight take for granted. One of those things is the opportunity to play the great sport of baseball, more commonly known to the visually impaired community as Beep Baseball.
Fire Hits East End Home, Residents Evacuated by Alert Witnesses
Watertown Firefighters put out a fire at a home on Kimball Road. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Watertown Firefighters doused a house fire on Kimball Road Tuesday morning. Residents were not hurt thanks to alert employees of a Coolidge Square business.
BOSTON MARATHON: See How the 39 Watertown Runners Fares in the 2026 Edition
Watertown had 39 participants in the 2026 Boston Marathon. The fastest male runner was Michael Creedon, and the top female was Courtney Hawkins.
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Watertown Group Joined Climate Contingent at No Kings III Protest
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Watertown Faces Climate Change attended the No Kings III Protest in. Boston. (Photo by Joshua Touster)
The following information was provided by Watertown Faces Climate Change:
Watertown Faces Climate Change (WFCC) joined the Climate Contingent at the No Kings III protest in Boston on Saturday, March 28th, 2026. After attending the No Kings Stand Out in Watertown Square dozens of Watertown residents and members of Watertown Faces Climate Change took the 504 Express bus to Copley Square where they joined 100s of members of other climate groups including 350 Mass, Extinction Rebellion Boston, Elders Climate Action, Mothers Out Front, Sierra Club of Massachusetts, Sunrise Boston, Third Act!, Beyond Plastics Greater Boston, and many more.
Police/Fire
Police Log: Bones Unearthed at Historic Cemetery, Thieves Take 1 Car & Attempt to Take Another
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Sports
JIM’S VIEW: Defending-Champ Gold Kings Take Winner-Take-All Game 3 in PPSHL Semifinals
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Repeat after me – “The Boston Gold Kings are Defending Champions … The Boston Gold Kings are Defending Champions.” It’s an exercise I imagine most defending champions undertake. It’s a challenge winning it all, and even more so to repeat.
Entertainment
See When Registration Will Open for the 6th Annual Watertown Arts Market
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The Watertown Arts Market returns to Arsenal Park on Aug. 8, 2026. (Photo by Natalie Nigito Photography)
Registration will open for the 2026 Watertown Arts Market on Wednesday, April 1. See more details in the announcement from the Watertown Business Coalition, below.
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Creative Chats Focusing on How Artistic Talents Can Help Your Cause Stand Out
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Joshua TousterWatertown’s Eileen Ryan, founder of Beyond Plastics Greater Boston, advocated for legislation to limit plastic in front of the State House. She will be the featured guest for the next Creative Chats.
Matt Hanna, host of Little Local Conversations, will host a discussion with climate and social justice activist Eileen Ryan about how she uses her artistic abilities to help her causes. See more in the announcement provided by Hanna, below.
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No Kings III Protest Draws a Crowd in Watertown Square
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One of the more than 1,000 attendees of the the No Kings III protest in Watertown Square on March 28, 2026. (Courtesy of Indivisible Progressive Watertown)
The following information was provided by Indivisible Progressive Watertown:
Approximately 1,300 people of all ages attended the No Kings III Protest in Watertown Square which was sponsored by Indivisible Progressive Watertown. Music was provided by Watertown’s own band “Rosie and the Resisters.”
Sports
JIM’S VIEW: Watertown Baseball Opens The ’26 Season With A Solid Non-League Win
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There are many “truths” in baseball, and there are two among many when it comes to early-season Spring baseball games. Truth number one? Quite often the weather will be more suited to Football season. Truth number two? Very rarely will games be “clean.” In other words, there will be errors and base-running gaffes and pitchers who have trouble finding the strike-zone, and on and on. Most high school teams get relatively very little time outside prior to the regular season beginning, and just as little actual game action. All that said, Saturday’s home opener was a pretty darn good baseball game for Game 1 of the season, and despite all the above happening, the Raiders swung the bat, played decent baseball overall and received two quality pitching performances on the way to a 9-7 non-league win versus Fitchburg.