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Watertown Receives Municipal Website Award from Statewide Organization

By Charlie Breitrose | 23 hours ago

A screenshot of the City of Watertown’s website.

The City of Watertown received a Municipal Website Award at the recent Massachusetts Municipal Association conference.

City Manager’s Update on Winter Parking Ban; Demolition Delay Review Request & Watertown’s Federal Grants

Watertown City Hall

Following the multi-hour meeting about Watertown’s Winter Parking ban, City Manager George Proakis updated the City Council about next steps and urged residents to sign up for the City’s alert system. Also, Council President Mark Sideris requested a review of Watertown’s Demolition Delay Ordinance, and Proakis provided information on Federal grants received by the City.

City Council Newsletter: Police Body Cameras, Capital Improvement Plan & More

The Watertown City Council Newsletter for the meeting on Jan. 28, 2025 was provided by the City Council.

Residents can view the recording of the January 28th meeting here.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Council President Mark Sideris began by reading a proclamation honoring Ingrid Marchesano on her retirement after over forty years of dedicated service to Watertown. You can read the full proclamation here. Ingrid has also served Watertown on several committees including the Watertown Arsenal Yards Development Committee, the original Public Arts and Culture Committee, and numerous other city efforts. Ingrid shared that she continues to reside in Watertown and looks forward to continuing to see the people she has come to know over the course of her career.

Watertown Public Schools Partners With Regis College to Enhance Staff Development, Recruitment

Regis College and Watertown Public Schools announced the establishment of a strategic partnership that will support school employees with unique employee development programs, employee recruitment through access to Regis graduates, collaboration opportunities with Regis faculty on product development and research, discounted tuition rates, and use of the Regis campus facilities.

More Headlines

Mt. Auburn St. Project: Drainage Installation Work at Arlington St. & Bigelow Ave. Continue

Familiar Architecture Firm Picked to Design Watertown Middle School, Committee Concerned with Budget & Getting “A Team”

Police Log: Man Arrested for Possessing a Stolen Firearm, Shoplifter Busted

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LETTER: Library’s Survey Missing a Key Language in Watertown

By Guest Writer | January 7, 2025

Letter to the Editor:

The Watertown Free Public Library’s efforts to gather community input for its 2026–28 Strategic Plan are commendable and reflect a genuine desire to serve the needs of residents. However, as a former resident of Watertown, I was surprised and disappointed to see that Armenian is not among the survey’s available languages (“Watertown Library’s Survey Will Help Plan for the Future,” Jan. 6, Watertown News).

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Major Watertown Street Closed Tuesday Due to a Water Emergency

By Guest Writer | January 7, 2025

One of Watertown’s major roadways will be closed to do emergency repair work, according to an announcement from the City of Watertown sent out at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

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Watertown Fitness Studio Running Free Mini Classes During Open House

By Guest Writer | January 6, 2025

Watertown’s Fly Together Fitness will host free mini classes during an open studio Jan. 12 from 1-4 p.m.

Business

One Watertown Restaurant Closes, a New One Opens

By Charlie Breitrose | January 6, 2025

Some of the South of the Border dishes being served at Plazita Mexico Tacos.

As 2025 begins, Watertown has seen one restaurant close, while an addition has been made to the eating scene.

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Watertown Library’s Survey Will Help Plan for the Future

By Guest Writer | January 6, 2025

Watertown LibraryThe Watertown Free Public Library.

The Watertown Library wants to hear from the public as it plans for the future. A survey has been posted on the Library’s website and is also available at the Library in seven languages.

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Drainage Installation at Mt. Auburn St. & Arlington St. Intersection to Begin This Week

By Guest Writer | January 5, 2025

Work on the Mt. Auburn Street reconstruction project will restart in the New Year. See details in the announcement from the City of Watertown.

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Four Watertown Home Sales This Week

By Charlie Breitrose | January 5, 2025

Two single-family homes and a pair of townhouses were sold this week.

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Community Preservation Committee Recommends Funding Affordable Housing Project

By Guest Writer | January 4, 2025

A rendering of the proposed Willow Park Housing development.

An affordable housing project got a boost from the Watertown Community Preservation Committee, which voted to recommend that Community Preservation Act money be used to help fund the project in East Watertown.