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In the next few weeks the Watertown Police Department will have access to new equipment that can capture images of license plates of passing cars. The technology is intended to help with criminal investigations, but some have expressed concerns about how it will be used, including the ACLU of Massachusetts.
Simone Zupka
A young dancer from Watertown is taking the stage with the Boston Ballet in this year’s production of the holiday classic, “The Nutcracker.” See more details in the announcement from the Boston Ballet, below.
China Rainbow
A fixture on the Watertown eating scene, China Rainbow, will be closing after more than half a century.
A new light show is featured on Bigelow Chapel for SOLSTICE in 2025. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
SOLSTICE returns to Mount Auburn Cemetery beginning Friday, Dec. 5 with some new features and a different theme in 2025.
It has been a whirlwind of a month at the Watertown Food Pantry, as we faced one of the greatest obstacles in feeding our clients that we have encountered.
Watertown field hockey players Kaylee Master, Ava Lamacchia, and Lola Venezia defend against Uxbridge in the MIAA Div. 3 Tournament Semifinal. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
WEST BRIDGEWATER — Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure … than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Charlie BreitroseA closeup of the section of the Kingian Nonviolence Mural featuring Martin Luther King.
The following announcement was provided by the World in Watertown:
Presented by World in Watertown, the UNITY AWARD is given each year at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast to recognize individuals or groups who are making significant contributions to civic life in Watertown.
An entertaining start to this weekend is a trip to see the Watertown Children’s Theater production of Anastasia: The Musical on Friday evening or on Saturday. Then for lots of lighthearted fun, Saturday afternoon there is a Taskmaster (TV show) watching party at the library. It is a funny and tongue-in-cheek TV show that is perfect for group watching. I can hear the laughter now! Sunday in the late morning or afternoon there is a holiday gift shopping block party at Arsenal Yards. Get off your online shopping and shop in town instead while grooving on the DJ’s tunes and eating good food. Also outside on Sunday is the School of Rock Fall Fest with musical performances in Filippello Park. There will be interactive activities and one of my favorite things, an instrument petting zoo. If you feel more like staying inside, there is an organ concert on Sunday afternoon at the Armenian Memorial Church with David Von Baron from Harvard’s Memorial Church. A professional organ concert can be magical.
The Water Mills residential and retail complex on Pleasant Street will be sold at auction.
An apartment building on Pleasant Street will be sold at auction on Dec. 10, 2025.
Watertown’s Kat O’Connor will star in “She Loves Me.” (Photo by Bridget Sullivan / Weston Friendly Society)
The following announcement was provided by the Weston Friendly Society:
Watertown resident Kat O’Connor will take the stage Nov. 22-29 in Weston Friendly Society’s production of “She Loves Me,” the holiday-set romantic comedy that Deadline calls the best Broadway musical you’ve never heard of.
Watertown Veterans Services Officer Jay Terminiello introduced veteran and Council on Aging member Russ Arico, the featured speaker at the Senior Center’s Veterans Luncheon. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The Senior Center hosted dozens of veterans and other guests on Monday to pay tribute to Watertown’s current and former military servicemen and women the day before Veterans Day.
The following announcement was provided by Project Save:
Watertown’s Project Save Photographic Archive, which protects and preserves the global Armenian experience through photos, opens its first exhibition in its new gallery space on Thursday, Nov. 13th at 7 p.m. with French-Armenian photojournalist Astrig Agopian.