Entertainment
Check Out This Week’s Small Saves Cartoon
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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net.
Inside the City’s 311 Service Center, Where Staff Fields the Public’s Questions, Requests & More
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311 Service Center staff — Constituant Service Director Laura Murray (right) and Constituent Services Representative Stephanie Owens — outside their office City Hall. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Inside a small office in the back corner of City Hall sits the heart of Watertown’s 311 Service Center. The two-woman operation fields calls, texts, emails, and other messages about potholes, people trying to reach a City employee, and occasionally to report something strange they have just witnessed.
Coolidge Square Businesses Navigating Sidewalk Work During Mt. Auburn Street Project
Caution tape blocks off an area of sidewalk under construction in Coolidge Square in early June 2026. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Last week, looking out the window of her business, Artemis Yoga owner Liz Padula saw orange cones, yellow caution tape, gravel, and signs saying “no parking” and “sidewalk closed.”
New Middle School Moves a Step Closer to Reality; Council Approves Funds for Parks Projects
A vision of what a new Watertown Middle School could look like created by Ai3 Architects and presented to the School Committee in October 2025.
The possibility of building a new Middle School in Watertown moved a step closer to becoming a reality at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The Council also approved funding for projects at City parks, the library, Police Station, and for Watertown’s Treaty Day celebration.
City Council to Consider Changes to Noise Ordinance, Including New Allowed Hours for Lawn Work
Watertown’s City Hall.
Proposed changes to Watertown’s Noise Ordinance will soon be discussed by the City Council, including changes of hours for lawn and garden maintenance.
More Headlines
Effort to Start Food Co-op Half Way There, Board Starting to Seek Sites
(UPDATED) WORLD CUP: Local Watch Parties & Festivities But Less Economic Impact Than Predicted
Watertown Farmers Market Opens This Week, See Who Will be There, Including New Vendors
Police/Fire
Incident in East Watertown Cemetery “Not Criminal in Nature”
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The gate to the Catholic Mount Auburn Cemetery was blocked by police tape Friday as law enforcement investigated an incident (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
An incident that drew dozens of police from multiple agencies was “not criminal in nature,” according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
Government
Human Services Department Adding Van, Staff to Help Meet Needs of Residents
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The Parker Annex Building, home to the Watertown Food Pantry and soon of the Human Services Department. (Courtesy of City of Watertown)
Less than a year old, the Watertown Human Services Department has plans to add new programs, such as a van to deliver meals and other services, and boxes with life-saving medicine for people overdosing.
Around Town
Watertown Recreation Offering Summer Parks Program, Field Trips
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The Recreation Department will expand the Summer Parks Program, and offers multiple field trips over the summer. See more in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
Around Town
Watertown Group Hosting Jewish Voices Critique the Antisemitism Commission
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The following announcement was provided by Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice and the Environment:
The Palestine Committee of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment is sponsoring an important educational program on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Watertown Savings Bank Room at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St., Watertown.
Real Estate
Several New Listings on Watertown’s Open House List
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Plenty of places for home buyers to visit over the weekend in Watertown.
Government
Setback in Effort to Bring Post Office Back to Watertown Square
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After signs of progress toward a Post Office branch returning to Watertown Square, City of Watertown officials recently received some bad news.
Entertainment
WEEKEND FUN: Porchfest, Plant Sale, Sculpture Walk, Herring Festival, Children’s Theatre
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(Photo from Watertown Porchfest)
As the trees around town bloom, Watertown’s arts scene is bursting with life this weekend, with a mix of music, theater, arts, plants, and fish. One of the biggest cultural events, Watertown Porchfest, returns on Saturday afternoon with hundreds of venues across the city. Head to Gore Place to hear some music and also pick up some plants. The annual plant sale runs Friday to Sunday. See the new additions to the Community Sculpture Walk and meet the artists on Saturday. Celebrate the spring migration of herring up the Charles River at the 2026 Herring Festival on Sunday. And, from Friday to Sunday, the Watertown Children’s Theatre presents “Amelie: Teen Edition.”