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Watertown DPWWatertown trash and recycling pickup has been uncollected since July 1 when workers at Republic Services went on strike.
Watertown City Manager George Proakis joined several mayors, town managers, and town administrators urging company Republic Services to come to a deal to end the strike that has stopped trash and recycling collection since July 1, 2025. The letter also identifies weaknesses in the company’s response to the situation, including slowness of deploying backup resources and lack of communication. See the letter below.
The following announcement was provided by Teamsters Local 25:
Following a strike vote that passed by more than 90 percent on Monday, members of Teamsters Local 25 at Republic Services are about to conclude their first week of the work stoppage without a fair offer from the company.
At the Watertown School Committee’s June 23 meeting, school leaders coalesced to tackle a diverse agenda – from contract renewals to electronic device usage in school – while taking another look into how students, families, and teachers experience life in the Watertown School System.
Laura Kurman retired as Executive Director of the Wayside Multi Service Center in June. She worked there for more than three decades. (Courtesy of Wayside Multi Service Center)
For more than three decades, Laura Kurman has been working to help those in need in Watertown. She retired as Executive Director of the Wayside Multi Service Center at the end of June, and looked back on her time.
Greetings Councilors,
By now, I anticipate most residents have received, or seen, the City’s HomeWorks Energy communications. Receipt would have been on, or about Monday, June 23rd. The signatory of the documents is George J. Proakis, Watertown City Manager.
Watertown DPWWatertown trash and recycling toters.
UPDATE: Due to the strike trash and recycling pickup in Watertown will be cancelled on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. See more here.
Watertown residents may feel the impact of a looming strike by employees of the company that picks up trash and recycling around the City.
Aliana de la Guardia
The Mosesian Center for the Art’s Board announced the hiring of the next Executive Director in an email on June 27. Aliana de la Guardia will take over for interim Executive Director Roberta Miller. See the MCA’s announcement below.
Marshall Home Fund celebrated its 20th anniversary. (Courtesy of Marshall Home Fund)
The following information came from the Marshall Home Fund:
Marshall Home Fund’s 20th anniversary celebration took place May 15, 2025. Participants included community members who have contributed to both the Marshall Home and Marshall Home Fund’s success. Board members, ex-officio board members, new grantees, returning grant recipients, public servants, friends and family attended. The celebration was shared with the 2025 grant recipients.
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Roadwork continues this week around town, impacting Mt. Auburn Street, Arsenal Street, Main Street and North Beacon Street. See information below about the Mt. Auburn Project provided by the City of Watertown and manhole replacement projects provided by Eversource.
Two townhouses, a condo, a single family, and a two-family home were sold this week.
The Watertown Police Department ran a saturation patrol on Thursday focusing on stores often hit by shoplifters. The operation was one of a series of stings focused on shoplifting going back to April 2024. The WPD sent out the following announcement: