Government
City Watertown Retirees Will Get a Pension Boost After Council Vote
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This week, the City Council voted to give City retirees an increase in their pension benefits, while maintaining a fully-funded pension system.
Trash & Recycling Pickup Resumes This Week, Other Services Delayed
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Watertown DPWTrash and recycling pickup begins again this week.
The City of Watertown announced that trash and recycling collection will resume beginning Monday. The strike continues, but Republic Services will use replacement crews to do the collection.
Teamsters Union Releases Statement About Trash Strike
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.
Watertown City Manager, Municipal Leaders Urge Swift Resolution to Trash Strike
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.
School Committee Hears Results of Survey of Watertown Students, Parents & Teachers
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.
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Q&A with Laura Kurman Who is Retiring from Wayside Multi Service Center After More Than 30 Years
Trash Strike Continues, See When Pickups Could Resume
Watertown Rotary Members from Past and Present Gather to Celebrate 100th Anniversary
Government
City Councilor Caroline Bays Hosting Annual Public Meeting
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City Councilor At-Large Caroline Bays.
As part of the changes to the Watertown Charter all City Councilors must have an annual meeting to meet with the public. City Councilor At-Large Caroline Bays announced the date of her meeting. See info below.
Sports
Watertown Battled First Place Wakefield on Senior Night
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Senior night is always special. It doesn’t matter if a team has a winning record or a losing one, is heading to the post-season tournament or not. Senior night is about family and friends. Senior night is about remembering all the good times and the practice and the commitment and the training and the devotion to team. Parents and grandparents and siblings share in the joy and recognition. And when the night is done, it’s hard to believe that one’s high school career is almost at an end.
Weather
Weather Forecast: Warm Temps and Scattered Showers This Week
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Eastern Massachusetts wraps up the week with classic mid-May warmth, but a more unsettled weather pattern gradually takes hold heading into the weekend.
Real Estate
A Very Busy Weekend for Open Houses in Watertown
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More than 35 Watertown homes will be having open houses over the weekend.
Government
Staffing for Second Watertown-Run Ambulance Approved by City Council
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The Watertown Fire Department got approval to run a second ambulance after the City Council approved funding to staff the ambulance on Tuesday.
Around Town
Learn About the Watertown Public Works Department at an Open House
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Watertown’s Department of Public Works will host an open house on Tuesday, May 20 at the DPW Facility on Orchard Street. See more in the announcement from the City of Watertown below.
Government
City Council Will Hear from Department Heads at Three Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Hearings
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Watertown City Hall
The City Council will hold three hearings on the Fiscal Year 2025 Watertown City Budget beginning on Tuesday, May 20. See more information provided by the City below.