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See How to Participate in the Winter Celebration of Light & Make Your Own Lantern

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The following announcement was provided by the Public Arts & Culture Committee and the Watertown Cultural Council:

River of Light is a celebration of light in winter featuring a parade of community-made lanterns. Presented by the Public Arts & Culture Committee in partnership with the Watertown Cultural Council, the lantern making workshops and wintertime parade build community and bring light. The parade is free and open to the public and will take place on January 18th, but it’s time to start building the lanterns!

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LETTER: Progressive Watertown Endorses 2 Ballot Questions

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The following piece was submitted by Progressive Watertown:

There are the five state-wide ballot questions on the November 5, 2024 ballot.

Question 1: Determining State Auditor’s Authority to Audit the Legislature

Question 2: Eliminating the use of the MCAS as a Graduation Requirement

Question 3: Unionization for Transportation Network Drivers (Uber and Lyft)

Question 4: Limited Legalization and Regulation of Certain Natural Psychedelic Substances (such as Psilocybin)

Question #5: Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers.

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MassDOT Hosting Meeting About Plans for Newton Corner Mass Pike Interchange

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MassDOT’s study area at Newton Corner. The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:

Massachusetts Department of Transportation is leading two exciting projects to transform Newton Corner. If you travel through the area on your way in/out of Watertown, you may be interested in learning more and providing input. Please let your voice be heard on how you use Newton Corner to connect to your public transit trips to improve your commute; the quality and safety of walking and cycling through; how you think overall safety and comfort can be addressed; how you best see sidewalks, parks, public space & destinations in the study area being used; and what your own long-term transit & commuting vision is for the area. The Newton Corner Improvements Project construction is starting!

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LETTER: MBTA Bus Barn Could Become a Street Car Museum

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The original letter was sent to City Council President Mark Sider, City Manager George Proakis and Assistant City Manager Steve Magoon:

By Clyde Younger

The newly identified UPS site represents an exceptional opportunity to exceed the number of Multi-Family Units planned for the Square. The property is an easy site to comply with the MBTA Law allowing ample land area. The Developer will have “By Right” an easier pathway of building the number of units outlined as the City’s goal.  

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Watertown Groups Hosting Screening of Film About Environmental Justice Advocate Stewart Udall

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The following announcement was provided by Race Reels, Progressive Watertown, and Watertown Faces Climate Change:

The film “Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty.” tells the inspiring story of Stewart L. Udall (1920-2010) and his legacy as an advocate of social and environmental justice. No American political figure is as relevant to the issues we face today as a nation – learning to work together, achieving racial and environmental justice, improving international relations, enhancing beauty and the arts, alleviating climate change and moving toward sustainability – as Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.