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Watertown Mall Property Sold, Plans for Life Science Redevelopment Appears to be Over

By Charlie Breitrose | 11 hours ago

(UPDATED on Oct. 21, 2025 at 2:20 p.m.: The first version incorrectly noted that the whole 24 acres of the proposed project were sold. Only 550 Arsenal Street were sold).

Plans to turn the Watertown Mall and other properties on the north side of Arsenal Street into a life science campus appear to be over after the owners of the property sold to a Newton-based development firm.

Police Log: Man Found Undressed in Apartment Building, Medicaid Scam

The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.

Armenian Museum Hosting Exhibition of Arshile Gorky’s Work, Many Never Shown Publicly

Arshile Gorky, “Self-Portrait,” 1923–1924, will be part of the MA–The Armenian Museum of America’s exhibition, “Arshile Gorky: Redrawing Community and Connections.”

The following announcement was provided by the Armenian Museum of America:

The Armenian Museum of America recently announced the opening of a landmark exhibition, Arshile Gorky: Redrawing Community and Connections, on December 11, 2025. This is the first exhibition of Gorky’s work in an Armenian museum, and it caps off a series of programs initiated by the “100 Years of Arshile Gorky” Committee in the City of Watertown.

Three Watertown Football Players Honored for Helping to Catch a Drunken Driver

(Screenshot from Boston 25 News)

Three sharp-eyed and quick thinking Watertown High School football players were honored for their effort that helped police locate and arrest a drunken driver.

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Entertainment

WEEKEND FUN: Grandparents Ice Cream Party, Art by Rock Musician, Meditation, Historical Society Events

By Charlo Maurer, Contributor | September 4, 2025

This weekend starts off with an ice cream party for grandparents at the Senior Center on Friday morning. (Yes, it’s OK, at least for some, to eat some ice cream before lunch today! It’s National Grandparents Day.) Mount Auburn Cemetery is holding a sunset sound meditation on Saturday at 5:30. It’s such a peaceful beautiful place for mediation. There are two events this Sunday put on by the Watertown Historical Society this weekend, a walking tour in the morning, and in the afternoon, a one-woman show, as Michele Gabrielson portrays Mercy Otis Owen, the first historian of the American Revolution at the library. Sometime this weekend, trek over to the Armenian Museum of America to see the exhibit of Serj Tankian’s art, the Art of Disruption, which includes sound, images and poetry. It’s inspired by his memoir, Down with the System.

Around Town

First Creative Chats of the Season Features Members of a Chamber Music Ensemble

By Guest Writer | September 3, 2025

The following announcement was provided by Creative Chats:

Join Little Local Conversations and Mosesian Center for the Arts Kick Off New Season of Creative Chats!

Obituaries

OBIT: Garrett Barry, Navy Veteran, Longtime Business Owner, Frequented Oakley CC

By Guest Writer | September 3, 2025

Garrett Barry

A Mass of Christian Burial for Garrett James Barry, will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 11:00 AM in Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, Waltham.

Police/Fire

Three Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide Were a “Blended Family,” Leave Behind a Baby

By Charlie Breitrose | September 3, 2025

The house on Boyd Street shared by the three killed in an apparent murder-suicide discovered on Aug. 31. (Google Streetview Image)

The three people killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Watertown were part of a “blended family” in which the younger couple helped care for the elderly owners of the home on Boyd Street. The husband of the older couple passed away in early August; and the younger couple had a baby, for whom extended family is seeking a new home.

Entertainment

Watertown Restaurant Hosting Jazz Performances in September

By Guest Writer | September 3, 2025

Listen to live jazz each Wednesday at Branch Line.

Watertown’s Branch Line restaurant will host live jazz each Wednesday night in September.

Around Town

Registration Open for 10th Edition of Watertown Police Finish Strong 5K

By Guest Writer | September 3, 2025

The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Police Department:

We cordially invite you to participate in the 10th annual Watertown Police Finish Strong 5K road race and walk. This event will support the Watertown Police Relief Committee, Watertown Police Association and the Watertown Police Supervisors Association.

Around Town

Second Empowering Watertown in Women Workshop Features First Responders, a Disability Advocate & Entrepreneurs

By Charlie Breitrose | September 3, 2025

The tent at the Commander’s Mansion was full for the second Empowering Women in Watertown in August to hear from female first responders, a librarian and disabilities advocate, and entrepreneurs who started fitness and studios Watertown.

Police/Fire

Three Deaths in Watertown Being Investigated as a Murder-Suicide Case, Couple Had a Baby

By Charlie Breitrose | September 2, 2025

The deaths by gunshot of three people on Boyd Street in Watertown are being investigated as a murder-suicide, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. The three were identified, and the DA’s office said the couple had a young child, who was not there at the time of the shootings.