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One of the more than 1,000 attendees of the the No Kings III protest in Watertown Square on March 28, 2026. (Courtesy of Indivisible Progressive Watertown)
The following information was provided by Indivisible Progressive Watertown:
Approximately 1,300 people of all ages attended the No Kings III Protest in Watertown Square which was sponsored by Indivisible Progressive Watertown. Music was provided by Watertown’s own band “Rosie and the Resisters.”
The Mt. Auburn Street Project will impact traffic patterns temporarily beginning this week. See more information in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
The sign welcoming people to Arsenal Park.(Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Watertown’s newest park renovation received a statewide award at the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association Conference in Springfield this week.
Watertown School officials, with the guidance of the School Committee, have reduced a shortfall of $2.5 million and came up with a budget that would have a $700,000 surplus, according to the presentation made Monday by Superintendent Dede Galdston.
Rock. Paper. Scissors. Everyone knows this classic game. The rules can’t be much simpler. Rock beats scissors. Scissors beats paper. Paper beats rock. Why the review? I’ve come up with a hockey version. Speed. Strength (of skating, shooting & stickhandling). Size. Speed beats “strength.” Size beats (or slows down) speed.
The following announcement was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:
The Mosesian Center for the Arts continues its relaunched jazz series, Chords and Cocktails, with an evening of expressive jazz, lyrical storytelling, and world-class musicianship. On Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM, acclaimed vocalist Kris Adams is joined by legendary trumpeter, composer, and arranger Greg Hopkins, along with an ensemble of distinguished musicians, for an intimate performance in the Dinah Lane Theater.
Show some love for local non-profit organization during the Watertown Business Coalition’s Share the Love event on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. See details from the WBC, below.
Longtime dining destination, Not Your Average Joe’s, will be closing after more than a quarter century in Watertown Square.
The City of Watertown’s Live Well Watertown program is hosting an Eat Well Community Event on Feb. 4 at the Watertown Library. See details in the announcement provided by the City of Watertown, below.
Three Watertown condos were sold this week.
The month of January has been nothing but league games. Tuesday night a league foe, rinse and spit, another league foe Friday night. Tuesday night a league foe, rinse and spit … you get the idea. For the past three and a half weeks. But on Thursday night, Watertown got the chance to face a non-league foe, in advance of the D3 Tournament, and see where they stand. Watertown entered the game 8-4 on the season, while Milford sat at 6-7. What started out as a back and forth contest, turned into a one-sided affair as the Raiders could never put together a stretch of consistent basketball, as they fell to Milford by the score of 60-43.
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.