Real Estate
More Than 30 Open Houses This Weekend Around Watertown
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Check out the properties welcoming home buyers this weekened.
Businesses Air Concerns with Mt. Auburn Street Construction; City Pledges Improved Communication
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Mt. Auburn Street has been under construction this year, and it will continue for a few more. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The past several months have been tough for businesses in Coolidge Square with the road construction and utility work on Mt. Auburn Street. While the project is expected to last another three years, heavy construction is largely done until spring and City and construction officials have committed to improving communication with business owners.
JIM’S VIEW: Watertown Boys Soccer Season Comes to a Harsh End In the Round of 16
Senior Gavin Foley scored one of Watertown’s goals in the Round of 16 game against Greater New Bedford. Here he receives the ball against St. Mary’s. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
There’s always another game is a common-used cliche in sports, but come tournament-time that couldn’t be further from the truth. On this night, either the Bears of Greater New Bedford (GNB), the No. 4 seed at 17-4, or the Raiders of Watertown, the No. 13 seed at 10-2-7, would be left with no choice but to look back on a successful season, but left feeling empty. Unfortunately, it’s the Raiders left feeling that way after coming up short at Greater New Bedford 4-2 in the MIAA Div. 3 Round of 16 Boys Soccer Tournament.
Detours This Week for Mt. Auburn Street Construction
During the week of Nov. 10 some areas of Mt. Auburn Street will be closed and traffic will be detoured as road reconstruction continues in East Watertown. See details provided by the City of Watertown, below.
JIM’S VIEW: Watertown Field Hockey Punches Its Ticket to The Div. 3 Final Four In a Thriller
Watertown celebrates Sophia Setouhi’s go ahead goal in the State Tourney Round of 8 at Medfield on Saturday. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
MEDFIELD — You almost always know when a game has “it.” That special excitement and intensity and competition. Saturday at 1 p.m. was one of those days, as the fifth seeded Raiders took on the fourth seeded Medfield Warriors at Medfield High School. The winner would earn the right to play the No. 1 seed Uxbridge in the Final Four next week.
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New High School Building Taking Shape, Featuring Larger Gym, Theater & Classroom Spaces
Entertainment
WEEKEND FUN: Historic House Tour, National Drink Beer Day, Concert, Adult Craft
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Joseph Vasconi, left, and Haig Hovsepian will perform in the second “Music in Color” at the Armenian Museum of American in Watertown.
The beautiful fall season is here, and this weekend you can celebrate it in some fun ways. Start on Friday evening at the Gore Estate with a Living in the Dark Tour of their historic home. They will show you what life was like before electricity lit up our homes. Then on Saturday evening, be sure to catch the violin concert at the Armenian Museum of America, featuring renowned violinist, Haig Hovsepian. Sunday is National Drink Beer Day, and Donohue’s Bar & Grill welcomes you to celebrate it with them and their wide selection of beer. Sunday afternoon there is an adult crafting workshop at the library in which you can learn how to make wire bracelets. However, it might be wise not to drink and make bracelets on the same afternoon.
Around Town
Watertown Hires New Veterans Services Officer, Who Will Also Serve as the ADA Coordinator
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Watertown hired a new Veterans Services Officer, who is a Navy and Army National Guard veteran with experience in frontline medical care, and most recently worked in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services. See the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
Around Town
Watertown Library Hosting Teen For Freedom Sign Making
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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Library:
Inspired by the artist-led organization For Freedoms, the Watertown Free Public Library Teen Department is helping to ensure that the voices of Watertown teens are heard this coming local election season.
Sports
Turkey Bowl Adult Flag Football Tourney to be Hosted by Watertown & Belmont Rec Departments
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Watertown Recreation announced the 2025 Turkey Bowl adult flag football tourney on Nov. 23. See more info below.
Sports
JIM’S VIEW: Boys Soccer Remains Undefeated After Pulling Out a 2-2 Tie
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Are you a half-empty or half-full sports fan? Wednesday night’s Boys soccer game would put that question to the test. Was Watertown the better team and just ran into some hard luck, but found a way to salvage a tie? Or did the Raiders let a win slip away because of a few lapses and are fortunate to even get a tie? Or is the truth somewhere in-between? Who knows, but ultimately all that matters is what the young men in Watertown uniforms think, and how they respond Saturday night at home versus second place Melrose.
Letters
LETTER: Snow Season is Around the Corner, Get to Know the New Residential Snow Ordinance
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The Snow Season is upon us, which, in my 30 years’ experience, can run from Halloween to Tax Day. Best to be prepared with a shovel (human, gas, or electric powered), windshield scraper and wiper fluid, pet-safe ice-melt — and a review of the Residential Snow and Ice Removal Ordinance.
Elections
Voting Locations Changing for Many Watertown Residents in 2025
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Several polling places in Watertown will be moving to a new location for the 2025 Watertown Election. City Councilors had concerns about how voters will know where to go to vote.