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Items recently dumped in the parking lot of the Watertown Boys & Girls Cluh.
Recently, the Watertown Boys & Girls Club has been receiving some unwanted drop-offs in the form of furniture, mattresses, and other items being left in or around the club’s dumpster.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
The owner of a Watertown restaurant got a special call from the Governor for donating meals to people in need when the SNAP benefits lapsed during the Federal Government shutdown.
More than 1,500 people took part in the 20th Donohue’s Turkey Trot. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The 20th edition of the Donohue’s Turkey Trot drew the biggest crowd in the history of the Thanksgiving morning 5K run and walk. More than 1,500 people joined in the event, which raises money for the Watertown Boys & Girls Club.
Donohue’s Kaos Club and New Day faced off for the 2023 Papas Elite Finals. (Photo by Natalie Nigito Photography)
Check out high quality basketball outside under the lights at Saltonstall Park when the Watertown Summer Basketball League playoffs begin this week. The teams are made up of current and former college players, and Thursday night there will be a cookout.
A Watertown trash bin. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The City of Watertown announced that for the first time in a month resident yard waste will be collected during the week of Aug. 4, as the five-week trash strike continues.
Watertown LibraryThe Watertown Free Public Library.
The following statement was read by Watertown Board of Library Trustees Chair Leanne Hammonds about the request to reconsider including a book in the summer reading suggested reading list.
Dear George,
When I wrote my first open letter to you, I hadn’t meant for it to be a habit, but circumstances being what they are, I guess it was meant to be.
Dear Neighbors:
I’ve never been so disappointed in our city. Last week I attended the Library Trustee’s monthly Board meeting which included an agenda item on the policy for reconsideration of a book the summer reading list. This was largely due to a letter that I and other Jewish residents sent regarding concerns with one book on the second grade summer reading list curated by the Watertown Free Public Library and Watertown School District. We shared our concerns with how it framed Israel as the oppressor and sought to teach a young reader a history of Palestine with ideological views often seen as anti-Israel propaganda. In our letter we asked for a dialogue so we could share our concerns and have a conversation. Did we expect the book to be removed from the list? Maybe not. Did we expect our public institution overseen by elected officials would at least hear our concerns? We naively did.
The second Empowering Women in Watertown event is a summer workshop featuring members of the Watertown Police and Fire departments. See the announcement below.
Three condos, three townhouses, and a pair of two-family homes were sold this week.
The Watertown Recreation fall and winter programs are now open for registration. See details in the announcement from the Recreation Department below.