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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Feb. 5: A resident of School Street noticed that his car had been rummaged through. Nothing appeared to be missing. It occurred between 9:30 p.m. on Feb.
Watertown’s girls 4×800 relay team — Anna Lonergan, Kaylee Master, Elsa Ryan, and Evelyn Follett — finished fourth at the MIAA Div. 4 Indoor Track Meet. (Photo by @h20raidertrack on Instagram)
Watertown High School’s girls distance relay team competed with some of the best in the state, and finished in a point-scoring position at the MIAA Div. 4 Indoor State Meet at the Reggie Lewis Track on Sunday. Last year, the relay finished second at the State Indoor Meet, only to be disqualified after the race.
Watertown voters can take part in early voting for the 2024 Presidential Primary during six days in late February and early March. Along with candidates for President, voters can vote for the party’s State Committee Man, State Committee Woman, and Town Committee. Polling places for the Presidential Primaries will be open on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The City of Watertown sent out the following information:
In-Person Early Voting for the Presidential Primaries Election will be held at City Hall located at 149 Main Street, Watertown in the Philip Pane Lower Hearing Room on the ground floor on the following dates and hours:
Saturday, February 24, 2024: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Sunday, February 25, 2024: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Monday, February 26, 2024: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Tuesday, February 27, 2024: 8:30am – 7:00pm
Wednesday, February 28, 2024: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Thursday, February 29, 2024: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Friday, March 1, 2024: 8:30am – 5:00pm
If you have any questions concerning the Election or where to go to vote, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 617-715-8686 or visit the Election and Voter Information page. Voters can also cast ballots by mail. The City Clerk’s Office said: “Massachusetts voters now have the option to vote early by mail in all Municipal, State and Federal Elections, with no excuse required.
Watertown’s Tessa Master (left photo) won the 152 pound division at the MIAA Div. 3 State Meet, and Tommy Dicker (third from right) placed second at States. (Courtesy of Watertown Athletics)
Watertown wrestlers grabbed first and second place finishes at the MIAA Div. 3 State Meet over the weekend. Watertown junior Tessa Master won the girls 152 pound division, shutting out both of her opponents on the way to her first place finish in the meet at Wakefield High School.
A live roundtable discussion about how hunger impacts Watertown took place on Feb. 12 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. (Courtesy of Watertown Cable)
Nearly one-in-seven Watertown residents qualify for government food programs, but only about half have signed up for the assistance. Many more people living in town do not qualify for the programs, for one reason or another, despite being in a low-income household. And putting more stress on the situation is the increasing cost of housing in town.
Watertown wrestlers Tommy Dicker (front in grey), Brady Gleason (in black), and Tessa Master (back) are preparing for the Div. 3 State Meet this weekend. Gleason and Dicker won their bracket in the Sectional Meet. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Last weekend, not just one, but two Watertown High School wrestlers — senior Tommy Dicker and junior Brady Gleason — won their division at the MIAA Div. 3 Sectional meet.
Photo by Charlie BreitroseArsenal Park will be getting a major overhaul. Here it is set up for the Watertown Arts Market. The second phase of renovations at Arsenal Park was approved by the City Council, which will include improvements to the recreation areas, but came in more than $4 million higher than originally budgeted. On Tuesday night, the City Council unanimously approved borrowing $10.35 million to cover the cost of the project. The project will make significant improvements to the park in the East End, said City Manager George Proakis.
The Watertown Public Schools budget forecast for Fiscal Year 2025 would provide the district with a small surplus. The budget for the current school year is $57.58 million, and when adding the 3.5 percent increase budgeted by City Manager George Proakis (about $2 million) the budget for the 2024-25 school year will be $59.6 million, Superintendent Dede Galdston told the School Committee last week. That would provide a surplus of $75,138. Most of the budget, about 85 percent, falls under personnel, said Lisa Gibbons, the district’s Director of Finance and Operations. Galdston said the figures are for a “level services budget.”