Government

Watertown Public Works Holding Spring Recycling Event

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Get your items ready for the Watertown Public Works recycling event. 

The event will be held Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

It will be held at the Watertown Recycling Center on Green River Way, off Waltham Street. You can shred paper, a styrofoam collection, and a tire collection – no rims are allowed. No commercial or business recycling will be allowed. The event is open to Watertown residents and identification will be required.

Government

DPW Grabs a Rest as Another Storm Heads Toward Watertown

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The Watertown Department of Public Works got a brief rest this week between heavy snow storms, but they will have to go back into action this weekend. 

The National Weather Services has issued a Winter Storm Watch from Saturday at 3 p.m. to Sunday at 7 p.m. Forecasts call for Watertown to get a foot or more of snow, with winds gusting up to 50 mph, according to the NWS. If there is any doubt this is an unusual winter, WCVB reported that Boston set a record for the snowiest February in recorded history. Watertown Public Works Superintendent Gerald Mee got his first night’s sleep on Monday night after being up for 54 hours, and some worked even longer hours. “I haven’t seen anything like this,” Mee said. “The continuous storms and the path of the storms doesn’t appear to be letting up.”

Government

Watertown Hires Town Engineer for Department of Public Works

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After years without one, Watertown’s Department of Public Works again has a Town Engineer. On Tuesday, Town Manager Michael Driscoll announced the hiring of Matthew Shuman. He will start his new job as Town Engineer on June 23. Shuman comes to Watertown after working as assistant town engineer for the Town of Winchester. Before that he worked with the towns of Melrose and Bedford.