The Watertown Cultural Council opened grant applications with $33,800 in available funding and an October 15 deadline for applicants. The council received $16,800 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and $17,000 from the city.
Committee on State, Federal and Regional Government voted unanimously to recommend Molle for Election Commission. Led by Lisa J. Feltner and Theophilus Offei, the panel backed City Council confirmation of Antonio Molle to the Board of Election Commissioners for a term through April 1, 2030.
Watertown Planning Board unanimously backs turning a vacant Grove Street lab building into self-storage.
Watertown City Council authorized $1.46 million in police station EV charging equipment with two unanimous votes.
Watertown's City Council voted unanimously to send a letter urging the U.S. Postal Service not to permanently close the Watertown Square post office branch, while also hearing a revised $111.2 million estimate for a new middle school.
Watertown Youth Soccer has opened in-town registration for its Fall 2026 season, cautioning that spots are limited, while registration for its BAYS-affiliated Travel Program (grade 3 through high school) has closed for the season. The club is also recruiting referees. In-town programmin…
Three obituaries this week identify Watertown, MA as a place of residence: Ewing, Robert J., 35, of Watertown, died August 31; Marshall, Edward P., 79, of Watertown, died September 1; and Topjian, Robert S., 73, of West Springfield and formerly of Watertown, a Watertown High School grad…
Watertown recorded 13 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only six deeds had a sale price recorded, ranging from $490,000 to $1,050,000 with a median of $727,500. The month's top sale was a unit at 24 Otis Street for $1,050,000, sold by Christina Whitbeck to Lisa Laplante. Seven of…
The Watertown Biosafety Committee voted 4-0 to recommend a biosafety permit for Repertoire Immune Medicines as it relocates its lab from Cambridge to 99 Coolidge Avenue.
HRC working group discussed December 10 Human Rights Day planning. The Human Rights Commission's Committee on Communication, Community Inroads, and Engagement explored partnership with World in Watertown.