The Watertown School Building Committee voted unanimously to authorize design and bidding on the city's new middle school, following a City Council vote to move the project forward.
Watertown's Commission on Disability voted to authorize up to $800 for a Nov. 4 disability-awareness event co-hosted by the Watertown Free Public Library and World in Watertown.
City postpones fall recycling collection event to Nov. 7 citing weather forecast.
The Watertown Senior Center Building Committee voted 7-1 to hire EDM Studio over rival firm BH+A to run the town's senior center feasibility study.
Watertown's Committee on Public Works backed a $3 million loan order for 2027 road construction while flagging unresolved gaps in the city's street-rebuild backlog.
Curriculum panel reviews new MCAS data showing wide math gaps for high-needs students. From our own coverage: Curriculum panel reviews new MCAS results; Planning Board takes up school addition height.
Watertown School Committee heard an MCAS data presentation showing uneven gains while parents pressed leaders on special education transparency and a stalled director search.
Watertown's Planning Board approved a three-story addition for St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School. From our own coverage: Planning Board approves St. Stephen's school addition; Policy panel advances ICE, voting rule policies.
Two Watertown, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week, as compiled from Echovita's Watertown listings: Cate, Janet, 92, who died Oct. 13, 2026; and Butler, Joan Angelina, 88, who died Oct. 15, 2026.
Watertown calls for applicants to fill six seats on its Charter Review Committee this fall. From our own coverage: September home sales ranged $389,000 to $1.7 million.