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Watertown Marks 10th Anniversary of Community Preservation Act

Watertown's Community Preservation Committee marks 10 years of the Community Preservation Act with a public hearing at the Watertown Free Public Library's Watertown Savings Bank Room. The 7 p.m. session invites residents to reflect on a decade of CPA-funded projects in town, with questi…

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Watertown Schedules Hearing to Mark Decade of Preservation Act

Watertown marks 10 years of its Community Preservation Act with a public library hearing on the program's local impact. Town officials are inviting residents to the Watertown Free Public Library's Savings Bank Room for a 7 p.m. hearing reviewing a decade of CPA-funded affordable housing…

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Government · BioSafety Committee

BioSafety Committee Approves Resonance Life Sciences Permit

Watertown BioSafety Committee approved Resonance Life Sciences' biosafety permit recommendation to the Board of Health. The committee voted 4-0 with a roll call, after microbiologist Richard Lavin presented the laboratory's research on probiotics for autoimmune and inflammatory disease treatment.

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Community Preservation Committee elects new chair and vice chair

The Community Preservation Committee elected Marissa Mayo as chair and Allison Eck as vice chair for one-year terms beginning July 1st. Community Preservation Coordinator Lanae Handy reported the fund held $4,641,098 in revenue as of June 1, with $3.2 million generated from surcharge, state match…

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