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Raiders Report | Watertown Baseball Walks Off AGAIN, Girls Lax Drops First Game
WATERTOWN – The 2023 Raiders baseball team is now 3-2 this season, but they have had to fight and claw their way to two of those victories. For the second straight week, the Raiders won a game in their final at-bat. The commonality between those two games? Watertown’s Emilio Berndt delivered the walkoff hit in…
Read MoreWatertown “YardArt” Creators Share Stories Behind Their Work
WATERTOWN – Organizers of YardArt Watertown hosted a reception at the Mosesian Center for the Arts this week to celebrate the dozens of artists and creators who are participating in 2023’s display. WCN spoke with a few of the residential artists as well as representatives from HATCH Makerspace and the Residence At Watertown Square to…
Read MoreNew, Large Developments in Watertown Will Now Chip in to Fund Affordable Housing
WATERTOWN – The Watertown City Council voted unanimously this week to adopt a zoning ordinance creating a linkage fee. Certain new developments over 30,000 square feet will pay a fee that will be used to create and sustain affordable housing in the city. The council approved the Planning Board’s recommendation of a linkage fee of…
Read MoreNon-Profits Can Apply for Watertown Community Foundation’s Spring Grants
The following press release was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation WATERTOWN – The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) will open the 2023 application process for Institutional and Program grants starting April 3. These grants support local non-profits, community-based organizations, programs, and projects that serve Watertown. Approximately $130,000 in grants will be awarded. WCF’s Program Grants will…
Read MoreRaiders Report | Baseball & Girls Lacrosse Teams Start Spring Season Off Strong
WATERTOWN – The spring sports season is off and running at Watertown High School. In the first week of action, the Raiders baseball team notched a no-hitter and a walk-off win. The girls lacrosse team won a pair of games in commanding fashion and former Raiders basketball star Taylor Lambo was named a NCAA Division…
Read MoreWatertown Students Walkout for School Gun Violence
WATERTOWN – In a demonstration that has become all-to-familiar over the years, students at Watertown High School took time out of the school day on Wednesday, April 5th to gather in front of the school to voice frustrations and call to action following another school student in Nashville. Recent Stories
Read MoreGeese Beware: Watertown’s Very Own “Goose Mitigation Dog” is Coming to Clear Up the City’s Fields
Watertown – During the Watertown City Council meeting on March 28th, City Manager George Proakis announced that the city has acquired a goose mitigation dog to help drive geese from the city’s fields. Vee, a four year-old border collie, will soon be on her way to Watertown from a training facility in Virginia. The city…
Read MoreWatertown Residents Bring Home Hundreds of Gallons of Compost During Successful Recycling Event
Watertown – On Saturday, March 25th, the City of Watertown held a very successful recycling event. They provided the following announcement: —–The March 25, 2023 Recycling event was a huge success. Thank you to everyone that showed up to recycle materials and participate in Watertown’s first soil giveaway. Residents came out in droves on Saturday…
Read MoreState Senator Will Brownsberger Talks Transportation, Climate Change, and Affordable Housing in Latest WCA-TV Interview
WATERTOWN – Massachusetts Suffolk & Middlesex District State Senator Will Brownsberger visited WCA-TV this week to share some updates on his work in the State House and some other issues he’s focusing on during the current session. During his interview with WCN’s volunteer news anchor Maya Shwayder, Senator Brownsberger discussed he MBTA, legislation passed last…
Read MoreWatertown Community Foundation Distributes Record Amount of Youth Sports Grants
The following press release was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation Watertown – For the third year, the Watertown Community Foundationhas provided financial support to Watertown’s youth sports leagues so any child can play aleague sport, regardless of ability to pay. With support from The Bilezikian Family Foundation,NESN, and Arsenal Yards, more leagues applied for…
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