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Recreation, Planning Officials Share Redesign Plans for Three Watertown Parks
WATERTOWN, MA – The city of Watertown has announced plans for the redesign and improvement of three local parks: How Park, Bemis Park, and Sullivan Park. The initiative aims to enhance these recreational spaces and increase accessibility for residents. Recently, community members were invited to provide input on the proposed designs during an event held…
Read MoreFrom Camp Counselor to Director of Recreation: Peter Centola Looks Back at Career that Spanned Decades
Watertown – Peter Centola, who started working for the city of Watertown in the 1970s as a camp counselor before being named Director of Recreation in 2009, looks back at his career that spanned nearly five decades and featured numerous achievements along the way. Recent Stories
Read MoreCity Plans to Add Six New Pickleball Courts at Watertown’s Filippello Park
Watertown – The City of Watertown is working to accommodate the fast growing sport in the country. In the fall of 2023, 99 residents signed up to participate in the Watertown Recreation Department’s pickleball league. But with only one court in town, things got a little crowded. During a community meeting on February 20th, recreation…
Read MoreBruins Foundation, Hall of Fame Coach Jerry York Help Celebrate Watertown’s New Hockey Rink and Ball Courts
Watertown – Watertown’s newest recreation facilities received a proper welcome this week during a ceremony at PFC Richard Moxley field on Wednesday, October 25th. The Boston Bruins Foundation joined the celebration, which included Foundation President Bob Sweeney, Bruins mascot Blades, and national anthem singer Todd Angilly. The foundation also made a donation of new youth…
Read MoreWatertown Celebrates the Completed Renovation of Irving Park; One of the First Community Preservation Act Projects
Watertown – Members of the Community Preservation Committee, along with neighbors and City Officials, celebrated the completion of the Irving Park project on Saturday, October 14th. The project is the first to be completed using Community Preservation Act funds since the legislation was enacted in Watertown. The CPA adds a small surcharge on property taxes…
Read MoreFrom Moxley Park to Victory Field; Recreational Improvements Aplenty in Watertown
Watertown – Watertown’s city officials, especially those in the recreation Department, have been hard at work making improvements to recreational facilities all over town. Watertown Director of Recreation Peter Centola gave WCN an inside look at the progress being made to the the ongoing projects at Moxley Park and Victory Field, and shared some updates…
Read MoreWatertown’s “Goose Dog” Enjoying New Life Chasing Geese Away From City’s Fields and Cemeteries
Watertown – WCN can now exclusively report that Vee, the City of Watertown’s new Goose Mitigation Dog, is a very good girl. Vee arrived in Watertown in April from a training facility in Virginia that trains dogs to herd and deter geese from fields. Watertown City Manager George Proakis announced that the city was acquiring…
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 MoreNew Multi-Sport Rink & Ball Courts Coming Soon to Moxley Park
WATERTOWN – Plans are in place to renovate the basketball and tennis courts at Moxley Park this summer. In addition, a new multi-sport rink will be added in place of one of the existing tennis courts. The project has already been bid and construction is slated to begin soon. The renovated park aims to be…
Read MoreCity Council Approves Funds to Resurface Victory Field with New Turf
WATERTOWN – The Watertown City Council approved a $1.5 million order to resurface the Victory Field turf with a new type of artificial turf material. The motion passed 6-3 following over two hours of impassioned statements from residents and city officials who spoke for an against the continuous use of artificial turf. Watch the full…
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