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City Plans to Add Six New Pickleball Courts at Watertown’s Filippello Park

By Dan Hogan | February 23, 2024

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…

New Watertown Coach Joey Carroll Shares What He Hopes to Bring to the Raiders Football Program

By Dan Hogan | February 23, 2024

WATERTOWN – Watertown High School has a new football coach for the first time in nearly two decades. Joey Carroll, who has served on the Waltham High School coaching staff since 2019, was named the new Raiders coach earlier this month. Carroll graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2019 where he was a…

Bestselling Author Celeste Ng Will Visit Watertown to Talk Libraries & Censorship

By Dan Hogan | February 21, 2024

The following press release was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library WATERTOWN – On Thursday, March 21, The Watertown Free Public Library will welcome New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng for a conversation about her novel Our Missing Hearts, the importance of libraries, and the present-day fight for the right to read. This event…

Watertown Cultural Council Awards Over $16,000 in Grants to Local Organizations

By Dan Hogan | January 17, 2024

The following press release was provided by the Watertown Cultural Council Watertown – The Massachusetts Cultural Council and Lois Pond, chair of the Watertown Cultural Council, have announced the award of 35 grants totaling $16,430, for cultural programs in Watertown. Grant recipients include Edible Watertown, Watertown Arts Market, Watertown Indigenous History Tour, and Live Music…

First Watertown Children’s Theatre Productions of 2024 Announced, Performing and Visual Arts Classes Start Soon at Mosesian Arts

By Dan Hogan | January 8, 2024

The following press release was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts WATERTOWN – Mosesian Arts’ Watertown Children’s Theater will produce two plays this winter in the newly named Dinah Lane Theater. New classes in performing and visual arts for all ages also begin this month at the arts center. A program of the…

Watertown Community Foundation Awards Over $40K in Health and Education Grants

By Dan Hogan | December 22, 2023

The following press release was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation Watertown – The Watertown Community Foundation awarded $40,487 in health and education grants during the fall grant cycle to invest in healthy, bright futures for Watertown’s families and kids. Healthy Watertown Grants Will Keep People Healthy and Save Lives “We are so impressed by the quality…

Solo Performances of “LOVEFOOL” Coming to Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts This Valentine’s Day Weekend

By Dan Hogan | December 22, 2023

The following press release was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts WATERTOWN – This February, NYC-based queer actor and comic Michael John Ciszewski returns to Boston with his third solo show LOVEFOOL to celebrate Valentine’s Day Weekend with two performances at Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts after a smash 2023 tour that…

Watch the Presentations From the Three-Day Watertown Square Planning Charrette

By Dan Hogan | December 1, 2023

WATERTOWN – On November 28-30, the City of Watertown hosted a three-day planning event at 64 Pleasant St. to begin gathering input from the community about how best to redesign and improve Watertown Square and surrounding area. Below you can watch each of the three presentations that were made at the conclusion of each day.…