Watertown

You may have heard about the rats in Boston and Cambridge. Now you can add Watertown to the list of Massachusetts communities dealing with this particular rodent problem. Watertown’s director of public health says food sources for rats evaporated when restaurants shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Those rats didn’t magically disappear during that time, though, Larry Ramdin said,...

To try to keep the rat problem from getting worse, health officials in Watertown are asking people to not leave their pumpkins overnight, especially with Halloween right around the corner.

Two Massachusetts police departments are teaming up to catch a criminal. The Watertown Police Department is working with the Waltham Police Department to investigate two house break-ins that occurred early in the morning on Wednesday, officials say. Police believe that the incidents are related. One break-in occurred on Longfellow Road in Waltham. Another was on Partridge Street in Watertown. The…

Five people are displaced after a house caught fire overnight on Spruce Street in Watertown, Massachusetts. One firefighter suffered a minor injury. The Cambridge Fire Department was on scene to help put out the flames. No further information was immediately available.

Russo’s Market in Watertown announced that it’ll close its doors in fall, leaving customers who appreciate its family feel crestfallen.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A beloved market whose roots date back more than 100 years is shutting down. According to a source, Russo’s in Watertown is closing, with a Facebook post from the Pleasant Street business confirming this, saying that “After more than 70 years working for the family business, Tony Russo is retiring. Our business…

Chef and restaurateur Jason Santos is excited to announce that his highly anticipated, second location of Buttermilk & Bourbon will be opening in Watertown’s Arsenal Yards this Monday. Derek Zagami has the details.

A suburban Boston police officer who became a national hero in 2013 when he tackled one of the Boston Marathon bombers retired from the only job he says he ever wanted. Watertown police Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese retired on Monday after more than 41 years on the force. He wanted to keep working, but had reached the state’s mandatory police retirement…

State police responding to what was reported as an accident on the northbound side of Route 8 involving a UPS truck on Tuesday night found the truck’s driver had been the victim of a serious assault. The driver was taken to the hospital, where he later died, according to police. Police later identified the victim as Nathan D. Burk, 28,…

Two homes in Watertown, Massachusetts, were broken into on Saturday, according to police. The Watertown Police Department says it is investigating after there were two house breaks that occurred Saturday between 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Avon and Sunnybank roads. Police released a home security video that was taken from an attempted housebreak in September. The person in the…

The Watertown Police Department is investigating two break-ins that occurred Saturday on Avon and Sunnybank roads.

[This story originally appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A long-awaited location of one of the best-known pizzerias in the country has finally debuted, though in a limited manner for now. As mentioned in an article here earlier, Pepe’s Pizza opens at Arsenal Yards in Watertown for takeout and delivery today, with a Facebook post from the place confirming this,...

The Boston Teachers Union was scheduled to deliver its school reopening plans to Mayor Marty Walsh Thursday afternoon.

Friday is the deadline for schools to submit their fall reopening plans, and at least 32 of them have already decided against having kids return to class at all. Auburn, Barnstable, Belmont, Bourne, Brockton, Brookline, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Framingham, Gardner, Lawrence, Leominster, Lynn, Marblehead, Manchester-Essex, Masconomet, Mendon-Upton, Methuen, Northbridge, Revere, Salem, Somerset, Somerville, Taunton, Topsfield, Wachusett, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, West…

Dr. Brenda Cassellius, the superintendent of Boston Public Schools, and Mayor Marty Walsh have already ruled out a full-scale return for the fall. School officials are still trying to decide between a hybrid or remote-only model as they consider limitations within their facilities and transportation capabilities.

For several hours each day, Nick Avtges spent time with his wife at her nursing home. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, forcing the home to shut down to visitors. But Avtges, 88, of Watertown, found a way to continue visiting his wife, with their son’s help.

No visiting hours? No problem. One man used a bucket truck to visit his wife in her Waltham nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Watertown man plays sousaphone around his neighborhood to bring joy during coronavirus.

Police are seeking the public’s help after a resident found a dead cat in a trash bag weighed down by a large rock in the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts, a little over a week ago. Watertown Animal Control is investigating after a resident who regularly walks the river contacted them on Jan. 30 to say he had found the…

Thirty-one people were displaced Friday after a fire tore through an apartment building in Watertown, Massachusetts.