Watertown News

A Chechen immigrant who was shot and killed during a violent confrontation with Boston bombing investigators was about to confess to other killings, officials have told US media.

A Watertown man was charged with breaking side view mirrors on Beacon and Berkley Street.

Today Watertown is seen as a place with welcoming neighborhoods, interesting diversity with the beauty of the Charles River, but also as a place that people drive through to get to other town, unfriendly to pedestrians and overdeveloped areas.

2. Catch the Greater Boston Intergenerational Chorus concert tonight in Watertown.

Jeffrey Ryan lives at the corner of Laurel Street and Dexter Avenue in Watertown, a neighborhood that he considered safe until the early hours of April 19.

The wall along a path between Waverley Avenue and Whites Avenue now has peeling dark grey paint with a number of graffiti tags sprayed on it, but by the end of the summer it will feature a freshly painted mural featuring some of the best parts of life in Watertown.

A parking ticket issued during a snow emergency provides more evidence that the Boston Marathon Bombing suspects had visited the neighborhood where they got into a shootout with Watertown Police, and where one met his end.

Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said her administration has been in communication with the police department regarding concerns about whether there is enough money in the payroll account to cover some of the costs in the current 2013 budget, which will conclude at the end of June.

Not Really a Fair Trade Newton Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Beacon Street.

2. Preschoolers can boogie at the Watertown Library today at a Dance Party for 3 to 5 year olds.

If you were there, you know how it felt to be under siege during when the Boston Marathon Bombing suspects came to your backyard - and the experience only brought an already tight-knit community closer together.

The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department . Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as retribution for US wars in Muslim countries, CBS News reported on Thursday.

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as retribution for US wars in Muslim countries, CBS News reported on Thursday.

Dynsail Corp. , a developer of sensing, detection and analysis technology for homeland security, medical and industrial applications, has had its share of challenges in the last several months marked most recently by its drop in revenues and increase in losses for the second quarter fiscal year 2013.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.

Several residents of Marcia Road, and those from other streets near Oakley, appealed to the Town Council Tuesday night asking them to stop the fence from going up.

In the days after last month's Boston marathon bombings, the city was on edge. Residents were holed up in their homes, under strict orders not to leave.

2. Spring Cleaning Your Video Collection. Play it Again Video on Needham Street offers individuals the opportunity to view their old VHS or 8mm tapes as well as other kinds of old media for free before deciding whether to transfer them to DVD or CD.

Genocide Survivor Siran Kassabian Receives State House Proclamation http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2013/05/14/genocide-survivor-siran-kassabian-receives-state-house-proclamation/ ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, NEWS MAY 14, 2013 3:33 PM WATERTOWN - The Armenian Community of Massachusetts, with the sponsorship of several state senators and representatives, has ... (more)