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🌱 Patch AM: How this winter’s Mt. Auburn drainage work will affect your commute
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In today's newsletter:
- How this winter’s Mt. Auburn drainage work will affect your commute
Also on today's calendar: Looking to Join LLAIC? and 2 more events.
Find out what's happening in Watertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Watertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 39 and low of 27 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sun giving way to clouds, temps: high: 44, low: 35.
- Wednesday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mt. Auburn St. Project: Construction Season Over, Off-Season Work Focusing on Drainage (watertownmanews.com) — Expect lighter construction on Mount Auburn Street this winter, but drainage work and related lane shifts and parking restrictions will still affect drivers and pedestrians near Watertown Square and Coolidge Square. Sidewalks and business access will remain open, with work running roughly 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents can follow the City of Watertown’s updates online for changing conditions. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watertown
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- Looking to Join LLAIC?
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9:00 am - Rock Voices Newton - Community Rock Choir - Concert
Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Rd, Newton
7:00 pm
Monday January 12
Saturday January 17
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Other local events
- Fiber Creatives
Community Classroom - 201 Belmont Public Library , 336 Concord Ave , Belmont
1:00 pm - Grand Opening Celebration
Children's Activity Center - 132 Belmont Public Library , 336 Concord Ave , Belmont
9:00 am - Dance Until You Drop!
300 Hammond Pond Pkwy , Newton
3:00 pm
Friday January 16
Saturday January 17
Sunday January 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- MassHire: Career Help for Adults
Microfilm Room Waltham Public Library , 735 Main Street , Waltham
9:00 am - Monkey Mind Belly Breath Children's Yoga
Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
10:00 am - Winter Baby Storytime
Storytime Room Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
10:30 am - Singalong, Ages 0-5
Faneuil Branch Library , 419 Faneuil Street , Brighton
10:30 am - Music with Little Groove at Central
Auditorium Central Library , 79 Highland Ave , Somerville
10:30 am - Storytime in Spanish at West
West Branch Children's Room , 40 College Ave , Somerville
11:00 am - Cookbook Club
Roosevelt Room Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
12:00 pm - Youth Connections
Microfilm Room Waltham Public Library , 735 Main Street , Waltham
1:00 pm - Movie Monday: Home Before Dark
Brighton Branch Library , 40 Academy Hill Road , Brighton
2:00 pm
Monday January 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Someone posted in Watertown: “Per my downstairs neighbor, her Ring footage has shown someone going up and down Carroll St in the early hours of the morning checking to see if doors are unlocked, so please share and protect yourselves and your
neighbors.” I want to add : a friend of mine had someone ring her doorbell at 3am and leave snowy footprints near her window last week on church… (Nextdoor Highland Ave) - Multiple calls report a structure fire at 13 Joanne Drive in Ashland, MA, with firefighters checking for extension.
3:28PM on Jan 10: Multiple calls report a structure fire on Joanne Drive in Ashland. (Nextdoor )
- Sweetgreen posted a job opening for Arsenal Yards - Kitchen Lead in Watertown. Apply here.
- FutureRecruit posted a job opening for Preschool Special Education Teacher- Belmont, MA in Belmont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watertown here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- January 9 2026 Public Notice (belmontvoice.org)
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- Stainton's Late Goal Lifts Bulldogs Over Harvard (yalebulldogs.com)
- Viewpoints: The 5 myths that cripple American democracy (buffalonews.com)
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