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And check out Meditations and Carols for the Solstice on the Watertown Patch calendar

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Hello Watertown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the new four-legged officer changing support in Watertown
  • Which Watertown real estate firm just entered major Chapter 11 bankruptcy?
  • How an ice menorah and fire show lit up Watertown’s Chanukah

Also on today's calendar: Meditations and Carols for the Solstice and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy with sun and clouds, with a high of 43 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 45, low: 41.
  • Friday: Windy with rain, with a high of 59 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• TLC Team Up to Provide Service Dog to Local Police Department (goiam.org) — Watertown residents now have a new four-legged member of the Police Department: facility dog Wyatt, who provides emotional support to officers, city staff, and the wider community. Partnered with Officer Kyle Rooney, Wyatt works afternoons and evenings, attends local events, and helps ensure a comfort dog is available in Watertown from morning through midnight.
   

• Weekly Bankruptcy Alert December 15, 2025 (For the Week Ending December 14, 2025) (natlawreview.com) — A Watertown-based real estate company, PSCD Trinity, LLC, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Boston, listing both assets and liabilities between $50 million and $100 million. The weekly report also details several other large business bankruptcies across New England, New York, and Delaware, highlighting regional financial pressures but with only one case tied directly to Watertown.
   

• Chanukah Candles Light the Dark Night at Chabad Watertown's Fourth Annual Celebration (watertownmanews.com) — Watertown’s Jewish community and neighbors recently gathered at Arsenal Yards for Chabad Watertown’s fourth annual Chanukah celebration, complete with an ice menorah, fire dancing, and a gelt drop from a Watertown Fire truck. City leaders joined Rabbi Dovid Zaltzman to honor victims of overseas attacks while emphasizing light, resilience, and ongoing programs Chabad offers locally.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Maynard Fire Department extinguishes a house fire on Parker Street, with traffic detoured at Great Road and Parker Street.
    2:49PM on Dec 15: A structure fire is reported on Parker Street in Maynard, MA, with fire showing on the Charlie side of the first floor of a two… (Nextdoor )
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandise Associate in Watertown. Apply here.
  • Roche Bros posted a job opening for Bakery Clerk in Watertown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watertown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

  • Real Estate Transactions for Nov. 13, 2025 to Nov. 28, 2025 (belmontvoice.org)
  • Local Teens Organize Toy Drive, Gift Wrapping Event (belmontvoice.org)
  • Top story: UMass Chan celebrates naming of Paul J. DiMare Center (umassmed.edu)

Cambridge

  • City Council backs shorter buildings around Inman Square (cambridgeday.com)
  • Massachusetts Is the No. 2 Safest State To Live In (realtor.com)

Arlington

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