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🌱 Patch AM: What Watertown Police handled in the first week of January
And check out Houseplant Sale Lyman Estate Greenhouses on the Watertown Patch calendar

Good day Watertown! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Watertown Police handled in the first week of January
Also on today's calendar: Houseplant Sale Lyman Estate Greenhouses and 8 more events.
Find out what's happening in Watertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Watertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 50 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, temps: high: 46, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Partly sunny and colder, with a high of 31 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Police Log: 2 Cart-Loads of Items Stolen from Home Depot, Man Inadvertently Turns Himself In (watertownmanews.com) — Watertown residents can see a rundown of recent police calls, from shoplifting at Target and Home Depot to vandalism, illegal dumping on the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, and identity fraud cases. The log also notes two Watertown residents arrested on outstanding warrants and several incidents of property damage and theft around local streets and homes.
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📸 Around Watertown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watertown
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★ Featured events ★
- Houseplant Sale Lyman Estate Greenhouses
Lyman Estate Greenhouses, Historic New England, 185 Lyman St, Waltham
9:30 am - Rock Voices Newton - Community Rock Choir - Concert
Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Rd, Newton
7:00 pm
Saturday January 17
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Other local events
- MMA Meeting
Maynard SD Zoom
7:15 pm - Fowler Advisory Council
Maynard SD Maynard, MA 01754
3:00 pm - Mr. Mark Storytime
Maynard Public Library Storytime Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA, 01754
4:00 pm - Knitting and Crochet Group
Maynard Public Library Roosevelt Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA, 01754
5:00 pm - BCM Fest: Boston Urban Ceilidh
Club Passim , 47 Palmer St , Cambridge
6:30 pm - Fowler School Advisory Meeting
Maynard SD Maynard, MA 01754
6:30 pm - Poetry Appreciation Society
Maynard Public Library Trustees Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA, 01754
7:00 pm - Page of Enlightenment History Book Club
Belmont Public Library Online
7:00 pm - Dance Until You Drop!
300 Hammond Pond Pkwy , Newton
3:00 pm
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
Sunday January 25
📣 Watertown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Preschool Story Time (Ages 2-5)
Brighton Branch Library , 40 Academy Hill Road , Brighton
10:30 am - East Branch Storytime
East Branch , 115 Broadway , Somerville
11:00 am - Local Emergency Planning Committee
Belmont, MA Calendar , 299 Trapelo Road , Belmont
1:00 pm - GAME DAY at East!
East Branch , 115 Broadway , Somerville
1:00 pm
Wednesday January 14
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Watertown PatchAM possible:
- Flourishing Intimacy — (508) 449-0634
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Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - Dependable Cleaners — (617) 471-1900
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Watertown. Apply here.
- Planet Fitness Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Closer in Watertown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watertown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Belmont
- Belmont Hockey Teams See Talent Leave for Prep School Ranks (belmontvoice.org)
- Ask Lisa: What To Know About Opioids Following Dental Surgery (belmontvoice.org)
- Axed: Climaxe Throwing to close Jan. 28 (laconiadailysun.com)
Brookline
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-- The Patch AM Team
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