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🌱 Patch AM: How this week’s Mt. Auburn work could change your daily routine

And on the Watertown Patch calendar - Community Flea Market

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Hey there, Watertown! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How this week's Mt. Auburn work could change your daily routine

Also on today's calendar: Community Flea Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and cool, temps: high: 62, low: 48.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 62 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coolidge Square Sidewalk Work Planned & Drainage Work on Mt. Auburn Street (watertownmanews.com) — Expect significant sidewalk and drainage construction this week along Mt. Auburn Street in Watertown's Coolidge Square, with lane shifts, parking restrictions, and some business access changes. Pedestrians may need to cross to opposite sidewalks or use rear entrances, while police details help people safely navigate work zones as the city advances its Mount Auburn Street Complete Streets project.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

  • September 18 2026 Public Notice (belmontvoice.org)
  • 1971 Folk Rock Song, Written by a 21-Year-Old About Massachusetts, Is Still a Powerful Hit 55 Years Later (parade.com)
  • Striving to Make the Market Welcoming to All (belmontvoice.org)

Cambridge

  • Miyawaki Forest: Reforestation Goes Small (emagazine.com)
  • Massive Antique Warehouses In Massachusetts Worth Driving Across The State For (takingthekids.com)

Ok Watertown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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