🌱 Patch AM: Inside Watertown’s new net-positive, $219 million high school

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In today's newsletter:

• Inside Watertown's new net-positive, $219 million high school

Also on today's calendar: Riverfest 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray morning shower; warm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 77, low: 49.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How brand-new Massachusetts high school is considered unlike any other in the country (cbsnews.com) — Watertown families now have a $219 million, fossil-fuel-free high school that actually produces more energy than it uses, saving the city on heating and cooling. Inside, students grow food for school meals, explore technical programs like medical assisting, and will soon gain access to a new culinary arts program in a state-of-the-art commercial kitchen.
   

📸 Around Watertown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watertown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Riverfest 2026 →
  Assembly Row, 355 Artisan Way, Somerville
  11:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Arlington High School
  Belmont High School, 869 Mass Ave, Arlington
  5:30 pm
• Girls JV Field Hockey @ Arlington High School
  Arlington High School, 869 Mass Ave., Arlington
  6:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Football vs Arlington Catholic High School
  Belmont High School, 221 Concord Ave, Belmont
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Coffee with the Principal
  Mary Lee Burbank School, 266 School St, Belmont
  8:30 am
• Trivia Night →
  Shutt Detachment, 215 Mt Auburn St, Watertown
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Watertown Citizens Palestinian Film Festival," THE PALESTINIAN EXCEPTION" →
  Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave, Watertown
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Death, Desserts, & Discussions →
  The Presentation School Foundation Community Center, 640 Washington St, Boston
  3:00 pm
• Jagged Little Pill →
  Arlington Friends of the Drama, 22 Academy St, Arlington
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Halfway to St. Patrick's Day →
  The Shutt Detachment, 215 Mt Auburn St, Watertown, MA 02472
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Andover's Mark Coneeny Goes from Decades-Long Donor to First-Time Big —Diana Read on Patch

• Sanofi, Inc. posted a job opening for Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Vaccine in Waltham. Apply here.
• Robert Bosch Tool Corporation posted a job opening for Prototyping Specialist in Waltham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watertown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Field Hockey Team Aims to Defeat Elite Eight 'Curse' (belmontvoice.org)
• The doctor is in ... (washu.edu)
• As School Begins, Families Wrestle With Busing Changes (belmontvoice.org)

Somerville

• 1 Injured After Jumping From Window During Somerville Fire (patch.com)
• Somerville Ceremony Marks 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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