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NICOLE GARDNER
District A City Councilor


Meet Leah Abel
Q: Leah, what first drew you to circus, and how did you end up making your career in the field? More than anything, I loved the...
Aug 5, 2024


Meet Trang Trinh
Q: Ok, first of all, Trang, what is a zero waste store? Zero waste stores sell goods in bulk, with minimal packaging and without...
Jul 9, 2024


Meet Gabe Camacho
Q: Gabe, to start, can you please introduce yourself and share a bit about your background? I was raised in the South Bronx by my Mexican...
Jun 23, 2024


Meet Dan Pritchard
Q: Dan, you are the only poet that I know. What inspired you to start writing poetry? I'm probably not the only poet you know! Poets are,...
Jun 9, 2024


Meet Michael Creamer
Q: Creamer, you’re a member of the team behind Earfull, which was honored at the recent Mosesian Center for the Arts benefit. I have to...
May 28, 2024


Meet Inés Gonzalez-Romero
Q: Could you describe your role at the library? I'm a circulation assistant. My main job here at the WFPL is to help our patrons with...
May 15, 2024


Meet Charlo Maurer
Q: What brought you to Watertown? We moved to Watertown 20 years ago from Cambridge where we raised our kids. Watertown was a draw for...
Apr 10, 2024


Meet Melinda Dennis
Q. Can you start by telling us a little about yourself? I grew up in southern California and, even after all these years of living here,...
Mar 23, 2024


Meet Kathryn Loup
Q: What brought you to Watertown, Kathryn? I had moved to the Boston area in 2010 and lived in several different towns. In 2020 I was...
Mar 11, 2024


Act now to get your residential tax abatements!
How it works Q: How do I apply? A: Residential Exemption applications are mailed every July to everyone who purchased a home in the...
Mar 9, 2024


Meet Allison Eck
Q: How did you come to live in Watertown? After graduating from college in 2012, I moved to Boston for my first job, at the PBS show...
Feb 27, 2024


Meet Phil Gordon
Q: What do you do for a living? I’m the Deputy Director at Social Capital Inc. (SCI), a Woburn nonprofit which strengthens communities in...
Feb 12, 2024


Meet Maja Young
Q: Maja, you're trying to reduce your consumption, and encouraging others to do the same. Why does it matter to you? For me, reducing...
Jan 23, 2024


Nicole's 2023 Councilor Community Meeting
Thanks to all who joined the meeting! Here is a PDF of the slides I presented. Please reach out with questions or ideas!
Dec 15, 2023


Food resources in Watertown
Watertown Food Pantry: 80 Mt. Auburn St. (rear of the Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church), uesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m....
Dec 11, 2023


Meet Jared Knowles
Q: What do you do for a living? I'm the founder of Civilytics Consulting, a microbusiness that specializes in applied social science...
Dec 7, 2023


Meet Louise Enoch
Q: Why did you get involved with advocating for the HRC? I’ve always cared about equality and human rights. Growing up, I decided to work...
Nov 14, 2023


Meet Skyler Kelemen
Q: How long have you been working elections in Watertown? The first election I worked was the 2020 primary. Like many people, during the...
Oct 24, 2023


Meet Jamie Kallestad
Q: Jamie, what do you do at the Watertown Free Public Library? I'm the Communications and Design Specialist. We have a very busy Library...
Oct 10, 2023


Meet Merle Kummer
Q: What brought you to Watertown’s East End? After becoming an empty-nester in Belmont, I moved to Kendall Square in to be close to...
Sep 25, 2023
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