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NICOLE GARDNER
District A City Councilor


Mar 11, 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 9, 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...

Feb 27, 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 12, 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...


Jan 23, 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...

Dec 15, 2023
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 11, 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 7, 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...

Nov 14, 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...


Oct 24, 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 10, 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...


Sep 25, 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 12, 2023
Meet Josh Rosmarin
Q: Josh, how did you first get involved in local politics? My very first involvement with local politics was in grade school, when my mom...

Aug 22, 2023
Meet Janet Buck
Q. Janet, how did you first get involved with the Watertown Boys & Girls Club? When my older daughter was a 4th or 5th grader at the...

Aug 8, 2023
Meet Amir Tabatabaei and Niloufar Keyhani
Q. Tell us a little bit about yourselves. Amir: I am an Iranian-American multidisciplinary artist. My works are mainly around social...

Jul 10, 2023
Meet Rachel Kay
Q: What are your experiences with disabilities? I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression twenty years ago. I realized that the stigma...

Jun 28, 2023
Meet Rose Mary Su
Q: What brought you to Watertown We came back from vacation in 2015 to find the landlord sold our building and our rent was going up...

Jun 14, 2023
Meet Wendy Rocca
Q: Wendy, when we first met, you told me about Operation American Soldier. What is it and what are its goals? Operation American Soldier...


May 23, 2023
Meet Archy LaSalle
Q: Can you tell us a little about WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE AT? What are its goals, and how are you pursuing them? Our mission at...

May 10, 2023
Meet Barbara Epstein
Q: How did you get involved with the arts community in Watertown? When I moved to Watertown in the 1980s, I got involved with activities...
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