Schools

School Day Starting Later at One School, Bus Added After School

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In an effort to reduce the amount of time students have to wait for buses after school at one Hosmer Elementary School the School Committee voted to start school later. 

Students routinely wait five to ten minutes for the bus to come to take them home, and at least once a bus was 20 minutes late. The three buses must make a run from the middle school, before picking up Hosmer students. In a move to give buses more time the School Committee voted to make the time change. They considered moving the time of both the Hosmer and Watertown Middle School, but decided to just change the elementary school’s schedule, said Superintendent Jean Fizgerald. “An alternative solution was to start 10 minutes later,” Fitzgerald said.

Business

Watertown Moving Company Sponsoring Special Olympics Athlete

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Special Olympics Massachusetts athlete Amanda Church is one of only seven athletes representing Massachusetts and the United States at the Special Olympics World Games this year. Olympia Moving & Storage will be sponsoring Amanda and her trip to the 2015 World Games. World Games will be the largest sporting event in 2015, featuring over 7,000 athletes from 177 countries. The Games begin July 25th in Los Angeles, according to the announcement sent out by Olympia. Amanda has been competing with Special Olympics since 1998. She has won numerous gold medals and was inducted into the Special Olympics Massachusetts Hall of Fame in 2012.

Around Town

Watertown Church Hosting Big Rummage Sale

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The First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St., is holding its annual rummage sale on Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be books, audio and video tapes, DVD’s, children’s clothes, linens and white goods, kitchen and household items, small electronics and appliances, arts and crafts, bric-a-brac, sporting goods, toys and games, small furniture and many more treasures. Come and shop!

Sports

Watertown HS Championship Teams Celebrated at School Committee

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Watertown High School’s athletic teams completed a historic winter, with a state championship, two sectional titles and four league championships. Last week, the Watertown School Committee congratulated the victorious team, two of which went farther than any previous team in WHS history. Boys Hockey
The boys hockey team showed off its state championship trophy, which it won after a tourney run that took them on some trips to Chelmsford, to the Cape and finally the TD Garden for the final, where they beat Agawam for the school’s first hockey championship. The tournament run started with a tough game against Dracut, and Athletic Director Michael Lahiff said the game got so rough that he called the tournament organizers to complain. The Raiders, however, stayed out of trouble.

Government

Road Work Will Close Major Intersection Near Watertown Square

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The intersection of Church and Summer streets will be closed this week for emergency repairs, announced the Department of Public Works. Beginning Monday, April 13, the Department of Public Works and its contractor D & R Paving, will be performing emergency road repairs. The work includes the section of Church Street from Winter Street to Summer Street. During the construction, the work area will be closed and there will be no access to Church Place. The emergency work will consist of removal of pavement by excavation, compaction, and repaving.

Entertainment

Revels Hosting May Day Benefit at Watertown’s Commander’s Mansion

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Join the Revels for an evening of enthusiastic performances, jubilant music, hearty hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, and a fabulous silent auction all benefiting Revels educational programming. The benefit will be on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 7 p.m. at The Commander’s Mansion, 440 Talcott Avenue, Watertown, MA. Part of this special May Day Benefit will include performances given by students in our traditional dance programs and will showcase the excitement, joy, and community learning traditional dance, music and song gives to the next generation. The Commander’s Mansion offers plenty of free onsite parking. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at www.revels.org or by phone at 617-972-8300 ext.

Government

Watertown Health Department Collecting Needles, Syringes and More

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The Watertown Health Department will have a Households Sharps Collection Day on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 9 a.m.-noon at the Watertown Town Hall (149 Main Street) parking lot in the rear of building. Watertown Residents may bring:

Used needles, syringes, and lancets stored in sturdy puncture proof containers. Unused capped needles, syringes, and lancets in original packaging. Sharps containers. No Medical Waste or Commercial sharps are accepted.

Boston Marathon Bombing

Dic Donohue Donates Blood in Watertown; Watertown Strong Race Coming Up

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Blood recipients @DicDonohue and @Heather_Abbott1 prepare to donate blood at #Watertown High School! #BostonStrong pic.twitter.com/2R8KxbC3oB

— MA Red Cross Blood (@RedCrossBloodMA) April 11, 201

MBTA Police Officer Dic Donohue required dozens of blood products when he fought for his life after being shot during the Watertown Shootout with the Boston Marathon Bombing suspects, and Saturday he gave back. Donohue and Bombing survivor Heather Abbott came out for the second annual Red Cross Watertown Strong Blood Drive at Watertown High School on Saturday. This was the first time Donohue has donated blood since his injuries, according to Boston.com. Also on hand were Watertown Police Chief Edward Devaeau, Red Cross of Massachusetts CEO Jeff Meyer.