Schools

What Should be Watertown High Schools’ New Mascot?

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Watertown High School students will soon choose a new mascot, and perhaps even a new nickname. 

For years the WHS teams have been called the Red Raiders or just Raiders, but since around 2007 the school has not had a mascot or logo on its uniforms and other places. Before that the school used a cartoon-like image of an American Indian. “There hasn’t been a mascot since I got here,” said Superintendent Jean Fitzgerald. “There is a ‘W’ on any clothing I have. The kids miss having a mascot.”

Sports

20 Athletes Ran Marathon in Memory of the Armenian Genocide

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More than 20 runners in the 119th Boston Marathon, including one from Watertown, proudly honored the history and legacy of the Armenian Genocide, which marked its centennial just four days after the internationally famous race on Friday, April 24, 2015. Each of the runners wore a specially designed emblem on race day to call attention to the genocide’s 100th anniversary and to salute how Armenians have not only survived but thrived in the generations that have followed, according to the announcement from the Armenian Genocide Commemoration group. This program was coordinated by the The Knights of Vartan, Ararat Lodge of Cambridge. While planning the events for the commemoration of the genocide’s centennial on April 24, it occurred to its members that the Boston Marathon was a perfect opportunity to raise awareness. Member Ron Sahatjian of Lexington started looking for runners of Armenian descent who were taking on the marathon this spring.

Sports

See Photos from Watertown Little League Opening Day!

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Watertown’s Little League baseball and softball players got some inspiring words to help start the season on Opening Day on Saturday at Casey Park. Police Chief Edward Deveau told the players how he used to play baseball growing up in Watertown. “I played sports my whole life and it got me on to college and started my career,” Deveau said. “I played at Bemis Park, so it is a great honor to be here.” Dominic Ricci, the senior vice commandant of the Marine Corps League Shutt Detachment also welcomed the ballplayers.

Sports

See How Watertown Runners Did in the 2015 Boston Marathon

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Nicole Casey ran the 2015 Boston Marathon in 2:53:27, which was the top time of all Watertown runners in the race. 

Casey, 29, a Bryant University grad, started in the elite runner’s wave and came in 61st in the women’s race and 1,318th overall. The top men’s runner in town was Daniel Sulas, who ran the race in 2:59:13. That placed the 38-year old 2,438th overall. Here are Watertown’s runners in the 2015 Boston Marathon (overall place, name, time):

1,318 – Nicole Casey – 2:53:27; 2438. Daniel Gulas – 2:59:13
3,006 – Kun Song – 3:01:54
4,923 – Deborah Downs – 3:11:23
6,131 – Laurie Nahigian – 3:16:34
8,534 – Andrew Robertson – 3:25:14
10,104 – Lindsey Wallis – 3:29:53
11,396 – Helen Bresler – 3:39:40
14,164 – Laurie Ferguson – 3:42:21
14,646 – Nathan Hogan – 3:44:00
16,856 – Nicholas Arcolano – 3:51:51
19,270 – Caitlin McCourt – 4:02:12
19,512 – Katherine Hutchinson – 4:03:48
19,726 – Marc Smith – 4:04:57
20,121 – James Diamantopoulos – 4:07:27
20,494 – Daniel Araniz – 4:09:52
23,013 – Kate Rogers – 4:30:42
23,030 – Taylor Obey – 4:31:00
23,363 – Mary Regan – 4:34:59
23,456 – Michaela Murphy – 4:35:55
23,999 – Keli Hoyt-Rupert – 4:42:58
24,010 – Jacquelyn Dupuis – 4:43:03
24,215 – Alison Clapp – 4:46:03
24,432 – Halyang Zhang – 4:50:14
24,531 – Paul Beaton – 4:51:55

 

Sports

Play Ball! See What’s Planned for Watertown Little League Opening Day

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Watertown’s young baseball and softball players will start the season with a flurry of games on Opening Day. 

Teams will gather at Saltonstall Park and then march through Watertown Square over the bridge and finish at Casey Field on Watertown Street. Opening ceremonies will be held at 9 a.m. and then players will take part in games, drills and will take individual and team pictures. Opening Day Schedule
7:45 a.m. – Players, Managers and Coaches assemble at Saltonstall Park

8:30 a.m. – Sharp Parade leaves Saltonstall Park. 8:50 a.m. – Parade arrives at Casey Field

9:00 a.m. – Opening Ceremonies

9:30 a.m. – Instructional & T-Ball: All Teams, Drills

10:15 a.m. – A Level Baseball: All Teams, Drills

11:00 a.m. – AA Level Baseball: All Teams, Drills

12:00 p.m. – AAA Level Baseball: Brewers vs Athletics @ Bemis

12:15 p.m. – Girls Softball 14U Needham vs Watertown

2:15 p.m. – AAA Level Baseball: Cubs vs Diamondbacks @ Casey

4:15 p.m. – Majors Baseball: White Sox vs Royals

6:30 p.m.- Majors Baseball: Diamondbacks vs Brewers

Also check out:

Cunniff PTO Fundraising will be running a Coffee Table

Watertown Youth Football Registration

Watertown Baseball & Girls Softball Hot Dog or Hamburger, Potato Chips, Water. (Players – Free.

Police/Fire

Hundreds Come Out for 2nd Annual Watertown Finish Strong 5K Race

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On the two-year anniversary of the Watertown Shootout and Manhunt, hundreds celebrated the community spirit that followed those events during the Watertown Finish Strong 5K run and walk on Sunday. More than 700 people came out for the race, which started on Arlington Street and went through the scene of the Watertown Shootout – the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Laurel Street. The 5K race ended at Tufts Health Plan. The race was started by Erin Hurley, wife of Jeffrey Bauman, who lost both his legs during the Boston Marathon Bombing. Top five male finisher:

Paul Norton, Jamaica Plain, 16:22
Jason Dunklee, Watertown, 16:34
Christopher Leitz, Watertown, 16:59
Glen McManus, Watertown, 18:31
Richard Baggt, Watertown, 18:32

Top five female finisher:

Lisa Engler, Belmont, 21:39
Kimberly Thompson, Watertown, 22:15
Jill Carretta, Waltham, 22:19
Amy Johnson, Somerville, 22:22
Christina Santini, Medford, 22:41

See the complete race results by clicking here.

Sports

See Which Watertown Residents are Running the 2015 Boston Marathon

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Thirty-Three Watertown residents will race the 26.2 miles of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, 2015. The town’s runners include 23 women and 10 men, including one elite athlete – 29-year old Nicole Casey. Four more are in the first wave and three are in the second wave. While that is a healthy number, Watertown saw a huge bump in marathoners in 2014. There were 76 local runners a year after the Marathon Bombing and the shootout and manhunt in Watertown.

Government

Council Debates How Watertown Can Have a Voice in the 2024 Olympics

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If Boston hosts the 2024 Olympics, one of the biggest events on earth will take place just minutes away from Watertown, but right now the town is not on the list of towns participating in the planning. The Town Council wants to change that, but disagreed on how to do so. On Tuesday, the Town Council discussed whether to create a committee to plan for the Olympics and fight to get Watertown a voice in decisions being made about the Olympics. Councilor Tony Palomba, who first proposed the Ad Hoc Watertown Olympic Committee, said some of the events could be as close as Harvard University, and if they come he hopes Watertown can benefit from the games. “The fact that Watertown is such a unique place could be marketed to benefit us economically,” Palomba said.