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Perkins School for the Blind President and CEO David Barth, right, speaks with a student during the White Cane Walk. (Courtesy of Perkins School for the Blind)
David Barth did not take the most direct route to becoming Perkins School for the Blind’s President and CEO, but he told Watertown News that the work helping some of the most vulnerable children get the education, services, and rights that they deserve is something he has done during his whole career.
The Parker Annex Building (Courtesy of City of Watertown)
City officials have learned what it’s like to renovate a 100+ year old building, and the unwanted surprises that come with it. On Tuesday night, the City Council approved a $373,000 budget transfer to cover the cost of unexpected additional repairs, as well as to insulate the Parker Annex.
A group of Hosmer Elementary School students met at Casey Park on Fridays this Spring to form a Bike Bus and ride to school. (Contributed Photo)
During the spring, a group of students and their families rode their bicycles from the Southside to Hosmer Elementary School, forming what became known as the Bike Bus.
The large W adorns the wall of the glass stairwell near the intersection of Common and Spring streets. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
On a tour of the nearly completed new Watertown High School, a group saw classrooms that look ready to host classes, along with some of the gems of the new building: the gymnasium, the auditorium, and a two-story media center (a.k.a. the library).
The Watertown School budget could be a tight one during the 2017-18 school year, Interim Superintendent John Brackett told the School Committee Monday night. He added that any additions to the budget might require reductions other places.
The Watertown Cultural Council is pleased to announce its grant recipients for fiscal year 2017, awarding over $9,200 in grants to 20 organizations to support music, art, and science programs serving Watertown audiences from families, preschoolers and K-12 students to adults and seniors.
Dear Sirs –
I am a 30-year resident who has finally reached the age where shoveling my sidewalk has become a bigger task than I can handle. There must be hundreds of elderly residents like me in Watertown.
Jonna Kennedy’s play with the Watertown High School field hockey team has drawn national interest, and the junior goalie recently learned she was named to the United States’ Under 17 National Squad.
The Watertown Free Public Library announced it will host a special discussion about what impact Donald Trump could have on the Presidency and the nation.
The Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter announced it will offer a free Introduction to Mindfulness workshop on Tuesday, January 17 beginning at 6 p.m., at the Alzheimer’s Association Watertown office, 480 Pleasant Street.
A few years ago, the Historical Society of Watertown was contacted by Rosalie Hausserman who informed us that she had about 60 cartons full of packets of photo proofs of families (mostly children) taken by Oxford Studios in the 1940s and 1950s, the Historical Society said.
These two home sold in Watertown this week.