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Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool

By Charlie Breitrose | 9 hours ago

With temperatures forecast to reach 100 degrees this week, the City of Watertown has compiled a list of places to keep cool during the heatwave.

Watertown Resident Nominated for Commonwealth Heroine Award for Environmental Work & Actvism

Watertown’s Eileen Ryan was nominated as a Commonwealth Heroine by State Sen. Will Brownsberger. (Courtesy of Will Brownsberger’s office)

Watertown’s Eileen Ryan was one of 147 women from across Massachusetts to be nominated for the Commonwealth Heroine Award. She was nominated by State Sen. Will Brownsberger. See more information in the announcement about Ryan, and nominees from Watertown’s State Representatives in the announcements from the legislators’ offices, below.

Students & Parents Ask for Armenian Classes to be Expanded; French Most Popular World Language Unavailable at WHS

The sign for the temporary Watertown High School at PFC Richard Moxley Field. (Courtesy by City of Watertown)

Watertown High School students, alumni, and parents of students who took part in the Armenian language program urged School officials to bolster the program for fear of losing the classes that are more than just about learning a language.

New Head of Perkins School for the Blind Looks to Build on Legacy, Advocate for the Visually Impaired

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.

More Headlines

Unwanted Surprises Drive Up Cost of Renovation of the City’s Parker Annex Building

Students, Families Formed “Bike Bus” to Get to Hosmer School This Spring

New Watertown High School Nearing Completion — See Photos

Around Town

Expect Detours on Arsenal Street on Tuesday Due to Construction

By Charlie Breitrose | October 3, 2016

The westbound lanes of Arsenal Street will be closed due to nearby construction on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 7 a.m to 3 p.m. and detours will be set up.

Around Town

High School Students Spend Summer as Watertown Community Foundation Interns

By Guest Writer | October 3, 2016

What did you do this summer? For eight Watertown high schoolers, the dreaded first assignment is a little easier this fall. Together they completed over a thousand hours of work as interns for which each received a $1,000 stipend under the Watertown Community Foundation’s high school internship program, WCF announced.

Charity

Watertown Family Joins Walk to Promote Acceptance, Inclusion for Downs Community

By Guest Writer | October 3, 2016

On Sunday, October 9, in the midst of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, the Flanagan family of Watertown will join over 3,500 family members, friends and people with Down syndrome at Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield to celebrate, promote acceptance and inclusion, and look to a bright future for the Down syndrome community in Massachusetts and beyond, the MDSC announced.

Around Town

Local Show Inspired to Promote Fitness by Popeye Campaign During the JFK Years

By Fred Grandinetti (d.grandinetti@comcast.net) | October 2, 2016

In between the cartoons on my award winning television series, “Drawing With Fred,” you can watch actors Brandon Stumpf, Cuyle Carvin, Kazy Tauginas, Staff Sergeant Tom Lennon and model Eric Wessel flex their muscles after eating spinach or drinking milk.

Charity

Enter the Watertown Halloween Decoration Contest!

By Charlie Breitrose | October 2, 2016

Decorate the exterior of your home for Halloween and get the chance to win a $250 American Express Gift Card and a $250 Donation to your local charity of choice.