Around Town
Watertown Boys & Girls Club Hosts Back to School Night Party
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Watertown Boys & Girls Club will host a “Back to School Night” on Friday, Sept. 16 from 5-7 p.m. to celebrate the start of another fun year.
Special Education: Director of Student Services to Step Down, Plans to Improve Program Discussed
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Watertown’s Director of Student Services will be stepping down before the beginning of school in September. The announcement came after parents of students in the special education program aired their complaints at the second straight School Committee meeting. A group of more than 100 parents also signed a petition requesting that the School Committee take a vote of no confidence for the Director of Student Services, who oversees the special education program.
Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool
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.
More Headlines
New Head of Perkins School for the Blind Looks to Build on Legacy, Advocate for the Visually Impaired
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
Around Town
One of the Heroes of the Watertown Shootout Addresses the Rotary Club
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Watertown Police Sgt. Jeff Pugliese, one of the officers who took on the Boston Marathon bombers in the Watertown Shootout, recently spoke with the Rotary Club of Watertown.
Police/Fire
Six Sent to Hospital With CO Poisoning at Watertown Condo Building
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Six residents of a Watertown condominium building went to hospital Wednesday night because of a high levels of carbon monoxide in the building.
Futsal
Watertown Soccer Player Named to Youth National Futsal Team
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After traveling to Kansas for a tryout, a young soccer player from Watertown was selected to be on the U11 U.S. National Futsal team.
Around Town
Lottery for Low License Plate Numbers Taking Place Wednesday Night
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced today that Registrar of Motor Vehicles Erin Deveney will host the drawing for the Registry’s 2016 Low Number License Plate Lottery on Wednesday, September 7.
Food
Summer’s Over, but the Watertown Farmers Market Isn’t – See What’s There
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The summer break might be over but you’ll still find a broad variety of the season’s harvest at the Watertown Farmers Market. Local farms and specialty producers continue to gather every Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. through until the end of October.
Entertainment
Free Family Fun Days Coming to the Arsenal Center for the Arts this Fall
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The Arsenal Center for the Arts kicks off another season of Free Family Fun this fall!
Business
Watertown Real Estate Agent Honored for Being Among the Top in Company
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William Raveis Real Estate honored Watertown’s Bob Airasian for being among the top agents in the company nationwide.