Weather
Expect a Lot of Rain for Over the Next Few Days from Tropical Storm Hermine
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While it appears Watertown will not feel the wrath of Hermine, the former hurricane will still have a big impact on the weather this week as it parks off shore.
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
Real Estate
Half a Dozen Homes Sold in Watertown This Week
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These six homes sold in Watertown this week.
Obituaries
OBIT: John G. Demos, 76, Founder of Demos Restaurant
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The founder of Demos Restaurant on Mt. Auburn Street, John G. Demos, passed away at his Sudbury home on Sept. 1, 2016 at the age of 76 after battling cancer, according to Duckett Funeral Home.
Police/Fire
Police Log: Man Caught Breaking Into a Car, Adele Fan Scammed
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Around Town
Watertown Boys & Girls Club Members Get Backpacks to Prepare for School
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Watertown Boys & Girls Club members are ready to go back to school with new backpacks and school supplies!
Dr. Bernard Lafayette
Teachers, Students & Police Team Up to Teach Nonviolence to Watertown Staff
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Crammed into a small conference room at the Westin Hotel in Waltham Thursday, a group of teachers took part in the first of its kind professional training where students joined other teachers and police officers to demonstrate the principles of Martin Luther King Jr.’s non-violence approach to conflict resolution.
Around Town
Hurricane Could Wash Out Labor Day Weekend & Trash Collection Info
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Hurricane Hermine is forecast to be off-shore this weekend, which could make for a rainy, windy Labor Day.
Real Estate
See the Open Houses for Labor Day Weekend in Watertown
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Here are this weekend’s open houses around Watertown.