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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.
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’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.
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.
Stay Healthy, Get Fit! The Watertown Mall is starting its very own Walking club. Walking is great exercise, and walking in the mall is second only to walking in neighborhoods in popularity. The Watertown Mall is a great place to walk because it provides a sheltered indoor space free from traffic, bad weather and is climate controlled!
Seniors should be wary of people targeting them for “crimes of opportunity, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said when she visited the Watertown Senior Center last week to talk about scams.
After 28 years of advocacy, the local Watertown / Belmont Group of Amnesty International is disbanding. The group, AI Group #365, held its Chartering Ceremony on April 26, 1988 with a small but dedicated core group that grew over the early years.
Find out the latest on two big project that will reshape Arsenal Street this week during separate community meetings.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that the Ted Williams Tunnel westbound will close overnight beginning at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 28, for required maintenance work.
Here are the five homes that sold in Watertown this week.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
A new year at the Watertown Boys & Girls Club is about to begin, so now is the time to register for club membership and for the swim programs.