Entertainment
Methodist Church Hosts 15th Annual Magic and Song on the Lawn
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Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church will host the 15th Annual Magic and Song on the Lawn on Thursday, Aug. 11.
Watertown Woman Creates Historic Boston Book from Her Huge Postcard Collection
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With a collection of tens of thousands of historic post cards, Watertown’s Kathryn Alpert had a wealth of choices for her new book “Lost & Found: Historic Boston in Post Cards.” Watertown News spoke with Alpert about the creation of her book.
Special Education: Director of Student Services to Step Down, Plans to Improve Program Discussed
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.
UPDATED: Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool
(UPDATED July 2, 8:55 a.m.: The library will be open until 7 p.m. Friday.)
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.
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Students & Parents Ask for Armenian Classes to be Expanded; French Most Popular World Language Unavailable at WHS
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
Sports
Watertown Summer Basketball Playoffs Heat Up
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The finals of the Papas Elite Summer Basketball league started with a thrilling first game, while the O’Brien-Jerahian Legends semifinals provided some surprises, according to reports from Watertown Recreation.
Around Town
Hundreds Turn Out to Honor Memory of 2 Watertown Basketball Players
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Last Thursday Aug. 4, on a beautiful summer night at Saltonstall Park in Watertown, approximately 200 current and former members of the Watertown Recreation Summer Basketball League, family and friends came to honor the memory of two recently deceased members of our league through the dedication of a granite bench named in their memory, the Recreation Department announced.
Real Estate
See the 9 Watertown Homes That Sold This Week
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Watertown’s real estate market continues to be hot, hot, hot, this summer.
Arrests
Police Log: Woman Arrested on OUI After Driving the Wrong Way Down Galen St. and More
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Around Town
Plenty of Jobs Available at Stores in the Arsenal Project
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Looking for a job in retail that you’ll love? Many retailers of the Arsenal Project are hiring part & full time positions.
School Facilities Master Plan
See Options for Modernizing Watertown High and Middle Schools
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With some major changes inside the buildings, Watertown High School and Watertown Middle School could be remodeled to handle all the students coming through the town schools, an architectural consultant told the School Facilities Master Plan Steering Committee.
Development
Arsenal Project Holding 2 Community Meetings to Discuss Plans for Mall
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The first step of approval of the big renovation of the Arsenal Mall has begun with developers filing the plans with the town. The community will get to see the plans during two community meetings.