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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.
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 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’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.
Watch for new banners in Watertown Square. Eleven prominent people from Watertown are featured. It was the brainstorm of Carole Katz at the Watertown Savings Bank, according to the announcement from the bank.
Four high school peer leaders and their Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Advisors, Shanesha Christmas and Dawn Graham, from the Watertown Youth Coalition (WYC) and Waltham Youth & Community Coalition (WYACC) joined approximately 2,000 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from across the country in Las Vegas from July 17-21 for CADCA’s (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) 2016 Mid-Year Training Institute.
A Dorchester man faces drug dealing charges after being arrested for selling cocaine to an undercover officer in Watertown.
Watertown’s highly competitive Papas Elite Summer Basketball League has reached the postseason and Tuesday night the top squads played their quarterfinals. The best-of-three semis start Wednesday.
Watertown residents can participate in a FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid Training on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016.
This summer the Watertown Public Schools and the Watertown community are working with the Cambridge architectural firm SMMA (Symmes Maini & McKee Associates) to develop a
School Facilities Master Plan.
The Watertown Mall has two fun and educational events coming up in August.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Robert D. Donnelly in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 11 a.m.