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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.
Watertown Boys & Girls Club has been awarded $3,500 by Staples Foundation, the private charitable arm of Staples, Inc., through a program called 2 Million & Change that allows Staples associates around the globe to direct more than $2 million in donations each year.
Residents of Watertown are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Television’s free class in Advanced Video Editing beginning on June 29.
Local efforts to improve transportation when Watertown officials have little influence on the MBTA can be tough, but they looked at what some neighbors are doing for inspiration.
The first ever Watertown gun buyback brought in many weapons – including an assault rifle – along with some ammunition on Saturday.
The Watertown Youth Coalition (WYC) celebrated another successful year at their Annual “Community Spirit Awards” event held on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Community members gathered at Arsenal Park to recognize and honor awardees for going above and beyond to support Watertown youth and families.
Residence Inn by Marriott on Arsenal Street will hold a job fair on Tuesday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 22 from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2-6 p.m.
It’s almost time for the Watertown Summer Concert Series, so grab your blankets and dancing shoes.
Editor,
On behalf of the members of ReThink Plastic, I would like to thank the Watertown Town Council for their approval of the Bring Your Own Bag ordinance at the meeting on June 7.