Government
State Rep. Hecht Invites Public to Meet Him During Office Hours
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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown during June.
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.
More Headlines
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
Raiders Boys Lacrosse Rolls in Tournament, Girls Eliminated
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Watertown’s boys lacrosse team demolished Lunenberg in the first round of the MIAA tournament on Thursday.
Around Town
Boys & Girls Club Congratulates Watertown High School Graduates
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Watertown Boys & Girls Club would like to congratulate Watertown High School’s Class of 2016 on their graduation! We wish you the best of luck wherever life may take you.
Police/Fire
BREAKING: Watertown Bank Robbed in Broad Daylight Wednesday
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Watertown Police seek a man who came into a Main Street bank Wednesday afternoon and robbed the bank.
Baseball
WHS Sports: Track Excels at Div. 4 Meet; Teams Ready for State Tourney
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The Watertown track team continued a successful season, with a number of top performances at the Div. 4 meet in Norwell this weekend.
Schools
Town Council Likes Direction Which Watertown Schools are Heading
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Town Councilors liked what they heard from Watertown School officials, who discussed plans to teach foreign language in the elementary schools, giving all students laptops and other initiatives during the school budget hearing.
Letters
LETTER: School Start Times, Changing Athletic Subcommittee to One on Student Wellness
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These are the “Unofficial Minutes” of the Policy Subcommittee Meeting on May 19 provided by Watertown Strong Schools, a parents group that follows the Watertown Public School. These Minutes were written by Rebecca Grow and David Stokes.
Around Town
A Moose was on the Loose in Watertown This Morning!
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Reports of a moose in Watertown would have to be seen to be believed, luckily the animal was caught on video Wednesday morning!