Police/Fire
Fire that Destroyed 2 Cars in Watertown Garage Under Investigation
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A fire that erupted in the early hours of Friday morning and destroyed two cars at a Watertown home remains under investigation.
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
Girls Track
Watertown Sophomore Wins Mile at Middlesex Meet in Record Fashion
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Watertown High School sophomore Emily Koufos won the mile run at the Middlesex League Meet at Regis College on Tuesday, and set a new school record at the same time.
Letters
LETTER: School Committee Member Proposing Change to Athletic Subcommittee
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School Committee member Candace Miller will propose the following change to the Athletic Subcommittee into a Student Development Subcommittee at Thursday’s Policy Subcommittee at 10 a.m. in the Phillips Building.
I am proposing to broaden the current Athletic subcommittee into a Student Development subcommittee which would focus on health and development issues that are fundamental to student academic performance and achievement.
Around Town
Library Hosting College Admissions Workshop, Author Talk and Poetry Reading
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The Watertown Free Public Library has some events coming up for fans of New England history, poetry and those looking to apply to college.
Schools
Find Out About a New Early Childhood Preschool at Event at Library
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The Goddard School will host a enrollment event on Saturday, May 21 at the Watertown Free Public Library.
Overcrowding
School Officials Planning to Use Phillips School to Stop Overcrowding
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Monday night, Superintendent Jean Fitzgerald shared a plan to renovate rooms at the Phillips School to move pre-school classes to free up spaces at an elementary school to relieve the enrollment pressures at all three elementary schools.
Government
Town Receives Large Number of Tax Abatement Requests for 2 Family Homes
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The tax rate for two-family homes jumped up this year, and that resulted in a larger than normal number of tax abatement requests to the Town Assessor’s office.
Around Town
Kayakers Hit the Charles River in Watertown During New Program
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The Watertown Dock lived up to its name Saturday when scores of people launched onto the Charles River in kayaks, and paddled up and down the waterway.