Charity
Launch Watertown Participating in Red Nose Day to End Child Poverty
|
Launch Watertown trampoline park will take part in Red Nose Day on May 26 and work to end childhood poverty.
Woman Donates Hospital Wing, Dedicates it to Memory of Her Mother Who Lived in Watertown
|
Marsha Moeller, center, cuts the ribbon at the Helen Caloggero Women’s and Family Center in California. The center is named after her mother who grew up in Watertown. (Photo from Providence St. Joseph Hospital)
A health center in California that provides services to women and families was dedicated to and named for a woman who grew up in Watertown.
Watertown Woman Creates Historic Boston Book from Her Huge Postcard Collection
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.
More Headlines
Watertown Resident Nominated for Commonwealth Heroine Award for Environmental Work & Actvism
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
Around Town
Watertown Library Offering Free Estate Planning Seminar
|
The Watertown Free Public Library will be running a Free Estate Planning Seminar for town residents.
Police/Fire
2 Women Caught Running a Shoe Theft Ring at Marshalls
|
Police busted two women who tried to return shoes at the Marshalls in the Arsenal Mall which they had taken from another location of the store.
Police/Fire
Watertown Man Gets 2 Years in Federal Prison for Insider Trading
|
A Boston-area real estate developer was sentenced to two years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $1 million fine after he was convicted earlier this year of engaging in insider trading for buying – and later selling – shares of Wainwright Bank & Trust Company (“Wainwright”) based on a tip that Wainwright would be acquired. Prior to the acquisition, shares of Wainwright traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Government
Public Forum on Transportation in Watertown Coming Up
|
The Watertown Public Transit Task Force, in collaboration with the Town Council Transportation Committee and the Watertown Department of Community Development and Planning, presents a public forum on transportation planning for Watertown.
Entertainment
Artist Offering Classes for Children, Adults at Watertown Gallery
|
This summer, Nayda A. Cuevas will be artist-in-residence at Room 83 Spring, an art space in Watertown, the artist announced.
Around Town
Singer/Songwriter Will Talk About Mental Illness at Film Screening in Watertown
|
During the month of May, communities across the country are bringing awareness to mental health. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports one in five Americans will be affected by a mental health condition in their lifetime and every American is affected or impacted through their friends and family and can do something to help others.
Entertainment
Mark Wahlberg Shoots Scene from ‘Patriots Day’ at Watertown Gas Station
|
The crowd gathered across the Main Street had a hard time seeing who was the focus of all the cameras and bright lights, but when the unmistakable voice rang out, it was clear it was Boston’s own Mark Wahlberg – star of the Boston Marathon Bombing film “Patriots Day.”