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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.
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.
The Metro Suburban Advocacy Initiative – East group will host a Legislative Breakfast in Watertown to discuss a variety of issues, including the opiate crisis, homelessness and disabilities.
The Town Council announced its schedule of budget hearings for the Fiscal 2017 budget (beginning July 1, 2017), which includes meetings with the heads of all the municipal and school departments.
One of Watertown’s newest developments, LINX, will feature prime office space and gourmet food options as Watertown favorite Strip T’s will provide grab-and-go fare.
I am very happy to see that Watertown is considering moving start times later for both the Middle and High School. Thank you to the Wellness Committee and to everyone that worked on this initiative.
Watertown State Rep. Jonathan Hecht announced two upcoming office hours where residents can talk to their representative on Beacon Hill.
Room 83 Spring in Watertown is pleased to present Line/Place/Time/Trace, paintings by Katherine Porter and wirework by Ellen Wieske, with an opening reception on May 8.
Massachusetts Bay Community College will hold its annual Spring Open House on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 9:45 a.m. Interim President Yves Salomon-Fernandez along faculty, staff and students will be on hand to greet and welcome prospective students, newly admitted students, and their families to the Wellesley Hills campus.
Minuteman High School has 16 towns that are members of its regional school district, but the town that sends the second most students to the vocational technical school is a non-member: Watertown.