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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.
Residents of Watertown are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Television’s free class in Graphic Design beginning on May 11. In this workshop, attendees will be instructed on the basic aspects of Adobe Photoshop.
Wayside Parent Partnership and the Department of Mental Health present a free screening of “Pack Up Your Sorrows,” a documentary film about singer/songwriter Meg Hutchinson, which explores the realities of living a healthy life while coping with mental illness.
After a full day of head-to-head Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) battles, Azul Garcia Griego earned the coveted title of Pokémon State Champion while competing at the 2016 Pokémon State Championships.
More than 400 boys and girls marched from Watertown Square to Casey Park for the Watertown Youth Baseball and Softball celebration Saturday morning.
The housing market was hopping this week in Watertown sold this week.
The Historical Society of Watertown welcomes the author of “Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War” at its annual meeting. The event is free and open to the public.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
The Wayside Multi-Service Center presents a free 2 day Youth Mental Health First Aid training.