Bee Keeping
Town Looking at Changing Rules for Keeping Chickens, Bees in Watertown
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Watertown residents can keep chickens and bees on their property, but the rules could be changing at an upcoming meeting of the Board of Health.
Local Artists & Musicians Coming to Pair of Art Pop Ups in Watertown Square in July
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The Watertown Arts Market is still about a month away, but on two weekends in July there will be pop-up arts markets in Watertown Square featuring local artists and musicians.
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.
More Headlines
UPDATED: Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool
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
Sports
Baseball League for Children with Special Needs Holding Sign Ups
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The Watertown Challenger Division, sponsored by Mount Auburn Hospital, is a division of Watertown Youth Baseball especially designed for boys and girls age 8-18 with special needs, announced Watertown Youth Baseball.
Entertainment
LETTER: Friends of Watertown Music Invites You to our 5th Annual MusicFest!
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Our line-up is as unique as ever!
This year we feature solos, duos, trios, quartets, quintets, and an octet! Come listen to professional, conservatory, and high school bands and chamber groups.
Around Town
Watertown Health Department Hosting Rabies Vaccination Clinic
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Come get your cat or dog vaccinated for rabies at a clinic being held at Town Hall.
Around Town
See Which Town Will ‘Play’ Watertown in the Patriots Day Movie
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Filmmakers originally wanted to use the actual location of the shootout with the Boston Marathon Bombers in Watertown to recreate the action, but when that proved problematic they moved to … Rockland(?).
Obituaries
OBIT: Mary R. Fahey, 89, St. Patrick’s High School Graduate
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A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown on Friday April 8, 2016 at 9 a.m., for Mary R. (O’Rourke) Fahey.
Around Town
Michael Schade Stepping Down from Community Foundation, New Directer Sought
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In the six years that the Watertown Community Foundation has been lead by Michael Schade, the non-profit has more than doubled the amount of grant money awarded and expanded the areas in which the money impacts. This week Schade announced he will be stepping down as executive director in June.
Government
Come Meet With Watertown State Rep. Jonathan Hecht
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Residents can meet with Watertown State Rep. Jonathan Hecht to discuss issues of concern, dealings with state agencies or ongoing legislation at the State House.