Entertainment
Watertown Art Gallery Hosting Opening Reception for Newest Exhibit
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Watertown art gallery Room 83 Spring will host an opening reception for its latest exhibit, which features three artists.
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.
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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
Real Estate
See All the Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend
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Tons of open houses to choose from this weekend, including several new listings.
Sports
Watertown Girls Basketball Team Heading to 4th Straight North Section Final
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WAKEFIELD – The Watertown girls basketball team had to be on its game to defeat Triton Regional. The Raiders prevailed 43-29 in the MIAA Div. 2 North Section semifinal Wendesday night in Wakefield.
Government
Town Council Decides How to Fill Vacancy on Library Board of Trustees
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One of the Library Trustees announced she will step down from the board, and the Town Council had its choice of ways to fill the vacancy.
Sports
Watertown Players Play Big Role in Winning Youth Hockey State Title
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Four young hockey players from Watertown helped the Waltham Youth Hockey Bantam team win the state championship last weekend.
Schools
Info on Watertown High School Accreditation, Search for Special Ed Director
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The Watertown Public Schools announced the accreditation visit of Watertown High School beginning Sunday, March 13, as well as the timeline for appointing a new Director of Special Education.
Around Town
Watertown Man Finalist in National Weight-Loss Contest
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A Watertown man is a finalist in a weight-loss contest where the prize is a vacation and you can vote for him.
Lt. Ed Walsh
Federal Report Blames Lack of Training, Staffing for Death of Lt. Ed Walsh in 2014
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A federal investigation of the 2014 Back Bay fire that killed Lt. Ed Walsh of Watertown and firefighter Michael Kennedy placed part of the blame on lack of training and also insufficient staffing.