Schools
Watertown Students Earn Honors at SNHU & Plymouth St.
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The following Watertown students earned academic honors in the Fall semester of 2023.
Police Log: Threatening Flyer Left at Home, Suspected Organized Crime Scam Used at Nike, Shoplifters Busted
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Watertown Hires New Veterans Services Officer, Who Will Also Serve as the ADA Coordinator
Watertown hired a new Veterans Services Officer, who is a Navy and Army National Guard veteran with experience in frontline medical care, and most recently worked in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services. See the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
Voting Locations Changing for Many Watertown Residents in 2025
Several polling places in Watertown will be moving to a new location for the 2025 Watertown Election. City Councilors had concerns about how voters will know where to go to vote.
Council Gives City Manager High Marks in Review, Also Some Suggestions
Watertown City Manager George Proakis.
City Manager George Proakis received a high rating from the City Council in his annual review for Fiscal Year 2025, though members of the Council had some constructive criticism, too.
More Headlines
Trash Strike Has Ended, City Closing Temporary Drop Off Site
School Building Committee Members Raise New Strategies to Keep Hopes of Middle School Renovation Alive
Police Log: 2 Arrests at Best Buy, Wheelchair Vandalized & More
Around Town
Winter Offerings From the Watertown Recreation Department
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Watertown’s Recreation Department has a variety of activities available this winter, and registration has opened.
Sports
Three Watertown Field Hockey Players Make All-Scholastic Team, Head Coach Honored
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Watertown senior Molly Driscoll was named Div. 3 Field Hockey Athlete of the Year by the Boston Globe. Here she brings the ball up against Marlborough in a State Tournament game. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Three Watertown field hockey players made the All-Scholastic teams for one or both of the Boston Globe and Boston Herald for their play in 2023, and their coach also received recognition.
Schools
LETTER: Watertown Educators Call for Emergency Protocol Training Following Third False Intruder Alert
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The following is a letter signed by 50 Cunniff families and more than a dozen additional community members in response to the third false alarm of the intruder alert at the Cunniff since the new building opened.
January 14, 2024
In the aftermath of an accidental activation of the intruder alert at Cunniff last week, we want to publicly share our support for the heroism, leadership, compassion, and professionalism that our teachers demonstrated during this crisis. Thank you for prioritizing the safety and wellbeing of our children and for the countless ways that you support them every day.
Around Town
Digital Archive of Armenian Music Accessible via Armenian Museum of America Website
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78 rpm records from the collection of the Armenian Museum of America are
being digitized, restored, and shared on its website under the Virtual Resources tab (Photo by
Jonathan Lizcano)
The following piece was provided by the Armenian Museum of America:
By Jesse Kenas Collins
Over the past year, the Armenian Museum of America’s Sound Archive program has taken a giant step forward. Each month, the Museum posts a handful of songs digitized and restored from its collection of 78 rpm records on its website along with a historical writeup about the artists.
Police/Fire
Three Sent to Hospital After Watertown Motor Vehicle Accident
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Three people suffered injuries in an accident on California Street late Saturday night.
Entertainment
Find Out How to Participate in YardArt 2024, Watertown’s Townwide Art Exhibit
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YardArt is back this April, 2024!
