Around Town
Longtime Former Town Manager Michael Driscoll Passes Away
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The man who led Watertown’s municipal government for nearly three decades, former Town Manager Michael Driscoll, passed away on Saturday.
New Head of Perkins School for the Blind Looks to Build on Legacy, Advocate for the Visually Impaired
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Perkins School for the Blind President and CEO David Barth, right, speaks with a student during the White Cane Walk. (Courtesy of Perkins School for the Blind)
David Barth did not take the most direct route to becoming Perkins School for the Blind’s President and CEO, but he told Watertown News that the work helping some of the most vulnerable children get the education, services, and rights that they deserve is something he has done during his whole career.
Unwanted Surprises Drive Up Cost of Renovation of the City’s Parker Annex Building
The Parker Annex Building (Courtesy of City of Watertown)
City officials have learned what it’s like to renovate a 100+ year old building, and the unwanted surprises that come with it. On Tuesday night, the City Council approved a $373,000 budget transfer to cover the cost of unexpected additional repairs, as well as to insulate the Parker Annex.
Students, Families Formed “Bike Bus” to Get to Hosmer School This Spring
A group of Hosmer Elementary School students met at Casey Park on Fridays this Spring to form a Bike Bus and ride to school. (Contributed Photo)
During the spring, a group of students and their families rode their bicycles from the Southside to Hosmer Elementary School, forming what became known as the Bike Bus.
New Watertown High School Nearing Completion — See Photos
The large W adorns the wall of the glass stairwell near the intersection of Common and Spring streets. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
On a tour of the nearly completed new Watertown High School, a group saw classrooms that look ready to host classes, along with some of the gems of the new building: the gymnasium, the auditorium, and a two-story media center (a.k.a. the library).
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Around Town
Local Store Buys Girl Scout Cookies for Troop to Deliver to Food Pantries
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Amy TrapassoMembers of Watertown Brownie Troop 70133 delivered donated Girl Scout cookies to the Watertown Food Pantry. They posed with Food Pantry Coordinator Kathy Cunningham.
A Watertown store purchased more than 100 of boxes of Girl Scout cookies from a Watertown Brownie Troop, and the girls recently delivered them to a pair of food pantries in town.
Around Town
Our History: Tour the Inside and Out of the Home of One of Watertown’s Famous Architects
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Charles Brigham House, 84 Garfield Street, 2nd story lost in hurricane of 1938 (Courtesy of Sigrid Reddy Watson)
The following story is part of a series about local history. It was written by Sigrid Reddy Watson Terman for the October 2000 Historical Society newsletter, The Town Crier. Sigrid is a former Board member and former President of the Historical Society, as well at a former Director of the Watertown Free Public Library. For several years starting in 1997, she wrote a Watertown history column for the Watertown TAB/Press called “Echoes.”
CHARLES BRIGHAM’S HOUSES GRACE GARFIELD STREET
Recently I had the pleasure of seeing both the exterior and the interior of Charles Brigham’s house on Garfield Street at the invitation of Wilga Rivers, the present owner. It sits on a large lot, and retains many of the features for which Brigham was renowned. Friends had described to me the beautiful bas-reliefs that decorate the interior, and I was eager to see them for myself.
Entertainment
Small Saves Deals with the Deep Freeze in This Week’s Comic
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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net.
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Watertown Food Pantry Needs a Longterm Temporary Location
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One of the food pantries in town must find a temporary location while their current location is under construction.
Sports
Skate-a-Thon Raising Money for Watertown Youth Hockey, Honoring Mom Who Passed Away
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The following announcement was provided by Watertown Youth Hockey:
Watertown Youth Hockey invites the community to come out and support our annual Skate-a-Thon fundraiser. Our players will skate 50 laps in 50 minutes! The event will take place on Tuesday, February 14th at the John A. Ryan Arena.
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Watertown Group Hosts Talk with ACLU on Technology & Surveillance
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The following announcement was provided by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment:
The focus of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment’s February meeting is TEACHING FOR LIBERTY, NOT SURVEILLANCE on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 7 p.m., via zoom.
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See the Super Bowl Weekend Open Houses in Watertown
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Homebuyers have 11 open houses to visit in Watertown this weekend.