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The sign welcoming people to Arsenal Park.(Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Watertown’s newest park renovation received a statewide award at the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association Conference in Springfield this week.
The Mt. Auburn Street Project will impact traffic patterns temporarily beginning this week. See more information in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below.
Watertown School officials, with the guidance of the School Committee, have reduced a shortfall of $2.5 million and came up with a budget that would have a $700,000 surplus, according to the presentation made Monday by Superintendent Dede Galdston.
Cunniff Elementary School is one of three elementary schools in Watertown to be rebuilt or renovated. The projects closed out with a combined surplus of $4 million. The new school opened in 2021. (Photo by Watertown Public Schools)
Watertown’s elementary school building projects finished with a surplus of more than $4 million, which will allow the high school construction project to stay on budget, and fund designs for a potential new middle school.
The following information was provided by Toyota and Lexus of Watertown:
Lexus and Toyota of Watertown have joined forces to help the kids in our community. All supplies will be donated to the Watertown Boys & Girls Club and distributed to local schools.
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Aug. 12 was World Elephant Day, an annual international event to raise awareness about the plight of elephants across the globe.
Wheeling University AthleticsWatertown’s John Korte, a basketball player at Wheeling University, was named to the NABC Honor Court.
The following information came from Wheeling University Athletics:
The National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) released their annual team and individual academic awards for the 2021-22 season. The Wheeling University Men’s Basketball team had five players honored for their individual success in the classroom.
See this week’s Watertown home sales.
The City of Watertown announced two chances for the public to participate in the updating of Watertown’s Comprehensive Plan.
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.
There are nearly a dozen open houses in Watertown this weekend.
David Le / Endicott CollegeWatertown’s Sydney Poulin was named as Endicott College’s nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.
The following information came from Endicott College Athletics:
Endicott field hockey student-athlete Sydney Poulin ’22, of Watertown, has been chosen as Endicott College’s NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee.