Entertainment
Performers Wanted This Fall for Watertown’s Got Talent
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Arsenal Yards and the Watertown Community Foundation want to find Watertown’s top talent.
Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool
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With temperatures forecast to reach 100 degrees this week, the City of Watertown has compiled a list of places to keep cool during the heatwave.
Watertown Resident Nominated for Commonwealth Heroine Award for Environmental Work & Actvism
Watertown’s Eileen Ryan was nominated as a Commonwealth Heroine by State Sen. Will Brownsberger. (Courtesy of Will Brownsberger’s office)
Watertown’s Eileen Ryan was one of 147 women from across Massachusetts to be nominated for the Commonwealth Heroine Award. She was nominated by State Sen. Will Brownsberger. See more information in the announcement about Ryan, and nominees from Watertown’s State Representatives in the announcements from the legislators’ offices, below.
Students & Parents Ask for Armenian Classes to be Expanded; French Most Popular World Language Unavailable at WHS
The sign for the temporary Watertown High School at PFC Richard Moxley Field. (Courtesy by City of Watertown)
Watertown High School students, alumni, and parents of students who took part in the Armenian language program urged School officials to bolster the program for fear of losing the classes that are more than just about learning a language.
New Head of Perkins School for the Blind Looks to Build on Legacy, Advocate for the Visually Impaired
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.
More Headlines
Unwanted Surprises Drive Up Cost of Renovation of the City’s Parker Annex Building
Students, Families Formed “Bike Bus” to Get to Hosmer School This Spring
New Watertown High School Nearing Completion — See Photos
Government
Council Approves Funds for Highland Ave. Repaving, Numbers Higher Than Planned
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The City Council approved funds to repave and install new sidewalks on Highland Avenue, but the project will cost more than originally anticipated.
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Watertown School to be Featured on PBS’s Ask This Old House
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Charlie BreitroseHosmer Elementary School.
Watertown’s Hosmer Elementary School will be featured in the season premiere episode of PBS’s “Ask This Old House.”
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Learn About the Watertown Girl Scouts at Informational Event
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The Watertown Girl Scouts announced that they will hosting an information event that is open to all.
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Watertown Race Reels Screening Film for Indigenous People’s Day
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The following information was provided by Race Reels:
Please join us for Watertown Race Reels in October! To honor Indigenous People’s Day we will be screening We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân on 10/17 at the Watertown Boys & Girls Club, 25 Whites Ave.
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Group Ends 3 Decades of Helping Watertown Families of Children with Special Needs
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Donald MacDonaldMembers of the Friends of Matt Galligan Board gathered to mark the end of the Watertown-based non-profit. Pictured, Front L-R: Raymond Forte, Kelley MacDonald, Gussie Forte, Susan Calden, Cindi Galligan, Lynda Messina. Back L-R:
Edmund Griffin, Allen Gallagher, Frank Galligan, Stephen Messina, Kevin Calden. Missing Board Members: John Madden, John Bartley, Deborah Kelley.
A local non-profit called The Friends of Matt Galligan recently disbanded, but not until providing financial assistance to Watertown families that have children with disabilities for more than three decades.
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Watertown Boys & Girls Club Recognizes Its Founders in Celebration of 50 Years
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The following piece was provided by the Watertown Boys & Girls Club:
As the Watertown Boys & Girls Club (WBGC) approaches its 50th anniversary Gala celebration on Oct. 28, 2022, the list of those who have contributed to its success is long. As part of the celebration, the last two executive directors Renee Gaudette and Allen Gallagher, who shepherded the Club for more than 30 years consecutively, recollected some of those who helped make the Club such a welcome resource for the children and teens of Watertown.
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Watertown Teen Raising Money to Provide Service Dog for Middle School Aide
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Watertown’s Cameron Burke will be raising money for NEADS World Class Service Dogs.
For the third year running Watertown teen Cameron Burke will be running the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism 5K to raise money for NEADS World Class Service Dogs, an organization that breeds, raises, and trains service dogs for children with autism, adults and children with physical disabilities, adults with hearing loss, and for veterans.