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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.
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.
(UPDATED July 2, 8:55 a.m.: The library will be open until 7 p.m. Friday.)
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’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.
The Rico Bar Band featuring the JJR Horns will be playing in Watertown at a free concert.
This week’s Saltonstall Park Summer Concert features a a band nominated as Swing Band of The Year by the National Swing Awards.
The following announcement was provided by MassBay Community College:
MassBay Community College is set to receive $735,000 as its share of a state-funded Workforce Training Grant. The funds are intended to create and expand training programs in high-demand industries, while helping populations who have traditionally experienced higher rates of unemployment and barriers to employment.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Three two-family homes were among the six home sold in Watertown this week.
The following information was provided by Storefront Art Projects:
Adrienne Sloane is a contemporary fiber artist with a political focus. She finds the 3-D image to go with the metaphor through her deep exploration of sculptural knit structures.
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.
Watertown LibraryThe staff of the Watertown Free Public Library was honored for their promotion of ‘Zine Week by the American Library Association.
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Library:
The American Library Association has named the Watertown Free Public Library (WFPL) as a winner of the 2022 John Cotton Dana Award for marketing and public relations excellence.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Farmers Market:
The Watertown Farmers’ Market has created a survey to learn what barriers prevent people from using the market’s food assistance programs.