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Police Log: Hit & Run Driver Strikes Pedestrian, UPS Driver Accused of Taking $10K in Packages
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Woman Donates Hospital Wing, Dedicates it to Memory of Her Mother Who Lived in Watertown
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Marsha Moeller, center, cuts the ribbon at the Helen Caloggero Women’s and Family Center in California. The center is named after her mother who grew up in Watertown. (Photo from Providence St. Joseph Hospital)
A health center in California that provides services to women and families was dedicated to and named for a woman who grew up in Watertown.
Watertown Woman Creates Historic Boston Book from Her Huge Postcard Collection
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.
Special Education: Director of Student Services to Step Down, Plans to Improve Program Discussed
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: Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool
(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.
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Watertown Resident Nominated for Commonwealth Heroine Award for Environmental Work & Actvism
Students & Parents Ask for Armenian Classes to be Expanded; French Most Popular World Language Unavailable at WHS
New Head of Perkins School for the Blind Looks to Build on Legacy, Advocate for the Visually Impaired
Arsenal Yards
New Revolving Sushi Bar Opens at Arsenal Yards
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Jakob LaymanSome of the more that 140 offerings at Kura Sushi at Arsenal Yards.
Arsenal Yards proudly announced that Kura Sushi USA, Inc., a technology-enabled Japanese restaurant concept known for its revolving sushi bars, opened their first New England restaurant at Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood located along the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts. Established in the United States in 2008, the 37th Kura Revolving Sushi Bar location at 101 Bond Square, Watertown, MA 02472 brings the freshest sushi and most authentic Japanese cuisine to the Greater Boston community.
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Registration for Pequossette & Kindergarten Summer Programs Opens Wednesday
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The Watertown Recreation Department provided the following information:
The Watertown Recreation Department Pequossette Summer Program Packet is now available for viewing.
Colin Campbell
Magical Run to the Garden Ends Just Short of Title for Watertown Boys Hockey Team
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Charlie BreitroseA Watertown fires a puck at the net during the State Final against Sandwich at the TD Garden.
BOSTON — The Watertown High School boys hockey team made all the right moves on the way to the TD Garden, and the Raiders looked like they might have one last magical moment to clinch the MIAA Div. 4 State Championship. In the second overtime, however, it was Sandwich that found the puck magic, prevailing 3-2.
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Share Your Photos and Stories With as Part of the Watertown Library’s Local History Project
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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Library:
The Watertown Free Public Library’s Local History Collection includes photographs and artifacts dating back to the city’s founding, but there is a problem — there exists very little record of what happened in Watertown during your lifetime.
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Youth in Grades 6-12 Can Learn About TV Production at WCA-TV Workshop
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The following information was provided by Watertown Cable Access TV:
WCA-TV invites youth grades 6 through 12 to participate in our first ever youth TV Production workshop! Learn all the steps to creating a television show from start to finish.
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Nine Watertown Properties Were Sold This Week
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Several condo, a two family house and a single family home were sold this week.
Hockey
Raiders Boys Hockey Team Falls in Double Overtime in the State Final
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Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown boys hockey team takes the ice at the TD Garden before Sunday’s State Final against Sandwich.
Hockey players get used to early morning ice time, but seldom does such an important competition occur at an early hour. The Watertown High School boys hockey team will play for a State Championship beginning at 9 a.m. on Sunday against Sandwich at the TD Garden.