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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.
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.
A screenshot from the Watertown Tab’s website on wickedlocal.com
Watertown’s lone remaining print newspaper, the Watertown Tab, will cease printing newspapers, and leaves the City with no print newspaper for the first time since (at least) the late 1800s.
Robert F. Fitzpatrick
Robert F. Fitzpatrick of Quincy and Stuart, FL passed away on February 4th surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness.
Watertown High School will present “Into the Woods,” this weekend. The production is a modern, musical twist on the Brothers Grimm Fairy tales.
Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior Adam Patterson drives hard to the hoop against Tech Boston in the MIAA Div. 3 Final Four. He hit several key free throws down the stretch.
FRAMINGHAM — The Watertown High School boys basketball team had a bit of deja vu in Tuesday night’s MIAA Div. 3 Final Four game. For the second game in a row the Raiders jumped out to a big lead against a talented Boston school, only to watch the margin dwindle to single digits in the fourth quarter. Once again Watertown prevailed, and the reward is a trip to the State Final.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation:
The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) announces the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors. Joining the board are Watertown residents Eileen Hsu-Balzer, Felicia Sullivan, and Donna Tuccinardi.
The Watertown Police Department announced the return of the WPD Finish Strong 5K after a two-year break.
Pierre Paul Labossiere lays it in against Tech Boston in the Div. 3 Final Four Tuesday night.
FRAMINGHAM — Watertown High School is heading back to the MIAA Div. 3 Boys Basketball State Final after beating Tech Boston 64-57 Tuesday night.
Charlie BreitroseThe Raiders celebrate after scoring the first goal against Stoneham in the MIAA Div. 4 Final Four game in Lowell.
LOWELL — All season, the goal of the Watertown High School’s boys hockey team has been “Getting to the Garden,” but the dream almost slipped away in the Final Four game against Middlesex League rival Stoneham. The coaches gave the Raiders a simple goal: win the next 15 minutes.