Real Estate
Ten Watertown Properties Were Sold in the First Couple Weeks of 2022
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See all the properties that sold in the beginning of 2022.
Local Artists & Musicians Coming to Pair of Art Pop Ups in Watertown Square in July
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The Watertown Arts Market is still about a month away, but on two weekends in July there will be pop-up arts markets in Watertown Square featuring local artists and musicians.
Woman Donates Hospital Wing, Dedicates it to Memory of Her Mother Who Lived in Watertown
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.
More Headlines
UPDATED: Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool
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
Aging
Watertown Studio Hosting Free Online Yoga and Aging Panel Discussion
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The following information was provided by Artemis Yoga:
A collective of nationally celebrated yoga experts today announced the launch of an online interactive workshop series focused on yoga and aging. The series, sponsored by Watertown-based Artemis Yoga, brings together the combined experiences of four of the nation’s premier instructors to showcase the value of yoga in aging gracefully with health, strength and resilience.
Entertainment
COMICS: Hockey Related Adventures for Small Saves & Here’s Trouble
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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. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal–then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”
DeMarco recently added “Here’s Trouble” to his cartooning lineup, inspired by drawings he did in the 1980s when he was in high school.
City Council
Residents Share the Qualities They Want in Next City Manager, Consultant Outlines Process
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Watertown City Hall
Residents shared a long list of qualities and qualifications they would like to see in Watertown’s next City Manager during a community forum hosted by the City Council and the manager search firm.
Obituaries
OBIT: Ray McNamara, 79, a Newton Firefighter Injured on Duty who Loved the Red Sox
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Raymond P. McNamara, 79 of Watertown and formerly Newton, died on Jan. 11, 2022.
Around Town
LETTER: A Fitting Way to Honor Watertown’s Retiring Library Director
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Watertown Free Public LibraryThe Watertown Free Public Library.
A Fitting Tribute To A Local Superstar
After 27 years, Leone Cole, Our Library Director is Retiring, Here’s An Idea to Thank Her for Her Service to Watertown
Real Estate
Three Properties Hosting Open Houses This Week in Watertown
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A condo and a pair of two-family homes are hosting open houses this weekend.
CTE
Committee Looking at Vocational, Technical Education to Include Parents & Residents
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The Watertown Public Schools will form a committee to look at the options for vocational and technical education available inside and outside the district, and the group will include parents and community members.