Police/Fire
Police Log: Officers Talk Down Man With Weapons, Driver Rear Ends Police Cruiser
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
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.
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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
Around Town
Watertown Unity Breakfast to be Held Virtually on MLK Jr. Day, Awards to be Given to Local Pastor & a Civil Rights Activist
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Charlie BreitroseA mural created by Watertown High School students for the 20th annual Unity Breakfast.
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Unity Breakfast organizers:
The annual Watertown Unity Breakfast will be hosted on January 17th – the anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr – at 10 a.m.
Around Town
Winter Program & Summer Camp Registration, Job Openings at the West Suburban YMCA
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The following announcement was provided by the West Suburban YMCA:
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE WEST SUBURBAN YMCA?
WINTER PROGRAM REGISTRATION
The Y remains committed to helping you and your family stay active, engaged, and safe as we enter the new year. Why not pick up a new hobby this season? Register for programs like dodgeball, basketball, track and field, adult kettlebell fitness, youth HIIT squad, swim lessons, and more in our Winter Session. The Winter Session runs from January 3 – February 20, 2022, Registration is open, so visit Y’s website for more details and to register.
Government
Find Out What it is Like to Serve on a Watertown Board or Commission
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A panel discussion will be held about serving on a City board or commission.
Real Estate
15 Watertown Properties Sold in Final Two Weeks of 2021
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See all the homes that sold at the end of 2021.
Around Town
Watertown Seeks Middle & High School Students to Help Seniors Shovel Snow
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Students are wanted to help seniors clear snow through a program run by the Recreation Department.
Entertainment
COMICS: TV Time for Here’s Trouble, Small Saves’ Always Busy with Hockey
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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.
Entertainment
Movie Filmed in Watertown Now in Theaters & Streaming Online
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The movie “Tender Bar,” which director by George Clooney used Watertown locales to shoot some of the scenes, is now showing in movie theaters and is streaming online starting Jan. 7.