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Watertown Middle School
A familiar firm has been selected to design the new Watertown Middle School, but members of the School Building Committee had concerns about getting the firm’s “A Team,” and whether the City can afford to build the kind of school they want for the students of Watertown. Wednesday night, the School Building Committee selected Ai3 Architects to do the feasibility study for the new middle school. The firm that designed Watertown’s three elementary schools and the new high school. Ai3 was one of four finalists, and narrowly got the top ranking by the nine members of the committee. Each firm presented ideas for how they would approach building the school.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Jan. 18: A Quincy Street resident discovered someone took out an American Express card in the person’s name. The Police Department is working to try to get the resident’s money back. Jan.
The Watertown High School Robotics Team was one of the recipients of a grant from the Watertown Community Foundation. (Contributed Photo)
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation:
During its annual school program grant cycle, the Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) awarded $37,950 to the Watertown Public Schools to support education programs that enhance learning beyond the classroom. Grants will support programs in every school in the district in multiple disciplines, ultimately serving the district’s more than 2,800 students. For the fourth year, the award includes support for STEM Initiatives in Watertown Public Schools and gives elementary students the opportunity to participate in hands-on, science-based learning that goes beyond the classroom experience and the general curriculum. Through the support of the Watertown Community Foundation, along with biotechnology company Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., more than 1300 students will be able to participate in several STEM initiatives including: Kindergarten: The Discover Museum; Grade 1: Bugman Entomology; Grade 2: Mystic Aquarium; Grade 3: Rainforest Reptiles; Grade 4: Sustainability Hands-On Workshop; and Grade 5: Water Systems Hands-On Workshop.
Watertown Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire on Westminster Avenue on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Watertown Fire Department)
Flames were coming out of a house on Westminster Avenue when Watertown Firefighters arrived Tuesday afternoon. The Fire Department extinguished the fire, which went to two alarms.
At about 3:45 p.m., calls came in for a fire on Westminster, said Watertown Fire Chief Ryan Nicholson. The resident noticed the fire and got out of the home before the Fire Department arrived, Nicholson said. “Members of (WFD) Group 4, under Deputy Chief (Dan) Tardiff, put a quick stop to the fire,” Nicholson said.
Charles River Regional Chamber President & CEO Greg Reibman (left) and the recpients of the Watertown Business Awards: Archy LaSalle (accepted by Liz Helfer, second from left), Max Ritcey of Ritcey East, Tia Tilson of the Watertown Community Foundation, and O’Some Cafe’s Ricci Cheng. (Courtesy of the Charles River Chamber)
People packed the backroom at Donohue’s Bar & Grill to honor a pair of local businesses, a non-profit and a longtime arts advocate during the first annual Watertown Business Awards. Tickets sales f0r the sold-out Watertown Night raised money for the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. The Chamber presented awards for Customer Service, Business Excellence, Community Leadership, and the Nonprofit Impact Award after receiving nominations from the public. The Customer Service Award went to Max Ritcey.
More than a dozen Watertown students earned honors at their college. The schools they attend include Le Moyne College, Dean College, Hofstra University, Plymouth State, Norwich University, University of Rhode Island, and Southern New Hampshire University. Le Moyne College
Lucy Romano, Freshman Marketing and Business Analytics major from Watertown, MA, has been named to the Le Moyne College Fall 2024 Dean’s List. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above. Located in a suburban setting on a picturesque 160-acre campus in Syracuse, N.Y., Le Moyne College is one of only 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States.
A map of where Monday’s earthquake could be felt. The map came from the U.S. Geological Survey website. A 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of southern Maine could be felt in Watertown on Monday morning. The epicenter was 10 km (about 6.2 miles) southeast of York Harbor, Maine, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 10:22 a.m.
Town residents on social media said they could feel the trembler. Those who felt (or didn’t feel) the earthquake can submit a report on the USGS website by clicking here.