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A Zumba class will be held at 9 a.m. Today is an early release day for the Waltham Public Schools. The students will be released at 12:30 p.m. The Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation is hosting a new exhibit. Stay up-to-date with Waltham news with our free daily newsletter. Want to teach your children how to make bread?
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The hearing is held to decided wheter Waltham parents can send their students to another school district.
A public hearing to decide whether Waltham should participate in the School Choice program will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Waltham High School. The program allows parents to send their children to schools outside of their community, according to the Massachsuestts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Web site.
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Today's weather forecast -- 57 degrees and sunny. The River Church will hold a worship service at 10 a.m. Stay up to date with Waltham news with our free daily newsletter. Got some school news? Post it on Waltham Patch! Waltham Public Schools return from April vacation tomorrow, Monday, April 22.
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1. Start a blog about your school team: Share events, announcements, issues and other news about your school. Discuss the students and teachers. 2. Submit pictures and video of your school and students to our gallery: Snap an awesome photo at the school event? Submit it to our community photo gallery. 3. Announce your school awards, fundraisers, highlights, and more: Have an upcoming fundraiser or award show? Let the community know. Be sure to add a photo if you want your announcement featured on the home page! 4. Place events, such as fundraisers, special competitions, etc., on the calendar: Want to get more people at your school event? Be sure to let everyone know where and when your it is taking place by posting it on our free event …
Denise Gauvin, a veteran Waltham educator, plans to fulfill her lifelong dream soon by singing the National Anthem at Fenway Park.
Denise Gauvin will soon be able to cross one item off of her bucket list -- singing the National Anthem at a Boston Red Sox game. “It happened so fast, I can't quite wrap my mind around it,” Gauvin, a veteran special education teaching assistant at the Thomas R. Plympton Elementary School told Waltham Patch. “I'm walking on a cloud.” Gauvin is scheduled to sing the National Anthem at the start of the Wednesday, April 10 Red Sox game at Fenway Park, Gauvin said. However, there is no guarantee that her performance will be televised, she said. The Sox will play the Baltimore Orioles and the game will be televised on the New England Sports Network (NESN). The game begins at 7:10 p.m. Gauvin said she has always dreamed of singing the anthem at …
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1:12 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Wow Denise this is awesome!!!!! Is Lenny your voice coach?!?! :) Good luck and we hope that it is televised! more ›
The new principal will be the school's third in two calendar years.
A new principal has been chosen to lead Henry Whittemore Elementary School. The Waltham Public Schools district has hired Ross Mulkerin to lead the Whittemore school, according to Superintendent Susan Nicholson. Mulkerin current serves as the assistant director of special services for the Binghamton City School District in New York, Nicholson said. Mulkerin will become the third principal of the Whittemore school in two calendar years. He will replace former principal Sara Lane, who abruptly left her post in January after less than year on the job. Prior to Lane’s departure, former principal Deborah Butts suddenly left her post saying the school needed a “change of leadership.” Mulkerin will start in Waltham sometime over the summer, …
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Today's weather forecast -- 48 degrees and snow. The Hovey Players will perform "The Woodsman." Shopper's Cafe will host a pub quiz event at 8 p.m. The Northeast Elementary School will host a kindergarten information night at 6:30 p.m. Should the fine for littering be increased in Waltham?
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The Waltham School Committee is starting the fiscal 2014 budget process.
The public hearing for the fiscal 2014 Waltham Public Schools budget will be held on Wednesday, April 3, according to a notice from the school district. The hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Waltham High School.
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Today's weather forecast -- 44 degrees and partly sunny. UNO Chicago Grill will host its pub quiz at 9 p.m. Stay up to date with Waltham news with our daily newsletter. The William F. Stanley Elementary School will host a kindergarten information session at 6:30 p.m. After a recent snow day, Waltham Public Schools have pushed back the last day of school.
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Today's weather forecast -- 46 degrees and cloudy. WeightWatchers will host its weekly meeting at 5 p.m. The William F. Stanley Elementary School will host a kindergarten information session at 6:30 p.m. Stay up to date with Waltham news with our free daily newsletter. The Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 7 p.m. at 119 School St.
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6:55 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
@Clara, Apologies for the mistake and convenience. more ›
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4:39 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
I am not a parent, but I am a Waltham taxpayer and voter. I am concerned about the cost of "school choice." Who would pay for the expense of transporting students out of Waltham to their chosen schools? Would the other communities be reimbursed for the burden of additional students from Waltham? I am opposed to school choice. If parents are unhappy with the Waltham schools, they should just move … more ›