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The Skellig will host an 80s night at 9:30 p.m. The Waltham Public Library will hold a play group at 11 a.m. Belmont Savings Bank has given a big grant to the Waltham YMCA. Check out what your new state senator has planned for the district. See a pothole on your street in Waltham? Report it to the city here.
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Have relaxing Martin Luther King Day.
Retail stores: Open at owner’s discretion. Liquor stores: Open. Supermarkets: Open. Convenience stores: Open. Taverns, bars: Open. Banks: Closed. Stock market: Closed. Municipal, state, federal offices: Closed. Library: Closed. Schools: Closed. Mail: Post offices closed; express delivery only. Waltham YMCA: Open Waltham Boys & Girls Club: Closed MBTA Service MBTA trolleys: all lines operating on a Saturday schedule. Commuter rail: all lines operating on a Saturday schedule. Bus: Most buses will run on a regular Saturday schedule. See here for more information. Trash Pick-up: Pickup is delayed one day.
A thief recently struck two senior living communities in Waltham and Danvers.
Danvers and Waltham Police are working to identify a man who allegedly stole a several items from senior living communities in Waltham and Danvers. Danvers Police say the suspect is likely the same person who has struck other facilities in Waltham. They did not say whether it was the same person who stole a safe and cash from the Waltham YMCA recently. Waltham Police could not be reached for comment on Wednesday, Jan. 16, but have said they are investigating the Y incident. Danvers Police declined to identify the senior facilities in Davers and Waltham from which items were taken saying they wanted to preserve their investigation. Waltham Police have surveillance photo in that case, but are not releasing, Danvers Police said. Danvers …
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No arrests have been made in the case.
Waltham Police are investigating the recent theft of a safe and some cash from the YMCA in Waltham. While no arrests have been made in the case, Waltham Police Sgt. Joseph Guigno said the Dec. 24, 2012 and Jan. 9, 2013 thefts from the YMCA remain under investigation. YMCA staff reported the first break-in at around 7:35 a.m. on Dec. 24 when they opened the facility for the day, Guigno told Waltham Patch. Sometime overnight, at least one robber kicked in a door to the building and broke into an office which contained a safe, Guigno said. The culprit took the safe from the building. Guigno said he did not know what was in the safe. The second robbery occurred sometime between the night of Jan. 9 and morning of Jan. 10, 2013. At around 5 a.m…
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Waltham Police are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating an alleged thief.
Waltham Police are asking for the public's help in finding the spsuect in a recent string of credit card thefts. On Jan. 7, a man stole several credit cards from the YMCA in Waltham, according to the Waltham Police Facebook page. He stole them from lockers. The suspect was later spotted on surveillance cameras in stores, police said.
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Today's weather forecast -- 69 degrees and sunny. Do you know who owns this lost dog? The Lyman Estate will hold an orchid sale at 10 a.m. The Waltham YMCA will hold a Halloween Spooktacular at 6 p.m. Gore Place will hold its Frightful Fridays event at 7 p.m.
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Research shows good nutrition and exercise can help prevent breast cancer. Here are some resources around Waltham to help you stay healthy.
You might be able to find help fighting breast cancer and other types of cancers at your local grocery store and fitness centers, according to the research findings of Dr. Marian Neuhouser, Ph.D, RD. Dr. Neuhouser is a nutritional epidemiologist with a background in nutritional sciences. She is an investigator at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Her research is focused on lifestyle factors such as nutrition and physical activity. Some factors may prevent breast and prostate cancer and improve survivorship in those diagnosed with cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, more than 200,000 American women are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 American women will die …
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Waltham YMCA is offering a free food program.
The following is an opinion piece by YMCA Greater Boston CEO Kevin Washington, submitted by the YMCA. Summer vacation for most kids means backyard barbeques, hot dogs and s’mores by a glowing camp fire. But for the 250,000 children who received free or reduced lunch during the school year, summer vacation can be a time of worry and hunger. For some low-income Boston families, providing three meals a day for their children can be a near impossibility, especially when the last school bell rings for the summer and children lose their access school lunches. In 2011, according to the Child Defense Fund, more than 200,000 Massachusetts children received food stamps. The same study also showed that the number of children in Massachusetts enrolled…
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Fucci will be the executive director of the Waltham branch of the YMCA of Greater Boston after leading the Oak Square facility.
The following announcement was sent out by the YMCA of Greater Boston: The YMCA of Greater Boston is pleased to announce the appointment of Jack Fucci as the new Executive Director of the Waltham YMCA. Fucci, a Watertown native and Lexington resident, has led the Oak Square YMCA in Brighton, also a part of the YMCA of Greater Boston, for the past ten years. While at the Oak Square Y, Fucci led a team of committed volunteers and staff that resulted in a YMCA that is the center of community life in the Brighton area. More people attend the Oak Square YMCA daily than any other Y locally due to its ability to change lives through a culture of inclusion and accessibility that can be a model for kindred organizations. The Waltham YMCA, along …
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Tina
8:27 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Wow! I wonder if the folks who had their credit cards stolen at the YMCA had locked their lockers. Maybe the Y should install surveillance cameras in the lobby. more ›