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3 Things To Know Today In Waltham
In case you missed it, here are three things from a historic blaze in Waltham in the 1970s, to a talk about taking the hate out of debate.
WALTHAM, MA — In case you missed it, here are three things from a historic blaze in Waltham in the 1970s, to a talk about taking the hate out of debate that raced through our desk we think you shouldn't miss.
School is about to start, do you know your child's bus route?
If you child is in grades K - 8 and live more than one and one-half miles from school or is in grades 9 - 12 and you live farther than two miles from school, your child is probably taking the bus.
Some previously assigned stops have been moved or eliminated.
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#Waltham parents & students - You can see the 2017-2018 @WalthamSchools Bus Routes here: https://t.co/xCR8L9HzOL pic.twitter.com/K6SrDXLynX
— City Of Waltham (@CityofWaltham) August 24, 2017
The mayor speaks out about hate
Mayor Jenneatte McCarthy will join Newton Mayor (and candidate for governor) Setti Warren, and a number of others at a talk that takes aim at figuring out how to take the hate out of debate early next month. The event is hosted by Regis Collge in Weston and the DeHate the Debate will be an open panel discussion examining tensions in daily dialogue, and exploring how we can calm the waters of everyday discourse.
Panelists include:
Newton mayor Setti Warren, candidate for governor of Massachusetts
The City of Waltham mayor Jeannette McCarthy
Tom O'Neill III, former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, CEO of O'Neill and Associates
Dan Lothian, former CNN White House correspondent, owner of Little Park Media
Anne Brennan, Regional Director of News and Operations GateHouse Media West Unit
Moderated by WCVB -TV Channel 5 Janet Wu
Find out what's happening in Walthamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
It's free. Happening Monday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Regis College Fine Arts Center on the Weston campus. For more event details: regiscollege.edu/dehatedebate
Fire: 5 buildings destroyed, try 8
The State fire Marshall just released the details of what they believed caused a massive fire on Cooper Street. Police are on the look out for at least one suspect they believe set fire to the building and there's a hefty reward for anyone who provides info that leads to a conviction. But almost five decades ago there was another massive blaze in town:
Massive fire in #WalthamMA 1 month ago on Cooper St. Another massive Waltham fire was 19 Mar 1970 on Rumford St, Waltham - 8 bldgs destroyed pic.twitter.com/EFqykrPsXc
— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) August 24, 2017
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