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Three finalists named in search for next Waltham High principal

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May 7, 2026

School officials have named three finalists in the search for the next Waltham High School principal, with candidates scheduled to visit the campus May 12 and May 13 as part […]

Waltham nonprofits shine in Watertown Savings Bank’s $100K Customer Choice Awards

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May 7, 2026

Waltham climbs to No. 2 in statewide hacky sack craze

By Steve Milmore

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Sports & Recreation

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May 7, 2026

Healey’s Ride Safe Act would set speed‑based rules for e‑bikes, mopeds and scooters

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May 7, 2026

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Business

Waltham nonprofits shine in Watertown Savings Bank’s $100K Customer Choice Awards

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May 7, 2026

High school students pitch engineering startups through innovative Spark Program

By Lea Zaharoni

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April 26, 2026

The Waltham Times announces special print editions

By June Kinoshita

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April 21, 2026

Waltham-based Kailera Therapeutics raises $625 million in IPO

By William Holder

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April 21, 2026

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Community

Waltham nonprofits shine in Watertown Savings Bank’s $100K Customer Choice Awards

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May 7, 2026

Senior Center music, dance workouts

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May 7, 2026

School Committee declines to recommend changing Northeast Elementary’s name, defers to City Council

By Lea Zaharoni

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May 7, 2026

Demolished Fitch School to be open space for foreseeable future

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May 7, 2026

Waltham parish collecting items this weekend to support families with young children

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May 7, 2026

Local weather

Friday, May 8 – Variable with lingering shower risk

By Matthew Moll

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May 8, 2026

Unsettled weather may linger as the frontal system slowly exits. Some showers remain possible, though there should also be dry periods mixed in. Temperatures stay mild. • High: 70°F | Low: 55°F | Wind: W to SW 8–15 mph • Sky: Mostly cloudy • Precipitation: 40% chance showers

Arts & Culture

Senior Center music, dance workouts

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May 7, 2026

Waltham Philharmonic wraps season with dynamic final concert

By June Kinoshita

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May 5, 2026

Sundance Audience Award winner ‘Hold Onto Me’ comes to West Newton Cinema Monday

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May 3, 2026

Arts Council keeps Waltham’s summer music humming

By Steve Milmore

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May 3, 2026

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Government

Board of Survey and Planning reluctantly approves Pizzi rezoning

By Artie Kronenfeld

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May 7, 2026

Demolished Fitch School to be open space for foreseeable future

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May 7, 2026

Rat control will require action by both residents and the city

By Artie Kronenfeld

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May 7, 2026

Schools

Three finalists named in search for next Waltham High principal

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May 7, 2026

Waltham climbs to No. 2 in statewide hacky sack craze

By Steve Milmore

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Sports & Recreation

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May 7, 2026

Young WHS softball team improving as season goes on

By Liam O’brien

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Sports & Recreation

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May 7, 2026

Sports & recreation

Waltham climbs to No. 2 in statewide hacky sack craze

By Steve Milmore

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Sports & Recreation

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May 7, 2026

Young WHS softball team improving as season goes on

By Liam O’brien

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Sports & Recreation

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May 7, 2026

Demolished Fitch School to be open space for foreseeable future

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May 7, 2026

Waltham Youth Baseball parade kicks off season

By Joseph Sharkey

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Sports & Recreation

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May 5, 2026

Bentley ready for postseason push in NE10 tournament

By Steve Milmore

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Sports & Recreation

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May 5, 2026

Ideas

We’ve lived in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Here’s why we’re fighting to ‘Raise the Age.’

By CommonWealth Beacon

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May 5, 2026

Teaching in the Age of AI: Probability and Proof

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February 24, 2026

Waltham needs more affordable homes. City Council has a solution

By Tom Benavides

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February 17, 2026

The people of Waltham deserve safer streets

By Guest Writer

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January 22, 2026

Our data, our decisions: Why Waltham residents must have a voice on surveillance

By Guest Writer

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January 18, 2026

Around Town

Waltham parish collecting items this weekend to support families with young children

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May 7, 2026

Out on Beaver Street, a STEM festival and farm stand opening

By June Kinoshita

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May 3, 2026

Waltham senior center draws big crowd for flower workshop

By Steve Milmore

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April 28, 2026

Public Safety

Woman allegedly sprays labradoodle in eyes with aerosol spray

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May 7, 2026

Rat control will require action by both residents and the city

By Artie Kronenfeld

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May 7, 2026

Healey’s Ride Safe Act would set speed‑based rules for e‑bikes, mopeds and scooters

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May 7, 2026

Public safety report: Woman allegedly brandishes a knife at man in parking lot

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May 3, 2026

Cambridge man pleads not guilty to alleged false 911 calls reporting homicide

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April 30, 2026

Two-alarm fire at house on Autumn Lane extinguished, cause unknown

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April 30, 2026

Comics

Liminal, Mass. Episode 41

By James Willis

Liminal, Mass. Episode 40

By James Willis

Liminal, Mass. Episode 39

By James Willis

Milestones

Mary Brennan, 1939–2026, lifelong Waltham resident

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May 5, 2026

Ana Julia Fernandez, 1940–2026, was ‘a woman of deep faith’

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May 3, 2026

Elaine Quaranto, 1947–2026

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May 3, 2026