Waltham's Sacred Heart Church has invited actor and speaker Frank Runyeon to headline a three day Pre-Lenten Mission leading up to Ash Wednesday. Runyeon, known for many roles on television including soap operas As The World Turns and Santa Barbara.  Runyeon has a degree in Religion from Princeton University and has developed several one act dramas based upon selected texts from Gospels in the New Testament.  The four Pre-Lenten presentations include:

The highly anticipated joint meeting of the Waltham School Building Committee, Waltham School Committee and Waltham City Council will take place on Tuesday January 30 at 7:00 PM in The Canon Lecture Hall at Waltham High School.

On the agenda for the joint meeting:

The Waltham Museum located at 25 Lexington St. will be closed during the months of January and February. For their March opening they are seeking volunteers to assist in several areas as they continue to promote and preserve Waltham's rich history. Areas of need include:

WPS Awarded Barr Foundation Grant to Support Implementation of Education Plan:
Candlemaker Academy to serve as pilot for Ed Plan to launch in September 2018

Waltham, MA, December 12, 2017 – At their December 5, 2017 Board of Trustees meeting, the Barr Foundation approved a $300,000 grant to Waltham Public Schools.  The grant intends to support the planning and redesign of Waltham High School consistent with the education plan (https://goo.gl/Merged) for a new Waltham High School.