Perkins School For The Blind News

Browse past news stories for Perkins School For The Blind in Watertown, MA.

• Business Briefcase - The Salem News
  posted on March 27, 2013 at 08:41:05 am
  Business BriefcaseThe Salem NewsThe sales associates of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Beverly joined Coldwell Banker ...
• Celtics-Knicks Live: Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith Light Up Celts as Boston Drops ... - NESN.com
  posted on March 27, 2013 at 01:50:18 am
  NESN.comCeltics-Knicks Live: Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith Light Up Celts as Boston Drops ...NESN.comOn the bright side, the Perkins School for the Blind chorus sang the national ...
• Wyc Grousbeck with Grande & Max - Perkins School for the Blind honored ... - WEEI.com
  posted on March 27, 2013 at 01:03:21 am
  Wyc Grousbeck with Grande & Max - Perkins School for the Blind honored ...WEEI.comWyc Grousbeck with Grande & Max - Perkins School for the Blind ...
• Journal writing courses help uncover memories - fiftyplusadvocate
  posted on March 26, 2013 at 08:00:26 pm
  fiftyplusadvocateJournal writing courses help uncover memoriesfiftyplusadvocateJennifer Quinlan, who previously ran a memoir-writing group at the Perkins School for the ...
• Coldwell Banker raises more than $76000 for Perkins School for the Blind - Wicked Local- Boxford
  posted on March 19, 2013 at 02:55:17 pm
  Coldwell Banker raises more than $76000 for Perkins School for the BlindWicked Local- BoxfordThe sales associates of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in ...
• Saint Lucy Society Sponsors Beeping Spring Egg Hunt at Perkins School for the ... - NorthEndWaterfront.com
  posted on March 8, 2013 at 07:21:46 pm
  Saint Lucy Society Sponsors Beeping Spring Egg Hunt at Perkins School for the ...NorthEndWaterfront.comSaint Lucy Society Sponsors Beeping Spring Egg Hunt at Perkins School for ...
• Watertown police: Perkins employee's jewelry stolen, mail opened
  posted on July 19, 2011 at 06:48:50 pm
  A Perkins School for the Blind employee reported a past larceny on July 13. The man reportedly told police that someone reportedly broke into his room on ...
• Perkins-caused power outage angers neighbors
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 07:39:13 pm
  The approximately 200 neighbors of the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown lost power around 2 a.m. as a result of an NSTAR transformer that was ...
• 200 lose power as Watertown's Perkins School installs new transformer
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 04:24:20 pm
  The approximately 200 neighbors of the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown lost power around 2 ...
• Stanley Cup Visits Perkins School for the Blind, Children’s Hospital
  posted on June 30, 2011 at 11:20:26 pm
  Students and teachers at the Perkins School for the Blind in ...
• Perkins School for the Blind enjoys a visit from the Cup
  posted on June 30, 2011 at 09:45:58 pm
  WATERTOWN, Mass. -- While the Boston Bruins spent spring chasing the ...
• The Stanley Cup Makes A Perkins School Stop
  posted on June 30, 2011 at 08:45:23 pm
  For students with limited vision who attend the Perkins School for ...
• Watertown's Perkins School to reopen pond after 30 years
  posted on June 16, 2011 at 07:17:13 pm
  Decades ago, students at the Perkins School for the Blind were able to skate on, row across and wade in the ...
• Marathon spotlight: Wayland native runs for blind people
  posted on April 12, 2011 at 01:52:55 am
  On April 18, Wayland native Chad Boulay will endure 26.2 miles of sore feet and aching muscles for a good cause. He will run the Boston Marathon to raise money for the Perkins School for the Blind ...
• West Wareham running Boston Marathon for sight-impaired
  posted on April 9, 2011 at 10:36:40 pm
  West Wareham resident Howard Staples will endure 26.2 miles of sore feet and aching muscles for a good ...
• Watertown's Perkins School brings classrooms into 21st century
  posted on March 3, 2011 at 02:29:46 pm
  The new Lower School building at the Perkins School for the Blind may be filled with more spacious classrooms and ...
• A new reason to sing
  posted on March 3, 2011 at 05:33:44 am
  Perkins School for the Blind marked its 182nd ...
• Michael Ryder, Blake Wheeler Learn to Play Goalball at Perkins School for the Blind
  posted on February 26, 2011 at 07:03:29 pm
  Michael Ryder and Blake Wheeler -- before his trade took place -- took some time to visit the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, and learned how to play goalball, a sport designed for blind ...
• Celtics name Chris Jett of Perkins in Watertown a "Hero Among Us"
  posted on February 16, 2011 at 09:11:45 pm
  The Boston Celtics will name Chris Jett a“Hero Among Us.” Jett was a Perkins School for the Blind Deafblind Program alumnus who passed away last October at age 24, having led ...
• Boston Bruins play "goal ball" at Perkins School in Watertown
  posted on February 11, 2011 at 01:12:29 pm
  Boston Bruins players Blake Wheeler and Michael Ryder got a taste of what it’s like to rely on the rest of their senses when they “lost” their vision playing “goal ball” at the Perkins ...
• 2011 Relay for Life of Watertown holds kick off party on Feb. 17
  posted on February 4, 2011 at 01:11:30 am
  This year’s Relay for Life of Watertown has taken on a “Hollywood” theme. The kick-off party will be held on Feb. 17 from 6:30 to ...
• Attorney General Coakley sworn in for second term at Perkins School
  posted on January 20, 2011 at 09:18:33 pm
  Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was sworn in for her second term in office Wednesday night at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown. Coakley was all smiles at the inauguration, emphasizing ...
• Cambridge police lieutenant participates in Coakley swearing-in
  posted on January 20, 2011 at 08:03:45 pm
  Martha Coakley began her second term as Massachusetts Attorney General on Wednesday, Jan. 19 after being sworn in by Chief Justice Roderick Ireland of the Massachusetts ...
• Attorney General Coakley sworn in for second term at Perkins School
  posted on January 20, 2011 at 04:36:00 pm
  Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was sworn in for her second term in office Wednesday night at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown. Coakley was all smiles at the inauguration, emphasizing ...
• Attorney General to be sworn for second term at Perkins School
  posted on January 17, 2011 at 11:35:34 pm
  Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley will be sworn in for ...
• Haitian poet Joel Theodat to speak at Perkins in Watertown on MLK Day
  posted on January 15, 2011 at 12:41:05 pm
  Haitian educator and poet Joel Theodat will be the guest speaker at a special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ...
• How Perkins School for the Blind spent their snow day in Watertown
  posted on January 13, 2011 at 01:11:07 am
  At Perkins School for the Blind, classes don’t stop for snow. It’s just another day. Well, not ...
• Injured swan saved at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown
  posted on December 29, 2010 at 07:29:57 pm
  A swan with a bloodied wing was rescued at ...
• Perkins School for the Blind holds concerts in Watertown this week
  posted on December 7, 2010 at 09:01:13 pm
  Perkins School for the Blind holiday concerts have become a treasured annual tradition with joyous ...
• Perkins School in Watertown holds free community concert series
  posted on November 28, 2010 at 12:38:54 pm
  Perkins School for the Blind holiday concerts have become a treasured annual tradition with joyous ...
• Christopher McAllister-Jett, drummer, outdoorsman, 24
  posted on November 7, 2010 at 08:48:22 am
  As a student at the Perkins School for the Blind, Christopher McAllister-Jett ...
• Champion blind rower urges Perkins students in Watertown to get active
  posted on October 27, 2010 at 08:10:52 pm
  Champion rower Aerial Gilbert compliments Lower School student Jacob on his ...
• For Perkins students, a special touch
  posted on October 16, 2010 at 04:03:38 am
  It was a great day at the circus. About 50 elementary and middle school students from the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown gathered on the arena floor at the ...
• Perkins School for the Blind officials at White House signing ceremony
  posted on October 8, 2010 at 09:31:52 pm
  On Friday, Oct. 8, President Obama signed into law the 21 st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (The Act). This comprehensive act updates U.S. communications law to ensure that people ...
• Inside world of Perkins students
  posted on September 30, 2010 at 03:11:58 pm
  The Perkins School for the Blind was the first institution of its kind when it was founded in 1829. Next week, the Watertown school will put on its third annual “Taste ...
• OddBlotter: Nothing To Hide
  posted on September 28, 2010 at 03:33:32 pm
  A man exposed himself to a female employee at the Perkins School for the Blind. Watertown Police said the incident took place on September 20, outside, and the suspect was on the other side of a fence on ...
• Man in Watertown exposes himself at Perkins School for the Blind
  posted on September 27, 2010 at 09:50:23 pm
  A man exposed his genitals to a female employee at the Perkins School for the Blind, according to Watertown Police. The employee was outdoors ...
• Volunteers needed at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown
  posted on September 21, 2010 at 02:09:49 am
  At the Assistive Device Center at Perkins School for the Blind, people design and build customized adaptive equipment and ...
• Stoughton teenager releases her first CD
  posted on September 20, 2010 at 03:45:10 pm
  Ashley Bernard, 17, has been a musician most of her life. The senior at the Perkins School for the Blind in ...
• Perkins School to acquire for-profit firm
  posted on September 20, 2010 at 05:07:04 am
  The Perkins School for the Blind is set to disclose today that it is acquiring a business that sells equipment for the visually impaired, a stake in the for-profit world the ...
• Perkins School buries time capsules to commemorate 100 years in Watertown
  posted on September 17, 2010 at 08:24:39 pm
  The Perkins School for the Blind recently celebrated its 100 years in Watertown and recent construction of its new lower school building by burying two time capsules near the foundation of ...
• Arlington resident Lillian Johnson wants to open people’s eyes
  posted on September 5, 2010 at 12:25:56 pm
  Lillian Johnson lost her vision completely when she was 18 years old. She attended the Perkins ...
• Local firm improves accounting system at Perkins in Watertown
  posted on August 18, 2010 at 01:14:05 am
  About five years ago, Pauline Donoghue, a controller at Perkins School for the Blind, came to the realization that the time had come to replace their accounting system – a hosted DOS application – ...
• Watertown's Perkins School applauds passing of Accessibility Act
  posted on August 9, 2010 at 04:55:18 pm
  Perkins School for the Blind President Steven Rothstein is proud. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate ...
• Boston's budget director to work at Perkins in Watertown
  posted on August 4, 2010 at 05:56:19 pm
  Mayor Thomas Menino’s loss is now Perkins School for the Blind’s gain. In September, Boston’s Director of ...
• Congressman Markey talks via webcam with Perkins School students in Watertown
  posted on July 28, 2010 at 05:55:00 pm
  On Monday, two dozen of U.S. Congressman Edward Markey’s constituents, 18 of whom are visually impaired, blind or deafblind, convened to videoconference with the politician at Perkins School for ...
• Perkins School for the Blind teacher named Braille “Teacher of the Year”
  posted on July 13, 2010 at 08:29:16 pm
  At this year’s National Braille Challenge event in Los Angeles on June 26, a Perkins teacher and three student filmmakers received special ...
• Watertown’s Perkins School and Revels unite for ‘Celebration of Spring’
  posted on June 23, 2010 at 05:21:45 pm
  Dwight Hall was bursting with spring blossoms and traditional song as Perkins School for the Blind students, ...
• Economy dominates disability issues forum in Massachusetts governor's race
  posted on May 18, 2010 at 11:09:53 pm
  The candidates for governor of Massachusetts showed up for a disability issues forum at ...
• Blind fencers duel for Watertown's Perkins School
  posted on March 30, 2010 at 08:04:06 pm
  In what might have been a first-in-the-nation event, fencers from Watertown's ...
• Brian Scalabrine, Marquis Daniels Read With Students from Perkins School for the Blind
  posted on March 30, 2010 at 12:52:39 am
  The Celtics may have to overcome some adversity to contend for an NBA championship this season, but now they have a few more people listening to their every move. Brian Scalabrine, Marquis Daniels and ...
• Dance troupe brings amazing Grace to Perkins School
  posted on March 13, 2010 at 05:31:55 am
  One of New Zealand's top dance troupes visited the ...
• Martha Dow taught at Perkins School for the Blind
  posted on February 22, 2010 at 05:15:02 am
  After graduating from Radcliffe College in 1959, Martha Dow moved her fingers over raised dots ...
• Perkins School for the Blind says goodbye to beloved trailblazer Albert Gayzagian
  posted on January 27, 2010 at 12:03:15 am
  Last Monday morning, distinguished Watertown resident Albert Gayzagian,80, died. He was an alumnus of Perkins School for the ...
• Curtis R. Woodcock
  posted on December 19, 2009 at 05:23:03 am
  Curtis Russell Woodcock of Arlington, a Korean War veteran and retired facilities ...
• Watertown’s Perkins School for the Blind breaks ground on new school building
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 06:40:06 pm
  The new 54,000-square-foot Lower School will be ...
• Gift promotes high tech at Mass. school for blind
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 04:09:13 pm
  WATERTOWN, Mass. -- The Perkins School for the Blind has received a $10 million gift to build ...
• At Perkins, high-tech is both future and now
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 09:08:16 am
  Before Ashley Bernard got her new iPod Touch, the Perkins School for the Blind student could not use an MP3 player without help. But thanks in part to school ...
• A new vision for Perkins
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 05:17:23 pm
  I n the world of education, the Perkins School for the Blind has an elite roster of graduates, including Helen Keller, her ...
• Watertown's Perkins school updating 100-year-old building, adding new classrooms
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 08:53:56 pm
  A lot has changed in education in the past hundred years. With SMART boards eclipsing chalkboards in ...
• Perkins School to expand
  posted on September 19, 2009 at 04:10:20 am
  The Perkins School for the Blind yesterday announced a $30 million renovation and ...
• Engagement July 3
  posted on July 17, 2009 at 05:32:22 am
  Capello is a 2004 graduate of St. Anselm College, New Hampshire, and holds a master’s degree in early childhood from Lesley University, ...

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