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Parts of Watertown Square were closed Saturday morning so police could investigate an incident where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Overnight, a person was struck while crossing a street in Watertown Square near CVS, Watertown Police said. The adult pedestrian was taken to hospital, but the extent of injuries were not known. The incident remains under investigation.
See how the New Year’s Day holiday and the observed holiday (Jan. 2) will impact you.
New Year’s Day
Restaurants, bars: Open if the owners choose
Convenience stores: Open if the owners choose
Supermarkets: Open if the owners choose
Retail stores: Open if the owners choose
Liquor stores: Open if the owners choose
Banks: Closed
Post Office: Closed
City, Town, State and Federal offices: Closed
Library: Closed
Buses/Subways: The MBTA will run buses, subways and Commuter Rail will run on a Sunday schedule on Jan. 1. Boats will not run on Jan. 1.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is advising travelers to take public transportation when possible, make informed decisions, and utilize MassDOT’s many travel resources ahead of and during the New Year holiday weekend, officials said. “We encourage everyone who will be celebrating the New Year to make responsible decisions to ensure they are able to reach their destinations safely,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack. “All of the MBTA’s transit systems will be free after 8 p.m., New Year’s Eve and travelers should take advantage of these and other opportunities to utilize public transportation and plan ahead.”
“Drivers should use our technology tools including mass511 and our online real-time information when they plan their trips,” said Highway Administrator Thomas J. Tinlin. “Most importantly for a driver’s safety and the safety of the traveling public there should be no drinking and driving. Designated drivers are essential to consider when making holiday plans.
Men ages 18 to 35 are ideal bone marrow donors for patients who need a life-saving transplant to cure their blood cancer or other blood disease. Knowing this, Be The Match, the organization that manages the world’s largest and most diverse registry of potential marrow donors, is focused on attracting more registry members in this crucial demographic. Potential donors are largely unaware of the need and process for bone marrow donation, and Be The Match hopes to change that by sharing stories of young men like Jacob Gribb, Watertown High grad C.J. Logan and Jake Prus, former college athletes who have completed the donation process and are passionate about getting others involved. “The first time it really hit me about what was happening was when I asked a nurse what would have happened if I had decided not to donate,” Gribb said. “She told me that the patient wouldn’t have had a chance to survive and would have died.
LCB Senior Living, LLC, owner and operator of The Residence at Watertown Square located at 20 Summer Street in Watertown is pleased to announce the selection of Paul DiNapoli as the community’s Executive Director. The community includes Independent, Assisted and Reflections Memory Care options for local seniors. Mr. DiNapoli received his Bachelor’s Degree from Nichols College in Business Management. He has had nearly fifteen years of managerial experience in the hospitality industry, where he has held positions at several hospitality businesses as a Director of Operations. Prior to joining LCB, he was General Manager of the Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel for two years. Mr. DiNapoli currently resides in Andover.
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The Watertown Free Public Library announced the selection of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi for the 2017 One Book, One Watertown program. The novel Homegoing opens in 18th-century Ghana, as two half-sisters meet wildly divergent fates: one kidnapped and sold into slavery, the other wed to a British slave trader. In subsequent chapters, author Yaa Gyasi tells the stories of the women’s descendants on both sides of the Atlantic. The WFPL posted the following on their website:
“While these characters’ lives may seem far removed from 21st-century Watertown, their humanity speaks across centuries and continents to our own deeply human fears and hopes. Their history is our history, and confronting it—along with the painful legacies of slavery, colonialism, and racism that it inexorably exhumes—is our responsibility.
The Watertown Police Department will collect children’s clothing as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Donations of like-new children’s items will be accepted at the Watertown Police Station, 552 Main St., Watertown, from rom Jan. 9 to 16. The items will be given to Cradles to Crayons, which will give them to children ages 0-12 who are living in homeless or low-income situations to use at school. They seek winter coats (girls and boys size infant to 18/20 or adult medium), winter boots (boys and girls size infant, child 0-13 and adult 1-10) and other winter clothing (newborn, child size 18/20 or adult medium).