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The WATERtown Task Force on Substance Abuse will sponsor a forum about addiction and recovery in September. The public forum, which is co-sponsored by the task force and St. James Armenian Church, will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 7-9 p.m. at St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mount Auburn St., Watertown.
Registration is open for the Belmont Watertown SPORTS, a program with activities for children with special needs. The SPORT (Special Programs Organized for Recreation Time) program runs through the year and is available to children of all ages, and has a wide range of sports and activities to participate in, including soccer, yoga, flag football, self-defense, skating, swimming and much more. To register, contact Belmont SPORT Directors Susan Weiner and Heidi Barberio at the Belmont Recreation Department, 617-993-2760. For more information go to www.belmontsport.org
The Watertown Police Department is pleased to announce the swearing-in of three new officers into its ranks. They are Officers Sean Bowler, Michael Martino, and Christopher Hoey. The officers attended the six-month training academy at the Reading Municipal Police Academy in Reading. All three officers will participate in an extensive field-training program before receiving their final assignments with the Patrol Division. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Aug.
A Town Council subcommittee will meet Tuesday to discuss using temporary lights to light fields in town, including the track and oval at Victory Field, for youth sports. The Human Services Committee will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. The meeting comes around the same time that a committee will be appointed to discuss of renovation the track area of Victory Field. The subject is being restarted after a contentious first attempt where many residents opposed putting in artificial turf in the middle of the oval, and neighbors objected to adding lights to the field. Watertown youth sports programs have complained that they do not have enough time on fields.
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Arrests
Aug. 8, 8 a.m.: Police knew that a man on Edgecliff Road was wanted on a warrant. The 50-year-old Waltham man was arrested on a warrant from Waltham District Court. He was also charged with one count of intimidating a witness and threats to commit a crime. Aug.
The Watertown Police Department seeks crossing guards to monitor vehicles and pedestrians at key intersections to assist children get to school. According to the job posting on the town website:
Responsibilities include monitoring vehicle and pedestrian traffic at assigned crossings to assist school children crossing the streets, while providing for the orderly movement of traffic. Must be able to communicate effectively with school children, parents and drivers, ensure that children cross the street properly and safely. Must be able to stand for the entire shift and to tolerate exposure to all types of weather conditions. The position is Monday-Friday, with two shifts a day of about an hour.
Mosquitoes found in Watertown have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the Watertown Health Department. Town health officials were contacted by the state Department of Public Health about the positive tests, according to Deb Rosati, the Director of the Watertown Health Department. “This virus has been detected in mosquitoes in neighboring towns since July and it was inevitable that we would actually see some of these same affected species testing positive for WNV in Watertown,” Rosati said in a letter to Town Manager Michael Driscoll and the members of the Board of Health. The hot dry weather has created an environment that helps spread the virus, Rosati said. The Health Department already issued a Mosquito Health Advisory in mid-July due to reports of WNV in nearby towns.