Around Town

Watertown Community Foundation Offering Grants for Health Programs

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Groups interested in applying for a grant of up to $2,500 for health-related programs in Watertown can attend the Watertown Community Foundation informational meeting. 
The Foundation sent out the following information:

The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) announces its health-related grant program to support local nonprofits, programs, and projects. The “Healthy Watertown” Program will award grants designed to help organizations that serve Watertown develop new or continue existing programs with a health focus, broadly defined. Eligible organizations may apply for grants up to $2,500. These grants are funded by a grant to WCF from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation. The application deadline is Oct.

Around Town

Thousands Pack the Faire on the Square – See Some of the Action

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The 14th annual Faire on the Square drew thousands of people on a sunny fall afternoon. 

Attendees could enjoy a variety of entertainment, from live bands, dance groups and even New Rep Theatre’s performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Hundreds of groups, businesses and organizations had booths where people could learn about them, and even get some free swag! Thanks to all who stopped by the Watertown News table. Children had their choice of fair rides, riding a pony and other activities, such as face painting. Local politicians were out in force, with candidates in the Watertown Town Election setting up tables, and other political groups getting word out about their causes.

Elections

See Who Won the Democratic Presidential Straw Poll at the Faire on the Square

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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was the choice of Faire-goers for the Democratic nomination for President in the Watertown Democratic Town Committee’s annual straw poll at Saturday’s Faire on the Square. Sanders won 42 percent of the nearly 200 votes cast, while former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came in second with 34 percent. The poll was held at the Democratic Town Committee’s booth at Watertown’s annual Faire on the Square, Saturday, September 26, 2015. Participants were asked to choose between the likely candidates in the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary. Coming in third place with 18% of the vote was Vice President Joe Biden, who has yet to declare his candidacy. Other candidates receiving votes were former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley with 2 percent, and former Virginia Senator Jim Webb and former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee with 0.5 percent each.

Schools

Perkins School Named One of Top 50 Schools for Special Needs

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Perkins School for the Blind has a top reputation for working with students with special needs, and that status has been confirmed by a national ranking of such schools. 

The Masters’s in Special Education included Perkins in its list of top private schools in the nation for children with special needs. Along with providing itinerant services, independence courses for students who attend public schools, evaluations, and training for educators and other professionals, Perkins serves the world’s largest concentration of students with CHARGE syndrome, which causes complex birth defects including hearing and vision impairments, according to the site. The ranking were  based on the following factors:

Schools were licensed and/or accredited by an appropriate entity relative to the types of services they provide. Schools offer a low faculty to student ratio allowing for individualized instruction when possible. In all programs, the opportunity for 1:1 intensive therapy and additional supports were evident.

Sports

Watertown Youth Baseball and Softball Name Sportspeople of the Year

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Watertown Youth Baseball and Softball held their annual banquet on September 15th at the Sons of Italy – an evening filled with awards. Players who were the age of 12 in the Spring were presented with jackets – 14 boys and 14 girls in all, announced Watertown Youth Baseball and Softball. The AAA Cubs and Majors Brewers were awarded with the league championship trophies. In addition all players were awarded with knit hats that had the Watertown ‘W’ logo. The final event and awards for the evening were the Sportsperson of the Year.

Entertainment

Watertown’s John Derian Featured in New York Times Style Magazine

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The latest edition of the New York Times Style Magazine features a photo of designer John Derian back in his hometown standing in front of the Deluxe Town Diner. 

The photo is one of a dozen, which accompany the story about Derian returing to the area where he grew up. Derian returned to the street he grew up on – Dexter Street – and stopped in one of his favorite East Watertown markets – Massis Bakery. Plus, there are photos of some of his favorite flower shop – Cass the Florist – and the place he used to study – the East Branch Library. He also checked out the Mount Auburn Cemetery, and the Mt. Auburn Street Star Market, where his father used to be manager.

Sports

Undefeated 1994 Watertown Field Hockey Team Going into Hall of Fame

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As with anything meaningful in life, winning the program’s sixth State title in eight years wasn’t easy for the undefeated 1994 Watertown High Field hockey team, but it sure was satisfying. The team will be inducted into the Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 17, find out how to get tickets below. After losing in the state semi-finals the year before, the 9 seniors on the team were determined from day 1 to raise another banner before graduating, according to the article submitted by the WHS HOF. As a team they all bought into Coach Donahue’s mantra of “one practice at a time, and one game at a time.”

The talented roster consisted of two key returning stars in All-Scholastic captains Bethany Rogers and Kerry Lessard, and the net-minding chores were handled by returning junior Lori Piscatelli.

Real Estate

See the 3 Watertown Properties that Sold This Week

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Properties keep selling in Watertown. This week a single family home sold this week in Watertown. $439,000 – 50 Charles St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Ranch single-family home

$345,000 – 57 Pierce Road Unit 57, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$511,000 – 183 Lexington St., 2 unit, 9 total room, 3 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

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