Around Town

More Than 15 Stores Attending Job Fair at the Arsenal Project

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The Arsenal Project in Watertown will host a job fair featuring more than 15 stores. Retailer Job Fair at The Arsenal Project will take place in Innovation Space at the former Arsenal Mall, 485 Arsenal Street, Watertown, on Thursday, Aug. 20 and Friday, Aug. 21 from 1-4 p.m.

Job seekers can learn about the available opportunities, complete job applications, and in some cases, interview at the job fair. All shifts are available.

Around Town

Find Out About the Situation in Syria at St. Stephen’s Church

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A member of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) who is visiting from Aleppo will give an update about what is happening to the Armenian community in Syria during the recent upheaval. ARS Central Executive Board member Zepure E. Reisian will also talk about the relief efforts underway during the public briefing at St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church, 38 Elton Ave. in Watertown, on Sunday, Aug. 16, following church service.

Elections

Town Council Changes Date of the Watertown Preliminary Election

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Watertown’s Preliminary Election has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 17 so that it does not conflict with the Jewish high holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Originally, the preliminary election was to be held on Sept. 15, which is also the final day of the Jewish New Year celebration. Town Manager Michael Driscoll said that the town was contacted by the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office warning town officials of the conflict.

Around Town

Town Manager Pays Tribute to Joyce Munger’s Dedication to Watertown

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Town Manager Michael Driscoll paid tribute to Joyce Munger, who died this week after dedicating decades of service to Watertown. At Tuesday’s Town Council Meeting, he said he worked with her on many issues, and at events, including when he was recruited to be a judge at the 1978 Miss Watertown during the town’s Fourth of July celebrations. Just last year, Munger stepped down from serving as chairperson of the Watertown Housing authority, a position she held since 1994. In her resignation letter, Munger wrote:
“It is with pride and sadness I am giving notice of my resignation to the Watertown Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. I have survived 35 years.

Entertainment

Final Watertown Summer Concert Features Country, Bluegrass Music

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The final Watertown Summer Concert of the season will feature the acoustic country and bluegrass music of Amy Gallatin and Stillwater. In a review of the group’s most recent recording – Everything I Wanted Love To Be – Bluegrass Unlimited magazine wrote: “Put plainly, Amy Gallatin is a fine and appealing vocalist, with a warmth, incisiveness, and sincerity to engagingly deliver a range of songs. You might hear echoes of singers as great and as varied as Emmylou Harris or Hazel Dickens, but all the while you’ll savor Gallatin’s distinctive personal style.” Find out more about Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters and listen to a sample of their music on their website by clicking here. The concert runs from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 at Saltonstall Park – next to Town Hall.

Around Town

Dozens Show Up for Reunion at a Watertown Preschool

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A Watertown preschool decided to hold a reunion and the turnout was well beyond what the founder and director had expected. Julie McMahon started Caterpillars to Butterflies Preschool 16 years ago, and she put out word about the reunion on Facebook just about a week before the event. “We probably had about 75 people in total. About 40 children. I was truly amazed by the number of high school graduates that attended,” McMahon said.

Schools

Superintendent Gets High Marks in School Committee Evaluation

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The School Committee submitted its evaluation of Watertown Superintendent Jean Fitzgerald, and she got high marks. 

Fitzgerald received the one of the two highest marks from all seven School Committee members on the five district goals and several other categories required by the state to be included in the evaluation, said School Committee Chairwoman Eileen Hsu-Balzer at Monday’s School Committee meeting. Hsu-Balzer read out comments made by the School Committee, but did not attribute them. The full evaluation is available in the Watertown Public Schools Central Offices in the Phillips Building. “Under leadership of Dr. Fitzgerald, the Watertown Public Schools continue to move in a positive direction … It is a very exciting time for the Watertown Public Schools,” a School Committee wrote.

Police/Fire

Watertown Brothers, Brighton Man Busted on Drug Charges

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Watertown and Belmont Police, working with a drug task force, arrested three men on drug charges. On August 7, 2015, Watertown Police along with Belmont Detectives assigned to the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 31 Thayer Road in Watertown. Immediately following the search at 31 Thayer Road, detectives arrested Daniel McDonough, a resident of 31 Thayer Road, on Trapelo Road in Belmont. At the time of his arrest Mr. McDonough was in the possession of an estimated 3 grams of heroin. Police also arrested Michael Hayes of Allston.