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Ana (Soares) Fernandes of Watertown May 16, 2015, age 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family at Marist Hill Nursing Home of Waltham. Daughter of Isidoro & Ana Soares both of Portugal. Beloved wife of the Jorge Fernandes. Dear sister of the Manuel Soares and the late Antonio, Lourceno, Isidoro, Joao, & Maria Soares. Loving Aunt to many nephews, nieces, grand nephews and grand nieces.
A Funeral Mass for Phyllis L. Massa will be celebrated in the Church of St. Patrick, Watertown on Thursday may 21, 2015 at 11 a.m.
Miss Massa died in the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge Sunday evening after a period of declining health. She was 94 years of age. A lifelong resident of Watertown, Phyllis worked for as a manager at Goodall Rubber and co-owed the Massa Boutique in Watertown Square. A member of the St.
After hearing from many concerned Watertown residents and WHS alumni, school officials will be seeking input about the high school’s mascot and logo. The school decided to choose a new logo, and possibly a new nickname to replace the Red Raiders logo, which featured a cartoon-ized American Indian. The school continues to be called the Raiders, but for the past several years the school has not had a logo to put on uniforms, shirts and other items.
Students at the high school have been invited to enter a contest to design a new school logo (see more here). The finalists were supposed to be announced, and voted on this week. On Tuesday, however, Superintendent Jean Fitzgerald and WHS Principal Shirley Lundberg announced that the decision would take more time.
Watertown’s veterans groups will hold a variety of events to honor the town’s deceased servicemen and women with events around town this Memorial Day week. Placing of Flags
Wedensday, May 20 at 5 p.m.: Meet at Saint Patrick’s Cemetery
(Rain Date Thursday, May 21)
Flags will be placed at veterans’ graves at all Watertown cemeteries by
Veteran organizations and Volunteers
Veterans School Visitation
Thursday, May 21:
9:30 a.m. – Cunniff School
Friday May 22:
9 a.m. – Watertown High School
9 a.m. – Lowell School
10 a.m. – Middle School
11 a.m. – Hosmer School
Morning Services and Dedications
Sunday, May 24
Veterans Organizations visit these locations and place wreaths, do a reading, play Taps, fire weapons:
8:30 a.m. – Coolidge Square POW/MIA Monument
8:45 a.m. – WWI Memorial Stone – (front of Shutt Detachment)
9:00 a.m. – Charles River Float
9:15 a.m. – World War II Memorial Stone (front of Town Hall)
9:30 a.m. – Saltonstall Park
10:00a.m. – Memorial Service at Saint Patrick’s Church
Memorial Day Week Activities
Monday, May 25
Morning Dedications and Parade:
8:30 a.m. – Cottage Street Cemetery
8:55 a.m. – Common Street Cemetery
9:10 a.m. – Ridgelawn Cemetery
9:30 a.m. – St. Patrick’s Cemetery
10:30a.m – 11:30a.m. – Parade Check-in at TUFTS Parking lot
12:00p.m. – Parade Begins (All Times Are Approximate)
All veteran organizations and parade participants should report to Mark Comeiro, Watertown Veterans Services Officer, between 10:30-11 a.m. at the Tufts Health Care parking lot on Arlington & Grove Streets to form for the parade. The parade will start promptly at noon and proceed down Mt. Auburn Street to Main Street ending at Saltonstall Park with a brief service.
Writer and artist C.K. Garabed will visit Watertown and speak about the exhibition of his artworks at the Armenian Museum of America. C.K. Garabed (Charles G. Kasbarian) is best known to Armenians for his writings and editorial projects, but he is also a versatile visual artist. On Sun., May 24, the Armenian Museum of America (AMA) will host an exhibition of his abstract watercolor paintings—the first exhibition of its kind in New England, according to the event announcement. These striking pieces recall imaginings from his Armenian subconscious and were crafted to permit viewers to walk away with their own interpretations. The year 2015 marks the 25th year that C.K. Garabed has been writing his column, “Uncle Garabed’s Notebook,” a popular mainstay of the Armenian Weekly — a newspaper based in Watertown.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians will host a a production of “What No Tiara?” featuring popular songs and Broadway favorites.
An hysterically funny and sometimes poignant musical journey into the real lives of women. Performing songs from popular music and Broadway, dealing with the many aspects of being female, are the group “Ladies First”: Christine Corbett, Jane Corrigan, Jean Dancewicz, and Carolina Lanney, according to the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians’ announcement. Joining these ladies in both extolling the virtues of womanhood and providing a male rebuttal are Brendan Carroll and Tom Risser. The performance will be Friday, June 12 at Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, 151 Watertown St. in Watertown.
The Watertown High School robotics team wrapped up their season, but the group continues to stay active in robotics and other ways.
The team had competitions at UMass-Dartmouth and at Northeastern this year. The team did not qualify for nationals, but that is a goal in the future, said WHS junior Nate Ryan told the School Committee last week. The team did not go without recognition, however. The team got an award for imagery for the design of their banner, and at another competition they got the safety award, said junior Jaslyn Jobson. “We had a safety kit, and many other teams did not have them, so we passed them out to other teams that did not have safety kits,” Jobson said.
Dog owners love their pets like another member of the family, but having a pooch means added responsibility. Watertown Animal Control and the Health Department have published an information pamphlet called “Responsible Dog Ownership in Watertown.” It features all sorts of information about having a dog in town. Requirements include:
Dogs must be licensed with the town
They must be vaccinated for rabies
They must be leashed when on a public way
You must pick up after your dog, and
pet waste may not be disposed of in storm drains
The pamphlet also includes information about Watertown’s dog parks. This includes the town-run one at How Park (Pleasant and Bacon streets) and one at Alta at the Estate, 100 Woodview Lane, which has been opened to the general public.