Sports

Registration Open for Watertown-Belmont Youth Football & Cheerleading

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The following announcement was provided by Watertown-Belmont Youth Football and Cheerleading:

Watertown-Belmont Youth Football and Cheerleading are now accepting registrations for the 2023 Fall season. Practices begin on Monday, August 7th, 2023. The location is to be determined due to the construction at Moxley Field. Our program offers 2 different divisions: flag football for 1st and 2nd graders, tackle football for 3rd thru 8th grade, and cheerleading for all grades. Our program is open to all Watertown & Belmont residents. Registration and more information can be found on our website:  

https://leagues.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1441240 or email us at WatertownBelmontBulldogs@gmail.com. Thank you! 

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Rabies Clinic at City Hall Offered by Watertown Animal Control

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The following information was provided by the City of Watertown:

Watertown Animal Control will be hosting its annual Rabies Clinic on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in City Hall at 149 Main Street from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Cats will be from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Dogs will be 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This clinic is open to Watertown and Belmont residents. *Enter City Hall through the side door on the park side. Go straight through the hallway where the line will be formed. Exit will be out the side door on the Library side.*

Cost: $15 per pet

Requirements:

Proof of Residency

Proof of previous vaccination (if you want a 3 year)

All dogs must be leashed, cats must be in a carrier. Payment in the form of cash or check.

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Watertown Resident Receives Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. Achievement Award

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Christine Moynihan (right) receives The President’s Club award from Blue Cross CEO Sarah Iselin. The following information was provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts:

Christine Moynihan, Watertown local and Client Relationship Manager, National & Major Accounts at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross), was welcomed into The President’s Club, the company’s highest achievement that reflects its values and recognizes outstanding performance and dedication to its customers and business partners. “During a challenging year, Christine was a trusted ally to her employer customers and was committed to providing them with high-quality, affordable health plan options for their employees,” said Senior Vice President and Blue Cross Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Debbie Williams. “Her dedication to our company and her customers is exceptional and contributed to her outstanding performance last year.”

Christine is a strong advocate for her customers. A 16-year veteran of Blue Cross, Christine’s deep knowledge of the health plan’s products and services, along with her commitment to her customers, are the hallmarks of her success. About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (bluecrossma.org) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered in Boston.

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Families Invited to Watertown Touch-a-Truck Event

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The public is invited to get a close-up look at firetrucks, construction vehicles, and other trucks at the Touch-A-Truck event on June 17. The DPW sent out the following announcement:

Save the date! Please join us for this free and fun Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 10am – 2pm at the Department of Public Works (DPW), located at 124 Orchard St., Watertown. There will be food and activities for all ages, including being able to look inside & explore construction trucks, firetrucks, and recycle trucks.

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OP-ED: A Proposal Templeton Pkwy. Property With Historic Church

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A Google Earth image of the former Belmont Baptist Church, proposed by the author to turn into art studios and gallery space. By Joseph LevenduskyWatertown Resident

A Modest Proposal for 126-134 Templeton Parkway

One of my neighbors, who grew up on Templeton Parkway, has told me stories of a decrepit old mansion that stood on a large plot of land that extended from Belmont Street up to Woodleigh and over to the corner of Templeton and Belmont. There resided an old lady living out her final years. Out of curiosity, my neighbor and his friends would try to sneak into the mansion and would be chased away by the lady’s household help. That lady was Rosamond Coolidge of the fabled Coolidge family who played an important role in the history of Watertown.

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Our History: “The Old Folks’ Rest” and Other Watertown Cemeteries

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Historic marker on the Mt. Auburn Street fence of the Arlington Street Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Joyce Kelly)

This article is part of a series on local history provided by the Historical Society of Watertown. The introduction to this article was written by Joyce Kelly, Board member of the Historical Society of Watertown. The articles were written by Historical Society President Rev. Edward Rand in 1902 and published in the local newspaper at that time. This was published in our January 2011 newsletter, “The Town Crier.”

Introduction

The following articles were written in 1902 by Rev. Edward A. Rand.

Entertainment

See This Week’s Small Saves Cartoon

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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”

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Watertown Community Foundation Awards $729K in Grants to Help Residents Meet Basic Needs

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation:

The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) has awarded $729,229 to three local non-profits serving low-income populations in Watertown to meet ongoing basic needs in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) Community Foundations Grant Program for COVID-19 Relief and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Community Block Grant Program, these grants are providing Watertown families rental assistance, paying for utilities, transportation, and technology needs, and supporting food assistance. WCF has partnered with EOHED and DHCD since 2020 to direct $1.6 million in state funds to local non-profits supporting families most effected by the pandemic and who continue to struggle as a result. Of this, WCF has distributed $505,381 for rental assistance and $916,952 for food assistance. “Because of the urgency of putting these funds to work as quickly as possible during the COVID- 19 crisis, Massachusetts chose to partner with the state’s 14 community foundations which knew where need was most urgent and distribute these funds immediately to organizations responding on the front lines. Without the Watertown Community Foundation, Watertown wouldn’t have received these vital funds to support our most vulnerable populations,” said Lauren Coughlin Unsworth, co-president of the Watertown Community Foundation.