Sheepshearing Festival Tickets Available from Gore Place

Gore PlaceThe 36th Sheepshearing Festival returns to at Gore Place on April 22. Gore Place announced that tickets are on sale now for he 36th annual Sheepshearing Festival, held on the grounds of the historic mansion. Gore Place provided the following information:

Join us on Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rain or shine! Advance tickets are now available at the button below. Advance tickets are recommended but not required.

OP-ED: The MBTA Communities Law Part 2 – What It Is, What It Isn’t

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By Linda ScottWatertown Resident

What the MBTA Law (MGL 40A Section 3A of the Zoning Act) is:

A zoning plan to address building multifamily housing in areas where there is public transportation. What it is for Watertown:

A zoning plan for 1,701 housing units in the form of three family structures or more. These units must be non-exclusionary, meaning without any age restrictions, and suitable for families with children. Why 1,701? Because that’s about 10 percent of the housing we have right now.

OP-ED: MBTA Communities & How it Could Impact Watertown

By Linda ScottWatertown Resident

Part 1

In January 2021, surrounded by some very happy building tradespeople, Charlie Baker signed the MBTA Communities Law into effect, and I missed it. Totally. Apparently, so did a whole lot of us! In August 2021, I was having lunch with a friend who lives in Boston. We were catching up.

Proposals Wanted for Uses for Watertown’s APRA Funds

Watertown City Hall

The following information was provided by the City of Watertown:

The City of Watertown received $10.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and is seeking project proposals. Proposals may be submitted between 9 p.m. on March 27, 2023, and 5 p.m. on May 26, 2023. Visit watertown-ma.gov/arpa for more information. Submitted applications will be posted online here for public review. Before submitting a proposal, please read the guidelines and criteria outlined in these two documents:

Guidelines for Submitting ARPA Proposals February 28, 2023

Criteria for Assessing ARPA Proposals February 28, 2023

Apply Online. Submit your ARPA Project Proposal online here when ready

Residents Discussed How Watertown Should Spend ARPA Money

Four Watertown Students Make Dean’s List at Simmons University

The following announcement was provided by Simmons University:

The following local students were named to the 2022 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons University in Boston. * Eileen Coleman, Watertown

* Niamh Murphy, Watertown

* Krishna Patel, Watertown

* Paria Reich, Watertown

To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system. About Simmons University

Located in the heart of Boston, Simmons is a respected private university offering more than 50 majors and programs for undergraduate women and graduate programs open to all on campus, in blended formats, or entirely online in nursing and health sciences, liberal arts, business, communications, social work, public health, and library and information science. Founded in 1899, Simmons has established a model of higher education that other colleges and universities are only recently beginning to adapt: the combination of education for leadership in high-demand professional fields with the intellectual foundation of the liberal arts. The result is a Simmons graduate prepared not only to work, but to lead in professional, civic, and personal life – a vision of empowerment that Simmons calls preparation for life’s work.

Watertown’s Yard Waste Pickup Begins in April, See the Schedule

Yard waste pick up will begin in Watertown on April 3, and there will be two a month, except in September when there are four pick ups. Department of Public Works provided the following announcement:

Here is the Yard Waste Pick-Up Schedule for Spring 2023. Yard waste will be picked up on your scheduled trash day during the weeks of April 3, 17, May 1, 15, June 5, 26, July 10, 24, August 7, 21, 28, Sept 4, 11, 18, 25. For more information, call: 617-972-6420, email: recycle@watertown-ma.gov, or visit: www.watertown-ma.gov/zerowaste

Our History: The Formation of the Historical Society of Watertown

Dr. Alfred Hosmer (Courtesy of the Watertown Free Public Library)

The following article is part of a series on local history provided by the Historical Society of Watertown. It was written by Joyce Kelly, Board member of the Historical Society of Watertown. Joyce writes articles for the newsletter and is the newsletter editor. This was published in our February 1999 newsletter, “The Town Crier.” THE FORMING OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WATERTOWN

Many of you have been members of the Historical Society for years, and several of you are new members.