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Watertown Non-Profit Matches $100,000 Challenge Grant for Adult Disability Services

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Jay Lupica presents a check to MAB Community Services for the Maxo Joseph Excellence in Direct Care Awards. The following information was provided by MAB Community Services:

MAB Community Services, a leading social service agency supporting over 1,500 individuals with visual impairment, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and acquired brain injuries across Massachusetts, celebrated Wednesday matching a $100,000 challenge grant to fund the continuation of the Maxo Joseph Excellence in Direct Care Awards. Established by Jay Lupica in his position as the trustee of the Patricia W. and Alfred E. Farah Charitable Trust, and in concert with MAB, the Maxo Joseph Excellence in Direct Care Awards recognize dedicated and skilled direct care workers at MAB’s Adult Disability Services group homes. The awards themselves honor Maxo Joseph, a committed caregiver who served at MAB for more than 19 years before passing away from complications after contracting COVID-19. Lupica pledged to match up to $100,000 in donations to the Maxo Joseph Awards to reach a total of $200,000 in funds.

Police/Fire

UPDATED: Missing Watertown Man Located, Police Had Been Searching for Him

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Trea Starling

Watertown Police announced that the Watertown man reported missing on March 7 has been located out of state and is safe. His family has been notified. The original post:

The Watertown Police Department seek the public’s help locating a missing man. Missing Person

Mr. Trea Starling (21 yrs old) was reported missing and was last seen by family members during the morning of March 2, 2023, in the area of Spruce St. and School St.

Entertainment

City Gauging Interest in Restaurants, Businesses Hosting Live Performances

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Ken TibertWatertown is looking at whether restaurants and businesses want to host live music and performances. Pictured here, Southern Rail. The City of Watertown has joined with the Watertown Business Coalition to find out how much interest local restaurants and businesses have in hosting live performances. Watertown Public Arts & Culture Planner Liz Helfer sent out the following survey announcement:

I want to share an exciting new initiative in Watertown. The Watertown Business Coalition and the Public Arts & Culture Committee are gauging interest for live performances in Watertown with the goal of encouraging opportunities for businesses and musical artists to collaborate. The team behind this initiative is digging into local ordinances and permitting processes to determine how best to assist businesses in bringing performers to their space.

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Real Estate Networking Event Hosted by Charles River Chamber

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The Charles River Regional Chamber will host a networking event in Watertown for real estate professionals. The Chamber sent out the following information:

Join the Chamber’s Real Estate Committee for a night of in-person networking at Compass Kitchen’s showroom in Watertown. Meet local Investors, residential realtors, commercial brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers, and legal and financial services professionals. Real Estate Networking Event

WHEN: Thurs. March 16, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Compass Kitchen, 110 Arlington St., Watertown

COST: Free for members, $25 for nonmembers

RSVP Here

Around Town

City Seeks Input on Watertown’s Primary Planning Document at Open House

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Residents can give input on the primary planning document that will shape development in Watertown for years to come. An open house will be held on March 9 about the revised Watertown Comprehensive Plan. The City of Watertown sent out the following announcement.:

Please join us on March 9, 2023 to provide your comments on the WATERTOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. After public comments, the revised draft will go to the City Council for approval. The OPEN HOUSE will be on March 9, 2023 from 6:30 to 8 PM at the Watertown Free Public Library, at 123 Main Street, in the Watertown Savings Bank Room.

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Our History: Famed Watertown Sculptor Anne Whitney

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The following story is part of a series on local history provided by the Historical Society of Watertown. It was written by Historical Society President Marilynne Roach for the April 2006 Historical Society newsletter, “The Town Crier.”

MOUNT AUBURN NOTABLES

In celebration of the 375th anniversary of the founding of Watertown, the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Historical Society of Watertown joined together on October 9, 2005 to give a guided tour of the gravesites of several notable people who once resided in Watertown. The lives of our Watertown notables were recalled by members of the Historical Society Council and Historical Society volunteers. The following information was presented by author and illustrator Marilynne Roach, a member of the Historical Society and a Watertown Historical Commission Board Member. Anne Whitney 1821-1915

Born in Watertown on Galen Street (in the Hunt house of Revolutionary fame) in a family active in abolition, education and women’s rights (Lucy Stone was a cousin), Anne Whitney received an excellent education – especially for a woman of her time.

Entertainment

Small Saves Gets in Some Extra Practice in This Week’s Comic

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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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Find Out What Tree Fits Your Yard Best at Upcoming Event

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The following information was provided by Trees for Watertown:

THE RIGHT TREE FOR ME:  Trees for Watertown to Offer Free Seminar

Experts Show How to Choose the Perfect Tree for Your Yard

On Saturday, March 11th from 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the Watertown Public Library, Trees for Watertown will present a free seminar titled “The Right Tree for Me”. It will be available both in person and via Zoom. According to TFW President Libby Shaw, the idea for the seminar began with the knowledge that 80 percent of Watertown’s trees are on private land. 

“Our goal is to improve the quality of life for city residents by increasing our city’s population of shade trees and these trees’ longevity,” Shaw said. “It’s trees with big, healthy canopies that provide the strongest infrastructural and ecological services. Watertown is doing great work with street trees, but street trees provide at most about 20 percemt of our city’s protective tree canopy. To succeed we need to help homeowners find ways to add and maintain healthy, long-lived trees in their yards.”

In planning the seminar, the Trees for Watertown team explored what kinds of information homeowners seek when they’re thinking about planting a tree. TFW members found that for some, affordability is a primary concern.  Others want tips on how best to plant a tree and maintain its health. 

One common question Watertown residents have is whether their yard is big enough to support a tree. Some just aren’t sure how to fit a tree into their landscaping.