Around Town

Donohue’s Turkey Trot Run & Walk Returns on Thanksgiving Morning

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Donohue’s Bar & Grill will host the 16th annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Morning starting at 8:30 a.m. Find out more about the 5K run and walk and how to register in the following announcement from Donohue’s. Join us at Donohue’s Bar & Grill (87 Bigelow Ave., Watertown) for our 16th Annual Turkey Trot. Proceeds benefit the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. It’s the best way to start Thanksgiving day! Like 2019, we’ll once again have a team competition with prizes for the fastest team and largest team.

Around Town

New Program Seeks to Make Watertown More Green, Promote Planting of Street Trees

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City of PhiladelphiaTree trenches will allow for improved dispersion of excess storm water. The Town of Watertown plans to install 15 tree trenches around the community. By James Briand, Trees for Watertown

A drive around Watertown quickly reveals that green assets — shade, permeable surfaces, and advanced drainage systems — are unevenly distributed. While some areas have abundant, mature shade trees and street-side planting strips overflowing with flowers, other neighborhoods are treeless, and non-permeable asphalt surfaces define the streets. This is not just a matter of beauty.

Around Town

Watertown Farmers Market Seeks Feedback from Shoppers in Customer Survey

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The Watertown Farmers’ Market is seeking feedback about this season! Please take this brief, yet important survey about your experiences at the market this year.  We want to hear from ALL community members: from weekly shoppers to those who were not able to make it this year – your feedback is important! Thank you in advance for your participation, and please share the link: Customer Survey

For information about the market, visit: www.watertownmarket.com or contact Stephanie Venizelos, Community Wellness Program Manager at: svenizelos@watertown-ma.gov

Around Town

Pigsgusset Initiative Invites Public to Discussion of Local Indigenous History

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The following information was provided by the Pigsgusset Initiative:

The Pigsgusset Initiative, a working group of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment, invites the community to a panel discussion about local Indigenous history and the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda.  

The forum on Indigenous History of Watertown and State legislation will be on Sunday, Nov. 14th, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Speakers include: 

Mwalim (Morgan James Peters), Mashpee Wampanoag performing artist, UMass Dartmouth professor and playwright who will discuss the Indigenous perspective on how Indigenous history is/is not representedDr. Mishy Lesser, Learning Director of Upstander Project,  who will discuss Watertown Indigenous history including the narrative embodied in the town seal Mahtowin Munro (Lakota), co-leader of United American Indians of New England and the MA Indigenous Legislative agenda, who will discuss the status of legislation.Sarah Morrisette, Moderator, theatre artist and administrator and Pigsgusset Initiative member 

Following the presentations, participants will have an opportunity to ask questions. This event is co-sponsored by: 

Kingian Response TeamProgressive Watertown

You need to register in advance for this webinar.   https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nVnQ-cnLSyGpApJzWt0GZA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The Pigsgusset Initiative seeks to increase communication and promote collaboration among Watertown residents to undo the erasure of Indigenous Peoples from the place now called Watertown and to promote inclusive historical narratives.  For more information about Pigsgusset Initiative: https://watertowncitizens.org/working-groups/pigsgusset-initiative/

Around Town

Watertown Library Hosting Brighter Futures Career Job Fair

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Library:

If you would like to get into the job market quickly, you may want to consider a technical or specialty program. These training programs vary widely in majors, length of programs, cost, and other characteristics, but they have one thing in common: an emphasis on hands-on training for a specific career. On Sunday, Nov. 14, the Watertown Free Public Library is hosting the Brighter Futures Career Fair — an opportunity for teens and adults to learn about technical and vocational opportunities in a wide array disciplines, all in one place. This is event is perfect for anyone interested in a specialty profession such as nursing, culinary arts, cosmetics, engineering, accounting, or auto mechanics.

COVID-19 Vaccine

LETTER: Resident Objects to Vaccine Requirement for Watertown Public Schools Staff

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To the Citizens of Watertown,

Watertown Public Schools is now forcing a COVID vaccine mandate on all WPS staff, even though, according to school committee members that I emailed, 96-98% of their staff are already vaccinated. The schools have already achieved herd immunity. Clearly, this new mandate is targeting the handful of people who do not want to try this new vaccine. There is plenty of evidence, both anecdotally and statistically, showing that some people have been severely injured or even killed by the new COVID vaccines. This is not a conspiracy theory, it’s a fact.

Entertainment

COMICS: Small Saves’s Adorable Outfit & a Coyote in Kitty’s Clothing in Here’s Trouble

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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.”

DeMarco recently added “Here’s Trouble” to his cartooning lineup, inspired by drawings he did in the 1980s when he was in high school.

Arsenal Yards

Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar Opens in Watertown’s Arsenal Yards

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Arsenal YardsCondesa Restaurante Mexicano & Tequila Bar opened at Arsenal Yards. Arsenal Yards proudly announced that Condesa Restaurante Mexicano and Tequlia Bar just opened its third location at Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood located along the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts. With two additional locations in Smithfield and West Warwick, Rhode Island, the latest location at 80 Arsenal Yards Blvd is bringing the finest and freshest Mexican dishes and original family recipes from brothers Roberto and Ernesto Leon to the Greater Boston community. Inspired by their late father’s rich Mexican heritage, the Leon brothers were determined to bring a taste of genuine Mexican cuisine and culture to the United States. They started with Condesa’s first location in Smithfield in 2015, and with the help of their mother, father and aunt, they opened a second location in West Warwick, RI, in 2018 and now Watertown, MA, in 2021.