Around Town

Art Show, Brain Games & Self Defense at the Senior Center in June

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Watertown Senior Center

The Senior Center will be full of activity this June, with the annual art show, brain games, senior self defense classes and much more. Press Releases from the Watertown COA/Senior Center Some of our June 2019 events include: 

Senior Center Art Class Annual Exhibition & ReceptionThe Senior Center Art class works hard all year (and has fun too)! Every June we have a chance to admire their best works of the year in a week long exhibit that is open to the public starting this year on June 4th. Be sure to come by and meet the artists and their talented teacher Dawn Scaltreto at the Artists’ Reception! WHEN: Wednesday, June 5 TIME: 10:00 AM WHERE: Watertown Senior CenterCan’t make it that week? The exhibition will be on display at the Watertown Free Public Library during the entire month of July. 

DAWN SCALTRETO—ZEN ART FOR MIND-BODY WELLNESSWhen: Tuesday, June 11th – Join us when we try Zen Watercolor Painting—use fluid watercolors on paper to create abstract paintings with saturated, high frequency colors. The paintings make beautiful cards, bookmarks and framing. When: Tuesday, June 25th – Peaceful Print Making using leaves, stamps, and Gelli printing plates.

Obituaries

OBIT: Charlie Casello, 98, WWII Navy Vet, Active in Local Church

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Charlie Casello

A Funeral service for Charles Paul Casello will be held in the Grace Chapel, 525 Main St. Watertown on Wednesday June 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Charlie was the loving son of the late Carmello Casello and Concetta (Galvagno) Casello. He passed away Thursday evening in Cambridge after a period of declining health. Charlie was 98. Charlie was born and raised in Lexington.

Transportation

Ted Williams Tunnel to be Closed at Night This Week

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The following announcement came from MassDOT:

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that the Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston, which carries vehicles traveling on I-90, will be closed to all vehicular traffic during overnight hours on most nights next week. These closures will be implemented on evenings between approximately 11:30 p.m., and 5 a.m., and are necessary to allow crews to safely and effectively conduct milling, paving and concrete repair operations. During these overnight closures, vehicles will be detoured to the Sumner Tunnel and trucks will be directed north on Route 1A to the Tobin Bridge. The full dates of these overnights closures are as follows:

•  Evening of Monday, June 3

• Evening of Tuesday, June 4

• Evening of Wednesday June 5

• Evening of Friday, June 7

• Evening of Saturday, June 8

Signage and messaging will be in place to notify drivers of these operations. MassDOT encourages the public to be mindful of potential traffic impacts.

Entertainment

Small Saves: Hockey Beards

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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.”

Letters

LETTER: Watertown Group Holding Vigil Against Starting War with Iran

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The following information was provided by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment:

Donald Trump is threatening war on Iran. On Sunday, May 19, he tweeted that a fight between our two countries would mark, “the official end of Iran.” These genocidal threats cannot go unchecked. Military experts are warning that a war with Iran would be horrific. Our friend Colonel Larry Wilkerson recently stated that the conflict would be, “a disaster that will make the 10 years in Iraq look like child’s play by comparison.” 

Watertown Citizens will rally with Massachusetts Peace Action in Watertown Square on Saturday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will raise awareness of this crisis and protest the Trump Administration’s reckless rhetoric and attempts to destabilize yet another Middle Eastern country. We will urge our representatives to support the Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act (H.R. 2354).

Around Town

Discount Available on Solar Systems for Watertown Residents

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The following information was provided by Neighborhood Solar:

Now Is a Great Time to Consider Solar! Come Find Out Why! Please join Watertown Faces Climate Change, Belmont Goes Solar, and Neighborhood Solar for an informative presentation on the benefits of installing solar and why now is the perfect time to consider it. 

Neighborhood Solar is a local nonprofit working to leverage a group-buy to make a solar installation more affordable. Right now, and until July 31st, Watertown residents, businesses, and nonprofits can save 20 percent off the base-price of installation, receive a 30 percent federal tax credit, use Massachusetts’s new SMART incentive, and apply for a zero-down loan to get the work done! Date: June 13, 2019

Time: 7:00 PM

Place: Habitat, Education and Wildlife Sanctuary, 10 Juniper Road, Belmont, MA 02478

Entertainment

Final Tremedal Concert of Season Features Dean Stevens

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Dean Stevens will perform at First Parish Church on June 1. Dean Stevens will perform in the final Tremedal Concert of the season. He will perform on Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. at First Parish Church, 35 Church St., Watertown. Organizers provided the following information about Stevens:

An exuberant performer of distinctive style and wit, he combines an intricate, self-taught guitar style with a versatile and expressive singing voice. He has established himself as a formidable creator and interpreter of a wide spectrum of songs in English and Spanish.

Lt. Paul Sullivan

See Who Won the 51st Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarships

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The recipients of the 51st Lt. Paul J Sullivan Scholarship recipients, from left to right, Nicolas McDermott, Bryan Ferreira. Gabriella Venezia, Catherine Connors, Christopher Iannetta, Patrick Gulledge, Katherine Garside, Nicholas Fiacco and Caroline Whalen. The organizers of the Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship announced the 51st annual award winners. Congratulations to the 51st Lt. Paul J Sullivan Scholarship recipients. A total of $22,500 was presented to these nine wonderful young men and women.