Entertainment

2019 Watertown Summer Concert Series Line Up Announced

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The 2019 Watertown Summer Concert Series features a wide range of music, from children’s to swing to blues to country. The Town of Watertown released the following information about the summer concerts:

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

WHEN: WEDNESDAYS, 6:30 – 8 PM

WHERE: SALTONSTALL PARK

JUNE 26 – THE STACEY PEASLEY BAND

Join us for a family concert with The Stacey Peasley Band. Children and adults alike will want to dance, clap and sing! Stacey’s joyful and inventivesongs, catchy melodies and energetic beats will lift your spirits! JULY 3 – THE WALTHAM AMERICAN LEGION BAND

Come celebrate the birth of our Nation!

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Watertown Will Mark Memorial Day With Parade, Placing Flags and Wreaths

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Memorial Day ceremonies and the parade will be held in Watertown on Monday, May 27. Watertown will honor its veterans with several events during Memorial Day week. Veterans Services Officer Patrick George announced following schedule. WEDNESDAY 22 May 2019 at 5:00 pm:

Meet at Ridgelawn Cemetery

Flags will be placed at Veterans’ graves at all Watertown cemeteries by Veteran organizations and Volunteers. Interested volunteers should contact the VSO at pgeorge@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6416

FRIDAY 24 MAY 2019: Veterans School Visitation:

9:00 a.m. – Watertown High School9:45 a.m. – Cunniff Elementary School10:00 a.m. – Lowell Elementary School10:00 a.m. – Watertown Middle School11:00 a.m. – Hosmer Elementary School

SUNDAY 26 MAY 2019: Morning Services and Dedications:

7:30 a.m. – WWI Memorial Stone – (front of Shutt Detachment)7:40 a.m. – Cottage Street Cemetery7:50 a.m. – Coolidge Square POW/MIA Monument8:00 a.m. – Arlington Street Cemetery8:10 a.m. – Common Street Cemetery8:20 a.m. – Charles River Float8:30 a.m. – World War II Memorial Stone (front of Town Hall)8:35 a.m. – Saltonstall Park8:45 a.m. – Moxley Field (AMVETS Post 14)8:55 a.m. – St.

Obituaries

OBIT: Paul Kelly, 84, Past President of Hibernians, Served in Korean Conflict

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Paul Kelly

A Funeral Mass for Paul Francis Kelly will be celebrated on Monday May 20, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown. A son of the late Edward P. Kelly and Ann C. (Morley) Kelly, Paul passed away Wednesday morning after a long illness. He was 84. Paul was born in Waltham and was a longtime resident of Watertown before moving to Scituate in the early 2000s. He graduated from St.

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Panel on Mental Health, Jail Diversion Coming to Watertown

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The following information was provided by Wayside Youth & Family Network:

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network will hold a mental health & jail diversion expert panel in Watertown this week. This will be a free community conversation. Learn more about how the police, clinicians, and courts join together in an effort to help rehabilitate people who live with mental health challenges by helping to divert them toward the treatment and assistance that they need and keep them out of the criminal justice system. Join us at the Watertown Public Library at 123 Main St. in Watertown.

Entertainment

Small Saves: Hat Trick

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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 Groups Walk to Spread Peace, Healing & Against Gun Violence

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Dozens of Watertown residents took part in the 2019 Mother’s Day Walk for Peace in Dorchester. Watertown Walks for Peace provided the following piece:

Despite the rainy and cold weather on Mother’s Day, over 75 Watertown youth, their parents, and other residents joined others from Boston and surrounding communities in the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace from Fields Corner in Dorchester to Government Center. The seven-mile walk raises funds and awareness for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, a center of healing, teaching, and learning for families and communities impacted by murder, grief, trauma, and loss. Two Watertown Groups walking together. The Watertown group, Watertown Walks for Peace, actually included two groups who joined together – Watertown Youth Walks for Peace, with 17 students from the Middle and High School and 12 of their parents; and 45 other individuals and families from Watertown community groups and churches, including First Parish Watertown and Church of the Good Shepherd.

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Nominations Sought for Watertown Youth Coalition’s Community Spirit Awards

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Youth Coalition:

Watertown Youth Coalition and Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s Multi-Service Center invite nominations for our 2019 Community Spirit Awards and welcome the community to our annual awards event to appreciate and honor the individuals in the community committed to the health and well-being of Watertown’s youth and families. This event is free and open to the public. Light dinner will be provided. To nominate someone, please fill out this form by June 1: http://bit.ly/2019communityspiritawards

*Individuals eligible for nomination are those who have:

● Served as a positive influence or mentor to a Watertown Youth Coalition member or to others in the community

● Had the courage to address challenging issues that affect youth and the community

● Actively taken steps to improve the Watertown community for youth and families (in big and small ways)

● Not received an award in the past 5 years

When: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Where: Arsenal Community Park, 458 Arsenal St., Watertown

Register here to confirm your attendance: http://bit.ly/2019communityspritawards

Funding is provided by the Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services and the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. About Watertown Youth Coalition:

Watertown Youth Coalition’s mission is to support the wellness and empowerment of Watertown youth by engaging young people, families, and the community.

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Discuss Airplane Noise at Boston West Fair Skies Meeting

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The following information was provided by Boston West Fair Skies:

Boston West Fair Skies (BWFS) will hold a meeting Thursday May 23 in Belmont. BWFS works towards redistributing airplane noise more fairly among our communities. Thursday May 237:00 to 9:00. p.m.Belmont Public LibraryAssembly Room336 Concord Ave., Belmont

We will discuss the current situation with 33L RNAV departures and airplane noise. We are a citizens grassroots organization which includes Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Medford, Somerville, Watertown and Winchester – all communities affected by the increased airplane noise due to the implementation of 33L RNAV (using GPS) departures at Boston Logan Airport.