Around Town

Watertown Library Screening Film on Impact of Placing Native American Children with White Families

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The Watertown Free Public Library provided the following announcement:
For most of the 20th century, U.S. government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes and placed them with white families. The new documentary Dawnland explores the legacy of this practice in Maine, capturing moments of truth telling and healing among the Wabanaki people. In the past few weeks, advance screenings of Dawnland have been selling out across the country. A PBS national premiere is scheduled for Monday, November 5th. On November 15, the Watertown Free Public Library, World In Watertown, and The Upstander Project will co-present a screening and discussion of the “powerfully illuminating” (Cross Cut) documentary, free and open to all.

Entertainment

Watertown Mall Hosting Birthday Celebration for Mickey Mouse

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The following announcement came from the Watertown Mall:

The Watertown Mall, located at 550 Arsenal Street, Watertown, with Watertown Families Together will be hosting a Birthday Celebration for children and their caregivers in honor of Mickey Mouse on Nov. 15, 2018 at 10 a.m. The event will be held in the back hallway, next to the Target, across from Carter’s. The event will include crafting projects, singing songs, reading and listing to stories. A Mickey plush doll will be present for hugs and photos. The event is free and open for all ages.

Charity

Tremedal Concert in Watertown Features the Music of Dillon Bustin

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The latest Tremedal Concert will feature The Songs of Dillon Bustin: As Performed by His Friends. 

The following information was provided by Tremedal Concerts:

Dillon Bustin is a songwriter, a playwright and a retired arts administrator. This concert, which brings together a host of his friends, folks who have recorded his songs over the years, is also a grateful tribute to the best kept secret in New England Folkdom. The sheer volume of Dillon’s prolific output, all produced in the background of long a successful career as an arts administrator with various organizations in the Boston area, most recently, a 10 year run with the Hibernian Hall in Roxbury. We are sort of bidding Dillon a bit of a farewell, as he and Martha have moved to Rockland, Maine … still, we hope there will be frequent sitings!!

Letters

LETTER: Town Councilor Shares Questions, Concerns on Mt. Auburn St. Received from Residents

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The following is an open letter from Town Councilor Lisa Feltner to Town officials:

Of the three Mount Auburn Street redesign concepts presented on October 16, 2018 (focus primarily between Patten and Walnut streets), many constituents in District B would like me to reiterate that concept #3 “adds four legal parking spots” to Mount Auburn. Please accept my attempt to summarize many concerns shared with me around this meeting and the concepts presented to date. Other alternatives and questions to consider, including a fourth and fifth concept follow below: (see plans below, or go to the document page of the project website here.)

Alt concept 4: Modify concept #1 to retain the sheltered Historic District Franklin St. bus, and Russell Ave. bus stops, thereby not reducing MBTA access.

Around Town

Watertown Citizens for Black Lives Announces November Meeting

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Watertown Citizens for Black Lives sent out the following information:

Our Mission: Watertown Citizens For Black Lives is a community member organization that campaigns against violence and systemic racism in our local community. Please join us for our monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5 at the Watertown Free Public Library. We are meeting in the Raya Sterns Trustees Room, which is behind the Reference Desk. Newcomers are especially welcome.

Around Town

Watertown Vigil Remembers Victims of Pittsburgh Shooting, Denounce Violence

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

On Tuesday evening Oct. 30, 60 people gathered in Watertown Square to remember the victims of the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, and to reaffirm the importance of denouncing violence against all victims of religious, political, racial and gender intolerance. 

Candlelight streamed down Main St. during the vigil organized by Watertown
Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment. Mourners later gathered in a large circle around the delta as First Parish Unitarian minister Mark Harris spoke to the crowd about the increasing hatred spewing across the country, and the urgency with which citizens must speak up and speak out against the acts of violence that surround us. Watertown Citizens President Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin then honored the many wounded first-responders and officers, followed by a reading of the names and ages of each of the eleven victims killed in the attack. After a moment of silence, Sue-Ellen read excerpts from the response to the shootings by the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, emphasizing the need for more than just words or condemnation to combat the pervasive aggression and hatred.

Charlie Baker

OP-ED: Republicans Can Send a Strong Message for Change by Leaving Governor Blank on Ballot

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The Ugly History of the MA-GOP:
It’s time Republicans and Republican leaning voters send a clear message to the MA-GOP. For decades we’ve tolerated mediocre Republican Governors, telling ourselves: “that’s the best we can do in Massachusetts.” Sure, we’re not likely to elect someone like Scott Walker or Mike Pence to the corner office on Beacon Hill anytime soon. But we can certainly do better than the likes of Bill Weld and his boy wonder Charlie Baker, who not only are as far left on a plethora of issues as Bernie Sanders, but they have become notorious for undermining  Republicans, from mayoral contenders right up to presidential nominees. The policies of these feckless RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) are bad enough.

MBTA

MBTA Helping Red Sox Fans Get to Parade With Enhanced Services

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The Mass. Department of Transportation provided the following information:
To accommodate attendees of the parade celebrating the 2018 Boston Red Sox World Series victory, the MBTA will operate enhanced service on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. The MBTA will operate subway service at rush-hour levels from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. Additional Commuter Rail capacity will be added to lines that are expected to experience higher-than-normal ridership. On the Green Line, the nightly shutdown of trolley service on the D Branch has been cancelled, meaning regularly scheduled D Branch service will continue until the end of service on Wednesday night. “Because the parade coincides with Halloween, we fully expect Wednesday to be a busy day in Boston and around the region,” said MBTA General Manager Luis Manuel Ramírez.