Around Town

A Picnic, Health Eating August Shopping Trips This August at the Senior Center

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The Watertown Senior Center has many activities, informational presentations and services to offer in August:

Press Releases from the Watertown COA/Senior Center Some of our AUGUST 2018 events include:

SENIOR CENTER SUMMER PICNIC! Join us for a picnic on: Tuesday, August 28 Time: 4—6 PM! We will be serving some of your favorite summer foods. Enjoy the sounds of Toby Tobas on the steel drums! The ticket costs $5.00 Seating is limited! Pre-Registration is Required! There is a 2 ticket per person limit. Thank you!

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Cooking Demonstration, Peaches & Compost Program at Watertown Farmers’ Market

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The Watertown Farmers’ Market has cooking demonstrations, summer peaches and a chance to compost. The Watertown Farmers’ Market sent out the following information:

This week at the Watertown Farmers’ Market from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m., community chef Gaia Sciaranghella will be preparing Mushroom Bruschetta with ingredients from our farmers and vendors. In honor of the event, Spring Brook Farm will be selling cheese to top off this delicious and healthy meal! More information can be found below. Peaches made their appearance at the market last week.

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Watertown Boys & Girls Club Receives Big Donation from Oakley Country Club

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The Oakley Country Club announced it recently made a major contribution go the Watertown Boys & Girls Club:

We are excited to share that members of the Oakley Country Club made a donation of $43,334 to the Watertown Boys and Girls Club, which will help to fund their “Great Futures Campaign,” the reconstruction project for the organization that was founded in 1972. The gift was presented at a brief ceremony on July 17, 2018, at Oakley Country Club with Watertown Boys & Girls Club Executive Director Renee Gaudette. The proceeds were generate by private donations and the club’s popular “Casino Royale” fundraiser — a three-stage silent auction on April 28. “This event has become hugely popular with Oakley members, and it’s a great reminder of all the tremendous work that the Watertown Boys & Girls Club does in our communities,” said Oakley Country Club President John DeVito. “We’re thrilled that for the second year in a row this event was so successful, and that the partnership between our members and the Boys & Girls Club is so strong.”

Entertainment

Watertown Cable Celebrating 85 Years Since Debut of Popeye the Sailor

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The following information was provided by Fred Grandinetti, host of Watertown Cable’s Drawing With Fred:

The Watertown Channel will be honoring the animated film debut of Popeye the Sailor with a special.Eighty-five years ago, on July 14, 1933, the sailor man jumped on stage to dance the hula with Betty Boop. Over 500 animated cartoons followed for both motion picture and television screens. Today the sailor has millions of followers on face book located at https://www.facebook.com/Popeye/

The special will feature cartoons which originally appeared on the big screen. These titles include, “I’m In the Army Now” (1935), “I Never Changes My Altitude” (1937) and “With Poopdeck Pappy” (1940). Here is the program’s schedule during the remainder of July and through August:
Sunday- 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday- 3:00 p.m.
Thursday-6:30 p.m.
Saturday- 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Business

Watertown Resident Opens FireCycle Spin Studio in Waltham

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A Watertown resident recently opened a new spin studio in Waltham called FireCycle. The following announcement was provided by Fire Cycle:

Last week, Watertown resident Lera Navickas, opened the doors of FireCycle Studio, a boutique spin studio located in neighboring Waltham. “The studio is beautiful, the staff members are friendly and the class was fun and motivating,” says a class attendee, “I can’t wait to go back!” At FireCycle studio, class attendees are greeted with complimentary towels (which you’ll need after a class in “the inferno,” what FireCycle calls their spin room.) The studio also has amenities like free locker storage, shower facilities, and spin shoe rentals. FireCycle offers two different classes — FireCycle and FireBeats.

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Accountant from Watertown Honored by American Institute of CPAs

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Leanna M. Polidoro, CPA was one of 41 CPAs from across the U.S. honored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) as a member of the Leadership Academy’s 10th graduating class. Polidoro was selected based on her exceptional leadership skills and professional experience for the four-day Leadership Academy program, which will be held from October 7-11 in Durham, N.C.
Polidoro, a Watertown resident, is a manager at Matrix Financial, LLC in Wellesley, MA, where she provides tax planning, consulting and compliance services to high-net-worth individuals and closely held businesses. Her areas of expertise include partnership, S Corporation and individual taxation, with a subspecialty in both commercial and residential real estate. Polidoro is an active member of the AICPA and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). She sits on the Board of the Accounting Advisory Council at Western New England University.

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Mass. Health Department: West Nile Virus Mosquito Fond in Watertown

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The Watertown Health Department sent out the following announcement:

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Watertown, Massachusetts. In 2017, 5,496 mosquito samples were tested for WNV and 290 samples were positive. Watertown had 3 WNV positive mosquito samples identified in 2017. WNV is most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquitoes that carry this virus are common throughout the state, and are found in urban as well as more rural areas.

Schools

13 WHS Students Get Summer Internships Through Watertown Community Foundation

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The Watertown Community Foundation provided the following piece:

The days of lolling at the town pool are just a memory for this year’s Watertown High School internship awardees. No sooner had school ended than students began rolling up their sleeves to:
• dig in the community gardens
• teach acting skills to youngsters
• learn the legal profession
• perfect their presentation skills
• spend one-on-one time with seniors
• measure trees in town
• greet hospital patients and their families

In 2015, when the Watertown Community Foundation and the Watertown High School Guidance Department launched this unique summer internship program for our town’s high school-age students, we had no idea how quickly it would grow! From just five students in 2015, it has nearly tripled to a record 13 students in the program this summer. Watertown students find an internship that can provide them with meaningful work experience. They commit to working 120 hours over the course of the summer and are paid a stipend at the end of the work experience.