Charity

It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up for the Watertown Helps Out Day of Service

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There’s still time to sign up to volunteer in this Saturday’s Watertown Helps Out event, hosted by Watertown Community Foundation. Watertown Helps Out!, the fifth annual Community Day of Service, kicks off Saturday, May 5, 8:30 a.m. at the Hosmer School Cafeteria. Join us on Saturday, May 5, 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Hosmer School Cafeteria for light refreshments. Then get a T-shirt and head out to your chosen project! Projects can be anything from gardening and yard work, assembling raised beds, cleaning trash from bicycle paths and parks or washing furniture in a community center. Most run from 10:00 a.m. to mid-afternoon, and many can be done for as little as an hour.

Arbor Day

LETTER: Thank You for a Successful Watertown Arbor Day Celebration

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With only one month to plan, I would like to give some special thanks to those who were able to work with me on such short notice to pull together this year’s Arbor Day event.Thank you to Anthony’s Florist, Little Sprouts Dayschool, and Vacation Garden School, for providing fun activities for the kids. Thank you to Tom Burke, Manager at Stop & Shop on Pleasant Street; and to Michael Sullivan, Manager at 7-Eleven on Main Street; for providing snacks and beverages. Thank you to Adrian Deniz at Miller’s Ale House for doing a wonderful job of coordinating the lunches donated for our volunteers and table hosts. Thank you to Butler & Sons Tree Service Inc. for their donation of three $100 gift certificates and to Watertown Savings Bank for their donation of reusable bags. Thank you to Councillor Feltner for coming early Thursday morning to help setup and for doing a wonderful reading of the Arbor Day Proclamation.

Around Town

Learn to Cook a Tasty, Healthy Meal at Live Well Watertown’s Free Event

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Join Live Well Watertown’s free healthy eating and cooking class where you can learn to make a Southwest Veggie Grain Bowl. 

Live Well Watertown provided the following information:

The class is part of Live Well Watertown’s 2018 Eat Well Watertown Series. The Eat Well program is open to all Watertown residents and offers hands-on experience and fun with a focus on Watertownʼs diverse ethnic cuisine. Keep an eye out for more classes coming soon! Next Open Class

Easy, Healthy Dishes — “Southwestern Veggie Grain Bowls”

WHEN: Thursday, May 3, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: Watertown Boys & Girls Club, 25 Whites Ave., Watertown, MA 02472

Featuring Chef and Health Coach Carabeth Connelly, who will teach you how
to prepare easy and healthy dishes with staple ingredients including grains,
beans, and of course veggies! Eventbrite Registration Required: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/eat-well-watertown-16593701471

The Eat Well program is open to all Watertown residents and offers hands-on experience and fun with a focus on Watertownʼs diverse ethnic cuisine.

Charity

Marshall Home Fund Presenting Grants at Awards Ceremony

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The following information was provided by the Marshall Home Fund:

Please join the Marshall Home Fund at its annual Program Grant Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 15, 3:30 p.m. at the Watertown Public Library. The MHF will distribute a total of $70,000 to the following organizations for programs that will benefit Watertown’s older adults: MetroWest Community Development, Mosesian Center for Arts, New Repertory Theater, Perkins School for the Blind, Project Literacy, Springwell, Watertown Council on Aging, Watertown Families Together, Watertown Farmer’s Market. Watertown Fire
Department, Watertown Health Department, Wayside Youth and Family Support. Established in 2005, the Marshall Home Fund is a nonprofit, community-based charitable foundation dedicated to serving Watertown’s older adult population. MHF also provides financial assistance to elderly individuals in urgent need.

Armenian Memorial Church

Armenian Memorial Church Annual Fair Features Food, Silent Auction

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The Armenian Memorial Church, 32 Bigelow Ave., Watertown, will host the 2018 Annual Fair on May 18 and 19. The Fair will take place Friday, May 18, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Meals will be served starting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The event is rain or shine. Meals will be dine-in or take-out, and include beef, chicken, or losh kebab with sauce, rice pilaf, eetch, salad, bread & drinks

Armenian Delicacies will also be available: paklava, kadayif, cheoreg, mante, & many other baked specialties. Thee will be a silent auction.

Transportation

MBTA Seeks Public Input on 5-Year Spending Plan, Hosting Series of Meetings

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The following was sent out by MassDOT and the MBTA:
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that public meetings to present and discuss the Draft MassDOT and MBTA Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Update for Fiscal Years 2019–2023 will be held in May and that the public comment period for the draft CIP will open on May 15 and close on June 4.  Public comments may be submitted by email to masscip@state.ma.us. The draft CIP is multi-billion dollar investment portfolio  and includes all MassDOT highway and bridge projects, regional airports, rail and transit, including MBTA and Regional Transit Authorities as well as the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Public participation is essential to the success of the CIP. The public meetings are scheduled as follows:

Tuesday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.Boston, Auditorium, BCYF Mildred Ave, 5 Mildred Avenue
Wednesday, May 16, 6:00 p.m. Worcester, CMRPC, UNUM Building, 1 Mercantile Street
Thursday, May 17, 6:30 p.m. Barnstable, Hyannis Transportation Center, 215 Iyannough Road
Thursday, May 17, 6:30 p.m. Springfield, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, 60 Congress Street
Monday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. Framingham, Nevins Hall, 150 Concord Street
Monday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. Quincy, Auditorium, Quincy Central Middle School, 875 Hancock Street
Tuesday, May 22, 5:30 p.m. Pittsfield, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, 1 Fenn Street, Suite 201
Wednesday, May 23, 6:30 p.m. Peabody, Selectman’s Conference Room, City Hall, 24 Lowell Street
Wednesday, May 30, 6:30 p.m. New Bedford, Auditorium, GNB Voc-Tech, 1121 Ashley Boulevard
Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m. Fitchburg, Fire Station, 33 North Street

Locations are accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available.

Environment

Watertown Group Showing Movie on Plastic Straws, Environmental Fair

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A Watertown citizens group announced it will host the showing of the Movie Straws, by Linda Booker and narrated by Tim Robbins. The group sent out the following information:

ReThink Plastic and The Watertown Public Library will co-sponsor a screening of the film, STRAWS, on Tuesday, May 15, at 7pm, in the Watertown Savings Bank Room at the Watertown Free Public Library. This film is great for all ages and even features some youth activists. The 33-minute film will be followed by an environmental fair with information about reducing plastic pollution in our lives and reducing the use of plastic straws in particular.

Police/Fire

Watertown Police Holding Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

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The Watertown Police Department will hold a Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 28. The organizers sent out the following information:

Do you have unused or expired prescription medications in your home? Dispose of them the in a safe way! Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 28, 2018 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Bring medication you no longer need to the Watertown Police Department 552 Main Street, Watertown

A medication drop-box is available 24/7 in the front lobby. Liquids or syringes are not accepted.