Around Town

Live Well Watertown Hosts Second of Weekly Walks at Mt. Auburn Cemetery

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Live Well Watertown will host the second weekly walk through Mount Auburn Cemetery on Thursday. 

The group sent out the following information:

Thursdays, February 15th – March 8th, at 12:00pm
Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge,
http://mountauburn.org/visit/getting-here/. Free parking available. Walkers will meet at the main entrance gate. Walk-ins welcome! Participants will walk at a moderate pace for 40 to 45 minutes and explore a
different route each week.

Sports

Watertown High Grad Receives College All-Conference Hoops Honors

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The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced its all-conference women’s basketball teams and one of those honored was a Watertown High School graduate. 

Senior Gabriella Coppola, a guard at Endicott College, was named to the All-CCC second team. Coppola averaged 10.3 points per game for the Gulls this season and also led the team in assists per game with 4.9, according to Endicott Athletics. Earlier in the season, she moved into second place on the all-time career assists list at Endicott and currently sits at 370 total assists. Coppola has recorded 12 double-digit scoring efforts throughout the season as well. Endicott (14-4) earned the No.

Around Town

Watertown Group Screening Movie About American Government’s Use of Drones

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The Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment will host the screening of a film about the United States Government’s use of drones from the perspective of those who worked in the program and those impacted by the drones on the ground. Watertown Citizens sent out the following information:

Why is our government killing thousands of people around the globe they can’t even identify? See National Bird, a film directed by Sonia Kennebeck about the secret US drone assassination program. Plagued by PTSD and guilt over participating in the killing of thousands of faceless people, including children, three whistleblowers courageously decide to speak out publicly, despite possible severe consequences. The film also interviews people on the ground in Afghanistan whose families have been shattered by the deaths and lost futures of those who have been injured and terrorized by drones.

Dean's List

310 Endicott College Athletes Make Dean’s List, Including One from Watertown

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A total of 310 Endicott College club and varsity student-athletes have been named to the 2017 Fall Semester Dean’s List for obtaining a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 in the fall semester, including Watertown’s Gabriella Coppola who plays basketball for the Gulls. 

All 21 Endicott varsity programs and all seven club programs are represented throughout the list, Endicott Athletics announced. The breakdown of student-athletes named to the Dean’s List is solely based on the information provided by the Endicott Athletics Compliance Office, which reflects grades posted as of February 12, 2018. The list provided by the Endicott Athletics Compliance Office is subject to change at any time. NOTE: In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no grade below a “C”, have no withdrawal grades, and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester. See the full list of athletes from Endicott who made the Dean’s list by clicking here.

Government

Senator Brownsberger Seeks Applicants for Summer 2018 Internships

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State Sen. Will Brownsberger’s office announced he seeks applicants for Summer 2018 internships at the State House. The part-time, unpaid internships will be available in Senator Brownsberger’s State House office to students from the 2nd Suffolk & Middlesex district. A cover letter and resume should be sent to Andrew Bettinelli, at Andrew.Bettinelli@masenate.gov, or mailed to Senator William Brownsberger, State House Room 504, Boston, MA 02133. The application deadline is Friday, March 9, 2018. Interviews will be conducted in March and applicants will be notified of their status by Friday, April 13, 2018.

Charity

Rotary Club Seeks Places for Volunteers to Help Out on Service Saturday

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The Rotary Club of Watertown will host its first Service Saturday on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and the group is looking for places where volunteers can lend a hand. The Rotary Club sent out this announcement:

We are looking for projects than can accommodate anywhere from 5 or 6 to 20+ volunteers. We will have volunteers of all ages and physical abilities so we are open to all kinds of projects: painting, yard work (assuming the weather is OK), card writing, reading to seniors, helping a family or seniors move furniture, etc. Interested organizations/people can reach out to Lilia at lilia@ballroominboston.com

Watertown Rotary Seeks Volunteers for its First Ever Service Saturday

Charity

Registration Open for Watertown Police Finish Strong 5K Run/Walk

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Once again this year the Watertown Police Department will host a 5K run and walk to commemorate the anniversary of the events that led to the capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. 

The Watertown Police Finish Strong 5k Run/Walk begins at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 29, 2018 starting and finishing at Tufts Health Plan 705 Mount Auburn Street in Watertown. Mission: The Watertown Police Relief Association, Watertown Supervisors Association and Watertown Patrol officers Association will commemorate the 5th anniversary of the events that led to the capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects by inviting the community to fill the streets of Watertown in a 5K celebratory road race and walk.Proceeds to benefit the WPRA, WPSA and the WPA. Proceeds from this event will benefit the WPSA, local charity & victim funds, One Fund, Watertown Police Foundation and the new foundation to support youth community programming and school safety initiatives

Course: The course is fast and fairly flat 3.1 miles (5k). Prizes to top male/female finishers plus various age categories. Runners and walkers welcome and for safety purposes, no skateboards, rollerblades/skates, bicycles, or animals can be taken on the course.

Environment

Noted Environmentalist Speaking at Charles River Watershed Association’s Annual Meeting

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Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA), the leading science and advocacy organization for the Charles River and its watershed, announced it will highlight its programs and progress helping Massachusetts communities better withstand climate change at its annual meeting on March 8th at the Boston Marriott Newton. At the meeting, executive director Bob Zimmerman will review CRWA’s recent accomplishments and current efforts to improve neighborhoods’ resiliency to the extreme storms and frequent droughts brought on by the warming of the earth’s climate system. The keynote speaker will be noted environmental activist Alexie Torres-Fleming, who will demonstrate the power a community has in shaping its own environmental destiny. Drawing from her experience in spurring restoration of the Bronx River in New York City, Torres-Fleming will help frame CRWA’s work in climate resilience through the lens of community empowerment. “At a time of retrenchment in federal environmental policy, Torres-Fleming’s insights on activism are particularly instructive,” said Bob Zimmerman, CRWA executive director.