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Discuss Plans to Redesign Mt. Auburn Street in East Watertown at DPW Open House

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Find out about plans to redesign Mt. Auburn Street through the business district of East Watertown and share your thoughts at a meeting hosted by the Watertown Department of Public Works on Jan. 30, 2018. The Watertown DPW sent out the following announcement:

COOLIDGE SQUARE OPEN HOUSE  for a Mount Auburn Street Project Update
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2018  
Snow Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018*
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: The Apartments at Coolidge School – Auditorium 319 Arlington Street, Watertown
Visitor parking is available in the front of the building and additional spaces are behind the building along the fence. All other spots are for residents only.

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Watertown Native James DeLeo Elected Leading Partner at Accounting Firm

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James A. DeLeo, MBA, CPA/MST of Burlington, a Watertown native, has been elected to serve as Leading Partner at Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP, an accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Canton, the firm announced. DeLeo has been instrumental in developing a thriving mergers & acquisitions practice group at Gray, Gray & Gray, and has also played a key role in our Client Services department. DeLeo succeeds C. Joseph Ciccarello, CPA, MST, who had led Gray, Gray & Gray since 2008, and who will continue to serve as Partner of Gray, Gray & Gray while managing the firm’s energy and succession planning practices. DeLeo joined Gray, Gray & Gray in 1990, and was elected a Partner in the firm in 2002. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Bentley College, earned a master’s degree in taxation from Suffolk University, and holds a master’s in business administration from Babson College.

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Group Releasing Results of Study of Mental Health, Racial Equality in Local Hospitals

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Waltham/Watertown Speaks is a public health strategy designed to share information about mental health and racial equity in Waltham/Watertown that was collected last spring as part of an assessment conducted by the community coalition Community Health Network Area 17 (CHNA17), the group announced. CHNA17’s goal was to better understand the successes and challenges that African Americans experience when accessing mental health services. The initiative was funded by Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge and McLean Hospital in Belmont. In-depth interviews with community members and mental health organizations in Waltham/Watertown provided insights about ways that Waltham/Watertown could improve access to care. One participant commented, “When I went to first get services closer to my home, I noticed all of the patients in the waiting room were White.

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Mental Illness Support Group Being Held at Newton Wellesley Hospital

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Mental Health Family Support Group: NAMI Family Support Group is a free, structured, confidential peer-led support group for family members, caregivers and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness, the group announced.  

A support group will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 7:30 – 9 pm at the Bowles Conference Center on the second floor of the main building of Newton Wellesley Hospital at 200 Washington Street in Newton. This is organized by the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI).

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Watertown Declares Snow Emergency; Schools, Town Hall, Other Facilities Closed

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{Updated on Jan. 4, 2018 at 2:38 p.m.}

With a foot or more of snow expected in Watertown, the Department of Public Works has announced a snow emergency starting at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, and Town offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday. The Watertown Public Schools will be closed, Superintendent Dede Galdston sadid in an announcement:
“Due to the incoming snow storm, all Watertown Public Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Thursday, January 4. All school-related and extracurricular activities are canceled tomorrow as well. Stay warm and be safe!”

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Watertown Styrofoam, Tire Collection Event Postponed Until February

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The Watertown Department of Public Work’s recycling event scheduled for this weekend has been postponed until Feb. 10, 2018. Collect all your unwanted styrofoam and tires, and dispose of it at an event hosted by the Watertown Department of Public Works. The DPW sent out the following information:
On Feb. 10, 2018 there will be a recycle event at the Watertown Recycle Center, 76 Stanley Ave., Watertown, MA (off of Waltham Street).

Entertainment

Revels Performing Night of Mediterranean Music in Watertown

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Revels singing group will be present a night of Mediterranean music and song with Tenores de Aterúe – in Concert in Watertown on Saturday Jan. 20, 2018. The evening features Gideon Crevoshay, Avery Book, Carl Linich, and Doug Paisley. The concert will be at Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20 (General Admission).

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18th Annual Watertown Unity Breakfast Will Celebrate Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

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On Monday, January 15, 2018 Watertown will celebrate its 18th Unity Breakfast on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The event brings together hundreds of people, representing Watertown’s diverse population, to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the man who devoted his life to ending prejudice and racism in our country. The Unity Breakfast has become a Watertown tradition, drawing over 400 guests. The program includes a timely keynote speaker, lively choral music, essays and art projects by Watertown middle and high school students, and the presentation of the Unity Award to Watertown individuals or community organizations that have demonstrated outstanding community service to the town. This year the Honorary Host will be Darshna Varia, Co-President of the Watertown Community Foundation.