Entertainment

Halloween Activities at the Commander’s Mansion’s ‘Lil Monster Mash

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Kids can come down to the Commander’s Mansion for some Halloween fun during the Second Annual ‘lil Monster Mash. The Town of Watertown sent out the following announcement:

The Commander’s Mansion & The Watertown Recreation Department invites you to join us for a FREE Family Friendly Event (suitable for grades K through 5th)

2nd Annual ‘lil Monster Mash Friday, October 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Commander’s Mansion 440 Talcott Ave., Watertown (east entrance to the Arsenal on the Charles). For more information call 617.926.7755 or go to facebook.com/commandersmansion & facebook.com/WatertownRecreationDepartment

Watertown DPW will greet you upon arrival or will they? Halloween games, free face painting and our zombie chef will be handing out free pizza slices with refreshments! AND…will you dare to stroll through the haunted rooms upstairs?

Schools

Minuteman High School to be Featured on PBS Documentary This Week

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Minuteman High School is one of three vocational technical high schools in Massachusetts featured on “Job Centered Learning,” an upcoming, hour-long PBS television documentary about career and technical education by award-winning filmmaker Bob Gliner, the school announced. It is scheduled to be broadcast on PBS World stations in much of the nation. Locally, it will be shown on the WGBH World station on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. and will be rebroadcast on October 14 and 16. Viewers can find the exact station number in their area by going to worldchannel.org and clicking on
“Select Station.”

The two other vocational technical high schools in this state that are showcased on the program are Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School in Bourne and Greater Lowell Technical High School in Tyngsborough. “Job Centered Learning” demonstrates how the intensive career and technical education students receive at high schools like Minuteman helps to close the skills gap between the abilities and knowledge which job seekers possess and the credentials and experience that employers want in the people they hire.

Entertainment

Watertown Family Network Hosts Touch the Trucks Event

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On Nov. 4, the Watertown Family Network will host a Touch the Trucks event in the parking lot behind the Senior Center and Watertown Public School offices. The Watertown Family Network sent out the following announcement:

TOUCH THE TRUCKS

This is an opportunity for you and your children to see big trucks, a school bus, police car, moving van among others up close. See what it is like to be in the driver’s seat of these big and exciting vehicles and introduce your children to our community helpers. Saturday, November 4th, 2017 10:00 to 11:30 am in the parking lot of 30 Common St.

Business

Local Bank Makes Fortune List of Fastest Growers, Named a Sm-All Star

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Belmont Savings Bank, which has a branch in Watertown Square, received two national recognitions, one for being one of the fastest growing companies and another for being one of the top Small Cap banks. 

Belmont Savings Ranked in Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies

Belmont Savings Bank, a full-service Massachusetts savings bank serving the town of Belmont, MA and other surrounding towns, announced that it was ranked 41st on Fortune Magazine’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies List in 2017. The top 100 performers were ranked according to growth in revenues, profits, and stock returns over a three-year period and were chosen from over 3000 companies listed on U.S. exchanges. This year, only five Massachusetts companies were named to Fortune magazine’s 100 fastest-growing companies list. Belmont Savings was the sole bank from New England to receive this recognition. It is one of only seven savings banks included in this highly selective list.

Government

Town Councilor Holding Virtual Office Hours on Facebook Live

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Town Councilor at Large Michael Dattoli announced that he will be holding two Facebook live video streams beginning today, Thursday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m.

Dattoli will be providing updates on some current town initiatives related to school building projects, development, and open space, as well as answering questions from residents during the broadcast. Information and broadcast can be found at https://m.facebook.com/MichaelDattoliForWatertownTownCouncil

Sports

One of WHS’s Most Competitive Athletes, Maxwell Kerman, Going into Hall of Fame

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(The Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame provided the following profile)

Maxwell Kerman competed hard in everything he did, whether it was on the football field or the basketball court. He played 3 years of football and 4 years of basketball for Watertown High. In one football game alone in a big win over Winchester as a junior, he contributed two rushing touchdowns, kicked four extra points, and chipped in defensively with an interception, a fumble recovery, and a half-dozen tackles.  But it was in the gym where everything came together for the two-time Globe and one-time Herald hoops All-Scholastic. By the time he graduated in 2006, the two-time captain and three-time Middlesex league All-Star was the vaunted basketball program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,522 points, all-time leading rebounder, third in assists and steals, fourth in three-pointers and single season points. But in reality, that is only just a small part of the Kerman story.

Government

Discuss the Renovation of Three Watertown Parks at Upcoming Meetings

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As the Town plans for the renovation of two parks and installing lights in another one officials will host public meetings to hear from the public about what they would like to see at Casey, Moxley and Filippello Parks

The Recreation Department sent out the following announcements:

Casey Park

The Recreation Department will be sponsoring a public meeting to discuss the renovation of Casey Park (baseball side). The meeting will be held in the Lower Hearing Room of the Town Hall beginning at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23. Moxley Park

The Recreation Department will be sponsoring a public meeting to discuss the renovation of Moxley Park. The meeting will be held in the Town Council Chambers of the Town Hall beginning at 7 p.m. on Nov.

Entertainment

Watertown Library Has Wide Variety of Events in October

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October is a busy month at the Watertown Free Public Library with a day to preserve your photos and letters, a citizenship class, an author talk and many more activities. The library will be closed on Columbus Day – Oct. 9, 2017 – but there are many other activities when it is open. The Watertown Free Public Library sent out the following information:

Author Talk: Ronny Le Blanc

Wednesday 10/25 | 7 p.m.
Lucia Mastrangelo RoomThere is an area known to the locals of Leominster, Massachusetts as MONSTERLAND. Here there are sightings of UFOS, Bigfoot and Orange Orbs.