Charity

Boston Bruins Alumni Playing in Watertown to Help Science Club for Girls

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On October 7 the Boston Bruins Alumni will be playing against Team Salesforce in a benefit game for Science Club for Girls (scienceclubforgirls.org) at the John A. Ryan Arena. 

Former Bruins scheduled to participate include Terry O’Reilly, Rick Middleton, Ken Linesman, Mike Milbury, Andy Brickley, Bob Sweeney, Tim Sweeney, Ken Hidge Jr., Reggie Lemelin, Bruce Shoebottom, Bob Beers, Jean-Yves Roy and more! All proceeds benefit SCFG’s mission to foster excitement, confidence and literacy in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for girls from underrepresented communities by providing free, experiential programs and maximizing meaningful interactions with women mentors in STEM. Today, SCFG serves more than 1,400 young woman across 24 community-based centers each year. Game time is at 3:30 p.m. and tickets can be purchased via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-bruins-alumni-vs-team-salesforce-tickets-36863775545

Sports

Sara York, Star on the Field and the Ice, Going Into WHS Hall of Fame

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Sara York, WHS class of 2002, was almost NOT Sara York, WHS class of 2002. Truth be told, while in eighth grade at the Middle School York seriously contemplated leaving the Watertown school system as a ninth grader to attend Prep school and continue her illustrious ice hockey career. The WHS Athletic Hall of Fame submitted the following profile:

She began skating at the age of 3 at the John A. Ryan Arena (JAR), and soon found herself competing at the highest level throughout the state. She was definitely a highly sought after talent. But the tradition and the success of the storied Red Raider field hockey program convinced her to stay in town, and over the next 4 years York proceeded to write her name in just about every record book of the sports played at Victory Field and the JAR.

Transportation

Shuttle Buses for Weekend Red Line Users from Cambridge to Boston

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Due to the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project, shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains in both directions between Park Street and Kendall/MIT Stations, with a stop at Charles/MGH Station on weekends beginning on Saturday, September 30, through Sunday, December 17, MBTA officials announced. The bus route and stops are shown on this map. MassDOT sent out the following information:

The Longfellow Bridge will also be closed to all private and commercial vehicular traffic on these weekends when work is taking place, with access maintained for bus shuttles, emergency vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians. The bridge is currently scheduled to be open and Red Line trains will be in use for the Head of the Charles weekend (October 21 and 22). On each weekend, the use of bus shuttles will begin at the start of service on Saturday and will end at the beginning of service on Monday, and the Longfellow Bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 11:00 p.m., each Friday to 5:00 a.m., the following Monday.

Business

Warehouse off Pleasant Street Renovated and Sold for $15 Million

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Calare Properties (Calare), a private Massachusetts-based real estate investment firm and operator, announced that it has sold 20 Seyon Street in Watertown, Mass. for $15 million, with 100 percent of the 94,268 SF property leased through January 2024. Calare sent out the following press release:

Calare purchased the warehouse distribution facility, located on 5-acres of land, in 2015 with a strategic plan to increase asset value through capital improvements and lease extensions. The property is located in immediate proximity to Interstates 90 and 95 within a thriving mixed-use corridor home to national retailers and several Class A apartment and condominium communities. “20 Seyon Street’s position in a high-demand warehouse and flex market, coupled with the attractive features of the site, established this property as a prime investment for Calare’s industrial focused investment strategy in the market,” said Todd Barclay VP of Acquisitions.

Charity

Charity Golf Tournament Held in Memory of State Trooper from Watertown

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A charity golf tournament will be held in honor of State Trooper David Timperio of Bedford, who grew up in Watertown and died suddenly at the age of 50 in 2015. The Watertown Recreation Department sent out the following information:

Please join the Family and Friends of David Timperio for the 2nd Annual David Timperio Memorial Golf Tournament which will be held rain or shine on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Stow Acres Country Club. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the shotgun start will begin at 10 a.m. We will again be playing best ball. Please register online at https://birdeasepro.com/8358

Around Town

Watertown Group Hosting Candlelight Vigil for Those Lost to Substance Use

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Watertown will hold a candlelight vigil for those who have lost a loved one or know someone who has lost someone to substance use. 

The group organizing the vigil sent out the following announcement:

The 3rd Annual Watertown Overcoming Addiction Candlelight Vigil will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church (Lower Hall). The church is located on Main Street at Chestnut Street. If you have a loved one or know someone who has a loved one that was lost to substance use disorder please come show your support, help erase the stigma and show that their lives mattered and they will never be forgotten.

Charity

Fundraiser Coming Up for Group Started by Watertown Resident to Help Homeless

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Watertown resident Joanna Munson-Palomba started Cards4aCause to help the homeless with monthly gift cards. Later this month the group will hold a fundraiser for the organization. Cards4aCause sent out the following information:

Necessity and Dignity: what do these two words mean? For Joanna Munson-Palomba, founder of Cards4aCause, they are core values to which everyone is entitled. Cards4aCause is a local non-profit organization that offers a unique approach to giving to the homeless, through monthly gift cards.

Government

Watertown Woman Lobbies Congress to Improve Support for Cancer Patients

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This week, a Watertown woman was one of more than 700 cancer patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district gathered in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates urged Congress to take steps to make cancer a national priority and help end a disease that still kills more than 1,650 people a day in this country. The American Cancer Society sent out the following information:

Rachel Laufersweiler from Watertown met with members of Massachusetts Congressional delegation to ask for support in three key areas in the cancer fight. They discussed the need to support an increase in federal funding for cancer research. She also asked them to advance legislation that works to improve patients’ quality of life and to support legislation that would close a loophole in Medicare that can result in surprise costs for seniors when a polyp is found during a routine colonoscopy.