Around Town

Watertown Celebrates Charter Day by Ringing Church Bells

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Thursday, Sept. 7 is Charter Day, which celebrates the day that Watertown, Boston and Dorchester each officially received their present names. In Watertown, the occasion will be celebrated with the ringing of bells in WatertownS Square. 

The Historical Society of Watertown sent out the following announcement:

Happy Birthday Watertown! September 7, 2017

The Partnership of the Historic Bostons celebrates Charter Day each September with a variety of historical events which this year includes a joyous ringing of church bells in the three towns that received their present names on September 7, 1630: Boston, Dorchester, and our own Watertown. Redeemer Fellowship Church at 111 Mt. Auburn Street (and the corner of Phillips Street) and the Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave.

Transportation

Lane Reductions on the Mass. Pike This Weekend for Road Work

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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that due to ongoing toll demolition and road reconstruction operations, there will off-peak, temporary lane reductions this weekend on I-90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) westbound in the immediate vicinity of the Allston/Brighton Viaduct. MassDOT sent out the following statement:

These off-peak traffic impacts will have capacity reduced to one lane of travel at times and will allow crews and contractors to safely and effectively continue construction work at the former toll plaza location which is being reconstructed to allow for normal highway travel. The full list of traffic impacts is as follows:

From 9 p.m., through 11 p.m., on Friday, September 8, I-90 westbound in the area of the Allston/Brighton toll plaza will be reduced from three to two lanes of travel. From 11 p.m., on Friday, September 8, through 8 a.m., on Saturday, September 9, I-90 westbound in the area of the Allston/Brighton toll plaza will be reduced from two to one lane of travel. From 8 a.m., through 11 p.m., on Saturday, September 9, I-90 westbound in the area of the Allston/Brighton toll plaza will then have two lanes of travel
From 11 p.m., on Saturday, September 9, through 5 a.m., on Sunday, September 10, I-90 westbound in the area of the Allston/Brighton toll plaza will be reduced from two to one lane of travel.

Business

Tufts Health Plan Pledges to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

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Tufts Health Plan’s president and CEO Tom Croswell has joined a growing coalition of CEOs across the U.S. pledging to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace, the company announce in a press release. Croswell joins more than 270 CEOs nationwide committing themselves – and the organizations they lead – to take action to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected, and where employees feel encouraged to discuss diversity and inclusion. 
“Inclusion has the power to generate opportunities where none previously existed – it can lead to innovation, in business, and in our personal lives,” said Tom Croswell, Tufts Health Plan president and CEO. “It also can help to lessen or eliminate health or cultural disparities. For those reasons and more it’s why we at Tufts Health Plan are passionate about it.”
Croswell continued, “We can’t do this work by ourselves. All of us together – through creative partnerships, hard work, and full on community engagement – can make it happen.

Around Town

Watertown Family Network Playgroups Start in Late September

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The Watertown Family Network will offer playgroups for all ages starting the second week of September at 30 Common St. and various other locations throughout town. Parents can sign their children up for free playgroups which offer structured and unstructured play, art experiences, crafts, circle time and snack. Also in September, WFN will offer programs such as Grandparent Day at Brigham House, A Tour of the Watertown Saving Bank, a Back to School Morning at the Watertown Mall on Nutrition and a Stroller Walk along the historical sites of Watertown. For information: http://watertown.k12.ma.us/wfn.

Around Town

Find Out What’s Going On a the Watertown Library in September

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Movies, coding for girls and a fun run are just a taste of what’s going on at the Watertown Free Public Library this month. 

The WFPL sent out the following information about events during September. The library is located at 123 Main St., Watertown:

Getting a Refreshing Night’s Sleep: Heal Your Insomnia*
Thursday 9/28 | 7-8 p.m.
Lucia Mastrangelo Room
Learn how you can use natural techniques to improve your sleep–and the overall functioning of your mind-body system. Kali Patrick is a Mind-body Wellness Consultant specializing in improving people’s health with more ease & enjoyment. *Register at the Reference Desk, 617.972.6436 or wfpl.eventbrite.com. Twitter Facebook Instagram

Tai Chi
Saturday 9/9 | 10 a.m.
Watertown Savings Bank Room
In this Tai Chi Easy™ class, you will learn some gentle movement and meditations to take home with you.

Around Town

Author Will Discuss Her Historic Mystery Novel Set in the Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Robin Hazard Ray’s murder mystery, The Strangers’ Tomb, set in historic Mount
Auburn Cemetery, takes place in the tumultuous period before the Civil War in
Boston. A night watchman is assaulted. An extra corpse turns up in a tomb. How
are they connected — and who’s next? WHAT: “The Strangers’ Tomb” by Robin Hazard Ray: An Author’s Talk & Slideshow

WHEN: Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017, 7:00 pm

WHERE: Watertown Free Public Library, Watertown Savings Bank Meeting Room, 123 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472

The Historical Society sent out the following information:

Ray will discuss how the histories of Cambridge and Watertown, including the
growth and development of their police departments, influenced the plot of her
novel.