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Organizers of Watertown Dragon Boat Team Seeking Participants for 2025

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Join the Watertown Dragon Boat Team – rowers, volunteers, sponsors are wanted. See more information provided by the Watertown Dragon Boat Team, below. Whether you’re an experienced paddler or a first-timer, we welcome all enthusiasts to be part of this unforgettable experience of teamwork and cultural celebration. If rowing isn’t your forte, there are still numerous ways to be part of this cultural celebration:

Volunteers/Organizers: We welcome individuals interested in contributing their time and skills to assist in organizing this landmark event. Contact us at caawatertown@gmail.com to express your interest.

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Mt. Auburn Street Paving Work This Weekend Will Include Lane Closures & Parking Restrictions

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The City of Watertown provided an update on the Mt. Auburn Street road project, including impacts from the weekend paving work. Paving started last week on the first 500 feet from the Cambridge line. Paving work is scheduled to continue from Wednesday, November 6, 2024, through Friday, November 8, 2024, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Additionally, paving will take place on Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., as the construction schedule was adjusted to pause work on Election Day. This paving work will include Mount Auburn Street between the Cambridge Line and Arlington Street, as well as the side street entrances in these locations. For the list of side street entrances included in this phase, please visit the Mount Auburn website for more details.

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Historical Society Hosting Film About Armenian Vets of WWII & Women on the Home Front

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The Historical Society of Watertown & The Watertown Free Public Library announced they will present: “Our Boys, Armenian-American Veterans of World War II and the Women of the Home Front” a film by Roger Hagopian & Tom Spera on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, 2 p.m., Watertown Free Public Library, Watertown Savings Bank Room, 123 Main St Watertown MA 02472

In 2005, the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, Tom Spera, the son of a veteran of the war, was determined to find a way to honor Armenian-American soldiers who had served their country. He collaborated with filmmaker Roger Hagopian to produce the “Our Boys” video, featuring oral histories interspersed with personal and historical photographs from the wartime period. The film’s interviewees attend the Armenian Memorial Church in Watertown and the First Armenian Church of Belmont. These men – some barely out of high school at the time – reflect upon the bombing of Pearl Harbor, their induction into the service, their harrowing journeys aboard troop transport ships through rough seas, correspondence with their families back home, poignant and humorous moments, and near-death experiences during combat.

Government

Residents Wanted to Serve on Watertown Board of Health

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The City seeks people with backgrounds in public health, medical or a related field to apply to serve on the Watertown Board of Health. See the announcement below. City Manager George J. Proakis is seeking Watertown residents interested in serving on the Board of Health. Interested applicants should complete and submit a Universal Application. The Board of Health fulfills its duties under MGL 111, 26-33 and other sections including enforcement of the state Sanitary and Environmental Codes, reporting diseases dangerous to the public health, and enforcement of other applicable state and local laws and regulations.

Schools

Middle Schoolers Can Get the Entrepreneurship Experience Through a Watertown Community & Adult Ed Course

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(Courtesy of DesignMy Education)

Watertown Middle School-aged students can participate in an entrepreneurship program run by DesignMy Education and offered through the Watertown Adult & Community Education Catalog. See the information provided by Watertown Community and Adult Education and DesignMy Education. The Entrepreneurship Experience(Ages 11-16)Instructor: Holly Carroll Cachimuel of DesignMy EducationCourse #41

“The Entrepreneurship Experience” is a hands-on entrepreneurship program that transforms middle school students into budding entrepreneurs. Over the course of 20 engaging hours, we will:

Ideate – We begin by exploring who might enjoy our products and what people need or like. We’ll brainstorm innovative ideas, learn to think creatively, and develop products that resonate with potential customers.

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LETTER: What’s So Important About Preserving Big Urban Trees?

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Before and after photos. Submitted by Trees for Watertown

How is it that big urban trees play an absolutely vital role in protecting cities against climate change? And what can cities do to better protect these climate warriors? This is the message that Dr. William R. Moomaw will present at Watertown’s Free Public Library at Trees for Watertown’s annual meeting on Saturday, November 9 from noon to 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The news is full of stories about the brutal impact of climate change around the world.

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OBIT: Walter Maximenko, 73, Machinist at U.S. Army Arsenal

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Walter G. Maximenko, 73, passed away from COPD on November 2, 2024, at Northern Light Mayo Hospital, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1951. He grew up in Roslindale, MA and spent his teenage years in Williams, CA and then Reno, NV. He went to Watertown in 1976 to visit his parents, who were living on Bradford Road, where he met his future wife, Charlene. After being in the United States Coast Guard from 1977 to 1981, 3.5 years aboard the USCGC Chase, he became a machinist and worked at the U.S. Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, also known as the Watertown Arsenal.