Schools

Come to the Last Superintendent’s Coffees of the Year, Meet the New Superintendent

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The last superintendent’s coffee for this school year is scheduled for April 26, from 9-10:30 a.m. and from 7-8:30 p.m., in the Data and Innovation Lab on the 3rd Floor of the Phillips Building, announced interim Superintendent John Brackett. This coffee will be a superintendents’ coffee. Joining me at each session will be incoming superintendent Dr. Deanne Galdston. We can chat about current issues but will allow ample time for Dr. Galdston to share reflections on her transition and entry plan and to get to meet those in attendance. I hope you will be able to join us.

Police/Fire

Watertown Fire Department Gets Grant to Teach Fire Safety to Students, Seniors

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Fire Chief Mario Orangio and Fire Inspector Capt. Ryan Nicholson are happy to announce that the Watertown Fire Department has been awarded $5,641 for Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) and $2,996 for Senior SAFE grants. The S.A.F.E. program is a state initiative that provides resources to local fire departments to conduct fire and life safety education programs in grades K-12. The Watertown Fire Department has had a S.A.F.E. program in previous years, but due to a number of reasons we were not able to continue the program. However, we are happy to announce our re-entry into the classroom! The S.A.F.E. program has a proven record of success within the state, and we hope to educate Watertown’s youth on various fire safety topics.

Around Town

DPW Hosting Styrofoam Recycling Event, Not All Items Will be Taken

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Once again, the Watertown Department of Public Works will host a styrofoam recycling event, but there are some changes to what types of styrofoam will be accepted. The DPW put out the following announcement:

Significant Changes in the Collection of Styrofoam! Most polystyrene products are currently not recycled due to the lack of incentive to invest in the compactors and logistical systems required. Due to the low density of polystyrene foam, it is not economical to collect. However, if the waste material goes through an initial compaction process, the material changes density and becomes a recyclable commodity of high value for producers of recycled plastic pellets.

Entertainment

Grammy Winner Appearing at Tremedal Concert in Watertown

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This week’s Tremedal Concert features Grammy winning recording artist Bill Harley with Rachel Panich and Kirsten Lamb. The concert will be on Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m. at First Parish Unitarian Church, 35 Church Street, Watertown, Mass. According to the concert organizers, Bill – the winner of two Grammy Awards – uses song and story to paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of American life. With over 35 award-winning recordings and a dozen books to his credit, Bills work honors the universal, the joys and hardships we all share. Also appearing with Bill are Rachel Panitch and Marty Ballou.

Charity

Tickets Still Available for Watertown Boys & Girls Club Spring Auction

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Watertown Boys & Girls Club will host their Annual Spring Auction on Thursday, May 4 at 6 p.m.

The event will be held at the Oakley Country Club and will include a silent and live auction, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and a meet & greet with some Boys & Girls Club members! Tickets can be purchased online at http://events.eventzilla.net/e/annual-spring-auction-2017-2138889274 for $50/each. For more information, please contact the Club’s Director of Marketing and Special Events, Kristina Norris at knorris@watertownbgc.org.

Entertainment

Mosesian Arts Center’s ‘Reclaimed’ Exhibit Features Trash Transformed into Art

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts announces “Reclaimed” art exhibition on view April 20 through July 7, 2017. Trash transformed. Urban waste and the imagination of artists intersect to create a large-scale exhibition that will leave viewers awe struck and inspired. This juried group exhibition promotes recycling and resource conservation by encouraging the reuse of a variety of materials in new, different, and creative forms. Featuring work by Lisa Barthelson, Peter Bradley Cohen, Thomas Deininger and over forty artists who work with reclaimed – recycled and repurposed – materials. “This ambitious exhibition is part of a series here at the Mosesian Center for the Arts designed to encourage visitors to engage with art, and the artists who create it, in unique and meaningful ways.” says Director of Exhibitions Kimberly Thompson Panay. Exhibiting artist Lisa Barthelson explains that “the concept for the ‘family debris’ series began to form in my mind, as I cleaned out, and purged boxes and bags of my children’s old toys and clothes.

Letters

ESSAY: A Man’s Game of Tag with His Son, Others at a Watertown Playground

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Playground, by Dean Berlin

So this is it, huh? A lifetime of building a reasonably fit body and observing predator-prey strategies, and here I am: chasing a 5-year around a playground. I’m playing my Son’s favorite game, which is just a variant of tag. Over the years, I’ve introduced increasing subtleties into the game (no tag-backs, a base, a point system, etc.), and for that I’m very proud. Still, here I am, an adult male capable of whatever my LinkedIn says, lurking beneath a blue plastic slide for a child to find me.