Police/Fire

Watertown Police Department Swears In 3 New Officers

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The Watertown Police Department is pleased to announce the swearing-
in of three new officers into its ranks. They are Officers Brendan Wojtowicz, Allison Grizey, and Catherine Dello Russo. The officers attended a six-month training academy at the MBTA Transit Police Academy in Quincy. All three officers will participate in an extensive field-training program before receiving their final assignments with the Patrol Division. The swearing-in ceremony took place on March 24, 2017 in the Watertown Police Department Community Room.

Entertainment

Check Out the Easter Activities at the Watertown Mall This Week

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The Watertown Mall hosts a couple Easter events for children this week. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny

Join us and the Watertown Family Network for a yummy breakfast at Papa Gino’s on Tuesday, April 11 at 9:30 a.m.! Breakfast will be $5 for adults and $5 for children. Every child’s meal includes a photo with the Easter Bunny at the Easter Village immediately following breakfast! It will be a fun filled morning with songs, stories and raffles for kids of all ages.

Around Town

Watertown Boys & Girls Club April Vacation Schedule Includes Extended Hours

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Watertown Boys & Girls Club will be open with extended hours for April Vacation Week! Friday, 4/14: OPEN 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for Good Friday

Monday, 4/17: CLOSED for Patriot’s Day

Tuesday, 4/18 to Friday, 4/21: OPEN 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for April Vacation

The Club will be open for drop-in programs Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Activities will include swimming, arts & crafts, sports, outdoor games, computer time, and more! For a more detailed schedule of April Vacation programming, please go to our website: www.watertownbgc.org. Pizza will be available for purchase for $2/slice starting at 12:30 p.m. each day. Snacks of apples, bananas, and oranges are provided for free to all members.

Around Town

April Vacation Flag Football Clinic & Tourney Coming to Victory Field

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Watertown children can participate in the upcoming April Vacation Flag Football Clinic and Tournament. The Watertown Recreation Department sent out the following information:

New England Elite Football Clinics & Watertown Recreation Presents: April Vacation New England Flag Football Clinic & Tournament

April 18-21, 3-6 p.m. at Victory Field, Watertown

Open to Children 7-14 yrs old

Cost: $250

WATERTOWN RESIDENT Cost- $150

Directors: John Papas, NE Elite Football

Site Director: Mike Willey, Head Football Coach BB&N School, former All American at Tufts University

“Attend the best Flag Football Clinic in all of Massachusetts. Veteran football coaches will be coaching our young flag football players in both drills and games. FUN is the operative term with this clinic. The children will separated by age and ability for the week.

Around Town

Registration Open for Watertown’s Pequossette Summer Program

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The Watertown Recreation Department is offering the Pequossette Summer Program to children who are entering grades 1 through 8 in the fall of 2017. The program consists of eight individual weeks from June 27 through August 18, 2017 at the Hosmer School at 1 Concord Road in Watertown. The program will operate Monday through Friday from 8:45 am to 2:30 pm, except for the first 2 weeks. We offer an early drop off from 7:30 am to 8:45 am and an extended day program from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The Hosmer School and O’Connell Playground, which includes a large field space, playground area, basketball court, tennis court and a multi-purpose court, afford the Recreation Department the opportunity to offer a wide range of activities to entertain the children.

Around Town

Watertown Farmers Market Opening in June Under New Management

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The Town of Watertown, in collaboration with Live Well Watertown (LWW), is excited to announce that it has assumed management of the Watertown Farmers Market, which is generously sponsored by athenahealth. The Watertown Farmers Market was established in 2014 and run by Relish Management through 2016, with funding support from athenahealth. The Town and LWW thank the Relish partners for opening a Farmers Market in Watertown and providing a community marketplace with a variety of fresh produce, farm, and specialty products. The Farmers Market is a natural link to LWW’s mission of promoting healthy and active living through its community partnerships and educational programs. LWW efforts include strengthening access to local, healthy foods and connecting people to community resources and opportunities that can improve quality of life. LWW’s longest running program, Eat Well Watertown, teaches people how to select a variety of seasonal and locally grown foods and prepare healthy, multicultural dishes.

Illegal Immigrants

LETTER: Resident Urges Support of Police’s Stand on Immigrants, Protecting All Immigrants

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Editor,

Of all the issues that are being roiled politically in this most contentious of times in all my 70 years, I believe that Immigration Detention and Deportation initiatives must be given the utmost attention and consideration. The President has stated that these are priority measures vital not only to the safety of national security, but also to the financial well-being of our national economy. I have tried to see both sides of this issue, and I have been swayed by the view that immigrants both legal and undocumented have been a vital factor in the growth of our nation throughout all of our history. And in times of stress due to war, recessions/depressions, and external threats, they are the first to be scapegoated. More importantly, any interactions that one may have either socially or through one’s work or church activities reinforce the observation that people are basically good.