Around Town

Two Doctors from Watertown Join Mount Auburn Hospital Staff

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Watertown residents, Nissa J. Ali, MD, M.Ed and Alden P. Doerner Rinaldi, MD have recently joined Mount Auburn Hospital, according to officials. Dr. Ali will specialize in Emergency Medicine and Dr. Rinaldi will specialize in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Nissa J. Ali, MD, M.Ed of Watertown. Dr. Ali received her Medical Degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Citizens Police Academy

OP-ED: Watertown Citizen Police Academy an Eye-Opening Experience

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By Ruth Thomasian

“Understanding through Education.” That’s how Chief Michael Lawn announced the reintroduction of the Watertown Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy in the fall of 2016. Two decades ago Watertown’s first Citizen Police Academy began, and ran from 1996-2008, with Capt. Ray Dupuis as its Director. Well over 200 Watertown citizens enrolled in those 10-week classes, held in the old police station’s makeshift classroom. It was entirely funded with federal grants. Students gave it rave reviews, but when funding ended, so did the Academy.

Armenians

Public Invited to Presentation About Examining Armenian Photographs

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At it’s Thursday, Feb. 2 meeting, World in Watertown welcomes member Ruth Thomasian, President and Founder of Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives, to present an interactive program titled READING PHOTOGRAPHS: Armenians Through the Camera’s Eye. Using photo enlargements from Project SAVE Archives, Ruth will engage her audience in observing, questioning, and thinking critically about what they see in the photos. Topics will include multicultural and human issues as well as details of Armenian life in the homeland and Diaspora. World in Watertown invites the public to attend READING PHOTOGRAPHS at First Parish Church, 35 Church St.

Around Town

Stop & Shop Manager Thanked for Donating Kids’ Daily Snacks

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Recently, Watertown Boys & Girls Club members received a visit from Steve Farley, the General Manager of Stop & Shop on Pleasant Street in Watertown, according to the Club. Members were very excited to see the man responsible for providing them with fresh fruit every day! Starting in September of this year, Steve worked to develop a partnership between his store and the Boys & Girls Club. When he reached out to see how his store could help the Club, Executive Director, Renee Gaudette, explained their need for healthy after-school snacks. Steve generously agreed to donate boxes of apples, bananas, and oranges to the Club on a weekly basis.

Obituaries

OBIT: Rose DiZacomo, 85, Gardener, Elvis Fan, Worked at BU Bookstore

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A celebration for the life of Rose M. (Yannino) DiZacomo will be held on Monday January 30, 2017 in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown at 11 a.m.

Mrs. DiZacomo passed away in her home on Wednesday morning after a long period of declining heath. She is a daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Parise) Yannino. She was 85. Born in Roxbury, her family moved to Newton, then to Watertown at a very early age. She attended Watertown Schools.

Obituaries

OBIT: Muriel Gildea, 88, Member St. Pat’s Grad, Member of Watertown Women’s Club

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A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Saint Patrick Church, Watertown on Friday at 11 a.m. for Muriel A. (Gravel) Gildea. Mrs. Gildea, a daughter of the late Eugene and Aurore (Valois) Gravel, passed away in the Belmont Manor Nursing Center after a period of declining health. She was 88. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., Muriel graduated from St. Patrick High School, Watertown.

Around Town

Group Meeting to Discuss Noise from Airplanes from Logan Airport

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Residents can come discuss the impact of noise from airplanes over Watertown at an upcoming meeting of the Boston West Fair Skies group. Organizers sent out the following information:

Boston West Fair Skies (BWFS) will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday, January 25 in Winchester. BWFS works towards redistributing airplane noise more fairly among our communities. Wednesday, January 25th, 2017, 7-8:30 p.m., Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St. Winchester

We are a citizens grassroots organization which includes Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Medford, Somerville, Watertown and Winchester – all communities affected by the increased airplane noise due to the implementation of 33L RNAV (using GPS) departures at Boston Logan Airport.

Business

East Watertown Yoga Studio Celebrates One Year Anniversary

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Artemis Yoga celebrated its one-year anniversary in East End Watertown on Mt. Auburn Street in Coolidge Square with an open house on January 7-8, 2017. The festivities which drew a crowd of nearly 200 attendees included 2 days of free yoga classes, live music, a raffle benefiting the Watertown Boy and Girls Club, free chair massage, Green Light juice samples and delicious Dosha Bars, according to Artemis. Liz Padula opened Artemis Yoga in East End Watertown because of the vibe and growth of the area. “It is a great neighborhood with so much energy,” says Liz.