Obituaries

OBIT: Mary Saia, 90, Dedicated Mother, Enjoyed Gardening, Cooking

By |

Mary Rose Saia (Ambrose) of Watertown, age 90, passed away on January 18, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Albert Leo Saia. Loving mother of Diane S. Hergenrother-Schecter & her husband Steve of Port Washington, N.Y. and Karen M. Damgaard & her husband Scott of Waltham. Loving grandmother to Max Hergenrother & his wife Jeanean, Brian Clark & his wife Kate, and Albert Clark. Doting great-grandmother of Grant & Kole Hergenrother.

Schools

Superintendent Hosting Second Coffee with Parents, Residents

By |

Watertown Superintendent John Brackett will be available to meet with parents and residents on Tuesday. 

Brackett sent out the following announcement:

I hope you will be able to join us for the 2nd Superintendent Coffee/Tea on Tuesday, January 24. We offer two opportunities for your convenience; 9:00 am or 7:00 pm. We will meet in the 1st floor classroom in the Phillips Building. Enter from the Marshall St parking lot and it is on the right at the bottom of the stairs. Hope to see you.

MIddlesex Sheriff's Office

Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Accepting Registrations for Correctional Officer Exam

By |

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office announced it seeks people interested in becoming correctional officers. The MSO sent out the following information:

Are you interested in a career with one of the nation’s oldest law enforcement agencies? The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office – this year celebrating its 325th anniversary – is now accepting registrations for the upcoming Correction Officer exam. Registration is open until 1 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2017 and there is no charge for the exam. “This is an exciting time for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office and we are seeking qualified, motivated men and women interested in careers in corrections for our 41st Basic Training Academy,” said Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian.

Around Town

Career Fair for Women, Girls Interested in Working in the Construction Trades

By |

The Massachusetts Girls in Trades will hold a Construction Trades Career Fair for Women on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the Wynn Boston Harbor Construction Office at 3 Charlton Street in Everett from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Light refreshments will be served. This event is sponsored by Wynn Boston Harbor and Suffolk Construction. The building trades are actively seeking women who are graduates of career and technical (vocational) programs in areas such as carpentry, bricklaying, floor covering, painting, iron working, and many others. This career fair is an excellent opportunity to explore high-wage, high-skill careers in union construction.

Obituaries

OBIT: Rev. William Longman, 86, Activist, Loved to Travel, Voracious Reader

By |

Rev. William A. Longman, 86, of Watertown died on January 11, 2017, at Mt. Auburn Hospital of congestive heart failure. He was born in Chicago on June 2, 1930, to Rev. C.W. and Blanche Secor Longman, and grew up in Waukegan, Il., St. Louis, and Springfield, Il. He graduated from Drake University in 1952, where he met his wife of 63 years, Leonta (Lee) Morrison.

Police/Fire

Money for Inner City Parishes Stolen from a Watertown Church

By |

A thief struck a Watertown church, stealing the money collected during a recent service to help inner-city parishes. The Watertown Police sent out the following announcement:

The Watertown Police Department is seeking information related to a larceny that occurred at Saint Patrick’s Church, located at 212 Main St. On Sunday, January 15, 2017, between the hours of 11:20-11:40 a.m., an unknown person(s) entered the Sacristy Room of the church and took a bag containing the collection offering from the 10 a.m. church service. The collection was to aid inner-city church parishes. Anyone with any information is asked to contact:

Detective Sergeant Thomas Grady at (617) 972-6538 or tgrady@police.watertown-ma.gov

Obituaries

OBIT: Cecilia Franchina, 94, Worked at Library & WHS, Member of St. Pat’s

By |

Cecilia M. Franchina (Koresky) of Watertown, a retired WHS school secretary, died January 15, 2017 at the age of 94. Mrs. Franchina was born and brought up in the West End of Boston. A Girls’ High and Boston Clerical School graduate, she was employed by the Army Corps of Engineers during WWII. After her marriage to Joseph in 1946, she moved to Watertown in 1951 and lived there ever since. After the passing of her beloved husband of 66 years, Mrs. Franchina is survived by her two sons, Paul and Rose of Alabama, and Alfred and Cherly of Watertown; grandchildren, Christine (Brian) Fingado, and Sheila (Alan) Chandler, both of FL; great-grandchildren, Lauren, Hunter and Skylar; and extended family members Eric, Jolene, Molly and Monica; Shannon, Ryan, Arianna and Ryder; Travis; Mark; Michael and Trinity.

Letters

LETTER: What’s Goes Crash in the Night – Snow Plows!

By |

For the first time since my husband and I moved here in 2009, snow plows at night are keeping us awake, and during the last two storms did so for ​nearly four hours after we tried to go to sleep. We’re not sure what made them so loud. They seemed to be moving fast around our intersection (we’re one of the corner houses). We and some others have bedrooms very close to the street, and most of the houses are close to the street in general, so the noise is close to many people. We watched the plow for awhile (it was clear we wouldn’t be sleeping for some time) to try to determine just what it was crashing and banging against – curbs, sewer grates, potholes?