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A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 in St. Patrick Church, Watertown at 9 a.m. for Jean M. (Delleville) Sutherland. Mrs. Sutherland, a daughter of the late Eugene and Alice (Kelly) Delleville was born in Watertown, MA. She passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, Sept.
The third annual Crazy Color Fun Run is sponsored by the PTO organizations of the Hosmer, Cunniff and Lowell Schools in Watertown to raise money for our schools. All donations go toward academic and cultural enrichment activities at the elementary schools. This fun run features the addition of color four times throughout the race, with a color celebration at the finish line! All color is non-toxic and edible (although I wouldn’t recommend it!)
Participants will start at the Hosmer Elementary School at 1 Concord Road in Watertown. They’ll turn right onto Mt.
On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Chateau Restaurant of Waltham will host a fundraiser for a charity that provides money to help the families of children with cancer – Cops for Kids with Cancer. On Thursday Sept. 29, 2016 bring the fundraiser ticket and enjoy lunch, dinner or order take-out from the Chateau Restaurant of Waltham. Click here to find the ticket.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has notified the Watertown Health Department that due to the presence of human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the area, the risk level for West Nile Virus has been elevated to High. Mosquitoes in the area have tested positive for West Nile Virus, and personal protection against mosquito exposure has been advised for most of the summer. What can you do to protect yourself? Outdoor Recreation and Sporting Activity /Outdoor Activity! Be aware of increased mosquito activity between dusk and dawn.
Watertown Basketball announced that players can now register for the upcoming season, and have new in-house leagues. The group sent out the following information:
Hello Watertown Basketball Families
ONLINE REGISTRATION for the 2016-2017 Season is NOW OPEN!!! Register at watertownyouthbasketball.com
We offer a fun, competitive opportunity for Boys and Girls Grades 4-8 to play Basketball on either a travel or in house team. New this year, we are also offering an in house league for grades 6, 7 and 8. Deadline to register for a Travel Team is Oct. 24.
Boston West Fair Skies (BWFS) will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, Sept. 29 in Arlington. BWFS is fighting for a more equitable distribution of airplane noise. 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. The meeting location rotates to a different town each month.
Maria Halvorsen, popular psychic medium,will headline an event at The Arlington Sons of Italy, on Friday, Oct. 7 from 7-10:30 p.m. to bring messages of love, hope and faith and to raise funds for a scholarship to help women who lack the resources to enter sober housing following treatment for substance use disorder. Guests will also hear Maryann Frangules, director of MOAR (Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery) speak about the challenges those seeking addiction treatment face in Massachusetts. The night will also include music, performance art and an Italian buffet. The event is organized by Magnolia New Beginnings, a non-profit that assists families dealing with Substance Use Disorder.
On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) is hosting its fifth Annual Walk of Life. This fundraiser benefits ABMDR, an international non-profit organization that helps recruit bone marrow donors to match with patients suffering from life-threatening blood-related diseases. Due to their unique genetic makeup, people of Armenian descent worldwide have a higher percentage of finding a potential donor through the ABMDR.
The walk begins at 11 a.m. at the Armenian Cultural and Education Center (ACEC) at 47 Nichols Ave. and will end 2.2 miles later at the Faire on the Square at Saltonstall Park.