Sports

Watertown Girls Basketball Coach Running Camp This Summer

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Watertown High School girls basketball coach Pat Ferdinand, who guided the Raiders to the state final this March, will hold a week-long basketball camp at the high school this summer for girls age 8-16. The ASA-WILDCATS Girls Camp ages 8-16 will be held at Watertown High School from August 1-5, 2016. ASA provided the following information about the camp:

ASA and Walter McCarty camps are geared for all ages and abilities. All campers are expected to work very hard, be receptive to coaching, exhibit discipline, a strong work ethic, and be serious about basketball. As a staff we pride ourselves in being teaching camp first, campers are expected to learn and exhibit certain skills throughout the week.

Letters

LETTER: Parents Group Reacts to District’s Plans to Stop Overcrowding

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These are the “Unofficial Minutes” of the Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee Meeting on May 16 provided by Watertown Strong Schools, a parents group that follows the Watertown Public School. These Minutes were written by Alyson Morales. Note: These are NOT official minutes. Commentary can be found at the end of the minutes. Committee members: Liz Yusem, Chair; Kendra Foley; Eileen Hsu-Balzer; Dr. Fitzgerald; Charles Kellner, Director of Business Services; Stephen Romanelli, Director of Facilities & Transportation. Audience members: John Portz (SC), Guido Guidotti (SC), Candace Miller (SC), Mena Ciarlone (Cunniff Principal), Elizabeth Kaplan (Lowell Principal), Robert LaRoche (Hosmer Principal), Aaron Dushku (TC), Lisa Feltner (TC), Vinnie Piccirili (TC), Steve Magoon (Assistant Town Manager/Director of Community Development & Planning), Brandt Brisson (WSS), James Cairns (WSS), Peter Caron (WSS), Kate Coyne (WSS), Rebecca Grow (WSS), Margo Guernsey (WSS), Mohammad Sibai (WSS), David Stokes (WSS), Alyson Morales (WSS), Mike Shepard, and others.

Around Town

Library Hosting College Admissions Workshop, Author Talk and Poetry Reading

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The Watertown Free Public Library has some events coming up for fans of New England history, poetry and those looking to apply to college. Heart and Soul: A Reading of Poetry and Spiritual Essays

Sunday May 22 at 2 p.m.

Join Lawrence and Janet Kessenich for a reading from their works, including Lawrence’s collection of poetry, Age of Wonders, and Janet’s book of spiritual essays, Music Lessons for the Spirit. The readings bring together insightful and enjoyable poems and essays that are both accessible and uplifting. Free and open to all at the Watertown Free Public Library. Wicked Pissed: Author Talk with Chronicle’s Ted Reinstein

Wednesday May 25 at 7 p.m.

Boston’s WCVB-TV’s Chronicle reporter and local author Ted Reinstein will join us at the Watertown Free Public Library for a free talk about his newest book: Wicked Pissed: New England’s Most Famous Feuds.

Schools

Find Out About a New Early Childhood Preschool at Event at Library

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The Goddard School will host a enrollment event on Saturday, May 21 at the Watertown Free Public Library. The public is invited to the free event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lucia Mastrangelo Room at the library, 123 Main St., Watertown. Learn more about The Goddard School and its programs for Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Pre-Kindergartners. Explore how the F.L.EX. Learning Program, a proprietary curriculum, fosters a love of learning and promotes emotional, social, intellectual and physical development.

Around Town

Fire Department Hosting Blood Drive for Boston Children’s Hospital

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The Watertown Fire Department invites to public to come donate blood during a drive for Boston Children’s Hospital. 

The blood drive will be held on Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m at the Central Watertown Fire Station, 99 Main St. in Watertown. Be sure to bring an ID. To make an appointment please log onto halfpints.childrenshospital.org sponsor code for this drive is WATERFI or call Diego at 917-484-2982.

Around Town

Mt. Auburn Hospital Teams with Springwell in Stroke Awareness Campaign

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Mount Auburn Hospital has awarded Springwell, a non-profit elder services organization and the Watertown Public Health Department each a $1,000 grant to identify and pilot ways to incorporate stroke education into their community programs.

Realizing that local organizations have unique perspectives on the needs of the communities they serve, Mount Auburn Hospital designed this year long program to increase awareness about the warning signs and symptoms of a stroke to begin during May, Stroke Awareness Month. In addition to the elder serving agencies Mount Auburn Hospital has partnered with Professional Ambulance for this initiative. Staff from both organizations will support local efforts with education and training resources. “The simple message of the campaign, Time is Brain means that the faster someone who is having a stroke gets emergency treatment; the chance of saving brain function improves. Everyone, in particular those who are elderly and those who work with elders, need to know the warning signs of a stroke and to Act F.A.S.T.” explains Mount Auburn Hospital Stroke Nurse Coordinator, Marie McCune, RN, SCRN.

Business

Watertown Savings Photo Contest Winners Include 3 WHS Students

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Three Watertown High School (WHS) students are among the 12 winners in Watertown Savings Bank’s (WSB) Annual High School Photo Contest. The winning photographs will comprise WSB’s 2017 calendar, available to bank customers each December. Honorable Mentions and $100 Amazon gift cards will be awarded to: Junior James DeRocher for his photo Randy’s Car Wash, which will appear with February; Freshman Catherine Holt for Garden Gates, appearing with September; and Senior Erika Libertini for her photo Team celebrates record-setting win, which will appear with March. Nearly 150 photographs were received from students who live or attend school in Arlington, Belmont, Lexington, Newton, Waltham, and Watertown. WSB employees selected the 12 finalists.

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Watertown Historical Commission Holding Awards Ceremony This Week

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The Watertown Historical Commission cordially invites you to attend the 2016 Watertown Historical Commission Awards Ceremony. The ceremony will be held Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 7 p.m. at The Commander’s Mansion, 440 Talcott Ave., Watertown. This years Award Recipients are:

Robert DiRico, Watertown Department of Public Works, Michael D’Eramo and Vincent D’Eramo: “Old Burying Ground Tomb and Plaque Restoration Project” – The Richard E. Mastrangelo Memorial Award

Watertown Public Arts & Culture Committee: “Seeds of Change Mural” – Environmental Presentation Award 

John Airasian: “Presentation for the Dedication to the New Mural Ceremony”
– Service to Youth Award

Bruce Gellerman: “Remembering the Armenian Genocide 100 Years Ago”: Community Spirit Award

Robert Kaprielian: “A Veteran’s Story” – Historical Resources Preservation Award

Katherine Gardner Westcott: “Watertown Historical Document Librarian”
– Historical Resources Preservation Award

Light Refreshments will be served.