Government

Colm Toibin Coming to Special Event Hosted by New Rep Theatre

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New Repertory Theatre will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a special event featuring Irish author Colm Toibin, author of “Brooklyn” and other works. The event will be held on Thursday, March 17 from 7-9 p.m. at the Commander’s Mansion, Arsenal on the Charles, 441 Talcott Ave., Watertown. This special Spotlight Symposium event will begin with a private reception with Colm Toibin, author of The Testament of Mary, featuring a variety of appetizers, a complimentary spirits tasting with Boston Harbor Distillery, and desert provided by Terry O’Reilly’s Irish Pub. We’ll continue the evening with a reading from New Rep’s critically acclaimed production of The Testament of Mary, featuring Paula Langton, and an interview conducted by WGBH’s arts reporter, Jared Bowen.

Government

Sheriff Koutoujian Will Speak about the Opioid Crisis at Watertown Dem Event

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Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian will be speaking to the Watertown Democratic Town Committee at their monthly meeting, Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers of the Watertown Town Hall. The Sheriff will be talking about his work addressing the state’s opioid crisis. Sheriff Koutoujian has served in that position since he was appointed by then Governor Deval Patrick in 2011. Before that, he represented the 10th Middlesex District in the legislature, which included part of Watertown.

Government

State Rep. Jonathan Hecht Will Meet With Residents Twice in March

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Watertown residents will have two opportunities to meet with State Rep. Jonathan Hecht in March. Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours on Thursday, March 3 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on the third floor hallway of Watertown Town Hall and on Tuesday, March 15 in study room #1 in the Watertown Public Library from 5-6 p.m.

Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht to discuss pending legislation or any other issue of concern to them. Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.

Charity

Hibernians Ladies Hosting Annual Ham-O-Rama, Raffle for Easter Meal

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The 2016 Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Ham-O-Rama is coming up soon! The annual event will be held on Saturday, March 19, at Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St. in Watertown. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Admission is free, and there will be 160 chances to win, with 40 prizes per round. The money raised goes to local charities.

Government

LETTER: Steve Owens Receives Endorsement for Democratic State Committee

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I am happy to endorse Steve Owens as committeeman for the Democratic State Committee. Steve and his family have put down strong roots in Watertown and they have been deeply involved in our community; they have been homeowners in Watertown since 2003 and have two young sons attending the Hosmer School. Steve has done a fine job serving as chairman of the Wartertown Democratic Committee since 2008. He is a professional transportation consultant and serves on Watertown’s Public Transit Task Force. We are fortunate to have the benefit of his expertise with all the new development Watertown faces.

Schools

Watertown Student Makes Dean’s List at University of Maine

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The University of Maine recognized 2,216 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2015 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,665 are from Maine, 468 are from 30 other states and 83 are from 25 countries other than the U.S.

Watertown’s Campbell Bennie-Underwood is among the students who received Dean’s List honors for fall 2015, completing 12 or more credit hours in the semester and earning a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Around Town

Project Literacy Seeks Volunteers to Help People Learn English

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Project Literacy at the Watertown Free Public Library is seeking volunteers for its well-established (30 + years) and successful one-on-one learner-tutor match program.  The only requirements to volunteer are:

A desire to help welcome and integrate English language learners and to assist with their English skills, attend the training sessions, and complete a Volunteer Application (available online at the Watertown Library site under Project Literacy or we will send one). No experience in teaching or tutoring is needed to work with our learners. We provide tutors with training over the course of 5 evening sessions. The next training series will begin on Wednesday, March 2 from 6-9 p.m. at the Watertown Library.

Elections

LETTER: Local GOP Committee Endorses Steve Aylward for State Committee

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The Watertown Republican Town Committee is pleased to announce that it has unanimously endorsed Steven Aylward for re-election as Republican State Committeeman in the 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex State Senate District. In his first term Steve recruited 2 candidates to run for State Representative and finding no candidate to run for State Senate he ran himself in 2012. That was the first time in decades that our Senate district had 3 legislative candidates on the ballot simultaneously. In addition he recruited candidates for School Committee in both Watertown and Belmont. Perhaps the most important accomplishment was saving the taxpayers of Massachusetts billions of dollars by leading the effort to repeal the Automatic Gas Tax increases.