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Watertown Scouts Collecting Food for the Watertown Food Pantry

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Watertown Scouts will be collecting items for the Watertown Food Pantry. (Courtesy of Watertown Scouts)

The following announcement was provided by Watertown Scout Pack 30 and Troop 30:

Help Scouts feed Watertown

Pack 30 and Troop 30 scouts are flyering their neighbors this week, hoping to collect bags of groceries from doorsteps Nov. 18. It’s part of a drive we call Scouting for Food, and we’ll collect tons of food for the Watertown Food Pantry, the largest one-day drive serving our community. Didn’t get a flyer?

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James Beard Award Winning Chef Cooking in Watertown Indigenous Food Week

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The following announcement was provided by the Pigsgusset Intitiative:

Starting on November 16 and for one week only, diners can sample award-winning Indigenous cuisine prepared according to recipes by Mashpee Wampanoag Chef Sherry Pocknett, 2023 winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northeast. Branch Line restaurant in Watertown will feature Chef Pocknett’s butternut squash soup, corn cakes, and cranberry chutney as part of Watertown’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration and in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. In 2022, Branch Line hosted the first Indigenous Food Week with Chef Pocknett. Chef Pocknett will travel to Watertown to collaborate with Branch Line’s new Executive Chef, Michael Morway, and his staff on Thursday, November 16th. She will talk about the 12,000 year history of the Mashpee Wampanoag and describe her deep connection to food and cooking.

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Watertown Hosting Senior Health & Wellness Fair This Week

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On Nov. 15, 2023, the Watertown Department of Senior Services will host the Health and Wellness Fair at the Commander’s Mansion. The event includes free presentations, fitness demonstrations, health screens, a raffle, giveaway as and many vendors! The event takes place from noon to 3 p.m., and doors open at 11:40 p.m. Seating is limited, and the event is wheel chair accessible with a elevator. Watertown’s Commander’s Mansion is located at 440 Talcott Ave., Watertown, MA 02472

See the list of events and vendors below:

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Watertown Veterans Honored at Ceremony, City Plans to Create Square for World War II Vet

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Watertown veterans gathered to celebrate Veterans Day at a breakfast at the Shutt Detachment. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

Watertown’s veterans organizations came together at the Shutt Detachment on Saturday to celebrate Veterans Day, and the City will likely soon be permanently honoring a Watertown man killed in World War II. The annual Veterans Day breakfast drew members of the veterans groups in town, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Marine Corps League, and the AmVets. Watertown Veterans Services Agent Patrick George noted that people from almost all the branches of the military were represented. “The only one we don’t have is Space Force and I think they are all still in bootcamp, so we are not going to have any Space Force veterans just yet,” George said.

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Watertown Girl Attends BC Football Game with Team IMPACT

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Leah, from Watertown, attended a recent Boston College football game with Team IMPACT. (Courtesy Photo)

The following information was provided by Team IMPACT:

On Saturday, Oct. 28, members of the Team IMPACT family came together in collaboration with Empower at Boston College’s Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill for a fun, heart-warming tailgate and pre-game for the kids and their families. 

Team IMPACT matches children facing serious illness and disability with college sports teams, creating a long-term, life-changing experience for everyone involved. Six special families, including one from Watertown, will be in attendance for the tailgate and recognized on-field just prior to kickoff! Leah and her family were recognized before the Boston College football game on Oct.

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Our History: The Golden Cookie Company & Museum Day at the State House

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A Golden Cookie Factory tin container, made to look like a picnic basket (Photo courtesy of
Joyce Kelly)

The following story is part of a series on local history provided by the Historical Society of Watertown. It was written by Sigrid Reddy Watson Terman for the July 2005 Historical Society of Watertown newsletter, “The Town Crier.” Sigrid is a former Board member and former President of the Historical Society, as well at a former Director of the Watertown Free Public Library. For several years starting in 1997, she wrote a Watertown history column for the Watertown TAB/Press called “Echoes.” Sigrid published her columns in a book called “Watertown Echoes: A Look Back at Life in a Massachusetts Town”. The book is available for purchase through the Historical Society of Watertown for $10. To purchase it, please contact Joyce at joycekel@aol.com.

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OBIT: Norman Adler, 95, Former President of Watertown Condo Association

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Dr. Norman Adler

Dr. Norman Adler passed away on October 12, 2023 at the age of 95 in Milton, MA. The commemoration and celebration of his life was held on October 21 and 22 in Boston and Hull. He is remembered now, on the 30th day of his passing with prayers. He graduated from Brooklyn College and received his doctorate degree in chemistry at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He served in the military, working at a bioanalysis laboratory in Rockville, MD.