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Find Out About Local Services for Alcohol & Drug Use Prevention, Treatment & Recovery

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The following information was provided by the City of Watertown:

If you or someone you love is struggling with alcohol or drug use, please come to a special evening of talks from people in the recovery community and experts on substance use disorders. The event, Watertown: A Community of Caring, will be held on Thursday evening, Sept 22, 2022 at the Watertown Library starting at 6 p.m. It will also be available via a zoom link. The program will highlight local services available for prevention, treatment and recovery for substance use disorders (SUD). The free, in-person event will kick off with a light supper, followed by a performance by Second Act, an improv group, whose members are in recovery. A panel of speakers will address local services available to people with SUD and their families.

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Spots Still Available for Most Watertown Recreation Fall Programs

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The Watertown Recreation Department’s fall programs have started, but there are still spaces available in most of the programs. Activities range from age 3 to adult.

Kids sports programs include PreK Outdoor sports for ages 3-5, youth tennis (grades 1-8), Junior All Sports (grades K-2), and All Sports (grades 3-5). This fall there will be Jr. Creative Arts for grades K-2 and Lego BricQ Motion 1 for grades 2-5. The Recreation Department has teamed with the Watertown Police Department to present multiple Cops ‘n’ Rec activities, including: flag football, racket sports, dodgeball, and volleyball. There is also a flag football program for grades 3-5. Artemis Yoga will run classes for kids 6-10 and girls empowerment classes for ages 10 to 14.

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Planning Board to Hear Proposals for Former Russo’s, Sterritt Lumber Sites

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JacobsThe proposed life science lab building that would go on the former Russo’s site at 560 Pleasant St. Two major projects will be heard by the Planning Board on Wednesday: a proposal to build a four-story lab and office building on the former Russo’s property, and a two-story lab and office building on the former Sterritt Lumber site. 560 Pleasant St. BDPF Pleasant St. Owner, LLC.

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Watertown Resident Honored for Her Work Expanding Access to the Arts

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Perkins SchoolWatertown’s Kim Charlson recently won an award from the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts for expanding access to the arts for people with a disability. Watertown resident and director of Perkins School for the Blind’s library Kim Charlson received a national award for her work expanding access to the arts for people with disabilities. Recently, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented Charlson with a Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD) award. The award recognized her work to expand access to the arts for people who are visually impaired. Awards were presented at a ceremony in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Aug.

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Residents Invited to Join the 2022 Citizen’s Police Academy

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The Watertown Police Department invites residents to participate in the 2022 Citizen’s Police Academy. See more information from the Watertown Police Department below. We are very excited to announce that our Citizen’s Police Academy is back beginning on Wednesday, September 14th!! If you have interest in learning about the operations of the police department, we can give you a front row seat!! For more information or to reserve a seat, please contact Ms. Judy Patenaude at 617-972-6537 or jpatenaude@police.watertown-ma.gov.

The CPA starts on Sept.

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Watertown Families Invited to Story Time & Sing Along in Belmont

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The Belmont Woman’s Club will host an event on Sept. 17 for families, and has included Watertown Family Together. Watertown families are invited. The following announcement was provided by the Belmont Woman’s Club:

The Belmont Woman’s Club is excited to invite the community to another free event on their lawn: meet storytellers from the Belmont Public Library focusing on Curious George Fall themed books, singalong with Ruth Rappaport local guitarist, learn about nature and how animals prepare for Fall with Mass Audubon and participate in a crafts activity. Limited space.

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Watertown Students Create 9/11 Tribute With Help of Public

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Students from the Watertown Middle School’s Project 351 Team created a tribute to the Massachusetts residents lost on 9/11. A colorful arrangement of rocks sits in front of the Watertown Free Public Library, with each rock representing one of the 206 Massachusetts residents who lost their lives in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The installation was created by a group of Watertown students, who got a hand from the public, said Montserrat Llacuna, a freshman at Watertown High School who led the Middle School’s Project351 Watertown Team to create the tribute. Each of the 206 rocks were painted an have messages of hope, courage and support.