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See What’s Coming to the Watertown Farmer’s Market This Week

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Fall is around the, corner but the Watertown Farmers Market still has plenty of summer fruits and vegetables, along with baked goods, fresh meat and fish and more. The Watertown Farmers Market provided the following information:

September 1st Vendor Line-up

Farm Produce

Dick’s Market Gardens (HIP Vendor)Farmer Tim’s VegetablesStillman’s Farm (HIP Vendor)

Meat/Poultry/Fish

Hooked Fish Shop (Red’s Best & Boston Smoked Fish)Lilac Hedge Farm

Baked Goods

Clear Flour BakeryFournos Authentic Greek PastriesOMG Bagels Biweekly

Specialty Vendors

Chef Cyrille BiweeklyFlores de Café MonthlyHabibi Gourmet Foods

Reminder: Vendor Preorder Information

Placing a preorder is efficient and ensures the vendor has what you want when you arrive.  Placing a preorder does not allow you to skip the line. Click here to access all of the 2021 Preorder Information on our website. Habibi Gourmet Foods and Farmer Tim’s are currently still open for preorders to pickup at September 1st’s market. Preorder deadlines differ with each vendor depending on how much time they need to prepare the order. Culinary Corner

Written by Community Chef Dylan

Welcome to Culinary Corner! Each week, community chefs and volunteers will offer recipes and cooking tips that make the best use of the bounty of our market, including veggies from our three vendors, along with goodies from our meat and fish vendors, as well as our baked goods and specialties. Click the link below to view further information on this week’s Culinary Corner.

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Watertown Teen Inspiration for Jimmy Fund Walk Participants, Including 7 from Town

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Watertown’s Kate Morris, 13, is a Walk Hero and will help inspire participants in this year’s virtual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. The following piece was provided by the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk:

Seven residents from Watertown will choose their own route on October 3 for the annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk: Your Way presented by Hyundai. Participants are encouraged to “Walk Your Way” from wherever they are most comfortable whether that be from their neighborhood, local park, favorite trail, or even a treadmill in their own home.    

Martha Krache, David Morris, Garry Nolan, Thomas Opar, Cheryl Ramhorst, Michelle Sloan, and Alexis Tice, along with thousands of other walkers, will participate in virtual programming during the Walk that aims to recreate the most inspiring elements of Walk day. While the event will not physically bring walkers together along the famed Boston Marathon® course, it will unite the community to raise funds to support all forms of adult and pediatric care and cancer research at the nation’s premier cancer center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The event has raised more than $150 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in its 30+ year history. 

Walk Heroes are matched with Jimmy Fund Walk teams to give participants an opportunity to connect with patients.

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Group Creating Community Fridge in Watertown Where People Can Take or Leave Food for Free

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A community fridge, where people can get fresh food and canned items or leave donations, will soon be available in Watertown. These types of resources have been around for a few years in other communities, and more have popped up in response to the food insecurity caused by the COVDID-19 pandemic. A group in Watertown has set out to create a fridge in town, and have already secured a spot and have a fridge ready to go. Watertown residents will soon have an alternative if they are in need of food, or seek to donate items, said Sophia Suarez-Friedman, a member of the Community Fridge Steering Committee, as well as Community Coordinator of the Watertown Mutual Aid Network, funded by the Watertown Community Foundation. “It is a take what you need, leave what you can kind of mutual aid,” Suarez-Friedman said.

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Ode to Russo’s and a Longtime Employee from His Two Daughters

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Phil Amatangelo worked at Russo’s market for nearly 50 years. The news that Russo’s market will be closing hit many people hard, and sparked plenty of memories. None more so, perhaps, than for a pair of daughters of a man who worked at the Watertown institution for just short of half a century. Anne Korte and Susan Amatangelo shared just a handful of memories of their father Phil Amatangelo with Watertown News. The Italian immigrant settled in the Boston area and his ties to the Russo family go way back, said Anne, who lives in Watertown.

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Watertown Attorney Named to 2022 Best Lawyers: One to Watch in America

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Attorney Alexandra Mansfield from Watertown. The following announcement was provided by Mirick O’Connell:

Alexandra N. Mansfield, of Watertown, an associate in Mirick O’Connell’s Litigation Group, received a 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognition in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Construction, and Litigation — Intellectual Property. This is her first year on the Ones to Watch list. Alexandra focuses her practice on business litigation and has substantial experience in the areas of business, construction, and intellectual property disputes. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

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DCR Closes Dealtry Pool in Watertown for the Season

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The swimming season at Watertown’s Dealtry Pool has ended. The pool, owned by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, sits near the Charles River at 138 Pleasant St. According to the DCR’s website, the pool closed on Aug. 21. The Clarence W. Dealtry Memorial Swimming and Wading Pool, located at 138 Pleasant St in Watertown closed for the season on August 21, 2021 as per the DCR website: https://t.co/RGM4PJc5vI @MassDCR pic.twitter.com/BZeRSnoYjy— Town of Watertown, MA (@watertowngov) August 24, 2021

The facility has a lifeguard, a separate wading pool, locker rooms with showers, and swimming lessons are available.

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MBTA Hosting Virtual Open House, Seeks Input to Improve Bus Service

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Charlie BreitroseAn MBTA bus in Watertown. The MBTA sent out the following announcement:

As a reminder, please join us at the Better Bus Project Virtual Open House this Thursday, August 26, at 6:00PM. The Better Bus Project hopes to improve the bus experience for riders in the near future and over the next several years. Short presentations will be given by project teams from across the MBTA, including the following:  

Bus Transit PriorityBus Network Redesign Bus Stop Accessibility Improvements Bus Operations Silver Line ExtensionBus Electrification and Facility Modernization Bus Stop E-Ink Signs

Afterwards participants can expect to join a breakout room of their choosing to learn more about an initiative. Here attendants can engage with the project team further by asking questions or participating in a discussion. We are excited to share our knowledge and enthusiasm about these initiatives with you!