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Virtual Events at the Senior Center This Week

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Watertown Senior Center

The following information was provided by the Watertown Senior Center:

Programs for Week of December 7, 2020

Join us via Zoom for the following programs. Call for access info: (617) 972-6490. New participants always welcome in every program! We hope you’ll join us! Tuesday, 12/8:10:00 AM, Discovery Corps Engagement Presentation: “Find Your New Purpose”12:30 PM, Tai Chi & Meditation2:00 PM, Line Dancing                      Wednesday, 12/9:  9:30 AM, Book Club: Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl11:00 AM, Exercise with Joanna2:00 PM, LGBTQ Roundtable4:00 PM, COA Board Meeting                    Thursday, 12/10:9:00 AM, Pilates10:30 AM, Conversation with Tom2:00 PM, “Protect Yourself from Medicare Fraud” with Senior Medicare PatrolFriday, 12/11:10:00 AM, Exercise with Shannon12:00 PM, Seated Strength & Balance with Pearl1:30 PM, Mellowtones Chorus

Senior Shuttle Bus Update

The Watertown Senior Shuttle Bus is back on the road for grocery shopping! Due to COVID-19, the bus is limited to 4 riders plus the driver.

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Watertown Remembers Pearl Harbor Attack on 79th Anniversary

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Trumpeter Alan Mannarino plays Taps during the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at the Watertown Square Dock. The annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony in Watertown Square drew a couple dozen attendees on Monday morning, despite COVID-19 social distancing requirements. The ceremony marked the 79th anniversary of the attack that drew the United States into World War II. The Town has a special link to Dec. 7, 1941, Veterans Services Officer Patrick George reminded those on hand, and tuning in on Facebook Live.

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A History of the Shick House and the Family That Called it Home

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The Shick House is on property owned by the Mount Auburn Cemetery and likely to be sold to Buckingham Browne & Nichols School. The following article was written by Bob Bloomberg, a member of the Board of the Historical Society of Watertown. It originally appeared in the Historical Society’s newsletter, “The Town Crier” in January 2020. The house is owned by the Mount Auburn Cemetery, and the land it sits on. A sale has to Buckingham Browne & Nichols School has been proposed with the plan to build two athletic fields on the land on the site.

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Watertown Dental Office Becomes a Father and Son Practice

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The D’Amicos: Andrew, Chris, Dan and Daniel. Dan started D’Amico Dental Care in Watertown in 1993, and his son Chris joined recently. Daniel will do so, too, after graduating from Tufts Dental School. A Watertown dentist’s office is now a family affair, after the offspring of the founder joined the practice. Dan D’Amico started D’Amico Dental Care in 1993, after working for a father and son dental practice in Revere.

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Registration Open for the Recreation Department’s Winter Programs

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Registration is open for the Recreation Department’s Winter Session 1, which runs from Dec. 7, 2020 to Feb. 7, 2021. The programs include a range of indoor and outdoor activities for ages PreK to adult.

There are all-sports programs, crafts, and the Cops ‘n’ Rec floor hockey, girls volleyball and basketball. High school offerings include basketball, girls volleyball and futsal.

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Watertown Hosting Live Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony

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Members of Watertown’s veterans organizations talk before the Pearl Harbor Commemoration in 2017 at the Watertown Dock in Watertown Square. The Town of Watertown will remember those lost at Pearl Harbor with an in-person event on Monday, Dec. 7. The Town of Watertown sent out the following information:

Please join us for a ceremony honoring those who lost their lives during the Pearl Harbor attacks at the landing above the former wharf in WatertownSquare. The event will take place on December 7, 2020 at 10:00AM.

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LETTER: Are More Artificial Turf Fields a Win for Watertown and the Planet?

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The following letter is in response to the Town Council’s recent approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Town of Watertown and Buckingham Browne & Nichols School to share share fields — the new artificial turf fields planned by the school on Grove Street and the fields at Filippello Park. Dear Watertown,

For more than a decade, the artificial turf industry’s campaign to convincemunicipalities, private schools, colleges and universities to build new artificial turf playing fields and to replace existing grass playing fields with artificial turf has grown steadily and has been highly successful. What has also grown is public opposition to this high powered, highly profitable, and often dishonest campaign. The industry’s claim that artificial turf has been proven to be safe for student athletes and for the general public is untrue. When public input is kept out of the decision-making process, the industry almost always wins.

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Learn to Make Paper Figures, 3D Ornaments and More at Hatch This Month

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Hatch Makerspace can help you get ready for the holidays with their workshops in December. Hatch is located at 20 Summer Street, and is part of the Watertown Free Public Library. The following information was provided by Hatch:

Papercraft Characters with Yi BinFriday, December 4, 6 pmCreate your own cast of 3-dimensional characters using paper! You will learn techniques for cutting and folding to bring your imagination to life. This is a great workshop for families.