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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Mutual Aid Network:
Join us for the Winter Coat Drive on Saturday, Dec 12th, 12-3 p.m benefitting Watertown organizations and families. Please share the flyer with your friends and neighbors! We are accepting donations of:
NEW & LIKE NEW winter coats for children and adultsNEW hats, gloves, scarves for children and adultsNEW children’s pajamas
Some of the donations collected by Watertown Troop 30 and Pack 30 for the Watertown Food Pantry. The following announcement was provided by Watertown Scout Troop 30:
Scouts from Troop 30 and Pack 30 combined forces Saturday to collect two-and-half tons of food for the Watertown Food Pantry. In normal times, the Troop (BSA scouts age 10-17) and the Pack (Cub Scouts age 5-10) would solicit donations from customers at Stop & Shop as part of an initiative called Scouting for Food. This year, to keep contact at a minimum and taking Coronavirus precautions, Cub Scouts held a contest to see who could collect the greatest number of donations from neighbors. Cubs flyered their neighborhoods asking for help, and Watertown responded: Cubs collected carloads of groceries totaling 4,941 pounds.
Victory Field will not be hosting football games this fall, but it is open for public use. Watertown’s athletic and recreation facilities are open to the public, announced Recreation Director Peter Centola. Centola sent out the following information:
Our Victory Field Artificial Turf will be open from 8:00am to 8:00pm everyday, weather permitting.The Casey Park Courts, Victory Courts and Moxley Courts will be open the same times as well.Face covering and other COVID19 protocals for these amenities and other recreational facilities are required. Please feel free to contact the office at 617-972-6494 or 617-312-9007 for questions, concerns or comments. SAVE THE DATE: RECREATION OPEN FORUM, TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 AT 7 PM.
Watertown Senior Center
The following information was provided by the Watertown Senior Center:
The Watertown Council on Aging/Senior Center has been offering fitness, art and discussion programs via ZOOM! Please call the Senior Center at 617-972-6490 for program information and ZOOM access. Mondays
10:00 AM, Art Class with Dawn Scaltreto
12:30 PM, Chair Yoga with Diane
Mondays, 12/14 and 12/28 at 2:00 PM, Secrets of Armenian Cuisine with Naire
Tuesdays
12:30 PM, Tai Chi and Meditation with Marie
2:00 PM, Line Dancing with Bradley
Tuesday, 12/8 at 10:00 AM, Discovery Corps Engagement in Retirement
Tuesday, 12/15 at 9:30 AM, Director Coffee “Looking Ahead”
Tuesday, 12/22 at 10:00 AM, Public Safety Coffee
Wednesdays
11:00 AM, Exercise with Joanna
Wednesday, 12/2 at 2:00 PM, Armenian Music Concert
Wednesday, 12/9 at 2:00 PM, LGBTQ Coffee
Wednesday, 12/30 at 2:00 PM, Holiday Music Hour with John Clark
Thursdays
9:00 AM, Pilates
10:30 AM, Conversation with Tom; Senior Center member Tom Lewis leads this informal discussion group. Current events and issues pertaining to aging well are discussed. Thursday, 12/10 at 2:00 PM, Protect Yourself from Medicare Fraud
Thursday, 12/17 at 2:00 PM, Ask the Pharmacist
Fridays
10:00 AM, Exercise with Shannon
12:00 PM, Seated Strength and Balance with Pearl.
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An Armenian church in Watertown will hold a candlelight vigil on Sunday for the fallen soldiers. The outdoor vigil will take place at the St. Stephen’s Armenian Church, 38 Elton Ave., on Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m.
An Instagram post from St. Stephen’s said:
“Join the Greater Boston Armenian Community in unity and solidarity for a Candle Light Vigil to honor our fallen soldiers.
A group of Watertown dog owners who use the dog area of Howe Park have started a petition asking for improvements to the facility. Rebeca Kerr, who posted the petition on Change.org, said “We are proposing a few simple solutions to help us have a better area, including expansion of the dog off-leash area, proper maintenance of the facilities, some lights and hopefully a water source.” The petition cites a number of issues that those supporting the petition would like the Town of Watertown to address:
1. The park gets very crowded during peak hours, as the enclosedarea is on the very small side for a city dog park.2. The current surface has not been properly maintained since itsinstallation in 2018, and it is unsanitary and unhealthy for our dogs inthe current state.3. There are no lights in the park, and when it gets dark by 4-5pm,people that normally get there at that time, are having difficultiesnavigating.
The Watertown Recreation Department announced the re-opening of the John A. Ryan Ice Arena, and detailed the policies that users must follow during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, Recreation officials have put up a survey for residents to respond to about programs they would like to see over the winter. See the announcements below:
Ice Arena Re-opening
Please find below the guidelines and actions that will be put into place for the reopening of the Ryan Arena, Town of Watertown MA. These guidelines are per Commonwealth of Massachusetts updates of 11-06-20
This being said, the steps are listed below. Rink flow.
Residents can drop off food items during the upcoming “drive-thru” donation days at a local Food Pantry. The first of the Watertown Catholic Collaborative Food Pantry Drive-Thru Donations Drop Off Days is Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. The no contact drive through location is at Sacred Heart Parish, 770 Mt. Auburn St.