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Residents Wanted for Teens for Trees Summer Program

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A group advocating for the care of street trees in Watertown seeks teens to take part in a summer program. The program director of Teens for Trees, David Meshoulam provided the following information:

We’re looking forward to an exciting TFW Teens for Trees program this summer.  In this third year of the program, we’ll be hiring 6 to 10 Watertown youth to learn about and advocate for the health of our community and its trees. Know a teen who may be interested? They can find out more and apply at our website: https://tfwteensfortrees.org/t4t2019/

Got program questions?

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Items from Watertown’s Former Museum of Magic to be Sold at Auction

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The sign at the former Magic Art Studio on Spring Street in Watertown. A small museum of memorabilia, books and other items related to magic and magicians was located for years in a storefront on Spring Street in Watertown. This month, items from the Mini-Museum of Art will be sold at auction. The Magic Art Studio, run by Ray Goulet, has closed and items will be sold at an auction in Chicago, but bids can also be submitted online or by phone, according to the Potter & Potter Auctions website. “The sale features the collection of Ray Goulet, a beloved collector, publisher, producer, performer, and friend to all magicians,” according to a story on Finebooksmagazine.com.

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Cub Scouts from Around the Area to Compete at Pinewood Derby in Watertown

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The Watertown Mall provided the following information:

Join the Watertown Mall & 19 Cub Scout Packs for fun and racing for the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. Cub Scouts, in grades K–5, have crafted miniature wooden cars from a handful of materials. From shaping and designing the bodies of the car to installing wheels and adding weights, these creative minds put endless amounts of hard work into perfecting their cars – and they did it by themselves. The event is sponsored by The Sons of Liberty District of the Spirit of Adventure Council. Cub Scouts in this district come from Waltham, Belmont, Watertown, Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, Medford, Malden, Everett, Chelsea, Revere, & Melrose.

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Former Watertown Police Chief Honored for Work After Marathon Bombings

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Former Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau received an award for his work after the Boston Marathon Bombings. Here he spoke with the Town Council. Former Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau received an award from the Heather Abbott Foundation for his work after the Boston Marathon Bombings in 2013. Deveau received the Helping Hand award at a banquet on Sunday hosted by the foundation. The award is presented “to somebody who has made a big impact on the foundation.”

The Heather Abbott Foundation helps provide customized prostheses to those who have suffered limb loss through traumatic circumstances, according to its website.

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CatholicTV to Broadcast Holy Week, Easter Services This Week

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CatholicTV provided the following information:

The Roman Catholic Church begins Holy Week, the most sacred time of the Church year, on Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019, culminating with Easter Sunday on April 21. In observance of these holy days, the CatholicTV Network will broadcast special Masses and services from across the United States and from the Vatican. CatholicTV will air the following Holy Week Masses and services:

Palm Sunday, April 14

Holy Mass with Pope Francis from the Vatican 3:30 a.m. ET, rebroadcast 11:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. ETLa Santa Misa from CatholicTV’s Chapel of the Holy Cross at 8 a.m. ET, rebroadcast 5:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. ETHoly Mass from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, IL at 10 a.m. ETBilingual Holy Mass from the San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, TX at 4 p.m. ETCatholicTV Mass with Bishop Robert Reed at 7 p.m. ET, rebroadcast 11:30 p.m. ET

Tuesday, April 16

Chrism Mass with Cardinal Seán O’Malley from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston at 11 a.m. ET, rebroadcast 8 p.m. ET

Holy Thursday, April 18

Chrism Mass with Pope Francis from the Vatican at 3:30 a.m. ET, rebroadcast 3 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. ETSolemn Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper with Cardinal Seán O’Malley from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston at 7:30 p.m. ET

Good Friday, April 19

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Pope Francis from the Vatican at 11 a.m. ET, rebroadcast 5 p.m. ETLiturgy of the Lord’s Passion with Cardinal Seán O’Malley from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, 3 p.m. ET, rebroadcast 10 p.m. ETStations of the Cross with Pope Francis at 8 p.m. ET

Holy Saturday, April 20

Easter Vigil with Pope Francis from the Vatican at 2:30 a.m. ET, rebroadcast 4/21 at 12 a.m. ETEaster Sunday Mass from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 7 p.m. ET, rebroadcast 11:30 p.m. ETEaster Vigil with Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, 8:30 p.m. ET

Easter Sunday, April 21

Easter Mass with Pope Francis from the Vatican at 4 a.m. ET, rebroadcast at 11:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. ETPope Francis “Urbi et Orbi” Easter blessing at 6 a.m. ET, rebroadcast 1:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. ET Easter La Santa Misa from the Chapel of the Holy Cross, 8 a.m., rebroadcast 5:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. ETEaster Mass with Cardinal Seán O’Malley from the Chapel of the Holy Cross, Channel 56 at 8 a.m. ET, rebroadcast on CatholicTV at 7 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. ETHoly Mass from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, IL at 10 a.m. ETBilingual Holy Mass from the San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, TX at 4 p.m. ET

CatholicTV is available on cable, CatholicTVLIVE.com, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TV, and on iOS, and Android mobile apps.*All times subject to change

About the CatholicTV NetworkThe CatholicTV Network is a national cable television network also streaming a live feed 24/7 at CatholicTVLIVE.com. The CatholicTV Network represents a cable TV station available in more than 14 million homes, an interactive website with HD live and video-on-demand, OTT apps and a monthly printed and digital magazine.

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See When You Can Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Health Department:

The Town of Watertown is pleased to announce the 2019 schedule for collection of Household Hazardous Waste Products. As in the past years, the collection will take place at the Minuteman Household Hazardous Products Facility at 60 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the following dates (which are Saturdays unless otherwise indicated):

• April 20th• May 18th• June 15th• July 20th• August 17th• September 15th (this is a SUNDAY)• October 19th• November 2nd

This event is free of charge to Watertown residents. Advanced registration is not required; Watertown residents must have an identification or utility bill displaying your Watertown address to dispose of materials at a collection event. Acceptable and unacceptable materials: Certain materials are not accepted as household hazardous waste at the collection event. Please view the list of acceptable and unacceptable materials on the Household Hazardous Waste webpage of the Health Department website at https://www.watertownma.gov/832/Household-Hazardous-Waste.

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Forty Runners from Watertown Entering the 2019 Boston Marathon

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The 123rd Boston Marathon will include 40 runners from Watertown. The number of local entrants is up one from last year. The highpoint for local runners came in 2014, the year after the Boston Marathon Bombings, when Watertown had 72 entrants. If you are going to watch the race, find out about spectator rules by clicking here. You can also watch the race on TV by tuning into WBZ Channel 4 in Boston, or NBC Sports if you live outside the area.

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Books, Media on Armenian History & Culture Featured at Nearby Library

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The following piece was provided by freelance writer David Boyajian:

During April 2019 the Belmont Public Library is displaying a selection of books, DVDs, and CDs on the Armenian Genocide and Armenian history and culture. Library Director Peter Struzziero and his staff facilitated the display whose items can be borrowed by patrons. 

The display has so far included The History of the Armenian Genocide by Vahakn Dadrian; Killing Orders by Taner Akçam; Architects of Denial, a film by Dean Cain and Montel Williams; Armenia, the Survival of a Nation by Christopher Walker; Tadem, My Father’s Village by Robert Aram Kaloosdian; Neither to Laugh nor to Weep by Abraham and Vartan Hartunian (the latter was a minister in Belmont); Goodbye, Antouraby Karnig Panian; Treasures from the Ark: 1700 Years of Armenian Christian Art by Vrej Nersessian; Komitas-Aslamazian, a CD by the Chilingarian Quartet; Armenian Folk Arts, Culture, and Identity by Levon Abrahamian and Nancy & Sam Sweezy; The History of Armenia by Simon Payaslian; The Kingdom of Armenia by M. Chahin; Armenia and Karabagh Travel Guide by Matthew Karanian; The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel; The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian; and other titles. As items are borrowed, additional ones are added. A group of local Armenian Americans conceived the display for Armenian Genocide Commemoration Month. They suggested nearly 40 titles available in the Minuteman Library Network on topics and genres such as the Genocide, history, religion, art, music, film, food, travel, and fiction.