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Tickets Available for Watertown Boys & Girls Club’s Auction, Sponsors Sought

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Watertown Boys & Girls Club will host their Annual Spring Auction this year on Thursday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m. This yearly event raises crucial funds for the organization, including over $10,000 for summer camp scholarships. The event will be held at the Oakley Country Club and will include a silent and live auction, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and a performance by Club members! Tickets can be purchased online at http://events.eventzilla.net/e/2018-annual-spring-auction-2138943105. Those interested in donating an auction item or sponsoring the event are encouraged to reach out to the Club’s Director of Marketing and Special Events, Kristina Norris at knorris@watertownbgc.org.

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Event in Watertown Will Make Posters in Preparation for Gun Control Rallies

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Organizers of an event where posters will be made for two upcoming rallies for gun safety sent out the following information:

Poster Making Workshop, Sunday, March 4, 6:30 – 8 p.m., First Parish Watertown, 35 Church Street, Watertown. Come make posters for the National School Walkout Day on Wednesday, March 14, at 10 a.m., and The March For Our Lives, on Saturday, March 24, at noon, on The Boston Common. Some pre-printed posters by a local artist as well as poster-making supplies will be provided.

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Trees Fall on Homes, Several Utility Poles Fall Arsenal St. During Storm

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A tree fell on a Watertown home and Watertown Police closed Arsenal Street for a time after several utility poles fell during the Nor’easter that hit the area Friday. The tree fell on and struck a home on Bellevue Avenue, about 2:45 p.m. Friday afternoon. The tree also pulled up some blocks of sidewalk concrete when it fell, according to scanner reports. Another tree fell onto a home on Oliver Street at about 4:30 p.m., according to scanners. A telephone pole came down near the Watertown Boys & Girls Club at about 2:45 p.m. It damaged a fence near the clubhouse, but was moved out of the way at about 3:05 p.m. according to the scanner.

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Public Hears About Narrowed List of Projects to Improve Roads, Bicycling, Walking in Watertown

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A variety of projects – from the Community Path to crosswalks to traffic calming – made the first cut in the creation of Watertown’s Complete Streets Prioritization Plan. Town officials, however, still seek input about which should make the final list of 15-20 projects. Wednesday night, consultants hired by the town to create the Prioritization Plan discussed why some of the projects made the grade and others did not. The town will be able to apply for funding from the Mass. Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for projects on the Prioritization Plan.

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Rector at Watertown Church Named Dean of Cathedral in Boston

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The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, has appointed the Rev. Amy Ebeling McCreath as the new dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in downtown Boston, the Diocese announced. 
McCreath will be the ninth dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, which was established as the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in 1912. She succeeds former dean John P. Streit Jr. who retired last February after a 21-year tenure.

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Unions Donate All Labor, Equipment for Security System in Watertown Boys & Girls Club Renovation

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 (IBEW 103) and their partners at the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) are proud to announce that they will donate all equipment and labor for security system upgrades during the Watertown Boys & Girls Club’s upcoming renovation project. The donations from IBEW 103 and NECA follows through on their ongoing commitment to support programs helping young people in local communities. Lou Antonellis, Business Manager of IBEW 103 said, “We are proud to support the Watertown Boys & Girls Club in their upcoming renovations by donating and installing these much needed security equipment upgrades. Many Watertown families rely on the Boys and & Girls Club and the quality services and program they offer. We are happy to do our part to modernize the facility and to help keep Watertown kids safe.”
“The Boys & Girls Club has always been a safe place for kids to come to learn and grow,” Said Renée Gaudette, Executive Director of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club.

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Sign Up Open for the Challenger Baseball, a League Designed for Children with Special Needs

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Registration is now open for a baseball program in Watertown for children with special needs that begins in the spring. Organizers sent out the following announcement:

The Watertown Challenger Division, sponsored by Mount Auburn Hospital, is a division of Little League baseball especially designed for boys and girls ages 8-22 with special needs. Join us in our sixth year of providing this wonderful opportunity for everyone to be a part of a team and community! The Challenger Division program is dedicated to providing children of varying experiences and abilities to have fun learning to play baseball while also providing a chance to be part of a team in their community! Along with their baseball skills, all children will work on social pragmatics, team collaboration, and much more!

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Mural Making, Kingian Nonviolence Training & Civil Rights Leader Coming to Watertown

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This spring there will be many ways for community residents, both young and old, to get involved with Watertown’s Kingian Nonviolence initiative, said local organizers. Kingian nonviolence is a train- the-trainer model created by civil rights leader, Dr. Bernard Lafayette, that applies Dr. Martin Luther King’s philosophy and methods to current conflicts. Community Mural Project: One way to get involved is through a mixed media mural to be created on the back wall of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. On March 3rd, 17th, and 31st project organizers will host a series of free tile painting/making and mosaic-building workshops at HATCH Makers’ Space (20 Summer St.), to create pieces of the mural. There will also be a free tile painting/making workshop at the Mosesian Center for the Arts on March 10th as part of a Spring Festival.