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Watertown Health Department Hosting Two Flu Clinics in Early November

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The Watertown Health Department will host two flu vaccine clinics over the next couple weeks for town residents, the officials announced. Here is the information about the final two flu clinics of the year:

Nov. 2: Watertown Public Library, 123 Main St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – anyone 6 months and over

Nov. 9: Watertown Public Library, 123 Main St., 2 p.m.-5 p.m. – anyone 6 months and over

Please remember to bring all your insurance and Medicare cards with you for billing purposes where applicable. Vaccine is still available to you, even if you do not have insurance.

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Strong Winds, Rain Cause Power Outages, Damage in Watertown

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High winds and heavy rain Sunday night into Monday morning caused scattered damage in Watertown and left hundreds without power. The storm, which howled for several hours, knocked down tree limbs and even a chimney, and kept first responders busy all night. Winds gusted over 5o miles per hour in the area. “We were responding to calls all night, all our apparatuses,” said Deputy Fire Chief Tom McManus. “Electrical calls, tree calls and we had a chimney come down and do damage to the house next door on Gilbert Street.”

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Watertown Woman Celebrates Her 100th Birthday

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Happy Birthday to Watertown’s newest centenarian! On Sunday, Antonetta Fratini attended a party thrown in honor of her reaching age 100. The party was held at The Residence at Watertown Square, a senior living community on Summer Street. Fratini was born in Italy in 1917 and emigrated with her family to the U.S. when she was 11 years old, according to the report from Fox 25 News. Those who meet her would never think she is 100, according to her daughter Marisa.

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Mass. Advocates for People with Disabilities Meeting in Watertown

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Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong, a self-advocacy organization run for and by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will meet in Watertown in November. 

The meeting will be held on Nov. 16, 2017 from 6-8 p.m. at Beaverbrook STEP Inc., 85 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Watertown, MA 02472. The group meets every third Thursday of the month. Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong wrote:

We are self-advocates in Metro Boston Massachusetts area working together to empower ourselves through education so we can make choices to improve and enrich our lives. “Nothing About Us Without US”

Any question!?

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UPDATED: Pile of Trash Left on Main Street After Garbage Truck Catches Fire

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@WatertownMANews someone dumped a huge pile of trash on Main Street! pic.twitter.com/qLSNMIZi8S
— Don MacDonald (@don_macdonald) October 28, 2017
{This story was updated at 2:11 p.m. on Oct. 21}

A large pile of trash was left on Main Street near the Watertown Central Fire Station after a garbage truck caught on fire Saturday morning. Public Works Superintendent Gerald Mee said his department is working on removing the pile, which appears from a photo to be several feet high and take up about three parking spaces. The truck was a commercial truck owned by Republic, Mee said.

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Drop Off Your Unused or Expired Prescription Drugs at the Police Station

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The Town of Watertown will be hosting a prescription drug take back day. The town sent out the following announcement. Do you have unused or expired prescription medications in your home? Dispose of them the safe way! Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, October 28, 2017 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring medication you no longer need to the Watertown Police Department 552 Main Street, Watertown.

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Vote for Your Favorite Scarecrow in the Watertown Mall’s Halloween Contest

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The Watertown Mall is hosting its 26th Annual Scarecrow Contest from now until Halloween, officials announced. Shoppers are invited to vote for their favorite scarecrow entry that will be on display for the duration of the contest! There are 12 creative scarecrows that were created and entered by local classes, businesses and families. Scarecrows are displayed in the back hallway of the Watertown Mall, 550 Arsenal St., Watertown, from October 16, 2017 through October 31, 2017. Make sure you cast your vote to insure that your favorite scarecrow is a winner!

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Job Fair for Individuals with Visual Impairments in Cambridge

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Dozens of businesses and nonprofits will meet with talented job seekers at a job fair in Cambridge as part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, according to an announcement from the organizers. WHAT:  National jobless rates are below 5 percent for the first time since 2008, but the picture is less rosy for those who are visually impaired. U.S. Census data reveals that only 40 percent of working-age adults with impaired vision are working, compared with 72 percent of the total population. Many job seekers with vision loss never get an interview, despite having the skills needed to succeed in a wide range of jobs. On Wednesday, October 25th, at the Job Fair for Individuals with Visual Impairments, the Vision Works Consortium (Perkins School for the Blind, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, The Carroll Center for the Blind) unites with National Braille Press and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University to put qualified candidates face to face with recruiters from dozens of nonprofits and businesses.