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A group of families will get together to host a yard sale this weekend. Multi-Family Yard Sale – Saturday June 3, 8 a.m to 1 p.m at 43 Partridge St., Watertown. Great variety of items include, clothing, kitchenware, bric a brac, books, electronics, appliances, and much much more. Come on down, find great deals, Everything must go!
The steady drizzle on Memorial Day did not dampen the patriotic spirits of people who came out to cheer on Watertown’s annual parade on Monday.
Featured speaker Cynthia Talbert, a retired captain in the U.S. Navy, reminded those at the ceremony after the parade that Memorial Day weekend is not all about cookouts, sales and a long weekend. “I am reminded of the simple inscription on the Korean War Memorial – Freedom is Not Free,” Talbert said. “It is important to remember why we are here. We hope every war puts and end to all wars, sadly that is not the reality.” Finding a way to inspire men and women to join the military is important, said Talbert.
Visitors of the Watertown Farmers Market will see some changes this year when the market opens on June 1. The operation of the market switched from an outside vendor to to Live Well Watertown, a local group that is now part of the Town of Watertown. It is co-sponsored by Athenahealth. Farmers Market Manager Stephanie Venizelos said there will be more booths, including more of what farmers markets are known for. “The main criticism we heard about the Farmers Market was there wasn’t a wide enough produce selection,” Venizelos said.
Watertown’s Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, and will include some special guests, including the family of fallen Watertown Firefighter Joseph Toscano. The parade begins at noon on Monday at the corner of Mt. Auburn and Arlington streets, and ends in front of Town Hall on Main Street. Following the parade a ceremony will be held at Saltonstall Park, next to Town Hall. Here are the participants in the 2017 parade:
Watertown Police Department
Waltham American Legion Band
Gold Star Mothers (Watertown Ford)
25th Marines Honor Guard
Shutt Detachment
Naval Sea Cadets
Middlesex Sherriff’s Office Honor Guard
New England Band Drum Corp
Family of Fire Fighter Joseph Toscano
Watertown Fire Department
The Honorable Few (motorcycles)
Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Group
Ancient Order of the Hibernians
AOH Drum and Pipe Band
DAV Van (Dennis Gill) Amvets Post 14
Watertown Son’s of Italy
Watertown Provincial Guard
North End Marching Band Of Boston
Watertown Town and Local Officials
Watertown Savings Bank
The National Lancers
Recreation Department
Blue Bells
DM Productions (DJ Dan McCarthy)
Scouts of Watertown (Troop 30)
Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass.
The Watertown Free Public Library’s newest online resource, Lynda.com, is a website with more than 5,000 self-paced courses on a wide variety of topics: web design and development, leadership and business skills, Microsoft Office and other software programs, online marketing, 3D modeling, animation, video production, and much more. Lynda.com offers something for everyone: job seekers, small business owners, musicians and photographers, teachers and students, HATCH enthusiasts, and users of everyday technology. Learners can dive into comprehensive courses or pick and choose individual videos to meet their immediate needs. For career guidance, Lynda offers Learning Paths: sequences of courses such as “Become a Project Manager,” “Improve Your Microsoft Excel Skills,” or “Become a Front-End Web Developer.”
“Individual subscriptions to Lynda.com start at $19.99 a month,” notes Library Director Leone Cole. “But with the library’s shared subscription, Watertown residents need only a library card and PIN to leverage this powerful resource in pursuit of their personal, educational, or professional goals.”
Starting June 1, residents can access Lynda.com from any computer or mobile device, via a link on the library’s website.
The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (BIA-MA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eileen Chernoff, MBA, RN, LicNHA, as a new member of its board of directors. For nearly 40 years, Chernoff has been dedicated to supporting patients through neurological rehabilitation. A resident of Ashland, MA, Chernoff is a Boston College graduate with a degree in Nursing, and received her MBA from Bentley University. Chernoff is the founder of Community Rehab Care (CRC) in Watertown, MA. Originally founded in 1996, CRC is dedicated to outpatient rehabilitation and their staff of experienced rehab professionals are “committed to community-based, real-world treatment.” Prior to CRC, Chernoff worked at Braintree Rehab for over 15 years.
The Watertown Mall keeps the Walking Club moving on Friday, May 26 at 9 a.m.!
Get moving and in shape for summer with the Watertown Mall Walking Club! The club is up and running and will meet every Friday morning all summer long! The distance of each lap is tracked for you, so you’ll know how many miles you have walked! The Watertown Mall offers a controlled environment for your comfort all year long. There will be water and healthy snacks provided for all participants.
Attending events at the Watertown Free Public Library just got a lot better for the hearing impaired, library officials announced. People with t-coil hearing aids who attend events such as lectures, concerts, movies, and presentations in the Watertown Savings Bank Room (the large meeting room of the first floor) will now be able to have a better auditory experience with the loop induction system recently installed in the room. Portable receivers with headphones are available for those who do not have t-coil enabled aids. This crucial improvement to service was made possible when an additional $30,000 of capital funding was made available to the library for interactive technology improvements. “We knew the t-coil project was high on the list of priorities to complete,” said Leone Cole, Library Director, “and we wanted to be responsive to the many patrons with hearing impairments who attend our programs and have requested this improvement.”
Already the library has received positive feedback to the patrons who regularly attend Movie Mondays and are thrilled to have a more enjoyable experience watching movies.