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Watertown Boys & Girls Club Members Get Backpacks to Prepare for School

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Watertown Boys & Girls Club members are ready to go back to school with new backpacks and school supplies! Club staff handed out 25 brand-new backpacks filled with pencils, glue sticks, scissors, markers and more, the club announced. The backpacks were assembled and stuffed with school supplies by Aetna employees during a team building exercise in partnership with TeamBonding. At Watertown Boys & Girls Club, staff teach the value of education every day and know that starting the school year off with the right supplies to succeed is incredibly important!

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Hurricane Could Wash Out Labor Day Weekend & Trash Collection Info

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Hurricane Hermine is forecast to be off-shore this weekend, which could make for a rainy, windy Labor Day. The National Weather Service has a Hazardous Weather Outlook which says the hurricane could hit Southern New England from Sunday into Tuesday with rain and strong winds. The track of the storm, however, remains uncertain, so the impact may change. Due to the Labor Day holiday, trash collection in Watertown will be pushed back a day, so those normally with Monday pickup will be Tuesday, etc. Also, Town Hall and the Watertown Free Public Library will be closed for the holiday.

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Watertown Group Hosting Candlelight Vigil for Those Lost to Addiction

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Watertown Overcoming Addiction will hold its second annual Candlelight Vigil to remember those lost to drug use and addiction. Last year, hundreds of friends and families of those who lost their battle with substance use, and many others filled St. Patrick’s Church’s Lower Hall. This year’s vigil will be held on Sept. 21, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the Lower Hall at St.

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Get Fit with the Walking Club at the Watertown Mall

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Stay Healthy, Get Fit! The Watertown Mall is starting its very own Walking club. Walking is great exercise, and walking in the mall is second only to walking in neighborhoods in popularity. The Watertown Mall is a great place to walk because it provides a sheltered indoor space free from traffic, bad weather and is climate controlled! The official “Lift Off” will take place on Wednesday, Sept.

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District Attorney Ryan Shares Tips for Seniors to Avoid Scams

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Seniors should be wary of people targeting them for “crimes of opportunity, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said when she visited the Watertown Senior Center last week to talk about scams.

She warned seniors that scams come in all shapes and sizes, and the criminals can be quite clever and they target older people. “If you live in Massachusetts and you are a senior you are much less likely to be the victim of a crime. You are not out at 3 a.m. and I assume you do not have a lot of friends in a gang,” Ryan said. “But another thing is also true. You are as liable as anyone to be the victim of a crime of opportunity.”

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LETTER: Watertown Chapter of Amnesty International is Disbanding

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After 28 years of advocacy, the local Watertown / Belmont Group of Amnesty International is disbanding. The group, AI Group #365, held its Chartering Ceremony on April 26, 1988 with a small but dedicated core group that grew over the early years. Their first prisoner of conscience case was Naser al-‘Ali, a 28 year-old engineering student at Damascus University, who was jailed for being a member of the Party for Communist Action, a group that was prohibited in Syria. He was released in 1995, after 13 years of imprisonment and 7 years of the local group’s steadfast efforts on his behalf. AI #365 has had a long run with consistent leadership and a growing newsletter mailing list of concerned citizens who regularly send out action letters on behalf of men and women around the world who follow their conscience in the face of adversity.

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Sign Up for Membership to the Boys & Girls Club and the Swim Programs

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A new year at the Watertown Boys & Girls Club is about to begin, so now is the time to register for club membership and for the swim programs.

Fall Registration: Registration forms are now available at the Club’s Front Desk and on our website (www.watertownbgc.org). Please complete the form and drop it off at the Front Desk with payment of $25 per child for the year. You can also attend one of our Registration Days to become a member. Registration Days for Club Membership will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 7 and Thursday, Sept. 8 from 4-7 p.m.

Aquatics: Register for fall swim lessons by completing the forms found on our website (www.watertownbgc.org/aquatics) and meeting with Aquatics Director, Rob O’Neill, at the Club.