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Watertown Resident Can Dispose of Needles, Syringes at Health Dept. Event

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The Watertown Health Department will be accepting household medical items such as used needles and syringes at the Household Medical Sharps collection day. The event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in the parking lot in the rear of Watertown Town Hall, 149 Main St. Watertown residents may bring the following:

Used Needles, syringes, and lancets, stored in sturdy puncture proof containers
Unused capped needles, syringes and lancets in original packaging
Sharps containers

No Medical Waste or Commercial sharps accepted. Proof of Watertown residency is required.

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Watertown Rotary Club Introduces New Member Who Grew Up in Brazil

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Adriana Pinto recently joined the Watertown Rotary Club, and she shared some information about herself. 

I am a Brazilian who moved to Boston in 1999. I simply fell in love with the city and the area! I worked as an early childhood teacher at a Montessori School for fourteen years and just last year I changed careers, as I decided to follow my background in Business Administration and become a Loan Officer. I work at Lendmark Mortgage Corporation in Waltham – it has been a great experience! My family is back home, and as I miss them very much, I don’t miss the country as much, though.

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Those Killed in Vietnam, Gold Star Families Honored at Moving Wall Ceremony

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Four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, tribute was paid to those killed in Southeast Asia and their families during the opening ceremony for the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at Gore Place, Thursday night. Hundreds of veterans, family members and patriotic residents turned out for the ceremony at the estate that straddles the Watertown-Waltham line. The ceremony celebrated the visit of the half-size replica of the Vietnam Wall. For many this was the type of honor they felt the Vietnam era veterans deserved at the time. More than 9 million people served during the Vietnam Era, 2.7 million served in country, and more than 58,000 were killed or are missing in action.

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Registration Open for Watertown Library’s Book it and Run 5K

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The Watertown Free Public Library is pleased to announce the Third Annual Book it and Run 5K! On Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 the neighborhood surrounding the library becomes our race course. This fun, family friendly event promotes healthy habits and community fitness. Monies raised from the event benefit the WFPL Building Committee.

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District Attorney Coming to Watertown to Talk to Seniors About Avoiding Scams

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Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan will visit the Watertown Senior Center to educate people about avoiding common scams on the phone, computers and other solicitations, the DA’s office announced. “Scam artists are skilled, and anyone can fall victim,” said Ryan. “Still there are things individuals can do to educate and protect themselves from these sorts of crimes.”

These crimes rob millions of people of their hard earned money. Join District Attorney Marian T. Ryan, Watertown Police Chief Michael Lawn, an Eastern Bank representative and a member of Springwell to learn how to better identify “red flags” in terms of scams, by way of calls, emails, and solicitations, and to determine what is the best way to respond. District Attorney Ryan served as the Chief of the office’s Elder and Disabled Unit for 18 years.

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Watertown Cable Offering Free News Production, Lighting Classes

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Watertown Cable Access Television has two free classes where Watertown residents can learn to put on a news show and light a location for filming. News Production Class

Residents of Watertown are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Television’s free class in News Production beginning on Aug. 22. In this workshop, attendees can make their dreams of becoming a news reporter a reality! They will learn what makes a successful news story, including writing, shooting, editing and more. The prerequisite for this class is the Field Camera Workshop or special permission from instructor.

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Those Killed in Action, Gold Star Families Honored Thursday at Moving Wall

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The visit of the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall officially opens with a ceremony Thursday evening at 7 p.m. which will also honor servicemen and women killed in action and Gold Star Families. The half-size replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be at Gore Place in Waltham starting Thursday and will be on view through Aug. 15. Thursday’s ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. and Watertown Veteran’s groups will take part, said Watertown Veteran’s Agent Mark Comeiro. There will be other ceremonies taking place during the Moving Wall’s visit.

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Take a Culinary, Historical and Shopping Tour of East Watertown

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Explore the rich history, culture and cuisine of Watertown’s Coolidge Square in a special tour presented by Live Well Watertown and the Watertown Recreation Department.  

The tour of the East End/Coolidge Square Shopping Area will be on Thursday, Aug. 18, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Leading the tours will be an expert on Watertown history and someone who has taught classes in healthy cooking. Audrey Jones Childs is Vice President of the Historical Society of Watertown, a third generation East End resident, and a History of Watertown Lecturer. Ilana Hardesty has taught healthy cooking programs in Greater Boston for many years and is now enrolled as a student in the Gastronomy program at Boston University.