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Watertown Church Planning Huge Rummage Sale

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The First Parish Church will be holding a Huge Rummage Sale on May 7. The church, located at 35 Church St., is holding its annual rummage sale on Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

There will be books, audio and video tapes, DVD’s, children’s clothes, linens and white goods, kitchen and household items, small electronics and appliances, arts and crafts, bric-a- brac, sporting goods, toys and games, small furniture and many more treasures. Come and shop!

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Free Financially Savvy Seniors Workshop Offered by Watertown Savings

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Watertown Savings Bank (WSB), Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Marshall Home Fund, and the Watertown Free Public Library (WFPL) are pleased to present Financially Savvy Seniors, a free, two part workshop developed for people 55 and older. The series will be held Tuesday, May 10 and May 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Watertown Savings Bank room of the WFPL. Refreshments will be served. The May 10 workshop is entitled Money Smarts, and will teach participants to learn how to live within your budget. Also covered will be the emotional impact of money and the various resources available to help people with financial planning or debt.

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Watertown Arbor Day Celebration Filled with Fun, Hands-on Activities

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Learn about tree care, plant some seeds, get your own seedling tree and enjoy food and music at Watertown’s Arbor Day of Service. The event will be held on Thursday, April 28 at the Commander’s Mansion, 440 Talcott Ave. in Watertown (off Arsenal Street), from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Arbor Day celebration will feature an afternoon of fun and educational programs.

Schedule of Events

11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Tree Servicing with Butler & Sons Tree Service Servicing the mansion tress and answering all your tree questions

11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Dorothy’s Garden Story time about Arbor Day and hands-on flower seed planting

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. – Watertown Savings Bank Giving away tree seedlings

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. – Food Trucks Gogi on the Block, Chicken & Rice Guys and Juniper Farms/Ice Cream

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. – Butler & Sons Tree Service Enter to win a $250 gift certificate towards any tree service Butler & Sons provides

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Watertown Main Street Florist Learn about butterfly & bee friendly flowers and plants

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Watertown Farmers Market Check out what’s in store for the 2016 season

12-1 p.m. – Live Music Courtesy of Arsenal Center for the Arts

12:30-1 p.m. – Proper Pruning with Chris Hayward, MCA Conservation/Preservation Agent and Tree Warden for the Town of Watertown

1-1:30 p.m. – Mulching Techniques with Chris Hayward, MCA

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Watertown Boy’s Love for Turtles Outweighs His Love for Presents

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A young Watertown boy decided to forego his birthday presents and instead donated money to save baby sea turtles. 

Six-year-old Jasper Rose raised $550 to donate to the New England Aquarium’s sea turtle rescue program, reports the Associated Press. Rose will present the check to the aquarium as part of the Earth Day celebration. Read more here: http://www.myfoxboston.com/news/watertown-boy-skips-birthday-gifts-gives-to-sea-turtles/235034748

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Free Mental Health First Aid Training Offered for Residents 55 and Older

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A free Mental Health First Aid Training for Watertown residents age 55 and over will be held on April 30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at The Joyce Munger Apartments, 100 Warren St., Watertown. Sometimes, first aid isn’t a bandage, or CPR. Sometimes, first aid is YOU! Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them. You are more likely to encounter someone — friend, family member, coworker, neighbor, or member of the community — in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self help care.

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Watertown Resident’s Blood Donation Earned a Trip to Opening Day

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Donating life-saving blood recently turned into an experience of a lifetime for Watertown resident Rachel Jacobs! She was named Blood Donor of the Game and was honored with tickets the Boston Red Sox Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, April 11. Rachel entered to win the chance to become Blood Donor of the Game after recently donating blood with the American Red Cross. Together with the Boston Red Sox and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Red Cross is proud to honor lucky presenting donors through the Blood Donor of the Game program. Fans are invited to enter to win after stepping up to the plate and volunteering to help patients in need.

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Veterans Agent Looking for WWII, Korean War Vets for Free Trip to Washington

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Veterans Agent Mark Comeiro seeks veterans from Watertown to join an all-expense paid Honor Flight to Washington D.C. to see the World War II and Korean War memorials and see other sights. 

Comeiro is looking for people to join the trip in September. The deadline is approaching fast, however, so interested veterans must sign up by Monday, April 25. Veterans or family members can come down to the Veterans Services Office in Town Hall, 149 Main St. in Watertown during business hours or call Mark Comeiro at 617-972-6416. Honor Flight New England was started in 2009 by Joe Byron, a New Hampshire resident when the group joined the national Honor Flight network.

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TriCommunity Coalition Hosting Forum on Homelessness and Housing

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Individuals can make a difference in combating the challenges of homelessness and in promoting the development of more affordable housing. That is the message of the April 24th forum presented by the TriCommunity Coalition to End Homelessness, the coalition announced. The event will explore housing initiatives in the communities of Belmont, Waltham and Watertown. Supported by local civic and religious organizations, the event focuses attention on the realities of housing costs and limits on housing units in these towns. Chrystal Kornegay, Undersecretary, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development will be the keynote speaker.