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Understanding Your Risk When Hosting a Holiday Party

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If you’re throwing a party this holiday season, it is important to understand your risk as the host. Today’s guest column is by Maria Lampros of Guard Insurance Agency

With the festive and sometimes hectic holiday season upon us, it is easy to forget the serious responsibility involved with hosting a party. Party hosts need to understand the responsibilities when inviting people into their homes and serving food and drinks. Homeowners and party hosts can be held liable if a guest (or third party) is injured in an accident related to alcohol consumed at your event. Most people understand the liability that comes with serving alcohol; however, a casserole or dessert can bring just as many risks as an alcoholic drink if someone becomes sick after consuming food at your party.

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See How the Watertown Boys’ Basketball Fared Against Belmont

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The Raiders team had a tough start to the 2014-15 boys’ basketball season against their rivals from Belmont Tuesday night. The game started well for Watertown, which lead by 8 at the end of the first quarter, and 26-23 at halftime. The Marauders, however, looked different in the second half, outscoring the Raiders 43-23 in the second half. Belmont hit six 3-pointers in the second half after making none in the first half. Watertown was led by senior guard Mike Hagopian, who scored 18 points including two 3-pointers.

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See Which Groups got Grants from the Watertown Community Foundation

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The Watertown Community Foundation handed out more than $19,000 in Healthy Watertown grants – see which groups got them. The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) Board of Directors awarded the grants, which funded by Tufts Health Plan Foundation. The following ten nonprofit organizations serving Watertown got the grants:

Families for Depression Awareness: A grant to conduct a Teen Depression Program in Watertown to educate a minimum of 100 families. Improbable Players and Watertown Middle School: A grant to present WMS sixth graders with a performance about substance abuse prevention and healthy choices as well as to provide six related theater workshops for the seventh graders. Lowell Elementary School: A grant to expand the school’s Learning Garden so each grade level will have designated space for curriculum-connected, project-based learning.

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See Photos from the Donohue’s Turkey Trot

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Dressed as turkeys, giraffes, Indian chiefs and more they came out in record numbers in record numbers for the ninth annual Donohue’s Bar & Grill Turkey Trot Thursday morning. The 5K run that has become a Thanksgiving tradition in Watertown raises money for the Watertown Boy’s & Girl’s Club and the Watertown Education Foundation. Donohue’s owner John Donohue said the field of runners and walkers for 2014 was the largest ever. The race was lead by the Watertown High School field hockey team, fresh off winning its sixth straight state title.

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Watertown Boy Scouts Lend a Hand This Thanksgiving

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This year, members of Watertown’s Cub Scouts and Boys Scouts Pack 30 gathered at local grocery stores for a food drive to benefit residents of Watertown. By the end of the day on Nov. 22, 17 boys had collected hundreds of pounds of food to benefit Saint Patrick – St. Vincent de Paul’s Food Pantry and Watertown Food Pantry, according to the announcement from the Watertown Boy Scouts. Not only did the Cub Scouts gather nonperishables at Star Market in Cambridge on Saturday afternoon, they eagerly stocked the Saint Patrick’s shelves into the evening.

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Watertown Girl Scouts Get in the Thanksgiving Spirit

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Watertown Girl Scouts celebrated an Thanksgiving early with a potluck. The dinner was held on Sunday, Nov. 16 where the girls played games, frosted cupcakes, and had a visit from Mrs. Abigail Whitney, a housewife from 1775. Among the games and activities were: a tree of thanksgiving, turkey bowling, pin the wattle on the turkey, and a place card craft. Girls also got to know each other through a trivia game.

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Talk to State Rep. Jonathan Hecht During His Office Hours

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht will be available to hear from Watertown residents during two upcoming office hour sessions. Hecht will hold office hours on Monday, Dec. 8 from 5-6 p.m. in the Raya Stern room in the Watertown Free Public Library. Constituents are invited to meet with Rep. Hecht to discuss pending legislation or any other issue of concern to them. On Wednesday, Dec.

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See What a Survey of Coolidge Square Residents Found

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Two East Watertown residents decided to ask their neighbors what they thought about Coolidge Square, and particularly about the proposed CVS/Pharmacy and 65 Grove Street proposal. Here’s what they found. Janet Jameson and Deb Peterson put together an online survey and publicized it. They received 90 respondents on questions such as how often the shop in Coolidge Square, what kind of stores would they like to see come to the area and whether their streets are impacted by traffic from the square. Traffic is a big concern for residents, according to the survey, and more than half wanted improved conditions for pedestrians.