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LETTER: Public Arts & Culture Committee Saddened by New Rep’s Closing

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To the Editor,

The members of Watertown’s Public Arts and Culture Committee are writing to express our sadness at the ending of operations by New Repertory Theatre and also convey our sincere appreciation to New Rep’s board and staff for their monumental contributions to the Watertown community. It is a great loss for Boston as a whole. At the founding of the Mosesian Center for the Arts (originally known as the Arsenal Center for the Arts) over 20 years ago, New Repertory Theatre, which had outgrown its Newton home, joined forces with the Center to become its first anchor theatre company. In residence at the Mosesian Center since the Center’s opening in 2005, New Rep has been a star in the GreaterBoston theater community, owing to the vision of world class artistic directors like Rick Lombardo, Jim Petosa, and Michael Bobbitt, and the operational leadership of Harriet Sheets. During the last few difficult years of the pandemic, we have been especially grateful for the talented team of Maria Hendricks, Lois Roach, Michael Hisamoto, and Angelica Potter, who kept the theatre performing, forward thinking, and relevant.

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Get Ready for Planksgiving at a Watertown Fitness Studio

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The following announcement was provided by Get Lively:

Get Lively®’s Planksgiving 2023 – It’s time to get PLANKING, Watertown! This is an annual favorite with the LIVELY crew and we’d love for you to join us! We will be planking our way through the month of November working towards a 2 or 4 minute plank (with one rest day a week!)

“I NEVER thought I’d be able to hold a plank for that long!”

We hear people say this EVERY year – so join in and see what you can do! You can sign up for FREE by visiting: www.getlivelynow.com/plankwithus. This will give you access to our Momence App where you will get your daily videos and posts.

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Final Farmers Market of the Season Takes Place Wednesday

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The last opportunity in 2023 to get fresh produce and other products directly from the produces at the Watertown Farmers’ Market will be on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 2:30-6 p.m. in Saltonstall Park (Corner of Main St. & Whites Ave. – next to City Hall, 149 Main St.)

The Farmers Market sent out the following information:

Join us for the Last Market of the Season! 

Visit this Wednesday to enjoy the Watertown Farmers’ Market one last time for the season. With wonderful root vegetables and all your favorite farmers’ market foods, it’s not a market to be missed! 

We’ll have a kid’s scavenger hunt and LIVE MUSIC by Ruth Rappaport from 3:00 – 5:00pm, Community and Sustainability groups and a Watertown Business Coalition guest alongside our fabulous weekly lineup. 

THANK YOU for supporting another sensational season of our market, now in its 10th year!~6 p.m. close due to the sun setting earlier and waning light! What’s Growing?

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Watertown Dispensary Hosting Author of Book on Medical Use of Cannabis

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The following announcement was provided by Ayr Wellness:

Ayr Wellness will host a book signing of The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook with local author, Dr. Benjamin Caplan at their Watertown dispensary on October 26. LEVIA will be popping-up at Ayr Watertown on the same day, with uninfused samples of their fan-favorite flavor, Blueberry Cobbler available for customers to sample while they wait for their copy to be signed. Dr. Ben Caplan is a Boston-based, board-certified Family Physician, and has become the authority on cannabis medicine with the release of his book, The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook. Dr. Caplan’s book provides a safe and comprehensive way that adults looking for relief from a variety of illnesses can explore the possibilities of cannabis. He will be on-site at Ayr Watertown to sign copies of his book and answer questions. Attendees can also sip complimentary samples of LEVIA’s flagship flavors, Celebrate, Achieve, and Dream, along with their limited-edition flavor at their pop-up.

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Mosesian Center for Arts Seeks to Fill Void Left by New Rep’s Closing

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. (Courtesy Photo)

For nearly two decades, the Mosesian Center for the Arts and the New Repertory Theatre went together hand in hand, but that relationship comes to an end this year after New Rep’s announcement that it will be closing. Since the Mosesian Center opened its doors in 2005 — known then as the Arsenal Center for the Arts — New Rep has been the primary user of the stages at the arts facility located in the Arsenal on the Charles. “They were the resident theater company . They have been since the Arts Center opened in September 2005 — an 18-year history,” said Mosesian Arts’ Executive Director Darren Farrington.

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City Seeks Your Help on Design Improvements to Bemis Playground

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Recreation Department:

How to get involved: Come to an Event! Bemis Playground Improvements is by the Watertown Recreation Department, the Watertown Department of Public Works, and CBA Landscape Architects

Conversations at Bemis Playground: Chat with the designers and City staff about design options & your priorities. Tuesday, October 24th, 2023Bemis Playground, 4 PM – 6 PM

and

Saturday, November 4th, 2023Bemis Playground, 11 AM – 2 PM

Review the Final Design Proposal:

To be scheduled. Follow Us Online! https://www.watertown-ma.gov/948/Parks

Coming Soon: Online Survey!

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LETTER: A More Walkable Watertown … And an update on Unwalkable Highland Avenue

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Some of you will remember that I wrote a letter to the editor of the Watertown News on September 7th regarding the serious nature of the conditions on Highland Avenue for school children. A day or so later, I thought that I’d been heard. Construction on this project picked up, especially near the hidden school crossing that had no signage warning of that crossing, where a child had been hit in 2018. There was a police cruiser there, I presumed for extra help with this child safety crosswalk issue. Wow!

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Traffic Signals & Safety Improvements at Newton Corner to be Discussed at Meeting

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The following announcement was provided by MassDOT:

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing a virtual public workshop on Tuesday, October 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to discuss traffic signal and safety improvements at Newton Corner in Newton. The goal of the project is to address safety and operational deficiencies associated with the roadway and ramp network of I-90 exit 127, (formerly exit 17), at Newton Corner. The project limits include Washington Street circulatory roadways over I-90, I-90 ramps connecting Washington Street service roads, the two overpass bridges, associated I-90 eastbound and westbound ramp termini, as well as intersecting streets. This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request, (e.g interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, live captioning, videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats), as available.