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Six People with Watertown Ties Made Charles River Chamber’s List of Most Influential Business Leaders of Color

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Half a dozen people living or working in Watertown made the list of Most Influential Business Leaders of Color chosen by Charles River Chamber of Commerce, which focused on both established leaders and emerging ones. The search for people of color making a positive contribution to the economic fabric of businesses and non-profits in the suburbs west of Boston began in January when the Chamber put out a call for nominations, said President Greg Reibman of the Charles River Chamber. The list was culled down from close to 200 nominations for either the “50 Most Influential Leaders” or “Emerging Leaders” lists. To qualify, honorees have to work and/or sit on a board for a business or nonprofit that is physically located in Newton, Needham, Watertown, Waltham, Wellesley, Natick, or Framingham. “Then we leaned on an eminent panel of judges to curate our final lists, in partnership with Colette Phillips and Get Konnected!”

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Watertown’s Memorial Day Week Includes Parade, Ceremonies at Cemeteries & Poppy Social

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown veterans salute the Flag during the playing of the National Anthem at the Memorial Day Observance. During Memorial Day week, Watertown veterans groups will visit schools, ceremonies will be held for veterans buried in town, the Commander’s Mansion will hose the Poppy Social, and, of course, the Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday. The Watertown Veterans Services Office sent out the following information:

May 23: Veterans are invited to the Cunniff School at 9 a.m. for a Memorial Day Ceremony. May 24: We will begin placing cemetery flags & grave markers at Ridgelawn Cemetery and Saint Patrick’s Cemetery starting around 5 p.m.

May 26th: Veterans are invited to join us at the Watertown Public Schools:

8:45 a.m. – Lowell Elementary School

9:30 a.m. – Watertown High School

Please note: This information will update with the remaining schools soon. Some elements may differ this year, with virtual offerings.

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Watertown Memorial Day Parade Won’t Go Down Mt. Auburn St. This Year

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown veterans marching in the 2022 Memorial Day Parade. For the second year in a row, Watertown’s Memorial Day Parade will take an alternate route. Most years, the parade goes down Mt. Auburn Street from Coolidge Square to Waterotwn Square, and then heads down Main Street to City Hall. Construction on the route means that the parade has to be moved, said Watertown Veterans Agent Patrick George.

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Our History: Rededication of Gravesite of Lt. George Eaton Priest

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Lt. George Eaton Priest

This article is part of a series on local history provided by the Historical Society of Watertown. It was written by Joyce Kelly, Board member of the Historical Society of Watertown. Joyce writes articles for the newsletter and is the newsletter editor. This was published in our October 2010 newsletter, “The Town Crier.”

The Historical Society of Watertown, the Civil War Round Table of Greater Boston and the Mass. Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission commemorated the life and Civil War service of Watertown’s Lieutenant George Eaton Priest at a gravesite rededication on September 19, 2010 in Ridgelawn Cemetery.

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18 Open Houses Around Watertown This Week

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House hunters have many, many options around Watertown this weekend, including open houses on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 143 Spruce St. #2, $958,000 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 1,707 sq. ft. Condo, Open House: Saturday, May 20 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

804 Belmont St.

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Charles River Food Co-op Holding Virtual Open House, Board Meeting

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The Charles River Co-op announced it would be hosting a Board + Volunteer Open House on May 22, at 8 p.m. on Zoom. The group sent out the following information:

Are you interested in helping us out this year or running for a position on our Board of Directors? If you are a member, you are eligible to run for a board seat! We’ll be holding an Open House on Zoom on Monday May 22 at 8 p.m. if you’d like to ask questions and learn how the co-op works – and how you can help out. We’ll do a quick presentation about how the board works and volunteer opportunities, and then be open for a Q&A!