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Several homes are holding open houses in Watertown, including some on Friday evening. 91 Spring St. APT 10, $445,000 1 bedroom 1 bathroom 922 sq. ft. Condo, Open House: Sunday, March 5 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Charlie BreitroseThe City Council voted to replace the artificial turf at Victory Field with a new artificial surface. A new artificial turf surface will replace the current one at Victory Field’s stadium and baseball area. Victory Field’s turf is used by seven Watertown High School teams — football, field hockey, boys and girls soccer, baseball and boys and girls lacrosse — along with Recreation Department programs, youth sports teams, and informal use by residents. City Councilors approved the decision to put a turf surface with organic material between the plastic blades of grass in a split vote on Tuesday night. Before their decision the Council heard an hour and 20 minutes of comments from the public, with opinions on both sides but more supporting replacing the surface with new artificial turf.
Charlie BreitroseMothers from the Watertown Youth Hockey skated a lap of honor in memory of their friend Jami Curley at John A. Ryan Arena. Recently, the Watertown Youth Hockey community came together for their annual fundraiser, and also paid tribute to a hockey mom who recently lost her battle with cancer. The Skate-a-thon took place on Feb. 14 at John A. Ryan Arena. During the event, young hockey players did 50 turns around the ice.
Sue-Ellen Hershman-TcherepninSupplies collected to send to the survivors of the earthquake in Syria. The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Citizens Refugee Support Group:
Throughout the past month, members of Watertown Citizens Refugee Support Group (a working group of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment) have been gathering a variety of emergency supplies to send to Syria via Turkey. Spearheaded by RSG member Diane Crowley, the most recent effort culminated in a bursting carload of supplies delivered by member Youla Hana this past Saturday to the Burlington drop-off point for Nu Day Syria. Youla delivered numerous boxes and bags, including donated diapers, women’s hygiene products, first-aid items, OTC medications, pediasure nutritional drinks, non-perishable food, and new-only clothing and shoes. (Unfortunately Turkey is no longer accepting any used clothing, regardless of the condition.)
Operating out of New Hampshire, Nu Day Syria has been collecting, packing and sending shipping containers of supplies to crisis and war-torn areas for over 10 years.
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Whether it’s from everyday deadlines, financial struggles, or the COVID-19 pandemic, stress shows up in life. Your body reacts to it and your health suffers – especially your heart. 650,000 Americans die from heart disease every year. “Stress plays a critical role in heart disease. Stress can contribute to high blood pressure, diabetes, atherosclerosis, all of which can hurt your heart,” said Kyle Pond, MD, Chief of Cardiology at Mount Auburn Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. One in nine Americans have been diagnosed with heart disease.
Charlie BreitroseWatertown’s Victory Field. The City Council will consider funding the replacement of the turf at Victory Field at its meeting on Tuesday. The field currently has an artificial turf surface with plastic grass and black rubber fill in between. The proposed new field would have plastic grass, but the fill would be an organic material made from pine trees. The artificial turf was installed in 2011, replacing a natural grass field.
By Linda ScottWatertown Resident
A Thank You
First, if you have been following this series, you know that many people have dedicated their time to helping Watertown residents understand this issue. I thank Provisional Chief Nicholson, Director of Health Larry Ramdin, industry professionals, including Heather McManus, for context on the biotech industry, and the volunteer BioSafety Committee for literally showing us how it’s done. I entered this process with some serious questions about how we were handling our new (and potentially dangerous) corporate neighbors. I have learned that the Fire Department, with the help of a new Lab Safety Fire Captain is “on it” and that the BioSafety Committee, with their tremendous knowledge in the Life Sciences field is tirelessly committed to making this new venture work and work safely for Watertown, despite persistent information sharing problems with the Health Department. (See BioSafety Meeting Feb.
The aftermath at Laurel Street at Dexter Avenue after the Watertown Police faced the Boston Marathon Bombers. It’s hard to believe that in April it will be an entire decade since the day the Watertown Police faced the Boston Marathon Bombers in the East End, the shelter-in-place during the hunt for the remaining suspect, and the ultimate capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a boat in the yard of a house on Franklin Street. Watertown News is collecting the stories and photos of people who saw it firsthand, those who lived in town at the time, and even people who didn’t reside here, but remember that day. My Memories
In 2013, I was working for the Patch, and remember awakening not to the sound of gunshots, but to the dings of my cellphones as reporters and editors shot texts back and forth. Imagine my surprise when I realized the Bombers had been tracked down to my town!