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The real estate market remains vibrant in Watertown with nearly two dozen open houses. 20 Edward Road, $599,000 3 bedroom 1 bathroom 1,008 sq. ft. Single Family, Open House: Sunday, Oct. 2 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
804-806 Belmont St., $2,899,000 7 bedroom 6 bathroom 5,700 sq.
City of WatertownThe winner of the 2022 Faire on the Square Apple Pie Contest, Carolyn Gritter, and City Manager George Proakis. The Apple Pie Contest returned to the Faire on the Square for the first time since 2016, and the winner tapped into an old family recipe. City Manager George Proakis invited first place winner Carolyn Gritter to City Hall to congratulate her. “She used a recipe that was mother’s — she learned it when she was a child — an old fashioned, all-butter crust apple pie,” Proakis said. “I really wish I had gotten a chance to taste that.”
Charlie BreitroseThe Edmund Fowle House served as the headquarters of Massachusetts’ executive branch during the Revolutionary War, and is now home to the Historical Society of Watertown. The Historical Society of Watertown has started a fundraiser to help pay for much-needed maintenance and improvements to one of the oldest and most historic homes in Watertown. The Historical Society provided the following information:
Built in 1772, the Edmund Fowle House is the second oldest surviving house in Watertown and celebrates its 250th birthday this year.
At the beginning of the American Revolution it served as headquarters for the executive branch of the Massachusetts government from July 1775 to September 1776. As part of this governance many historic people of note have stepped foot in the house, such as John Adams, Samuel Adams and John Hancock. On July 18th, 1776, Council Secretary, Perez Morton, proclaimed the newly approved Declaration of Independence to the whole town by reading it from a window of the second-floor Council Chamber at the Edmund Fowle House.
The Watertown Girl Scouts announced that they will hosting an information event that is open to all. Watertown Girl Scout Family Information Drop In
Thursday, October 27, 6-8 p.m.
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
Your family is invited to discover how Watertown Girl Scouts can help support the future Girl Scouts in your life! Join us to get a taste of what it’s like to be a Girl Scout at this fun, free, drop-in event. For more information, contact Crystal Kirkirt, ckirkirt@gsema.org, 978-770-1219.
The following information was provided by Race Reels:
Please join us for Watertown Race Reels in October! To honor Indigenous People’s Day we will be screening We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân on 10/17 at the Watertown Boys & Girls Club, 25 Whites Ave. The movie tells the story of cultural revival and the revitalization of the Wampanoag language by the Wampanoag of Southeastern Massachusetts, the first time a language with no native speakers has been revived in this country. Through resilience and courage the Wampanoag kept their identity alive and remained on their ancestral land. Now they are saying loud and clear in the Native tongue, Âs Nutayuneân — We Still Live Here. We will be serving pizza starting at 5:45 p.m. and starting the film at 6 p.m. After the film (~60 minutes), we will have a discussion/activity.
Donald MacDonaldMembers of the Friends of Matt Galligan Board gathered to mark the end of the Watertown-based non-profit. Pictured, Front L-R: Raymond Forte, Kelley MacDonald, Gussie Forte, Susan Calden, Cindi Galligan, Lynda Messina. Back L-R:
Edmund Griffin, Allen Gallagher, Frank Galligan, Stephen Messina, Kevin Calden. Missing Board Members: John Madden, John Bartley, Deborah Kelley. A local non-profit called The Friends of Matt Galligan recently disbanded, but not until providing financial assistance to Watertown families that have children with disabilities for more than three decades.
The following piece was provided by the Watertown Boys & Girls Club:
As the Watertown Boys & Girls Club (WBGC) approaches its 50th anniversary Gala celebration on Oct. 28, 2022, the list of those who have contributed to its success is long. As part of the celebration, the last two executive directors Renee Gaudette and Allen Gallagher, who shepherded the Club for more than 30 years consecutively, recollected some of those who helped make the Club such a welcome resource for the children and teens of Watertown. The list includes folks who guided the kids every day, who have donated their time, talent, and treasure, and even some of the notable Club kids. The list of contributors extends far beyond those on this list, but in the spirit of this golden milestone, here’s 50 for 50, a by-no-means comprehensive and in-no-particular-order list of those who come to mind for Gaudette and Gallagher.
Watertown’s Cameron Burke will be raising money for NEADS World Class Service Dogs. For the third year running Watertown teen Cameron Burke will be running the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism 5K to raise money for NEADS World Class Service Dogs, an organization that breeds, raises, and trains service dogs for children with autism, adults and children with physical disabilities, adults with hearing loss, and for veterans. Cameron first ran the race in 2020 as a way to get out during the pandemic lockdowns and to do something good. He chose NEADS as his mom, Naomi Ridge, uses a wheelchair and has a service dog from NEADS called Charlie. Charlie helps Naomi by e.g. opening and closing doors, pushing elevator buttons, retrieving items she has dropped, and can summon help by barking if she falls.