New Rep Adds 10 New Members to Board of Directors

The following information was provided by New Rep Theatre:

New Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce that it has added tenfantastic new members to its Board of Directors. Working alongside New Rep’s Anti-Racism Action Plan, which states that board will be comprised of 50 percent members of color by July 2023, members who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color now account for 33.3 percent of the board.

Virtual Events at the Senior Center This Week

Watertown Senior Center

The following information was provided by the Watertown Senior Center:

Programs for Week of December 7, 2020

Join us via Zoom for the following programs. Call for access info: (617) 972-6490. New participants always welcome in every program! We hope you’ll join us!

Watertown Remembers Pearl Harbor Attack on 79th Anniversary

Trumpeter Alan Mannarino plays Taps during the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at the Watertown Square Dock.

The annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony in Watertown Square drew a couple dozen attendees on Monday morning, despite COVID-19 social distancing requirements. The ceremony marked the 79th anniversary of the attack that drew the United States into World War II.

A History of the Shick House and the Family That Called it Home

The Shick House is on property owned by the Mount Auburn Cemetery and likely to be sold to Buckingham Browne & Nichols School.

The following article was written by Bob Bloomberg, a member of the Board of the Historical Society of Watertown. It originally appeared in the Historical Society’s newsletter, “The Town Crier” in January 2020.

The house is owned by the Mount Auburn Cemetery, and the land it sits on. A sale has to Buckingham Browne & Nichols School has been proposed with the plan to build two athletic fields on the land on the site. The house will be torn down unless it is moved to another location.

Watertown Mall Hosting COVID-Friendly Christmas Concerts

The following information was provided by the Watertown Mall:

While this Christmas is a bit different than past, the Watertown Mall is still bringing holiday cheer with “Covid-Friendly” Christmas performances.Starting on Friday, December 4th from 11 AM to 12 PM come see The Holiday Victorian Carolers!