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January at the Senior Center: Tax Tips, Transportation, Hearing Loss & More

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Watertown Senior Center

The Watertown Senior Center has a wide variety of events and activities happening in January, including tax information, a program about hearing loss, a group where you can discuss death with no agenda, and ways to get around town. The following are highlights from the Watertown Senior News:

Letter from the Director

Another year has come and gone and we look forward to continuing our good times together in 2020! We begin the year by welcoming our new Case Worker to the Senior Center team. Jenya Kruglyansky comes to us with a wealth of experience in elder services and is eager to meet you. She is available for assistance with housing, food stamps, fuel assistance, MassHealth and other emergency needs.

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Senior Center Hosting Holiday Party, Has Help with Medicare & More in December

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From the holiday events to help with Medicare Parts A and B to getting help with shoveling snow this weekend, the December edition of the Watertown Senior News is filled with information. From the Director

Season’s Greetings! The Watertown Senior Center will be offering some great programs in December that you won’t want to miss! We will be hosting the ever-popular Holiday Boxwood Trees event with Ernie Berardinelli; and local artist Dawn Scaltreto will be leading her final Zen Art workshop using vibrant alcohol inks to create stunning abstract artworks. On Dec.

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October at the Senior Center: Harvest Party, Dental Screenings & Senior Living Options

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See what’s going on at the Watertown Senior Center in October. Here are highlights from the Watertown Senior News. Greetings from the Director

We look forward to seeing you at the Senior Center this month! We will be learning about the music of Tony Bennet and Peggy Lee, hostng a Flu Clinic, creating a unique Fall centerpiece with Ernie, offering free dental screenings with the Regis College Dental Program, celebrating the season at the annual Harvest Party, and learning about Senior Living op ons. As we welcome a new Fall season, we also welcome two new members to the Council on Aging Board, Tom Lewis and Araxie Poladian.

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Watertown Senior Center to Close During Carpet Replacement

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The Watertown Senior Center will be closed for a few days while carpeting in the building is replaced. During the work the Senior Center staff will be available by phone and the Senior Shuttle will still be running. The following information was provided by the Senior Center:

The Watertown Senior Center is getting new carpeting! Senior Center schedule changes for carpet repair

Monday, September 30, 2019 Senior Center Closes at 12:00 p.m. NO BRIDGE NO CHESS

TUESDAY, October 1, 2019SENIOR CENTER CLOSED TO PUBLICFor Carpet Replacement

WEDNESDAY, October 2, 2019SENIOR CENTER CLOSED TO PUBLICFor Carpet Replacement

Staff will be available to take phone calls. Senior Shuttle will still run.

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July at the Senior Center Includes Flowers, Maine Trip & More

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The Watertown Senior Center has plenty of activities in July, including an exotic flower demonstration, a trip to Maine and information about working with a case worker. The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Senior Center:

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: BRIEF HISTORY OF THE U.S. POSTAL SYSTEMHenry Lukas, Education Director, Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History, will discuss the history of the U.S. Postal system by viewing stamps issued over the years. Hear the many ways mail has been delivered and the unusual items transported, including baby chicks, the Hope Diamond, and a little girl who mailed herself to her grandmother. Learn about very rare stamps, stamps that have caused controversies and stamps with unusual topics. Find out what stamps are being issued this year and the Post Office’s rules for deciding who or what goes on a stamp. WHEN: Wednesday, July 17 TIME: 10:00 A.M. Pre-registration is required.

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Art Show, Brain Games & Self Defense at the Senior Center in June

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The Senior Center will be full of activity this June, with the annual art show, brain games, senior self defense classes and much more. Press Releases from the Watertown COA/Senior Center Some of our June 2019 events include: 

Senior Center Art Class Annual Exhibition & ReceptionThe Senior Center Art class works hard all year (and has fun too)! Every June we have a chance to admire their best works of the year in a week long exhibit that is open to the public starting this year on June 4th. Be sure to come by and meet the artists and their talented teacher Dawn Scaltreto at the Artists’ Reception! WHEN: Wednesday, June 5 TIME: 10:00 AM WHERE: Watertown Senior CenterCan’t make it that week? The exhibition will be on display at the Watertown Free Public Library during the entire month of July. 

DAWN SCALTRETO—ZEN ART FOR MIND-BODY WELLNESSWhen: Tuesday, June 11th – Join us when we try Zen Watercolor Painting—use fluid watercolors on paper to create abstract paintings with saturated, high frequency colors. The paintings make beautiful cards, bookmarks and framing. When: Tuesday, June 25th – Peaceful Print Making using leaves, stamps, and Gelli printing plates.

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Scams Aimed at Seniors the Topic of Local Cable Show, Inside Watertown

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Watertown Senior Center Director Anne-Marie Gagnon, far right, and Watertown Police Det. Patty Grady, second from right, appeared on “Inside Watertown” to talk abut scams aimed at seniors and others. The latest episode of Inside Watertown tackles of the subject of scams, many of which are aimed at older members of our community. Members of the Watertown Police Department and Senior Center Director Ann-Marie Gagnon spoke with co-hosts Charlie Breitrose and Bob Airasian during the episode of the Watertown Cable show. Gagnon said she has heard more conversations at the Senior Center about people being scammed or worried about becoming a victim.

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See What’s Happening at the Watertown Senior Center in March

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The Watertown Senior Center has a many, many activities in March, including a workshop on renewing drivers licenses, flower arrangements and more

Press Releases from the Watertown COA/Senior Center Some of our MARCH 2019 events include: 

IT’S A GREAT DAY TO LEARN ABOUT:

The Registry of Motor Vehicles will offer a free workshop on license renewal and REAL ID for residents. Topics include: · What is the difference between “Standard ID” and “Real ID” driver’s licenses and ID cards; · How to renew a Massachusetts Driver’s License or Massachusetts Identification (ID) Card; and What are the new federal and state requirements for renewing a Driver’s License or ID card Staff from State Senator William Brownsberger’s office will be on hand to issue NEW MBTA Senior and Transportation Access Pass (TAP) CharlieCards, and to help with questions regarding the MBTA’s automated fare collection system. New cards will be processed for first-time Seniors (65 + with proof of age). Your new card will arrive by mail. This service was arranged through the office of State Senator William Brownsberger.