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Program on Dealing with Changes Vision Coming to Watertown Senior Center

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The Carroll Center provided the following announcement:

Carroll Center for the Blind will host an event about called “Dealing With Changes in Vision” on March 29 in Watertown. The Carroll Center for the Blind will host a presentation on changes in vision, featuring Robert McGillivray, a low vision therapist from the Carroll Center, on Friday, March 29, 2019, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., at the Watertown Senior Center located at 31 Marshall St. 

McGillivray will review the different causes and characteristics of visual change, and share what low vision devices and techniques can improve the quality of one’s performance at work, school or home.  

Registration is required by calling the Senior Center at 617-972-6490.  For more information, call the Carroll Center at 617-969-6200 or visit www.carroll.org.

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Middlesex DA Marian Ryan Visiting Senior Center to Warn About Winter Scams

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Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan will speak at the Watertown Senior Center about avoiding scams.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan will spread awareness about winter scams when she visits the Watertown Senior Center this month. The event will be on Jan. 30, 2019, at 10 a.m. at the Senior Center, 31 Marshall St., Watertown. This forum will educate participants about common scams that target senior citizens during the winter months. Scam-related topics include:

Home HeatingSnow RemovalRoof ServiceChimney CleaningFurnace CleaningVehicle MaintenanceTree Service

Please call to register, 617-972-6490.

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A Picnic, Health Eating August Shopping Trips This August at the Senior Center

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The Watertown Senior Center has many activities, informational presentations and services to offer in August:

Press Releases from the Watertown COA/Senior Center Some of our AUGUST 2018 events include:

SENIOR CENTER SUMMER PICNIC! Join us for a picnic on: Tuesday, August 28 Time: 4—6 PM! We will be serving some of your favorite summer foods. Enjoy the sounds of Toby Tobas on the steel drums! The ticket costs $5.00 Seating is limited! Pre-Registration is Required! There is a 2 ticket per person limit. Thank you!

Council on Aging

LETTER: Praise for Town’s Support of the Watertown Senior Center, Director & Staff

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Mr. President, Councilors, and Mr. Manager. It is my pleasure to express a positive message at this time. A while ago you provided the Council on Aging with the fruits necessary to advance the scope of the Senior Center, such as more hours for our able bodied staff to stretch their abilities. And they have them. Mr. Manager [Michael Driscoll] you appointed a Director [Anne-Marie Gagnon] whose experience and advice allows the Members of the Council on Aging to ponder every aspect of senior living and needs.

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January at the Senior Center: Learn About Local Taxes & Exemptions, Visit from Therapy Dog and Much More

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The New Year is filled with activities and events at the Watertown Senior Center, including a session to learn about local property taxes, medication management and a visit from a therapy dog. The Senior Center’s January Newsletter can be seen below:

January Notes from the Director

Happy New Year from all of us at the Senior Center! An amazing year has come and gone and we at the Council on Aging are all looking forward to more good times, friendship and service in the New Year. Thank you to all of the patrons who visit the Senior Center and who ride the Senior Shuttle. Thank you to the volunteers who assist us with programming and who work at the Food Pantry, to the Board members who provide advice and guidance, and to the Friends who contribute to our efforts.

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Senior Center Has Medicare Enrollment, Harvest Party in October

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Head to the Senior Center this month to find out about Medicare Open Enrollment, the Harvest Party or plenty of other activities. 

The Watertown Council on Aging/Senior Center sent out its October Newsletter:

Some of our OCTOBER 2017 events include:
October Notes from the Director

October is a busy month at the Senior Center and we hope you will join us for an informative program or fitness class. If you haven’t visited in a while, stop in and say hello, grab a cup of coffee, browse our lending library, and share in some conversation with others in the lounge. Perhaps you’ll try your hand at chess or cribbage, or bring your laptop and surf the web on our free WiFi. If you or a friend cannot make it to the Center, give us a call and let us know how we can help. It’s that time again!

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July at the Senior Center: A Visit from the Middlesex DA, Paint Party, A Movie for the Grandkids

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The Watertown Center will be full of activities this July, including a visit from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, a movie for seniors and the grandkids and a paint party, to name just a few. See more information in the Senior Center Newsletter, below:

July Notes from the Director

It’s Summer! And we hope you will stop in the Senior Center to enjoy the air conditioning and take part in one or more of our many programs and activities. Take a look in our lending library for a new beach read, stop by and play a few rounds of Cribbage, Whist, Bridge or Rummikub, test your skill at Chess, attend an exercise class, or drop in for the Thursday movie. If you enjoy singing consider joining the Mellowtones who meet Friday afternoons.

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Senior Center Gets Stroke Education Grant from Mt. Auburn Hospital

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Mount Auburn Hospital has awarded the Watertown Council on Aging a $1,000 grant to identify and pilot ways to incorporate stroke education into their community programs. Realizing that volunteers play a critical role in elder services, Mount Auburn Hospital designed this year long program to train the Watertown Council on Aging volunteers about the warning signs and symptoms of a stroke to begin during May, Stroke Awareness Month. In addition to the funding Mount Auburn Hospital staff will support local efforts with education and training resources. “The simple message of the campaign, Time is Brain means that the faster someone who is having a stroke gets emergency treatment; the chance of saving brain function improves. Everyone, in particular those who are elderly and those who work with elders, need to know the warning signs of a stroke and to Act F.A.S.T.” explains Mount Auburn Hospital Stroke Nurse Coordinator, Marie McCune, RN, SCRN. F.A.S.T. is an easy way to remember the sudden signs of stroke.