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Non-Profits Can Tape PSA Commercials at Watertown Cable

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The following announcement was provided by Watertown Cable:

Calling all Watertown nonprofits and organizations! We are excited to announce our Summer PSA Day on Tuesday, August 13th from 2-5 p.m.! Join us in our studio to film a one minute PSA that we will film and edit for you. They can be about your organization, upcoming initiatives, events, or anything you want to highlight! Each time slot is 30 minutes in length and we just ask that you provide a script before or by your time slot.

Entertainment

Armenian Museum’s Exhibit Featured in Artscope, Extended Until Aug. 18

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Melkon Hovhannisyan’s “The Walk” is one of the pieces in the exhibit at the Armenian Museum of America through Aug. 18. The Armenian Museum of America provided the following information:

Our latest contemporary exhibition has received excellent coverage from Art New England, Watertown Cable News, Armenian Mirror-Spectator, and beyond. The latest is by Artscope critic Erica DeMatos. “The Armenian Museum of America contextualizes Armenia’s lengthy and turmoiled past and presents a more contemporary view of Armenians today,” writes DeMatos in her 1,000-word review.

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Recent High School Grad’s Project Focuses on History of Watertown Immigrants

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Residents of an Irish boarding house in Watertown, 1880s. Courtesy of the Watertown Free Public Library and the Digital Commonwealth. Watertown’s Ciara Leonard recently had a project about the history of immigrants coming to Watertown published by Boston College’s Global Boston initiative. Leonard completed the project as part of her senior year at the Winsor School, from which she graduated this spring. In the fall, she is heading to Brown University.

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Brigham House Hosting Senior Health Fair

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Brigham House in Watertown will host a Senior Health Fair on Aug. 22. Find out more in the announcement from Brigham House. WHAT: Senior Health Fair

WHEN: August 22, 2024, 2-4 p.m.

WHERE: 341 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472

EVENT FEATURES

Free Admission

Giveaways & Raffle Prizes

Blood Pressure Readings

Fall Prevention Tips

Vendor Information

For More Information: Maria Massano, Director of Community Relations 617-923-7779 | mmassano@hallkeen.com

www.BrighamHouseAL.com

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Watertown Awarded Grant for Community Greening Program & Vulnerability Preparedness

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The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced that the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) awarded a $976,270 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grant to the City of Watertown for Phase 2 of the Equity-Based Community Greening Program, which seeks to address the outsize risks posed by climate change to vulnerable populations by targeting green infrastructure investments in Watertown’s most at-risk neighborhoods. The MVP Action Grant program offers financial resources to communities that are seeking to advance priority climate adaptation actions to address climate change impacts resulting from extreme weather, sea level rise, inland and coastal flooding, severe heat, and other climate impacts. This cycle EEA awarded a total of $52 million to awardees across the Commonwealth for 71 projects, including 62 for municipalities, seven for regional planning agencies, and two fortribes. Watertown’s awarded project is a continuation of Phase 1 of the Community Greening Program, which launched in 2021 thanks to a previous MVP Action Grant award. The Program’s goal is to use nature-based solutions to create climate resilient neighborhoods and actively engage residents in the process.

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MBTA Riders Can Now Tap Credit Cards to Ride Buses, Green Line

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The following information came from the MBTA:

The MBTA is improving the way you pay for transit with the introduction of contactless payment on bus, Green Line and Mattapan trolleys, and all gated subway stations. Starting in summer 2024, you’ll be able to pay by tapping your contactless debit/credit card, phone, or watch with a mobile wallet—making it easier for you to get going. Step 1. Choose

Choose how you want to pay—you’ll use the same method for your entire trip:

Credit/debit card: Check if your card has the four-waved contactless symbol on the front or back. Phone/watch: Make sure you have a card set up in your mobile wallet. Note: You will not be able to tap your CharlieCard on the readers. Pay your fare with your CharlieCard by tapping on the fare gate or fare box readers.

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Bluebikes Offering Free Passes Every Monday in August

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Town of WatertownThe Bluebikes station in Coolidge Square in East Watertown. The following announcement was provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass.:

In recognition of National Wellness Month, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) is launching its fourth annual “Mindful Mondays” initiative by offering free Bluebikes Day Passes every Monday in August, starting August 5. This initiative aims to highlight the positive impact mindfulness activities like biking can have on one’s overall health and wellbeing. The free Day Passes are accessible across Bluebikes’ 13 municipalities including Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Newton, Revere, Salem, Somerville, and Watertown. As the title sponsor of Bluebikes, Blue Cross is dedicated to fostering community well-being and mental health.

Entertainment

Check Out the Latest Small Saves Cartoon

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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”