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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.”
The following announcement was provided by Mount Auburn Cemetery:
The Coolidge returns to Mount Auburn Cemetery to present our popular Cemetery Cinema outdoor film program! This incredibly unique screening experience will take place at sunset on Tuesday, August 26 at the historic and beautiful Mount Auburn Cemetery. (Rain date: Wednesday, August 27). The evening begins with the area premiere of a new 4K restoration of The Sweet Hereafter, Atom Egoyan’s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Russell Banks’ novel about a small town reeling from a devastating tragedy. Our second feature is Errol Morris’ incredible debut documentary Gates of Heaven, which examines the devotions, emotions and at times, obsessions exhibited by animal lovers when a pet cemetery is moved to a new location.
By Linda ScottWatertown Resident
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Perhaps you’ve heard that expression. I have some good new personal intentions … to get my blood pressure (bp) down. So I get up, breathe deeply, and take my bp. High, but lower than it was.
Karl Green
The following announcement was provided by the Action for Boston Community Development:
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Karl Green of Watertown as vice president of administration. In this role, he leads the strategy, development, and implementation of administrative procedures for information technology services, office services, property management and purchasing departments.
ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler cited Karl’s diverse background as an administrator. “Karl’s multifaceted experience across the higher education, financial services, and commercial real estate industries brings so much value to ABCD,” she said. “Our programs, services and business holdings touch many of these areas, and I am glad to have him onboard.”
Before joining ABCD, Green served as assistant vice president at Boston University where he formulated and executed strategic initiatives aligning operational units with university objectives, resulting in notable efficiency gains and cost reductions.
At SBM Management, through his strategic leadership, Green developed program workflows and established robust processes for the soft services program, aligned with corporate growth goals. He also held director of operations roles at Cushman & Wakefield and the New England Institute of Art, and served as regional business services manager at CBRE on the Goldman Sachs account.
Beyond his professional work, Green is an active speaker and mentor in the community, committed to transforming organizations into collaborative environments where employees can share ideas and develop innovative solutions.
Donohue’s Kaos Club won the 2025 Papas Elite Summer Basketball title with a 2-0 sweep of Zards in the finals. (Courtesy of Watertown Recreation)
The following information was provided by Watertown Recreation:
With a 53-37 win over the third seeded Zards in the 2025 Papas Elite League finals, the fourth seed Donohue’s Kaos Club is your 2025 Papas Elite League Champions.
Kaos Club won Game 1, 64-62, on Monday night. Congratulations Donohue’s Kaos Club and thank you all for an amazing summer.
Game 2 Top Scorers
DONOHUE’S KAOS CLUB
Miles Wright — 15
Guilien Smith — 10
ZARDS
Sam Longwell — 9
Matt Karpowicz – 8
Joey Flannery — 7
The action continues at Saltonstall Park with the 2025 O’Brien-Jerahian Legends League Playoff Schedule:
Thursday, August 21
O’Brien-Jerahian Legends League
7:00 p.m. – #3 Timperio Club (Home/White) vs. #6 Control Club (Away/Purple)
8:00 p.m. – #4 Jerahian Club (Home/White) vs. #5 Finnegan Club (Away/Green)
Tuesday, August 26
O’Brien-Jerahian Legends League Semifinals
7:00 p.m. – #2 Kaos Club (Home/White) vs.
Watertown’s Grace Chapel invites the community to a free screening of “Moana 2,” on Friday, Aug. 22. See the announcement below. You’re Invited: Free Movie Night at Grace! Fun.
The Papas Elite Summer Basketball League finals tipped off Monday at Saltonstall Park. (Photo by Watertown Recreation)
The following information was provided by Watertown Recreation:
The fourth seed Donohue’s Kaos Club takes a 1-0 series lead in the Papas Elite Championship Finals edging out the third seed Zards, 64-62 on Monday night. Miles Wright led three in double figures for Donohue’s netting 20 points, while his fellow Dartmouth teammate Guilien Smith followed up with 18 and Reed Timmer notched 11. Joey Flannery led the Zards with 20 points, while Sam Longwell followd up with 12 points and Matt Karpowicz added 10 points. Game two of the Elite Finals will tip off on Tuesday, August 19 at 9:15 p.m. following three O’Brien-Jerahian Legends League games.
The following announcement was provided by the Jewish Watertown Action Network:
The Jewish Watertown Action Network (JWAN) invites you to a screening of the film October 8, on Tuesday, August 19 that 6:30 p.m. at the Watertown Public Library. October 8 is a gripping documentary that lays bare the horror of the October 7th massacre and the chilling aftermath of unbridled hate. It exposes the explosion of antisemitism on college campuses, on social media, and in the streets of America in the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7. It poses a haunting question: What world are we shaping when one group’s suffering is dismissed and their wounds exacerbated? This film transcends the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, offering no solutions to its complexities. Instead, it illuminates a broader, more troubling phenomenon: the ideological groundwork laid across U.S. campuses, priming them for the mass protests that erupted post-October 7.