Government

Residents Wanted to Serve on Watertown Board of Health

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The City seeks people with backgrounds in public health, medical or a related field to apply to serve on the Watertown Board of Health. See the announcement below. City Manager George J. Proakis is seeking Watertown residents interested in serving on the Board of Health. Interested applicants should complete and submit a Universal Application. The Board of Health fulfills its duties under MGL 111, 26-33 and other sections including enforcement of the state Sanitary and Environmental Codes, reporting diseases dangerous to the public health, and enforcement of other applicable state and local laws and regulations.

Schools

Middle Schoolers Can Get the Entrepreneurship Experience Through a Watertown Community & Adult Ed Course

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(Courtesy of DesignMy Education)

Watertown Middle School-aged students can participate in an entrepreneurship program run by DesignMy Education and offered through the Watertown Adult & Community Education Catalog. See the information provided by Watertown Community and Adult Education and DesignMy Education. The Entrepreneurship Experience(Ages 11-16)Instructor: Holly Carroll Cachimuel of DesignMy EducationCourse #41

“The Entrepreneurship Experience” is a hands-on entrepreneurship program that transforms middle school students into budding entrepreneurs. Over the course of 20 engaging hours, we will:

Ideate – We begin by exploring who might enjoy our products and what people need or like. We’ll brainstorm innovative ideas, learn to think creatively, and develop products that resonate with potential customers.

Around Town

LETTER: What’s So Important About Preserving Big Urban Trees?

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Before and after photos. Submitted by Trees for Watertown

How is it that big urban trees play an absolutely vital role in protecting cities against climate change? And what can cities do to better protect these climate warriors? This is the message that Dr. William R. Moomaw will present at Watertown’s Free Public Library at Trees for Watertown’s annual meeting on Saturday, November 9 from noon to 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The news is full of stories about the brutal impact of climate change around the world.

Around Town

OBIT: Walter Maximenko, 73, Machinist at U.S. Army Arsenal

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Walter G. Maximenko, 73, passed away from COPD on November 2, 2024, at Northern Light Mayo Hospital, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1951. He grew up in Roslindale, MA and spent his teenage years in Williams, CA and then Reno, NV. He went to Watertown in 1976 to visit his parents, who were living on Bradford Road, where he met his future wife, Charlene. After being in the United States Coast Guard from 1977 to 1981, 3.5 years aboard the USCGC Chase, he became a machinist and worked at the U.S. Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, also known as the Watertown Arsenal.

Around Town

Recycle Styrofoam, Mattresses, Textiles & Shred Paper at Watertown DPW Event

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Watertown residents will be able to recycle mattresses, textiles, and styrofoam, and also shred paper at an event hosted by the Department of Public Works. See more information provided the City of Watertown, below. There is a General Recycling Event on Saturday, November 16, 2024, from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM at the Jewish Community Day School, at 57 Stanley Ave. Please bring a Watertown ID or proof of residency. This event is rain or shine.

Entertainment

Small Saves Takes His Shots in This Week’s 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.”

Police/Fire

Second Suspect Arrested in Connection to Stabbing of a Man in Watertown

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A second man was arrested for being involved in the alleged stabbing that took place in Watertown on Oct. 22, the Watertown Police and Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced. See details from the press release below. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Watertown Chief of Police Justin Hanrahan have confirmed that Omari Cassell, 18, of Newton, has been charged following the alleged stabbing that occurred in the area of Mt. Auburn and Boylston Streets in Watertown.