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Recreation Department Considering Adding Pickleball at Watertown Park

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The following announcement was provided by the Recreation Department:

Do you love pickleball? If so, join the Department of Recreation for a Community Meeting at the Hosmer School on Tuesday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the potential of adding permanent pickleball courts at the Filippello Park courts off of Grove Street. Please select this link for more details: Community Meeting – Filippello Park Courts – Repurpose for Pickleball

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Belmont-Watertown Church Spring Concert to Support New England Justice for Our Neighbors

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The following announcement was provided by Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church:

Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church is proud to present our annual Spring concert to support New England Justice For Our Neighbors (NEJFON), an organization that provides free expert legal advice to low- and no-income immigrants.   

A delightful program featuring our music director, Yilin You and her outstanding musician friends, will include music that ranges from classical to jazz, in forms of violin/piano duo, brass ensemble, and piano four-hands. Please join us in our beautiful sanctuary in Belmont for an evening of music followed by refreshments in the parlor. A $20 donation is suggested to NEJFON at the door, by using the QR code found on the poster, or by contacting  https://newenglandjfon.org/

March 9, 7-9 pm, street parking.  Handicapped entrance off the small parking lot in the back of the church. 

The church is located at 421 Common St, Common St., Cushing Sq., Belmont MA.  

www.bwumc.org

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Five Affordable Apartments Available in Watertown Square

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The City of Watertown sent out the following announcement:

With the new 166 Main Street development expected to open in May 2024, the developer just launched marketing for the five affordable apartments. Two of the units will be rented to households with incomes at or below 65% of area median income and three units will be rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of area median income. There is an information session on March 19, an application deadline of April 16, and a lottery on April 30. See more detail about this development, as well as the application form. Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested, including any groups that include individuals that might qualify for the income thresholds for this affordable housing.

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See How Presidents Day Will Impact City Facilities, Trash Pickup

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Monday is Presidents Day, and it will impact Watertown City Hall, the Library and Senior Center, as well as trash and recycling collection all week. The City of Watertown provided the following announcement:

Watertown City Hall, Senior Center, Department of Public Works Office, and Watertown Free Public Library, will be closed on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 19, 2024. Please note that there is a one day delay for trash and recycling pickup this week.

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Small Saves is a Pillar of Strength 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.”

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What Watertown is Doing to Fight Hunger, What More Can be Done — See the Panel Discussion

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A live roundtable discussion about how hunger impacts Watertown took place on Feb. 12 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. (Courtesy of Watertown Cable)

Nearly one-in-seven Watertown residents qualify for government food programs, but only about half have signed up for the assistance. Many more people living in town do not qualify for the programs, for one reason or another, despite being in a low-income household. And putting more stress on the situation is the increasing cost of housing in town.