Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Day for Billy O'Brien on Oct. 8 will raise money for the Boys & Girls Club 5K Road Race.
Saturday, Oct. 8, 21 Nickels Grille and Tap will remember Billy O'Brien and raise money to help one of his favorite causes – the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. O'Brien died 7 years ago of an aortic aneurysm at the age of 28. He was a talented golfer, who played for Fairfield University, and was involved in the Watertown Community, said Sean Gavin, co-owner of 21 Nickels. "Every year we do something to honor Billy," Gavin said. "He was really involved in the Boys and Girls Club, so we used to do a golf tournament. A lot of his friends are not golfers, so we try to include as many people as we can, so we are having an event." Those who come to 21 Nickels (21 Nichols Ave.) on Oct. 8 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and donates to the Boys & Girls Club …
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21 Nickels Grille & Tap
21 Nichols Ave, Watertown, MA
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The money will go toward improving the Boys & Girls Club facilities on Whites Avenue.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The following announcement was sent out by Watertown Savings Bank: Watertown Savings Bank has donated $150,000 to the Watertown Boys & Girls Club, part of a $1 million capital campaign that will go towards building renovations at the club’s 25 Whites Ave. location. “We understand how much the Boys & Girls Club means to Watertown, especially to many of our own employees and board members,” said WSB president Brett Dean. “It was an easy decision to make this donation.” The check presentation was made at a Sept. 9 fund-raiser honoring Allen Gallagher, for his 20 years of service as executive director of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. Nearly 400 people attended, including Gallagher’s family and friends, along with many town officials and…
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Watertown Boys & Girls Club
25 Whites Ave, Watertown, MA
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Driver allegedly fell asleep when he hit three cars and then ran into the building.
A Watertown man faces drunken driving charges after he allegedly hit three parked cars and damaged a fence and bushes at the Boys & Girls Club. On Sept. 3 at 10:40 p.m., an officer went to Whites Avenue after a report of an accident, and found a vehicle that had crashed up against the Boy & Girls Club on Whites Avenue, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “It had struck three motor vehicles, and damaged bushes and a fence at the Boys & Girls Club,” Lawn said. The side of the Boys & Girls Club building also had some minor scrapes. The driver may have dozed off, Lawn said, and when the officer spoke to the driver, an odor of alcohol was detected on the man’s breath. Field sobriety tests were given, and the driver was placed under arrest, …
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Watertown Boys & Girls Club
25 Whites Ave, Watertown, MA
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david brooks
11:35 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
There were long tire tracks coming from Summer Street that appeared to be from the car. I think this guy was trying to burn rubber down Whites Ave and lost control. more ›