Council Weighs Health Fair Venue Amid Gym Delays

Council on Aging · Meeting of July 8, 2026

Watertown's Council on Aging weighed backup venues for its September health fair after learning high school gym delays could shut out its usual site. Senior Center staffer Lydia told members the gym "won't be necessarily available" because of construction delays, pointing to the Hibernian Hall and Mosesian Center for the Arts as fallback options, though a past Mosesian event had elevator and stairway accessibility problems. The board also welcomed new member Phyllis Peroni, who previewed the city's July 18 Treaty Day event at the Mosesian Center, and heard that June programs served 490 unduplicated seniors across 1,721 sign-ins, 135 nutrition clients and 288 volunteer hours.

Board chair Helen pressed for clarity on gym-clearing timelines, saying, "I'm always leery when someone says it may take a while." The fair is tentatively targeted for Saturday, September 26.

In the full story:

• New Board Member and Roll Call
• June Minutes Approved
• Treaty Day Preview
• June Program Highlights and July Calendar
• Senior Center Closure for Parking Lot Construction
• Planning the September Health Fair
• Procedural Close
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,855 words

Source: the Council on Aging meeting of July 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.