5 Things: Whist At The Senior Center, Planning Board Tonight

1. Find ways to grow your business through word of mouth marketing by joining a network of more than 40 business owners who are looking to refer business to those that are the best in their profession. BNI 1st Choice meets weekly at the Armenian Memorial Congregational Church, 32 Bigelow Ave., at 7 a.m. For more details, please call Maurice Rubino, Director and Education Coordinator, 781-641-3002.

2. The Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. in the Administration Building, 149 Main St., and will discuss an application to place 12 panel antennas on the roof of the Armenian Library.

3. They're playing Whist at the Watertown Senior Center. The group meets every week at the Center, 31 Marshall St., and welcomes new players! From 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

4. Want to get the whole library experience for your child? Then book a librarian at the Watertown Free Public Library! A children’s librarian is available to help you maximize your library experience. This program is for children, parents and adults who work with children. Registration is required. If the day and time don’t work for you, call or come in to set up an appointment so call (617) 972-6431. 

5. On this day in 1775, British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts.The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms, including those rebels living in Watertown. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged on the spot.