WATERTOWN — On Saturday, March 9, Watertown’s Black Magic Robotics Team took part in their first competition of the season at Wilby High School. Black Magic placed 25th out of 32. While this wasn’t the outcome they expected, they are proud of the hard work they put into the robot and their teamwork during competition. In two weeks, the team will be competing at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, in hopes of placing higher to be able to go to the District Championship.

Shown are the members of the Watertown High School swim and dive teams who were named to States this year. In the front row (from left to right) Joseph Nascimento, Ally Demond, Hunter Panczak, Julia Campbell, and Mia Cavallo; (back row), Nicholas DeMond, Noah Metcalfe, Alban Kadiu, Jason Pham, Giovanni Capuano, Brennan Baker, and Anthony Mascolo. Some top finishes were Anthony Mascolo finishing 3rd in 50 Freestyle and 4th in 100 Butterfly. The 200 Freestyle Relay of Nicholas Demond, Jason Pham, Alban Kadiu and Anthony Mascolo finished 3rd overall.

OAKVILLE — Roy R. Schultz, 86, of Oakville, passed away Sunday…

WATERTOWN — Howard Franson, 95, passed away Friday, December 2…

WATERTOWN — Marie Zacchino, 84, passed away peacefully in her …

WOODBURY — The Woodbury Library will host the “Friendly Forest: Encaustic Art by Lola Baltzell” exhibit in the Gallery Space from April 1 through 30 at 269 Main St. S. A reception will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 in the Library Gallery Space. Lola Baltzell grew up in rural northwest Iowa, and when she was very young, her mother would invite her to explore the woods behind their farmhouse. She called it the "friendly forest.”