This weekend, the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham, Massachusetts, hosts the Waltham Film Factory Shorts Fest, a celebration of the art and science of the short film. This is an opportunity to view exceptional works from around the world in a historic industrial museum, whose mission is to encourage and inspire future innovation. Documentary, animated, experimental, and narrative films of one to twenty-five minutes will be screened during this three-day festival.

The schedule and film selections for the film fest are as follows:

Waltham, MA – RTN GoodWorks Foundation has donated $4,467 to the Greater Lawrence Disaster Relief Fund to support relief efforts following the September 13 gas explosions in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover. Funds collected in RTN Federal Credit Union branches totaled $2,233.62, with the Foundation giving a matching donation.

With Election Day comes an arguably American Tradition — PTO Bake Sales! When you're out voting today or if you happen to want to sup[port a particular PTO, here's a list of the Bake Sales happening on Election Day 2018: (Please note: as new information comes in, we will update the list!)

Vaping has become a major issue in our schools and communities. Kennedy & McDevitt Middle Schools along with the Middlesex Partnerships for Youth and Waltham Partnership for Youth will host a presentation for parents and guardians focusing on the trend of student vaping, how to recognize vaping devices, vaping products, and the physical impact vaping has on the human body.

November 11, 2018 is the centennial of Armistice Day, the date in 1918 that World War I ended. To honor this historic occasion, The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation is hosting three exceptional musical events to celebrate veterans who’ve served our nation in wartime.
The first event is Sunday afternoon, November 4th, when Diane Taraz in her one woman show “Til We Meet Again,” performs songs of the first World War and explores through music and prose the experiences of people at home and at war during that tumultuous time.