Real Estate
Two Condos and a 3-Family Home Sold in Watertown This Week
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A trio of homes sold this week in Watertown.
Police Log: Man Failed to Register as Sex Offender, Scammer Poses as FBI Agent
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Around Town
Health Department Plans to Host COVID Vaccine Clinics, Stresses Need to Keep Up Prevention Steps
Watertown Fire Chief Bob Quinn gets a COVID-19 vaccination shot during the clinic for police and firefighters run by the Watertown Health Department last week.
The light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel can be seen, with the first vaccinations by the Watertown Health Department starting last week, but Health Director Larry Ramdin said people must continue their virus prevention practices even after they get their shots.
Charity
Fundraising Effort Started to Help Watertown High Grad Fight Cancer
A screenshot of the GoFundMe campaign for 1995 Watertown High grad Christine Aragon Lagos.
A GoFundMe campaign was started to help a 1995 Watertown High School grad who is undergoing cancer treatments.
Around Town
New Parking Meters Offer Payment Options; Prices & Length of Stay Differ by Location
New parking meters, like this one, will be installed in Watertown’s Municipal Parking Lots. They will accept credit cards as well as coins.
The new parking meters being installed in Watertown’s will have new payment options, and will have different prices and maximum stays depending on the location.
More Headlines
Banks Now Accepting Applications for PPP Loans
Planning Board Supports Major Project South of Watertown Square
Watertown Man Arrested on Charge of Acting as Unregistered Agent for Iran
Around Town
Find Out About PPP Loans from the Newton Needham Chamber’s Video
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The Newton Needham Regional Chamber hosted a “Zoominar” about the latest Small Business Association’s PPP application process.
Entertainment
Check Out Small Saves’ Man Cave in This Week’s Cartoon
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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal–then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”
Around Town
A Dozen Open Houses in Watertown This Week
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Check out the open houses in town this weekend.
Schools
See the Deadline for Applying to Minuteman High School
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Students from Watertown looking to get into Minuteman High School must send in their application by the March 15 deadline. The town is not one of the nine member communities, so students cannot apply for the priority deadline.
Government
Watertown RMV Extends Designated Hours for Seniors
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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Mall:
The designated RMV senior service hours, which began on September 2nd , 2020, will be continued through January 2021. For those who are 75 and older, the Registry of Motor Vehicles offers weekly Wednesday service hours that are in place to offer an option to senior citizens to practice proper “social distancing” protocols to keep customers safe.
Charles River
State Provides Grant to Protect the Charles River
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The following announcement comes from the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection:
Building on its commitment to protect and improve water quality across the Commonwealth, the Baker-Polito Administration announced nearly $300,000 in grants to five multi-community stormwater coalitions across the Commonwealth to help local cities and towns meet existing and upcoming stormwater management requirements.
Around Town
Unity Breakfast Features Youthful Voices, Calls for Racial Justice Locally & Nationally
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The 2020 Watertown Unity Breakfast had a different feel from years past, with the calls for action to fight for equity and against racism were more urgent and closer to home.