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Having become a Mt. Auburn Street fixture, Fastachi has expanded its retail presence by opening a second location in Boston. In March, the store that specializes in nuts and other food items moved into a new location at 83 Charles St. in Boston’s Beacon Hill. The store at 598 Mt.
Watertown’s Youth Softball Teams have eight players selected to take part in the Middle Essex Softball All-Star Game. The girls will play against some of the state’s finest players in games played at Monahan Park in Dracut on Saturday, Aug. 2. There will be games for 1o and under, 12u, 14u and 18u. The players were selected not only for their great play but also for their leadership skills and everyday enthusiasm that they bring to their team, according to the announcement from Watertown Youth Softball.
With neighboring communities moving toward banning plastic shopping bags, members of a citizens group said this may be the time to do so in Watertown, too.
ReThink Plastic held a community meeting on Tuesday night, and presented their findings about bag bans in communities around Massachusetts and in other states. The first town to put in a ban was Brookline, which required all businesses 2,500 sq. ft. in size or larger, including restaurants where take out is more than half the income. Also retailers with three or more locations in town or pharmacies with at least two locations in town.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
July 14, 5:01 a.m.: Police found a person asleep behind the wheel on Galen Street with his hazard lights on. When the officer woke the driver up an odor of alcohol was detected on the driver’s breath. Field sobriety tests were performed and the 27-year-old Quincy man was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, a second offense. July 14, 5:08 p.m.: Police responded to an incident on Lexington Street and found both had outstanding outstanding warrants.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown on Friday at 9 a.m. for Lucy M. (Cincotta) Ambrose. Mrs. Ambrose was born in Rollinsford, New Hampshire, a daughter of the late Philip and Mary (Defino) Ambrose. She died in her home after a period of declining health, surrounded by family. She was 89. Lucy was the beloved wife of the late Samuel S. Ambrose.
A dozen high school students from high schools in and around Watertown were selected as winners in the Watertown Savings Bank 2014 High School Photo Contest. The winners were honored at an awards night held in June at the Watertown Free Public Library. The 12 winning photos will make up the 2015 Watertown Savings Bank calendar. “The Bank received 105 terrific submissions from high school students; it truly was a task to narrow it down to just 12,” according to the announcement from the bank. The winners were: First Place Winner Chris Owens, Belmont High School; Second Place Winner Jay Sullivan, The Arlington School, Belmont; Third Place Winner Paulina Romero, Newton North Hight School; Katie Goodwin, Lexington High School; Jen Mitchell, Lexington High School; Nicole Acero, Waltham High School; Emma Taylor, Belmont High School; Aaron Schwartz, Newton North High School; Betsey Donham, Arlington High School; Bimini Horstmann, Newton South High School; Mackey Howe, Newton North High School; and Liam Shanny, Newton South High School.
Storm drains bubbled, man hole covers popped off and finally water came pouring into basements in an East Watertown neighborhood. Homes in a normally quiet corner of town, where Laurel Street and Melendy Avenue come together, had water around five feet high in the street due to the heavy rains Monday morning. “Water ran like a river down the sidewalk and got into my yard,” said Laurel Street resident Brian Patriacca. “My basement was chest deep. It was almost to the windows.”
Twenty minutes of torrential rains turned Mt. Auburn Street into a river and flooded the intersection of Arlington and Mt. Auburn streets in East Watertown Monday morning. The rain water came up over the sidewalk in the intersection and one car got stuck in the water. It also came into the doorways of some businesses on Mt.