Around Town

Watertown Farmers’ Market Adds Nearly a Dozen New Vendors for 2018

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The Watertown Farmers’ Market begins Thursday, June 7, and will feature many new vendors, including bakeries, ice cream, composting and bicycle checks. Many vendors will appear each week at the Farmers’ Market, others biweekly, and guest vendors will not be there each week but will make periodic appearances. The market is open from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays through June 7 to Oct. 18, 2018, rain or shine. The market will close at 6 p.m. after Labor Day.

Entertainment

Catch the Watertown Children’s Theatre Production of “Shrek the Musical”

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Watertown Children’s Theatre presents family fun on stage in the MainStage Theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts with Shrek the Musical. Shrek the Musical, based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and book by William Steig, books and lyrics by David Lindsey-Abaire, music by Jeanine Tesori, originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions. Shrek the Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com.

Development

Taller Building Heights at Arsenal Yards to be Discussed at Community Meeting

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The Watertown Planning Department announced the developers of the Arsenal Mall will host a community meeting about the proposed zoning change to allow a height increase in the Regional Mixed Use District. Developers sent out the following information:

Boylston Properties will hold a Community Meeting to review the proposed zoning change in regards to Building G located within Arsenal Yards. The purpose of this meeting will be to present and discuss the proposed zoning amendment which requests an increase the overall height of the building from its previously approved 130 feet to 197 feet. If approved, the height within the Regional Mixed Use District (RMUD) could be 197 feet by “Master Plan Special Permit within a defined Mixed-Use project, using adopted Design Guidelines provided the project includes a diversity of building heights and furthers the intent and purpose (§5.18.a) of the RMUD.” (From WZO) Building G will contain approximately 140 for-sale residential condominium units and 193,000 GSF (versus the previously approved 189,000 SF). Discussion will include the massing of the Building as well as the buildings location relative to the Charles River and Arsenal Park. The Meeting will be held on Monday June 18, 2018 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the “Arsenal Yards Development Office” located within the Mall.

Around Town

Dedication of New Mural Featuring MLK’s Nonviolent Teachings Coming Soon

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This week, a mural focusing on the nonviolence teachings of Martin Luther King will be dedicated. The ceremony outside the Watertown Boys & Girls Club will be attended by a friend of MLK and Civil Rights leader, who teaches nonviolent conflict resolution. The effort to spread Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment to nonviolent conflict resolution started in Watertown several years ago. In 2016, the Watertown Public Schools trained students and teachers in the Kingian philosophy and welcomed Dr. Bernard Lafayette, a friend of MLK who helped him in his Civil Rights efforts. Lafayette will return to town on Thursday, June 7, 2018, for the dedication of the mural next to the basketball courts outside the Watertown Boys & Girls Club.

Around Town

Strange Substance Seen Flowing into Charles River from Storm Drains

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A Watertown resident caught on video a strange looking substance flowing out of storm drains into the Charles River on June 2. He could not identify what it was and was frustrated by efforts to report the outflow. 

The resident, David, lives near the Charles River and spotted the floating, beige or yellowish substance in the water Saturday afternoon. See video below. “It was a dark color and was floating on the surface of the water,” David said. The substance was coming out of two of the storm drain pipes and going the water.

Real Estate

Watertown Had Five Home Sales This Week

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See the five homes that sold this week in town. $460,000 – 10 Williams St. Unit 79, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$433,000 – 74 Duff St. Unit 74, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$439,900 – 33 Bancroft St. Unit 33, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$426,000 – 93 Franklin St.

Around Town

Raccoon Attacks Reported in Different Spots Around Watertown

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Three reported raccoon attacks took place in different areas of Watertown this week, according to reports. On Friday the Watertown Heath Department issued a warning about aggressive raccoons in town, including two that attacked residents. A Garfield Street resident told Channel 7 News that he was attacked by a raccoon while he was on his deck drinking coffee. Watertown Animal Control Officer Karen O’Reilly told Channel 5 News that one woman was attacked on Parker Street just outside her home, and another person was attacked while walking on Charles River Road near Paul Street. Garfield is located north of Mt.

Schools

WHS Class of 2018: A Tight Knit Group of Students Who Care About Each Other

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The message from the graduation speeches on Friday evening was that Watertown High School’s Class of 2018 is a tight group that supports and celebrates each other, putting the whole group ahead of any one individual. When describing the graduating class, Principal Shirley Lundberg used a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote that finishes: “… To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to have succeeded.” “Class of 2018, you have not only only embraced that philosophy, but as a class you have made it your mission,” Lundberg said. This year’s senior class has shown how much they care about each other, Lundberg said.