Business

Watertown New Home for Web Design, Marketing Company – Digital Impulse

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Digital Impulse, and independent web design and digital marketing agency has made Watertown its new home. The company made the move from Newton to new space in the Riverworks complex in Watertown, according to co-founders Jeff Mitchell and Andrew Kolidas. Digital Impulse was represented by Cushman Wakefield throughout the leasing process. The agency now occupies a 6,000 square feet, which is needed to accommodate an expanding staff that currently numbers 13. The company has plans for additional hires through 2014.

Development

See Preliminary Plans for the New CVS in East Watertown

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The new CVS/Pharmacy proposed for East Watertown would increase traffic in the area, and replace a gas station, the Elk’s Club and another commercial building. On Monday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m., developers for the proposed CVS will hold a community meeting at the Apartments at Coolidge School, 319 Arlington St. They have filed preliminary documents about the project with the Watertown Planning Department. The store would go at the corner of Mt.

Around Town

Vacation Garden Campers Explore the Trees of Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Children at the Church of the Good Shepherd’s Vacation Garden Camp have been learning about nature, and what better place to do so than a place that boasts 5,000 trees – Mount Auburn Cemetery. On Tuesday, a group of campers took a tour of the cemetery from Mount Auburn Cemetery President Dave Barnett. The cemetery, which was created in 1831 and has over 700 species of trees. Barnett told the group of 14 junior counselors to look at the differences in the trees – such as the Norway Maple which has a trunk about 20 feet high before the first branches and the big, smooth leaves of the magnolia. The weeping beech appealed to many of the kids, with its branches that drape down and form a shaded open area inside.

Sports

8 Watertown Youth Softball Players Selected to All-Star Team

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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.

Around Town

Citizens Group Looking at Banning Plastic Shopping Bags in Watertown

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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.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Motorcycle Stolen, Gold Coins Missing and More

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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.