Entertainment

Attention Fans of Batman and Eliza Dushku!

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While you won’t see Eliza Dushku’s face in the latest Batman movie, she did lend her voice to the newest animated movie about the Dark Knight. “Batman: Assault on Arkham” will be released on video in August, but you can pre-order your disc now, according to Blu-ray.com. Kevin Conroy provides the voice of Batman, while Watertown-native Eliza Dushku is the voice of Killer Frost. In the original animated movie, the government makes group of super villains break into Arkham Asylum to retrieve top secret information that the Riddler had stolen, but when they get inside they free Joker. Batman must foil their plot to blow up the asylum and Gotham City, according to Blu-ray.com (read the entire story here). The movie is based on the Arkham video game series by Rocksteady Studios. See the trailer above.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Crashes into 2 Cars, Car Stolen from Lexus

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests

April 29, 9:35 a.m.: Police went to Boylston Street to arrest a 49-year-old Watertown man on a bench warrant. April 30, 6:18 p.m.: Target security spotted a man taking a cell phone and leave the store. Police located the man and found a phone worth $234.99. The 23-year-old Fall River man was arrested on a charge of shoplifting of over $100.

Around Town

Affordable Housing Available in New Apartment Complex

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A lottery will be held for apartments in the new Watertown Mews complex. Families making below 80 percent of the Area Median Income are eligible to join the lottery for 32 of the 206 units at the complex off Pleasant Street at 1 Repton Place (across from Russo’s). Units include a gourmet kitchen, a full-size washer and dryer and a walk in closet. The complex features include a fitness room, a yoga studio, a multi-media game room, a pet spa  and a pool. (See photos and more by clicking here.)

The income limits are: one person – $47,450, two people – $54,200, three people – $61,000, four people – $67,750, five people – $73,200, six people – $78,600.

Police/Fire

Gun Shown During Watertown Road Rage Incident

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A man flashed a hand gun during a road rage incident in Watertown Thursday afternoon, according to police. The incident began around 2 p.m. near the Mount Auburn Cemetery and ended on Edgecliff Road. A man driving a large white SUV got out of his car and showed a hand gun to the other driver, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. The suspect described as a black man, about 5-foot-8, over 200 pounds and wore a baggy pastel colored polo shirt, Lawn said. He left heading eastbound on Belmont Street.

Charity

See the Fashions from the Mt. Auburn Hospital Auxiliary Show

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The latest fashions were on display at the Mount Auburn Hospital Auxiliary’s Annual Spring Benefit Fashion Show and Luncheon. Take a look at some of the outfits. The clothes provided by Perceptions of Concord Center were showcased at the Oakley Country Club on April 30. The event raised money that will help Mount Auburn Hospital upgrade clinical facilities, recruit and retain the best physicians and nurses, acquire the latest in medical technology, and support the hospital’s mission to teach the medical leaders of tomorrow. Sylvia Whitney, of Watertown, and Ruth Pratt, of Lexington organized the event.

Government

Fire Chief: Adding Paramedics to Department is a Quality of Life Issue

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The move to have the Watertown Fire Department handle paramedic service in-house is a matter of quality of life, said Fire Chief Mario Orangio. The Fire Department will hire four paramedics with a grant from FEMA, and some current members of the Fire Department will train to in advanced life support so the Watertown can provide its own paramedic service (read more here). Right now the town uses Armstrong Ambulance, which is based in Waltham. When Watertown runs its own ambulances the response time will be cut down. “The best thing is it will save time,” Orangio said.

Schools

Watertown’s League Champs Celebrated at School Committee

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Watertown High School enjoyed an amazing winter sports season – perhaps the most historic winter in school history – and the success was celebrated this week at the School Committee meeting. Four teams displayed five banners earned this winter on the basketball court and ice hockey rink. Watertown High School Athletic Director Michael Lahiff said this is the first time in his memory that four teams – boy’s and girl’s basketball and boy’s and girl’s ice hockey – have won the Middlesex League title. “It may be the first time in Middlesex League history,” Lahiff said. “I don’t know.

Government

Watertown Class Sizes May Not Shrink Under Proposed Budget

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Keeping class sizes small is one of the School Committee’s goals each year, but Superintendent Jean Fitzgerald said the budget may prevent lowering class sizes. The School Committee requested a $42 million budget, which would be $6 million more than Fiscal 2014 and would pay for 22 new teachers. The budget proposed by Town Manager Michael Driscoll  last week gave the schools a $2.267 million, or 6.18 percent, increase. Fitzgerald said the first priority will be filling the positions that will keep Watertown in compliance with state and federal mandates, including special education and English as a second language. After that, class size and other needs “may go unresolved,” Fitzgerald said Monday night.