9/11

Students Need Help Creating Tribute to Mass. Residents Lost on 9/11

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Watertown Free Public LibraryThe Watertown Free Public Library. A group of Watertown students will be creating a tribute to the Massachusetts residents who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, and they seek help from the public. The group will create the tribute at the Watertown Free Public Library, said Montserrat Llacuna, the 2022 Watertown Ambassador for Project 351 from Watertown Middle School, who is involved in the project. “Now that 9/11 is approaching, my team and I would like to pay tribute to the lives of the MA residents that were lost in the 9/11 attacks,” Llacuna said.

Around Town

Proposed Five-Story Building on Water Street is Second Phase Life Science Complex

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Elkus Manfredi ArchitectsA view of the proposed life science building at 99 Galen Street viewed from the Charles River. The second phase of the life science lab and office complex on Water Street, off Nonatnum Road, has been submitted to the City of Watertown and the project would have a five story building, a childcare center, and a publicly accessible park. Boston Development Group submitted the plans in early August. The developers seek a special permit with site plan review for a proposed building at 99 Water Street with five stories (four in some places depending on the grading). It would have 224,000 sq.

Around Town

Martial Arts Studio Moved to Watertown & Will Hold an Open House

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Wu Dao Kung Fu & Tai Chi has been around for years in Cambridge and recently moved to Walnut Street in Watertown. The studio will welcome the public to an open house. “We are having an Open House on September 17th, from 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. We will be featuring a Lion Dance, as well as demonstrations in Kung Fu and Tai Chi from some of our students to celebrate our move to 125 Walnut St. in Watertown as well as our 15 year anniversary!” Wu Dao Kung Fu & Tai Chi announced.

2 Alarm Fire

Watertown Home Catches Fire, Possibly Caused by Lightning

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Firefighter K. SandersonA fire broke out at a North Beacon Street house on Friday afternoon. It may have been caused by a lightning strike. A fire broke out at a home on North Beacon Street on Friday afternoon, and it may have been caused by a lightning strike. The fire alarm came in shortly after 4 p.m. and flames were coming out of the second floor when Watertown Firefighters arrived, according to the Watertown Fire Department. The fire was out by 6 p.m. and firefighters stayed afterward to check for hot spots.

Police/Fire

Man Arrested for Home Invasion in Watertown, Was Seen with Firearm

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Watertown PoliceThis firearm and ammunition were recovered from a suspect from Leominster charged with an home invasion in Watertown. The Watertown Police Department provided the following announcement:

On Monday, August 22nd, Watertown Police Department Officers responded to a residence on Lexington Street for a person outside of the home armed with a firearm. Upon officers’ arrival, the suspect had fled the area in a motor vehicle. It was determined that the suspect and victim (known to each other) were conversing in the backyard. At one point the victim went into the residence.