Around Town

Trash and Recycling Collection in Watertown Impacted by Columbus Day Holiday

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The Columbus Day holiday, on Monday, Oct. 11, will impact the trash and recycling pickup in Watertown. The Watertown Department of Public Works announced:

Please be aware that due to the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 11, 2021, trash and recycling pickup will be delayed one day. The pickup schedule is Tuesday, October 12-Saturday October 16, 2021. See the 2021 Watertown trash and recycling collection calendar by clicking here.

Real Estate

Four Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week

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Two single family homes, a condo, and a multi-family home sold in Watertown this week. $721,000 – 15 Beacon Park, Single Family – Detached Bungalow, 1,850 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom

$1,400,000 – 58-60 Bates Road, Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down, 4,115 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 14 Total Rooms, 7 Total Bedrooms

$620,000 – 54 Jefferson Ave., Single Family – Detached Cape, 1,513 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

$469,000 – 32 Whites Ave.

Real Estate

Check Out This Week’s Watertown Open Houses

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A variety of properties will be on show during open houses this weekend. $1,795,000 – 15 Bridgham Ave. Unit 15, Single Family – Attached Contemporary, 3,270 Living Area Sq. Ft., 8 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full & 2 Half Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 1:30-3

$789,000 – 64 Walnut, Single Family – Detached Victorian, 1,906 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 4 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open Houses: Friday 1:30-3:30 Saturday 12:30-2:30 Sunday 12:30-2:30

$499,900 – 50 Watertown St.

Arts

Transformed Mosesian Center for the Arts to Reopen in November with Several Performances Scheduled in 2021

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Mosesian Center for the ArtsA rendering of the what the new lobby at the Mosesian Center for the Arts will look like after renovations are complete. Like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, the Mosesian Center for the Arts will reopen after closing for the Pandemic with a brand new look which will transform the lobby space into a place where patrons can spread their wings. The arts center located in the Arsenal on the Charles is scheduled to reopen at the beginning of November, and more than a dozen events have been scheduled through the end of 2021, said MCA Executive Director Darren Farrington. Visitors will notice that the twin stairway with a platform in between has been removed. “The (old) lobby had a limited amount of space,” Farrington said.

Homepage Featured

Public Wowed During First Look at New Cunniff School, Officials Celebrate With Ribbon Cutting

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Charlie BreitroseThe public gathered outside the new Cunniff Elementary School before open house on Tuesday. The first impression of the new Cunniff Elementary School may have best been captured by the boy who yelled, “Oh, my God!” loud enough to be heard despite the fact he was in a car with all the windows up. A few hundred Watertown residents celebrated the opening of the new elementary school on Warren Street on Tuesday afternoon. After a few remarks and a ribbon cutting, the visitors got a chance to walk around the new school.

Community Transmission

First COVID-19 Outbreak in Watertown Schools, One Class Being Quarantined

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Several students tested positive for COVID-19 at a Watertown elementary school, in an incident that is the first confirmed in-school spread within the Watertown Public Schools. The nine confirmed cases were in one class, and the entire class is now under quarantine, Superintendent Dede Galdston said during Monday’s School Committee meeting. “We are definitely in a situation right now where we have in-school transmission at Cunniff Elementary School,” Galdston said. “We were able to really get through pretty much a full year in person without having a verified in-school transmission, but it did happen. It is very unfortunate and we are very concerned about the families that are impacted.” Most of the students who tested positive are asymptomatic, Galdton said.

Around Town

Watertown Community Fridge Now Open, Give or Take Food for Free 24/7

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Watertown Community FridgeThe Watertown Community Fridge, located outside Francis Market. The Watertown Community Fridge officially opened this week, and people can take or leave food at the free community resource. The fridge is located in a shed outside of Francis Market, 1084 Belmont St. in Watertown. Organizers said people have already made use of the fridge.