Arrest

Police Track Down Maine Man Wanted for Sending Obscene Material to a Child After 2 Years

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Watertown Police brought a man into custody who had been wanted for two years on charges of sending obscene material to a child. In 2019, the parents of a 12-year-old child contacted Watertown Police after their child received obscene images allegedly sent by Agasha Carvalho, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor, who added that Carvalho was known to the family who made the complaint. Based on the investigation of the incident, Watertown Police got a warrant for Carvalho’s arrest, O’Connor said, but could not serve the warrant because Carvalho lived in Bangor, Maine. “We could not enforce the warrant in the State of Maine,” O’Connor said. “On June 4, we received information that Mr. Carvalho was traveling to either Belmont or Waltham with his family.”

Business

Join the Watertown Business Coalition’s June Online Coffee Connect

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Speak with people in the Watertown business community, non-profits and others about doing business during COVID and how to operate in the post-pandemic environment. The Watertown Business Coalition will be holding its monthly online networking event on Wednesday, June 16. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and will be held remotely on Zoom. This month’s forum will be an opportunity for the business community to discuss the challenges of our COVID altered reality and a path back to some level of economic normalcy. “Our online forum is free to Watertown Residents and our Business Community and will include general networking and breakout rooms. Find a comfortable place in your home with a cup of coffee or tea! Let’s get through these times together, Watertown!”

Election 2021

School Committee Chairman Will Not Seek Re-election in November

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School Committee chair John Portz will not be seeking re-election in 2021. After 16 years on the Watertown School Committee, John Portz announced he will not be running for another term. The current School Committee chair announced his decision at Monday’s School Committee meeting. “As my term ends this year I will not be running for a new term,” Portz said. “It has been a privilege to serve on the committee, and to support our efforts, and build and maintain the best possible school system.”

Charter Review

Charter Review: Town Manager Won’t Have to Live in Town, New Communication Requirements Proposed

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Watertown’s Town Manager would no longer be required to live in town if voters approve the recommended change approved by the Charter Review Committee. The group, which is reviewing the document which defines how the Town’s government works, also approved recommended new requirements for the Town Manager related to communicating with the public. At the June 1 meeting, the Charter Review Committee tackled a number of sections of the Town Charter related to the Executive branch. In Watertown, the executive is the Town Manager. Discussion some other items impacting the Town Manager were not completed and will be discussed at future meetings.

Schools

Congrats to the Watertown High School Class of 2021! See the List of Graduates

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Charlie BreitroseA 2021 Watertown High School senior waves toward the stands at Victory Field before Saturday’s graduation ceremony. Watertown High School seniors celebrated their graduation on Saturday at Victory Field. Honors:

+ Cum Laude Society

^ National Honor Sociey

* Seal of Biliteracy

# Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction

Watertown High School Class of 2021

Pargol Akbari *

Miar Amleh

Elaine Andrade ^

Leticia Andrade

Zainab Attar ^*

Emily Azevedo ^*

Christopher Baba

Zakary Babali

Leah Bailey +^

Jesse Bartolozzi

Cody Begg ^

Shabnam Begum

Morgan Beirne

Ahmed Bekdash ^

Jazmine Blaine-LaSanta

Louis Blaine-LaSanta

Dyanne Bonyuet +^*#

Jack Bunnell

Benjamin Burns-Shipps

Alexandra Calix

Kenan Canca ^

Kelly Caravantes

Wender Carlos *

Cavan Catalano

Nicholas Cavarretta

Gabriel Cinar

Kapriel Cinar

Madison Colon

Poppe Constable

Sebastian Correa

Paulo Costa

Jenna Cotter

Aidan Curry +^

Leah D’Amico ^

Grace Darmody ^

Sergey Davtyan

Kaylan De Sousa

Ana Vittoria DeFaria *

Nicole Delgado ^*#

Theodore DeRocher

Anthony Diallo

Nicholas DiPace

William Dolan

Kayleigh Dore ^

Seamas Doyle ^

Zoe Doyle ^*

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Kimberly Ellis

Audrey Ferguson

Tessa Ferrandi

Natalie Finton ^*#

Cole Fitzgerald

Allison Fitzpatrick ^*#

Iona Fleming ^

Rebecca Folse

Emma Forde

Dylan Francione

Christopher Gagnon

Lisandro Galdamez

Declan Gallagher

Lavender Gasciogne

Mario Greco

Damian Guanumen Parra ^

Stephanie Guler

Carolyn Gulley +^*

Rita Hackett +^

Angelina Halibian

Allend Hassan

Eva Henry *#

Bryan Hernandez

Jeremy Herrera

Adam Houjazy

Arman Hovhannisyan *

Dominick Howe

Joseph Ignacio *

Shakel Inniss

Lea Rena Jorekjian ^*

Shamaelle Joseph

Theresa Jumba

Amad Kabir *

Irene Kandilas ^

Miriam Karachi

Alicia Karunaratne ^

Tanya Kaya ^

Lauren Kempton

Shant Keshishian

Ahmed Khan

Fizza Khan

Waqas Khan

Sudais Khan

Caiden Kiani +^

Jonathan Kimera

David Kinnear

Raffi Lachinian

Christopher Lanni

Kaue Leal

Emily LeBlanc

Jaqueline Leitner

Ryan Leonard +^

George Lithotomos

Sean Loughran

Roberto Maguire

Justine Makisimu

Leyla Mandel +^

David Manoukian +^

Pablo Marques

Nelson Marquez

Nicole Matevosian

Lukas Matton

Danilsh McKoy

Enid McLawrence Toribio *

James Meehan

Karina Melkonian

Deborah Mendez-Capello

Arthur Metzker *

Katrin Mikaelyan

Teodora Misic +^*#

Suren Mkrtchyan *

Eva Morrissey

Javier Mota Lopez

Hannah Moylan

MaryKate Munroe

Niamh Murphy ^

Mira Musallam

Charlie BreitroseA member of the Watertown High School Class of 2021 gives an elbow bump after receiving his diploma. Harriet Neeley +^*

Maud Neeley +^*

Jamal Nelson

Julie Ngan

Jack Nicolas

Patricia Nsubuga

Matthew Oliveira De Mattos

Nicolas Oteri

Katelynn Palmer

Gleb Partensky

Atin Patel

Alexander Peters

Cooper Petrie ^

Jenna Petrie +^

Patricio Pino +^*#

Patcharaporn Pochaithong

Thomas Powderly +^

Sana Rafiq

Hina Rahman ^*

Jeffrey Ramirez

Giovanni Reyes

Juliana Reyes

Liana Rice ^*

John Riley

Matheus Rocha

Douglas Rodas Gonzalez

Giulia Salvucci +^*

Leticia Santos *

Rene Sargsyan

Oliver Schatzle

Caden Schultz

Lydia Seki

Nathan Sergi

Sabreena Shah

Maxim Sharapov

Sophie Shepard

Arlette Shirinian

Colin Simpson

Marcos Soares

Luis Solano Ramos

Olivia Sorensen

Gabriely Souza Nunes

Gabriel Spinelli

Daniel Stefano *

Bridget Sullivan

Anastasia Symonenko *

Wesley Szeto +^

Sarah Tabbara

Lana Taffel +^

Isabella Tancredo +^

Parsa Tehrani

Salar Tehrani

Janoah Thomas

Hrachya Tonyan ^

Nathan Valstyn

Suwapich Virojanadul *#

Gavia Vosbigian +^*#

Calvin Walter

Ryan Webber

Haley Wolff

Henry Yusem +^*

Christina Zouein ^

Arrests

Police Log: Man Arrested for Taking Part in Scam of Grandmother, Bikes Stolen from Movie Theater

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

May 26 , 11:33 a.m.: Police received a call from a UPS employee about a suspicious situation with a package. The package was suspected to be involved in an incident in which an 85-year-old Florida woman had been scammed by someone saying her granddaughter needed to be bailed out of jail because she was involved in a drunk driving accident that killed a child. The woman’s granddaughter had not been arrested and heard her grandmother talking to the scammer, who had asked her to send $1,000 in cash to an address in Massachusetts. The package was one of 12 containing a total of $150,000 sent between May 6 to 25.

Real Estate

A Quartet of Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week

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A three-family home and three condos were sold this week around town. $1,100,000 – 81-83 Union St., Multi-family Home – 3 Family – 3 Units Up/Down, 3,540 Living Area Sq. Ft. 3 Units, 15 Total Rooms, 6 Total Bedrooms

$659,000 – 256 Sycamore St. Unit 256, Condo – 2/3 Family 1,601 Living Area Sq.

Schools

Watertown High School Class of 2021 Celebrates Graduation After a Very Challenging Year

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Charlie BreitroseA Watertown High School senior celebrates after receiving his diploma at the 2021 graduation ceremony. A celebration for the 2021 Watertown High School senior class was a long time coming, having endured the COVID-19 pandemic, remote learning and wearing masks in class. The grads had to wait an extra day due to weather concerns, but the delay did not dampen their spirits during Saturday morning’s graduation ceremony at Victory Field. WHS Class of 2021 Valedictorian Caiden Kiani, who also served as senior class president, said he has seen a lot of what goes on behind the scenes to make WHS run. He thanked a variety of people, including administrators, parents, counselors and others, but wanted to give some special thanks: the nursing staff, “who have helped us feel safe during the pandemic,” and the custodial staff, “who has worked extra hard to keep every room COVID free.”