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Four condominiums, a single family, and a two-family home were sold this week in Watertown. $1,100,000 – 134 Cypress St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Side by Side 4,400 Living Area Sq. Ft. 2 Units, 18 Total Rooms, 6 Total Bedrooms
$470,000 290 Pleasant St. Unit 206, Condo, 950 Living Area Sq.
Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown Police and Fire honor guards stand at attention during the Memorial Day Ceremony. For 2021, Watertown will commemorate Memorial Day at the Commander’s Mansion, starting at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 31. The annual parade was cancelled due to concerns with COVID-19, but the ceremony held afterward will take place, said Watertown Veterans Services Officer Patrick George. The weather prompted a change of venues for the ceremony. “It was going to be at Victory Field, because the bleachers would allow people to space out,” George said.
Watertown TMAA shuttle will start serving Pleasant Street in Watertown in the fall of 2021. After years of planning, the Pleasant Street shuttle will begin serving residents and businesses on the westside corridor this fall and will go all the way to Harvard Square. Watertown’s Fiscal Year 2022 Town Budget will include $96,000 to help fund the shuttle. The route will go through Watertown Square and will operate on a commuter schedule, with runs in the morning and late afternoon/early evening, said Watertown Transportation Planner Laura Wiener. The general public will be able to use the shuttle for $1 a ride, and residents living in complexes which are members of the Watertown Transportation Management Agency will be able to ride for free.
See the open houses around town this weekend. $615,000 – 40 Bigelow Ave. Unit 17, Condo – Low-Rise, 1,100 Living Area Sq. Ft., 4 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$465,000 – 40 Bigelow Ave. Unit 19, Condo – Low-Rise, 765 Living Area Sq.
Watertown Town Hall
The Town Council decided to appoint someone to fill the vacancy in the District D seat, which represents the westside of Watertown. Applicants must agree not to run for the seat in the November Town Election. The seat became vacant when Ken Woodland stepped down after taking a job that does not allow him to serve on the Town Council in April. The Council debated whether or not to even fill the seat, and other details, such as whether the person would be able to run for re-election in the fall. Councilor John Gannon asked how the Town could enforce the rule that the person could not run for the seat in the Town Election.
A crowd-funding campaign has been started in an effort to prevent a Watertown woman with severe medical problems from losing her home. Alyssa Pinzone started the GoFundMe campaign to help her mother, Angela, raise $15,000 to stop the foreclosure of her Watertown condominium. The mother of two had a car accident in 2018 and continued to have medical issues, which were originally misdiagnosed. Angela has not been able to work, and her bills have been poling up, Pinzone wrote on the GoFundMe page. Pinzone wrote on Facebook:
“I made a GoFundMe for my mom in hopes to help save her home from being foreclosed.
Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown High School’s Class of 2021 will hold an in-person graduation ceremony at Victory Field with no limits on guests. Pictured here, the Class of 2014 celebrates. Watertown High School’s graduation ceremony will return to Victory Field in 2021, with full attendance, and the senior class will also get to attend prom, the senior barbecue and other events. The Class of 2021 will graduate on Friday, June 4 at 6 p.m. at Victory Field, announced WHS Principal Joel Giacobozzi on Tuesday. There had been discussions about limiting the number of guests each student could invite, but with the change in the state’s COVID-19 guidelines the school will not limit the number of people attending the ceremony.
Watertown Police DepartmentTwo Watertown Police officers recently received promotions: Lt. Tom Grady (left) and Sgt. Eric Garabedian. The Watertown Police Department announced its newest lieutenant and sergeant, who were honored in a promotion ceremony last week. Tom Grady was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant and Eric Garabedian was promoted from officer to sergeant. Help us congratulate WPD's newest Lt & Sgt.