Government

See the Description of Watertown Included as Part of the Ad for Town Manager Search Firms

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The Town of Watertown is a diverse, growing community with a strong commitment to education, green energy goals with active and engaged residents, according to the description of the town created by the Council subcommittee overseeing the search for the next Town Manager. Tuesday night, the Ad Hoc Committee for the Town Manager Search created the community description to go into the request for proposals (RFP) going out to potential manager search consultant firms.

The meeting was the first step of many to come in the process of hiring the new Town Manager, said Town Council President Mark Sideris. On July 15, the Council decided to have an outside firm help with the search. Sideris said this type of search is a specialized one, and he did not believe that the Town’s Personnel Department could do it on its own. He added that he wants to spend the money required to get a quality Town Manager.

Around Town

MassBay College Has New Fund to Assist Single Mothers Getting Their Degrees

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MassBay Community College provided the following announcement:

MassBay Community College and Metrowest Women’s Fund are creating a new fund with a $25,000 grant from the Metrowest Women’s Fund to assist MassBay’s single mother students with their emergency financial needs. These funds will provide financial aid for non-tuition-related emergencies these students may encounter while pursuing their degrees including childcare expenses, housing costs, living expenses, and other basic necessities. “Our single mothers have many responsibilities outside the classroom, and we want them to have the peace of mind knowing there is a support system behind them while they earn their degree,” said MassBay President, David Podell. “The support of the Metrowest Women’s Fund will allow our students who are single moms to focus on their education by lifting the crushing burden of fiscal stress. For these remarkable single mothers, the funds will make a tremendous difference in helping them overcome the sizable challenge of managing their life expenses while they pursue the education that can transform their lives and the lives of their children.

Government

New Plan for Arsenal on the Charles Approved by Planning Board, Millions in Mitigation Projects to be Done

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Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesA view of Building 2 with a pedestrian plaza in front. It is one of the new additions to the Arsenal on the Charles proposed by Alexandria Real Estate and approved by the Planning Board. The owners of the Arsenal on the Charles complex got approval for changes to the master plan, including three new buildings, and the owners will pay millions in mitigation funding. The plan had been criticized for the number of trees that would be lost in the projects, but the approved plan saves some of those originally slated to be removed. On July 14, the Planning Board gave approval for the amendment to the master plan proposed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Baseball

15 Watertown High School Athletes Make Fall II & Spring Middlesex All-Stars

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More than a dozen Raiders were chosen among the best in the Middlesex League in 2021. The pandemic created some strange seasons for some sports. Football was moved to Fall II, in the early part of 2021, and the wrestling season was moved from the Winter Sports Season to the Spring. Fifteen Watertown High School athletes made the Middlesex All-Stars in eight sports. Fall II All-Stars

Football: Chris Lanni, David Manoukian, and Lukas Matton

Spring All-Stars

Wrestling: Leah Knipper-Davis, Bo Leitner, and Hrachya Tonyan

Boys Tennis: Copper Petrie

Girls Tennis: Jenna Petrie

Boys Lacrosse: Jack Bunnell

Girls Lacrosse: Madison Cummings, Maggie Driscoll, Emma Fallon, and Christina Zouein

Baseball: Nick Pye and Casey Williams

Softball: Elaine Andrade

Schools

Perkins School Hosting First Walk/Move Event, Register in July to Have a Shot at Winning Red Sox Tickets

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Perkins School for the BlindThe Howe Building at Perkins School for the Blind. Perkins School for the Blind will host the first Everybody In Walk/Move for Perkins this fall. The event will take place on Oct. 2, 2021, and participants can join others on campus for the live event from 9:30-11 a.m. or take part virtually. Perkins has a goal of raising $250,000.

Sports

Watertown Boxer Expects Tough Competition in 3rd Pro Fight, Also Expecting First Child

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Emily Harney PhotographyWatertown’s Rico DePaolis won his second professional fight in May, and is preparing for his next bout on July 23. On Friday, July 23, Watertown’s Rico DePaolis returns to the ring for his third professional fight, and this time the atmosphere will be a bit different. “To fight in front of a crowd at any level is great, but this is my first time as a pro,” DePaolis said. After making his professional debut in March — a first round technical knock out loss — DePaolis scored his first win as a pro in May with a first round TKO. Both events were limited to just the boxers and their trainers.

Homepage Featured

Police Log: WPD Seeking IDs of Couple Involved in Altercation, Resident Scammed by Man from Dating Site

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

None

Incidents

July 7, 7:22 p.m.: A small fire was reported by someone on the bicycle path behind Target. The fire was on private property just off the path where there were some patio chairs. Some cardboard and glue sticks were on fire, and appeared to have been lit by a cigarette lighter. Watertown Firefighters put out the fire.

Real Estate

Three Condos and a Two-Family Home Were Sold This Week in Town

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Watertown had four properties sell last week. $395,000 – 5 Repton Cir. Unit 5405, Condo – Mid-Rise, 601 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom

$730,000 – 104 Coolidge Hill Road Unit 12, Condo – Townhouse, 1,871 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom

$1,170,000 – 13 Oakley Road, Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down, 2,810 Living Area Sq.