Arrests

Police Log: Driver Arrested on OUI Drugs Charge, Apartment Complex Office Vandalized

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

June 28, 2:49 p.m.: A motorist observed another vehicle swerving in the roadway for about two miles and the driver appeared to doze off at one point. The motorist called police and a Watertown Police officer located the grey Hyundai Sonata on Main Street near Whites Avenue. The officer saw the vehicle cross the double yellow line and straddle the line, so the officer put on the blue lights. The vehicle abruptly went back into the right lane and cut across two travel lanes and struck the curb.

Real Estate

A Two-Family and Two Condos Sold in Watertown This Week

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Three properties were sold this week in Watertown. $987,500 – 79 Rutland St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family, 2,100 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 10 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms

$650,000 – 50 Watertown St. Unit 609, Condo – Mid-Rise, 1,148 Living Area Sq. Ft., 4 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom

$615,000 – 131 Coolidge Ave.

Around Town

Historical Society Pays Tribute to Two Major Events in U.S. & State History with a Virtual Celebration

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Charlie BreitroseAt the 2016 Treaty Day celebration, Bob Childs of the Historical Society of Watertown reads the Declaration of Independence from the same spot it was first read in 1776, the second floor of the Edmund Fowle House. Each July, the Historical Society of Watertown celebrates the anniversaries of two major events which took place in town that played a significant role in the history of Massachusetts and the United States. This year’s Treaty Day celebration is a virtual one. On July 18, 1776, the town played host to the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in Massachusetts. The following day, the first treaty made by the newly independent United States with a foreign power was signed in Watertown at the Edmund Fowle House.

Real Estate

A Multitude of Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend

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A wide variety of properties will host open houses in town this week. $379,900 – 106 Mount Auburn St. Unit 2, Condo – Townhouse, 814 Living Area Sq. Ft., 4 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$675,000 – 103 Channing Road Unit 103, Condo – Half-Duplex, 2,042 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open Houses: Friday 4:30-5:30 Saturday 11-12:45 Sunday 11-12:45

$689,000 – 12 Oakland St., Single Family – Detached Ranch, 1,520 Living Area Sq.

Government

Charter Review Group Discusses How Planning, Zoning Board Members are Appointed

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The Town of Watertown’s Zoning Map. With development in Watertown being a topic of controversy for the past decade, the Charter Review Committee examined how the two boards overseeing building and development are appointed. At the June 29 meeting of the Charter Review Committee, resident member Marcia Ciro proposed an amendment to the Town Charter, which would change the way the members of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals are appointed. Currently the Town Manager makes the nominations for appointment, and the Council votes to confirm, or not, the person. Ciro proposed having the Town Council appoint the members of both boards.

Weather

Effects of Tropical Storm Elsa Expected to be Felt in Watertown

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National Weather Service

Tropical Storm Elsa will pass over southern New England on Friday, and Watertown is forecast to get heavy rains and wind from the storm. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Tropical Storm Warning at 5 a.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2021, for southeast Middlesex County, as well as for Cape Cod, the Islands and Southeast Mass. The Warning means that Tropical Storm force winds are expected within the next 36 hours. The storm is expected to kick up winds of 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph. Potential power outages and road closures could result from tree limbs and other items falling on power lines and roadways.

Entertainment

July 7 Watertown Summer Concert Postponed

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The Town of Watertown announced the postponement of Wednesday’s Summer Concert featuring Tony Soul Project due to expected storms in the area. The Town sent out the following message. “Hello Concertgoers, due to the extreme heat and the possibility of storms predicated for this afternoon, the Wednesday, July 7, 2021 concert at Saltonstall Park has been postponed. The Tony Soul Project will perform on another evening this summer! Stay tuned, and stay cool and safe!”

Business

Watertown Advertising Agency Works on Campaigns of Change, Including the State’s COVID-19 Efforts

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MORE AdvertisingThe co-owners of MORE Advertising, Managing Partner and President Judi Haber, left, and Founder and CEO Donna Latson Gittens. A Watertown-based advertising agency with a different focus has been in business for nearly a quarter century. Unlike most agencies it does not market products, it works on campaigns of behavior change, including Massachusetts’ COVID-19 prevention and vaccination efforts. MORE Advertising is a full-service, integrated advertising agency, but there is a major difference from most agencies, said Managing Partner and President Judi Haber. “Traditional advertising agencies sell products.