Entertainment

Council Approves Public Arts Master Plan, Creates New Committee

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A mural created on Melendy Avenue in 2015 is an example of public arts in Watertown. A committee will be formed to help Watertown implement the Public Arts Master Plan, which received approval from the Town Council on Tuesday night. While Watertown has had some public arts projects, most notably a series of murals created from 2013-15, it did not have a formal plan. Planning to create a master plan began in 2019, when the Watertown Department of Planning and Community Development brought on the Metropolitan Area Planning Council as a consultant. The group gathered input from multiple community forums, from online surveys and by speaking with local artists and stakeholders.

Sports

One of the Best WHS Basketball Players Looking to Play at College’s Highest Level

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Gabe Spinelli returned to Watertown for his senior year. Coach Steve Harrington called him one of the best players he has coached. The pandemic has altered plans for many. While most of those changes fall in the negative column, there was a positive one for the Watertown High School boys basketball team, as it led to the return of a star player who’s looking to take his game to the Division I college level. Gabe Spinelli spent his first two years playing for the Raiders, and got some quality playing time on Watertown’s 2018 State Championship team his freshman year.

Development

ZBA Hearing Two Big Projects, Council Subgroup Looks at Police Services & Other Meetings

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Plans for converting the Tufts Health Plan building into life science labs and offices will be heard by the Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday. The Watertown Zoning Board has several projects on its agenda, including renovations of the Tufts Health Plan building and a biotech project proposed on Elm Street. The ZBA gives final approval for these projects and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Spear Street Capital, the new owner of the Tufts Health Plan site at 705 Mt.

Entertainment

See What’s Available in Watertown Recs’ Winter II Session

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The Watertown Recreation Department is offering sports programs, science lessons and crafts during the Winter II session, which starts Feb. 22. Activities include Cops ‘N’ Rec, the Survivor Series, and sports programs for children in grades K-12, as well as adults. Children in grades 3-5 can join the Wicked Gross Science Lessons, and Crafts and Games is available for students in grades K-2. A variety of sports offerings are available for students in all grades, including Junior Raiders, Sports Saturdays and the Survivor Series, which includes activities such as snowshoeing, flag football, futsal soccer, obstacle courses, relay races, mini Olympics, hiking, and street hockey.

Real Estate

A Multifamily and a Single Family Home Sold This Week

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One property sold this week in Watertown. $975,000 – 29-31 Bromfield St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family, 2,685 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 11 Total Rooms, 5 Total Bedrooms

$670,000 – 191 Chapman St., Single Family – Detached Ranch, 1,260 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

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Basketball

Watertown Claims League Basketball Crown by Beating Winchester

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The Watertown boys basketball team poses after winning the Middlesex League Tournament by beating Winchester, 64-57. An empty Watertown High Gym does not have the same feel as a rowdy TD Garden, but Saturday’s Middlesex League Boys Basketball Championship on Saturday had a special feel for the victorious Raiders. The league tournament was the only postseason on offer during COVID-19, and senior Gabe Spinelli put an exclamation mark on the win by dunking the ball as time ran out in Watertown’s 64-57 defeat of Winchester. “It’s not the state championship but it’s something,” Spinelli said. “The fact that we had (a game with) a postseason feel is huge, and that helped us a lot in this game.”