Charity

Donation Drive & Free Store Hosted by Watertown Mutual Aid on May 16

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Donations of clothes, diapers, toiletries and other times will be accepted during a donation drive on Sunday, May 16. Wayside Youth and Family Support Network and the Watertown Community Foundation will host a donation drive on May 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ballroom in Boston, 100 Parker St. in Watertown. Items being collected include: new and like-new children’s warm-weather clothes (newborn to young adult), new youth goggles, summer activities and games, seed packets, working fans, diapers and baby wipes, feminine products, and personal care items (shampoo, toothpaste, etc.). Following the drive, there will be a free store from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., open to all.

Arrests

Police Log: Employee Charged With Assaulting Assisted Living Center Resident, Stolen Vehicle Recovered

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

April 28, 1 p.m.: Police received a call from The Residence at Watertown Square on Summer Street after management found an employee of the assisted living center mistreating a resident. During an internal investigation on a separate matter, management found a video showing an employee being physical with an 83-year-old woman. Watertown Police reviewed the surveillance video and determined the worker’s treatment of the resident rose to the level of an assault and battery charge. Police spoke with the employee, and as a result of the investigation the employee, an 46-year-old Waltham woman, was summonsed to Waltham District Court for assault and battery on a person over 60 years of age.

Real Estate

Two Single Family Homes and Three Condos in Watertown Were Sold This Week

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Four properties were sold in Watertown this week. $775,000 – 80 Evans St., Single Family – Detached Bungalow, 1,361 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom

$700,000 – 762 Belmont St. Unit 762, Condo – 2/3 Family, 1,719 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

$1,025,000 – 37 Langdon Ave., Single Family – Detached Dutch Colonial, 2,855 Living Area Sq.

Car Fire

Fire Damages Three Vehicles at Watertown Rock Climbing Gym

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A fire that began in an SUV parked in the parking lot of Central Rock Gym also damaged two vehicles parked nearby. The blaze at the gym on Acton Street was reported at 6:31 p.m. on April 26, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 2016 Ford Edge to be fully engulfed in flames,” O’Connor said. Watertown Firefighters arrived and saw that the fire had extended to two other vehicles — a Jeep Compass and a Subaru Outback. Deputy Fire Chief Rob Iannettta was the incident commander and ordered two hoses to be used to extinguish the fire, said Watertown Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Nicholson.

COVID-19 Funds

Watertown Offering Free Summer School, Adding Enrichment Classes

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The Watertown Public Schools will offer free summer school in 2021, including both programs for students needing to make up credits or improve skills, and those looking to learn something new this summer. The district will use funds received to assist during the COVID-19 Pandemic to provide most of the programs free of cost, this year. Assistant Superintendent Theresa McGuinness said that the Watertown Public Schools are focusing on getting students back into the groove after the past two school years were impacted by the Pandemic. “This summer and into the fall we are prioritizing relationships, re-socialization and healthy human connections as we plan for both academics and social-emotional wellness for our students through enriching supportive programming,” McGuinness said. For students in PreK to eighth grade who need to boost their academics, the focus will be on literacy and math, McGuinness said, while in the high school grades emphasis will be placed on credit recovery in English, math, science and social studies.

Real Estate

More Than a Dozen Open Houses in Watertown This Weekend

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Homebuyers have a lot of choices in Town this weekend. $850,000 – 54 Olney St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family, 1,822 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 10 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$679,000 – 104 Coolidge Hill Road Unit 12, Condo – Townhouse, 1,871 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom, Open Houses: Friday 5-6 Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$989,500 – 13 Oakley Road, Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down, 2,810 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 11 Total Rooms, 6 Total Bedrooms, Open House: Saturday 11-2

$1,075,000 – 148 Irving St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Side by Side, 4,259 Living Area Sq.

Around Town

Watertown Voters Will Continue to Directly Elect Council President After Vote by Charter Review Committee

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Watertown Town Hall

Voters in Watertown will continue to elect the Town Council President directly, rather than having the position chosen by a majority of the Council. The decision was made by the Watertown Charter Review Committee on Tuesday night. The decision came on the same night that members discussed the makeup of the Town Council and the councilor compensation. Also, if the Council President should serve on the School Committee, or have a designee. The group reviewing the document that defines how the Town’s government operates looked at the Legislative section of the Charter on Tuesday.

Cunniff PTO

Time Running Out to Bid on Pieces of Cunniff School History

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The deadline to bid on bricks from Cunniff Elementary School is approaching. See how to get a piece of history and help the school’s PTO. The PTO Silent Auction, where 40 bricks from the old school building can be bid upon, will end on Friday, May 7 at 11:45 p.m. Money raised will go to the Cunniff Elementary School PTO. The event is open to the public. Bid and find out more information at https://www.32auctions.com/cunniffbricks

The Cunniff PTO provided the following details:

AUCTION ITEMS:

We are auctioning off three different tiers of bricks as detailed below.