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The snowfall forecast for Dec. 16 and 17 from WBZ Channel 4. A Nor’easter will be hitting Eastern Massachusetts late Wednesday to late Thursday and is expected to impact the morning commute. The storm will likely hit the Boston area around midnight, according to WBZ Channel 4 weather. Watertown falls in the area where 6 to 12 inches of snow is forecast.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Watertown has increased more than eight-fold over the past two months, with the total numbers of cases during the pandemic increasing by 60 percent during that time. Similar to the statewide trend in Massachusetts, Watertown has seen a steady increase of COVID-19 cases. Along with the increases in cases, Watertown has had four more COVID-19 related deaths over the past few weeks, bringing the total number to 28, according to the Town Manager’s Dec. 11, 2020 Coronavirus Update. The week prior, the Town reported the first two COVID-19 related deaths in Watertown since the Aug.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
Dec. 5, 4:04 p.m.: Police received a report of a man who attacked a worker at the Watertown Towing lot on North Beacon Street. The employee arrived at work and saw a blue Dodge parked in the lot which he did not recognize. A short time later he saw someone coming from nearby Arsenal Wine & Spirits and get into the vehicle.
See the homes that sold this week in Town. $596,000 – 6 Angela Lane Unit 6, Condo – Townhouse, 1,556 Living Area Sq. Ft. (Includes Finished Basement), 7 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full & 1 Half Bathroom
$675,000 – 136 Madison Ave., Single Family – Detached Cape, 1,488 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom
$435,000 – 12 Gertrude St.
School officials said they heard the parents and community members loud and clear at a recent forum held in response to the report by a Watertown Middle School student the she had been racially harassed at school and online. This week, School administration and the School Committee announced some steps they would be taking to stop this from happening again. On Monday, Superintendent Dede Galdston acknowledged that the Watertown Public Schools have much work to do. “I think we share the same goals which include making the Watertown Schools the safest, most welcoming and most inclusive learning environment for all our students and families,” Galdston said. “They and you deserve nothing less.”
The Watertown Business Coalition’s next Arts Town Hall will be held on Dec. 15. The group will be discussing ways to support and promote the local arts community. Organizers sent out the following information:
Artists, administrators, and educators of all disciplines are invited to join us in conversation about our artists’/organizations’ assets and needs, ways to support each other, and the future of the Watertown Arts Community. Please register at the Eventbrite link below so we can send you the Zoom info, and email Jaclyn Dentino with any questions (jaclyndentino@newrep.org)!
WHAT: Arts Town Hall
WHEN: Tuesday, December 15 @ 4:00pm
WHERE: Zoom
COST: Free (Registration Required)
See this week’s open houses around Watertown. $999,000 – 29-31 Bromfield St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family 2,685 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 11 Total Rooms, 5 Total Bedrooms, Open House: Sunday 12-1
$359,000 – 32 Whites Ave. Unit F7708, Condo – Mid-Rise, 615 Living Area Sq. Ft., 3 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 2:30-4
$1,475,000 – 85 Summer St.
A recreational marijuana dispensary received approval from the Planning Board to open at the mixed-use complex at 330-350 Pleasant St. The Town’s third marijuana dispensary, located in a complex on Pleasant Street that will also have apartments, got approval from the Planning Board Wednesday night. Bud’s Goods & Provisions will be going into part of the retail space at the Water Mills at Bridge Point mixed-use development at 330-350 Pleasant St., near the intersection with Rosedale Road. The dispensary will have adult-use sales, also known as recreational. In July, Bud’s entered into a Community Host Agreement with the Town, which includes paying 3 percent of its gross profits to the Town to offset the impact of the dispensary on Watertown, and a $10,000 charitable donation annually.