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Check out the eight open houses around town over the weekend. 292 Lexington St., $559,000, 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 1,190 sq. ft. Townhouse, Open house: Sunday, Jan. 19 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
3 Avon Road, $1,299,900, 5 bedroom 2 bathroom 3,098 sq.
Photo by Charlie BreitroseWatertown City Hall
Watertown will explore creating an ordinance requiring buildings to reduce their carbon emissions and will base it on similar ordinances adopted by other communities in Massachusetts. Work has already begun on drafting a Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance, or BERDO, with a proposed ordinance having been submitted by the Watertown Environment and Energy Efficiency Committee (WE3C). City Manager George Proakis told the City Council on Tuesday that creating a BERDO would “implement a key part of the City’s Climate Plan.” The Resilient Watertown Climate & Energy Plan was passed in 2022. “I have often said (the plan) has many ambitious but achievable goals to address our climate crisis and establish a process in our climate resiliency and climate adaptation, and we’ve worked very hard to do that in a number of different ways,” Proakis said. “What that plan did is also provide strategies to reduce carbon emissions for buildings and called out the necessity for building performance standard ordinance.”
Watertown podcaster Matt Hanna has been busy recently. His recent guests include an employee of a non-profit life science firm in town, and a member of Watertown’s own semi-pro hockey team, the Gold Kings. Plus, he started Little Local Weekly, where guests on the podcast can provide updates. Alyssa Cecchitelli, Addgene
Meet Alyssa Cecchetelli! She’s the Associate Director of Plasmid Services at Addgene, a nonprofit life science organization here in Watertown.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Jan. 2, 9 a.m.: A package was stolen containing two items that cost $20. The item went missing from the Watertown Housing Authority building on Waverley Avenue.
Jan. 2: A man was spotted taking three pairs of headphones worth a combined $340.
The Watertown field hockey team player Rachel Egan was named Athlete of the Year by the Boston Globe. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
On top of completing an undefeated career as Watertown field hockey players, two Raiders were honored by making the Boston Globe’s All-Scholastic team, including one being named Athlete of the Year. Also, see the Watertown athletes who made the Middlesex League All-Stars for all fall sports. The Globe selected Senior Rachel Egan as the Div. 3 Athlete of the Year.
A mix of single family, 2 family, condos and townhouses were sold this week. 33 Hovey St. #33, 4 bedroom 4 bathroom 1,950 sq. ft. Townhouse, Sold: $1,205,000
3 Repton Cir.
The Charles River Regional Chamber will honor local businesses, non-profits, and community members during the First Annual Watertown Night, Featuring the Watertown Business Awards. The event takes place Thursday, Jan. 23, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Donohue’s Bar & Grill, 87 Bigelow Ave., Watertown
The 2025 Award Honorees
Watertown Community Foundation
O’Some Cafe
Archy LaSalle, Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee, activist, educator, and photographer
Max Ritcey, owner, Ritcey East
Also, connect with local business owners, professionals, civic leaders, and community members at our first-annual Watertown Night at Donohue’s Bar & Grill (note new location). The Enjoy delicious food, network with fellow attendees, and celebrate our Watertown Business Awards honorees for their outstanding contributions to the community. Tickets: $20, Open to members & non-members.
The Watertown Public Schools Extended Day program has been so popular that it consistently has more applications than spots available. School officials said the number of spots will not be increased, but efforts will be made to try to prevent students being on the waitlist for more than one year. The School Committee heard updates on the Extended Day — the district’s after school program for children in grades K-5 — as well as the PreK and district’s Preschool programs at its Jan. 6 meeting. Debi Cornelius, Director of Community Education, said the Extended Day Program is full with 410 students, and officially has 35 students on the waitlist, including 14 at Hosmer, 15 at Lowell and 6 from the PreK program.