Real Estate

Watertown Has More Than a Dozen Open Houses This Week

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Check out the open houses around Watertown this weekend. $329,000 – 26 Carey Ave. Unit 5, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Low-Rise condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$2,400,000 – 44 Adams Ave., 9 room, 4 bedroom, 4 full & 1 half bathroom, Georgian single-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$425,000 – 32 Duff St. Unit 32, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:30 Sunday 11:30-1:30

$639,000 – 10 Rose Ave. Unit 10, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$1,325,000 – 307 Mt Auburn St.

MBTA

Pair of Brothers Arrested After Threatening Bus Driver

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The MBTA Transit Police arrested two Waltham brothers who threatened a bus driver at the Watertown Yard on Galen Street when he refused to let them on the bus. The Transit Police released the following account of the incident:

On Nov. 19, 2019 at approximately 11:55 p.m. Transit Police officers assigned to the North District received a radio call to respond to the MBTA’s Watertown Sq. Bus Yard for a report two males threatening an MBTA bus operator. Upon arrival offices were met by the victim, an MBTA bus operator, and Watertown Police.

Entertainment

Watertown’s Room 83 Spring Merging with Musa Collective

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Musa Collective joins Room 83 Spring in a new collaboration. Watertown art gallery Room 83 Spring announced some big changes, which will be celebrated by the exhibition in November and December — Goodbye Hello. Beginning in January Room 83 Spring will be morphing and merging with Musa Collective, said Room 83 co-directors and artists Cathleen Daley and Ellen Wineberg. 

“It has been a site for experimentation and process; showcasing a well-received mix of creative disciplines in provocative installations and it has hosted a wide range of events and engaging conversations. Room’s final show of 2019, Goodbye Hello, runs through December 21 and presents the work of 30 Boston area artists who have shown with Room,” the pair said in an email. The Merger

Room 83 Spring will share the physical space and calendar with Musa members in a rotation of exciting shows. Musa has been a collective gallery since 2017 at 119 Braintree St.

Kingian Nonviolence

WMS’s Kingian Nonviolence Program Expanding to More Watertown Schools

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A closeup of the section of Watertown’s Kingian Nonviolence Mural featuring Martin Luther King. An effort to teach students and teachers about Dr. Martin Luther King’s nonviolence teachings that began four years ago at Watertown Middle School has now spread to all the Watertown Public Schools. Organizers hope that the program can get regular financial support to keep it going. Over the years, the Kingian Nonviolence teaching has spread from a small group of students at Watertown Middle School to include more teachers, Watertown Police officers and town residents. Now WMS offers a class focusing on the subject, and students from the middle school have sought to spread it to the other schools in town.

Charity

Watertown Mall’s Giving Tree Benefits Boys & Girls Club

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The Watertown Mall’s Giving Tree. The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Mall:

The Watertown Mall’s giving tree is filled with ornaments for this Holiday season and will benefit the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. The Giving Tree is located in the common area of the mall, near Miss Maria’s School of Dance. If you would like to make a child’s holiday wish come true, simply take an ornament off the tree, buy the gift listed on the tag, and return it to mall staff unwrapped (Management Team, Maintenance Staff, Security Officers). Gifts must be dropped off by Monday, Dec.

Ally Kennedy

Two Watertown Athletes Sign Letters to Play Field Hockey in College

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Watertown Field Hockey players Aurise Tattrie (left) and Ally Kennedy signed to play in college. Tattrie will play at UMass Lowell and Kennedy at Vermont. Two Watertown High School seniors, Ally Kennedy and Aurise Tattrie, will continue their field hockey careers when they head to college next fall. Monday afternoon, the pair officially signed letters committing their choice of colleges — Vermont for Kennedy and UMass Lowell for Tattrie — in a ceremony held in the Watertown High School Gym. Kennedy verbally committed to play for the Catamounts after her sophomore year.

Around Town

Major Intersection on Arsenal St. Undergoing Repaving

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The area of Arsenal Street near School Street will be repaved beginning this week. The project, which is being overseen by Athenahealth. is slated to begin with milling (scraping off the top layer of asphalt) on Nov. 19, weather permitting. The work on Arsenal Street goes from School Street to the entrance to the recently built West Garage in the Arsenal on the Charles.

Sports

WHS Sports: Football Team on a Winning Streak, Cross Country Wraps Up Season

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Watertown senior quarterback Brennan Cook has had multiple touchdown passes in the past two wins for the Raiders. The Watertown High School football team may have missed the tournament, but the Raiders have found their winning ways. The team heads into the Belmont game on a three game winning streak and with a chance to finish with a winning record. On Friday, Watertown traveled to Weston and won handily, 31-7. Four Raiders scored touchdowns in the victory.