Arrests

Police Log: Recreation Dept. Equipment Damaged, Stolen Check Altered & Cashed

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

Aug. 14, 11:14 p.m.: An officer in the area of Main and Oakland streets saw a vehicle in which the driver was seen slumped at the wheel and appeared to be either asleep or unconscious. When they woke the woman, police checked her record and found that she had a warrant for her arrest. The 26-year-old Boston woman was arrested on the warrant from Wrentham District Court for shoplifting.

Real Estate

Five Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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Two single-family homes and three condos in Watertown were sold this week. $585,000 – 38 Bradshaw St., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home

$575,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3404,4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$522,500 – 108 California St., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Bungalow single-family home

Sponsored by:

$625,000 – 52 Fairview Ave. Unit 52, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$385,000 – 10 Williams St. Unit 57, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse

Police/Fire

Pickup Truck Hits Watertown Storefront, Rolls Over

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A driver struck the side of a store on Main Street and flipped his pickup overnight, but suffered only minor injuries. The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday when a pickup heading west on Main Street went off the road, struck the side of Ricci’s Liquor Store at the corner of Waverley Avenue and rolled over at least once. The vehicle appeared to be speeding before the accident occurred, said Watertown Deputy Fire Chief Rob Iannetta. “We were responding to another call on Coolidge Avenue and he raced by us on Arsenal Street,” Iannetta said. “A minute or two later we got a call about a motor vehicle accident.”

Environment

Plan Calls for Planting Hundreds of Trees in Watertown

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Town officials seek to plant 250 trees a year in Watertown, some of which will be done by the Town, but others will be done by non-municipal groups. Those groups include Trees for Watertown. Pictured here, Watertown resident David Jay of Trees for Watertown plants a tree outside Hosmer Elementary School in honor of Arbor Day. Hundreds of trees will be planted in Watertown each year as part of an effort to increase the number of street trees and tree canopy in town. The Tree Planting Program calls for planting 2,500 trees over 10 years.

Sports

Watertown Summer Basketball Champ Crowned

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The 2019 champions of the Watertown Summer Basketball League, HBC. The team beat New Day 68-60 in game 2 of the finals. The 2019 champion of the Watertown Summer Basketball League took down the defending champ to claim the crown Thursday night. HBC defeated New Day, 68-60, in game 2 of the Papas Elite finals, which was delayed a day due to weather. The league, which plays on the outdoor court at Saltonstall Park, features current and former college basketball players.

Real Estate

This Week’s Watertown Open Houses Includes a Million Dollar Listing

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See this week’s Watertown open houses. $603,000 – 24 Angela Lane Unit 24, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$609,000 – 56 Bigelow Ave. Unit 18, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$779,000 – 37 Bates Road, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1

$739,900 – 56 Bartlett St. Unit 56, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-2

$699,000 – 96 Langdon Ave. Unit 2, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-2

$590,000 – 26 Myrtle St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home, Open House: Sunday 3:30-5

$749,000 – 35 Eliot St.

Schools

Architects Vying to Design New Watertown High School Narrowed to Finalists

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The quality of the of architects seeking to design the new Watertown High School pleased Watertown officials as well as members of the state board that chose the finalists. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Designer Selection Panel met Tuesday and heard presentations from eight firms vying to be the designer for the WHS project. Three finalists were chosen.

At Wednesday’s Watertown School Building Committee meeting, Superintendent Dede Galdston said the crop of architects impressed the panel, which works with communities from around Massachusetts that have been selected to be in the state school building program. “The Designer Selection Panel said this is the best pool of architects they have seen in quite some time,” Galdston said. “This leads us to believe that Watertown is a hot commodity and people want to work here.”

Common Street

New Roundabout, Traffic Light Added to Common Street

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An overhead view of Common Street, including the new roundabout on the right end, and the new traffic light at Common and Spring streets (left side, near the green sections). A much used road in Watertown has undergone a transformation this summer, and drivers will see a new roundabout and a traffic light. The roundabout is located at the five-prong intersection of Common Street with Orchard Street and Church Street. Workers have completed the repaving of the intersection and the roundabout is operational, according to the Watertown Department of Public Works. “The contractor has placed temporary pavement markings, signage and message boards throughout the area,” the DPW announcement said.