Bilteracy

Watertown High Students Will Be Able to Show They are Bilingual on their Diplomas

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Watertown High School students will soon be able to have the Seal of Biliteracy on their diplomas and transcripts. Students in the Watertown Public Schools speak 59 languages, Kate Phillipson, director of English as a Second Language Coordinator told the School Committee Monday night. Some learn a language in school, others speak a language other than English at home, and still more take language classes outside of school. “The State Seal of Biliteracy is a nationally and state recognized seal that recognizes graduates that speak, listen, read, and write proficiently in more than one language,” said Adam Silverberg, the district’s World Language Coordinator. The seal will be placed on diplomas and transcripts, Silverberg said, and students could be recognized during graduation.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Threatens Police, 3 Vehicles Vandalized, Bicycles Stolen

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

June 3, 7:04 p.m.: An officer a man on a motorcycle heading north on Spring Street following very close to the vehicle in front of it. Then the motorcycle illegally passed the vehicle. Police stopped the motorcycle at Spring and Palfrey streets. After being stopped, the rider immediately became agitated, and began yelling and threw his hands in the air.

Around Town

Watertown Runners, High Jumper Compete Against Nation’s Best

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Watertown senior Mange Camara sprinted to a second place finish in the Emerging Elite Competition at the 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Pictured, Camara won the 200 meters at the 2018 MIAA Div. 4 Outdoor Track Meet. Watertown’s Mange Camara closed out his high school track career by showing he can compete with the best high school runners in the nation. Camara, a senior, was joined by several other athletes at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, N.C., this weekend.

Around Town

See the Six Watertown Homes That Sold This Week

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Watertown had several home sales this week. $604,000 – 20-A Beechwood Ave. Unit 20-A, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$620,000 – 92 Cypress St. Unit 1, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$925,000 – 31 Hudson St. Unit 31, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$878,000 – 17-19 Birch Road, 2 unit, 11 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$850,000 – 32 Wilson Ave.

Around Town

Watertown’s Flags Retired With Respect During Flag Day Ceremony

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Watertown Veterans Service Officer Patrick George, center, gets help from a Watertown Cub Scout to fold the flag during the flag retirement ceremony. After flying outside for several months atop a flag pole, the American Flag from Watertown’s Town Hall had become worn and was due for retirement. On Friday, it was retired along with a few other Star Spangled Banners during a ceremony at Ridgelawn Cemetery. The event was hosted by Watertown’s veterans groups and Watertown Veterans Service Officer Patrick George as part of the town’s Flag Day observance. “Three weeks ago we celebrated Memorial Day and paid tribute to the people who served their country in the military,” George said.

Around Town

Repaving Project Continuing This Week on N. Beacon St., Charles River Road

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Roads inside and outside of the Arsenal on the Charles will be repaved in early June. Roadwork will soon resume at the intersection of North Beacon Street and Charles River Road near the driveway to the Arsenal on the Charles. Athenahealth and its contractor, Charles Contracting, announced that road paving will take place in the area on Monday, March 17 and Tuesday, March 18 beginning at 9 a.m. (weather permitting). Athena owns the Arsenal on the Charles complex. Residents on that stretch of road are being asked to remove cars from driveways prior to this time “as you will not have access to driveways during this process,” the announcement said.

Department of Public Works

2019 Watertown Road Projects Delayed After Bids Come in Too High

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A slate of seven Watertown roads set to be repaved this year will likely have to wait until next spring after bids for the work came in much higher than expected. Town Manager Michael Driscoll told the Town Council on Tuesday that the bids for the 2019 Watertown street and sidewalk repair project came in and he recommends rejecting them. “There was only one bid and it was 33 percent higher than expected,” Driscoll said. The issue was referred to a joint meeting of the Town Council’s Public Works and Budget & Fiscal Oversight subcommittees to decide how to go forward. Public Works Superintendent Gerry Mee recommended that the bids go out later in the year.

Around Town

Dozens of Open Houses in Town on Father’s Day Weekend

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See the homes around Watertown available for home buyers to visit. $875,000 – 40 Langdon Ave., 9 room, 5 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$1,049,000 – 87 Putnam St. Unit 87, 8 room, 5 bedroom, 4 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$874,000 – 85 Putnam St. Unit 85, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$320,000 – 145 Warren Unit 2, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Low-Rise condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 10-12 Sunday 10-12

$547,000 – 91 Spring St. Unit 12, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$795,000 – 13 Barbara Ter.