Class of 2019

Congrats to the Watertown High School Class of 2019!

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The Watertown High School Class of 2019 celebrates graduating by throwing their hats in the air at Victory Field on Friday. The senior class officially graduated from Watertown High School on Friday evening. The 147 members of the Class of 2019 received their diplomas at a ceremony held at Victory Field on Friday evening. Watertown High School Class of 2019

Armand Suren AckanAria AghaeeJose Abraham AguilarElizabeth Bridget AllenGiovannie AntenorHovanes Harout AroyianJuliana Angela ArrudaPeter AthanasopoulosSukeina Mohamed AttarJorge Alexander Barrientos AmbrocioJack David BarryOlivia Leslie Beauvoir HaggertyJoseph Carl BiagiottiMary Maria BoyajianMaxsym Kenton BrinkleyKyra BruggerMax Arthur Bunnell Meaghan Teresa BurnsMange Charles Kamborian CamaraJimena Canales-AlfaroRifat Ali CancaLucia Walter Capone +*Michael Alexander Charles CaseAnthony Abdo ChebliMary Cimen *Lauren Michelle ColeCatherine Theresa ConnorsPatrick John CorbettDavid Y DanielianEmily Danielian +*Vahe DanielyanGeorge Andrew Darmody *Renata Ferrazoli Beltrami DaSilvaAhmed Ziad DawLuiz Eduardo De Souza CamposJaylene Catalina DeJesusMohammad B DiaAurora Hope DominguezIgor Furtado Dos SantosEidy Enrique DuarteShannon Mary DunnJafiah River EdwardsAlex William EganSandro Emmanuel EymaBenjamin Michael FandettiJulia Brooks Farry +*Noah Echt FerraressoBryan Sales FerreiraNathan Johnson Follett +*Albert FounEmily Pauline FurtadoMelanne Diana Ghahraman *Danielli Santos GomesMarissa Elizabeth Gorman +*Dante Christian GrecoJulia Neve Greim +*Mary Kate GriffinAva Anastasia GrilloMarlena Nichole HachePiper Liehla HadleyMeron Demsash Hagos +*Yoseph Assad HamadNiki Hamidi *Levon HaroutunianCourtney Marie HarshAndrew Jay Hayek +*Brian Hidalgo MonterrosaCatherine Lenore Holt +*Shannon Janell HughesReem Hussein *Christopher Joseph Iannetta *Jhonatan Ramos Inacio *

Watertown High School’s Class of 2019 Celebrates Graduation

Shariel Lydie JosephMaxwell Phillips JuscenXhonatan KadiRuben Gevork KarapetyanVishan Kavidhu KarunaratneBandna Kaur *Graeme Sutton KelleherChristopher James KerriganEva Fawaz KhalilHana KhanSajjad KhanOdai Amer KhudariSelin KuguOlivia Jane Lampasona *Jennifer Catherine LawlorRobert Christopher LeonardJoseph David LessardMarco Philip LibertiniMarcela Yolanda Lopez-RomeroAshley Raquel Lopez-VasquezDerrick LwanjoJalen Cassidy MacDonaldSeyedsepehr MadaniNeila Coralie Magloire *Tyler William MalovichMichael Armani Manoukian *Diana MargaryanAshley Hassy MawandaNicolas David McDermottEmma Margaret McGoldrickMacayla Elizabeth McNamaraGaro Nareg MelkonianJohann Dayan Mendez JuliaoSamuel Charles MikulkaShannon Rose MungerLuke James MurphyKate Somers Myler *Irene Lynn NagawaNicholas James NardoneShayla Leandra NealSleemy NicolasGabrielle Marie NolanSawaira NoorFernando NunesCaleb Thomas Karl OrvikDavid Lucas Bastos OuelletHaralambos PapadopoulosMiten Dharmesh PatelLoreto Carmen PellegriniAbigael Elizabeth Rose PetersonChristopher Ryan PetersonHonor Segal Petrie *Shelby Elizabeth PirozziHina Khan Rafiq *Vanessa RomeroTrevor Daniel RussoPamelaly Michelle SantosRuben Oscar Sanchez Sara *Phen Kirian Walters SarlesAndre Aersalan Shirevani HarandiMohamed Hussein Shuman *Sourin Ohanes SimonyanAlessandra Claudia SolariJason Tyler StarnesBrett Michael SutherlandMillena Fagundes SzytkoJoshua Robert Theodore +*Seren Dala TheriaultKristen Elizabeth Tracy *Daniel Hunter VanRynGabriella Rose Venezia +*Justin Joseph Viasus +*Ehsan Ahmad YaqhubiHagop YazjianChristine Zhu +*

+ Cum Laude Society

*Natinoal Honor Society

Around Town

Watertown Farmers Market Has New Day, New Location & New Vendors

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Pick up some peaches this week at the Watertown Farmers’ Market. The Watertown Farmers Market will open for the season on June 12, and will be in a new spot, on a new day and have new vendors joining many of the favorites from prior years. The market will now be held on Wednesdays at Saltonstall Park, next to Town Hall, 149 Main St., Watertown. The market runs June 12 to Oct. 9, rain or shine, from 2:30-6:30 p.m. (closing at 6 p.m. in October).

Arsenal on the Charles

Repaving Could Cause Delays on North Beacon, Charles River Road

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Roads inside and outside of the Arsenal on the Charles will be repaved in early June. Some of the roads inside and outside Arsenal on the Charles will be repaved beginning June 10, 2019. Beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, June 10, the area where North Beacon Street meets Charles River Road (near the Arsenal on the Charles driveway). Also starting that day is work on roadways inside the complex, including the area off the east entrance to the complex from Arsenal Street (Talcott Avenue). The top layer of the roadway will be ground, or milled, down 1.5 to 1.75 inches, and the manhole and other castings will be adjusted.

Real Estate

Million Dollar Listings Among the Large Number of Open Houses in Watertown

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Watertown has plenty of choices for home buyers this week, including some high end properties. $529,000 – 27 Kondazian St. Unit 27, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:30 Sunday 11:30-1

$499,000 – 8 Russell St., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Ranch single-family home Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 1:30-3

$719,900 – 199 Coolidge Ave. Unit 302, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$689,000 – 94 Acton St., 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Cape single-family home Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

$1,400,000 – 128 Barnard Ave., 11 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$895,000 – 37 Robbins Road, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$525,000 – 33-35 York Ave. Unit 33, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12-1

$790,000 – 133 Dexter Ave.

School Committee

School Committee Seeks Raise, Would be First Increase Since 2008

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A lot of money was raised and spent on the 2015 Watertown Election. The Watertown School Committee voted to request a pay raise for its members on Monday night, and the increase would not take effect until the next term. The pay hike would be from $3,200 a year to $4,500 a year, but the request must first be approved by the Town Council. The request came because School Committee members who have to find childcare during meetings say the pay does not cover that cost. “After everything is taken out, we get less than $200 a month,” said School Committee member Lily Rayman-Read.

Government

Rep. Jonathan Hecht Hosting Two Office Hours in June

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State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

The following information was provided by Rep. Hecht’s Office:

Representative Jonathan Hecht will hold office hours twice in Watertown in June. Constituents are invited to meet with Representative Hecht at the following time and location:

Monday, June 17

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Watertown Town Hall

149 Main St, 3rd Floor hallway

Thursday, June 27

6:00-7:00 p.m.

Watertown Free Public Library

123 Main St, Raya Stern Trustees Room

Anyone unable to attend these office hours can call Representative Hecht at 617-722-2140 to schedule an appointment at another time.

Government

Council Passes Fiscal 2020 Budget, Town Pays off Retirement Debt

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Town Manager Michael Driscoll’s plan to pay off Watertown’s retirement benefits deficit will come to fruition on July 1, 2019. Tuesday night the Town Council approved Watertown’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget, but it also marked the paying off of the town’s unpaid Retirement Benefits deficit and frees up millions to be spent in other areas, such as the school building projects.. On July 1, 2019, a payment of $13.18 million will be made, which will not only cover this year’s Retirement Benefits for town employees, but also the shortfall. Since Fiscal Year 2009, the Town has funded retirement at a rate of 152 percent to pay off the deficit faster. The total Fiscal Year 2020 budget of $147.76 million is 3.89 percent higher or $5.53 million more than Fiscal 2019, the current budget year.