Charity

See Who is Competing in Watertown’s Dancing With the Stars, How to Get Tickets

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The 2016 Dancing with the Stars winner Georgia (Butler) Mulgrew, the Hosmer School guidance counselor holds the trophy. Tickets are now available for the 2019 event. The Watertown Rotary Club will host Dancing With the Stars charity event featuring local celebrities teaming with professional dancers on May 10, 2019. This year’s competitors are Town Councilor Lisa Feltner, Watertown Savings Bank’s Bill Burgess, Rhode Moise from the Watertown Boys & Girls Club, Watertown Firefighter Mary Piotrowski, Watertown Police Officer Kerilyn Amedio, Jae Smith from the Watertown Public Schools, Watertown Realtor Ari Koufos, Watertown Firefighter Andrew Vega, and Chad Foster from Watertown Middle School. The event will be emceed by Watertown Town Council President Mark Sideris.

Around Town

Watertown Police Hosting 5K Run/Walk to Recapture the Watertown Strong Spirit

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A man wears the Watertown Police Finish Strong Road Race. The Watertown Police will once again commemorate the Watertown Strong spirit with the sixth annual Watertown Police Finish Strong 5K Run/Walk. The Watertown Police Relief Association, Watertown Supervisors Association and Watertown Patrol officers Association will commemorate the sixth anniversary of the events that led to the capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects by inviting the community to fill the streets of Watertown in a 5K celebratory road race and walk. The proceeds will benefit the Watertown Police Relief Association, the Watertown Police Association, and the Watertown Police Supervisors Association. The WPRA assists families of deceased members, and protects and promotes the social and economic welfare of their families and dependents.

Entertainment

Eliza Dushku Talks About Taking Back Power After #MeToo, Her New Movie in Time Magazine

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Eliza Dushku was interviewed by Time magazine about her #MeToo experiences, and her latest project, the biopic Mapplethorpe. Watertown’s Eliza Dushku spoke to Time magazine about how she is responding to her #MeToo experience on the set of Bull, the movie she and her brother Nate produced — Mapplethorpe, and her sobriety. In the piece, which came out online Tuesday, Dushku also talks about her pursuit of a college degree at Lesley University, which is why the interview took place near Harvard Square. In December, she was the subject of headlines when the New York Times revealed that CBS had paid her a multimillion dollar settlement after she complained about being sexually harassed on the set of the show Bull by the show’s star, Michael Weatherly. She spoke out about it in the Boston Globe.

Around Town

Watertown Schools Getting 5% Budget Increase; Most Will Go to Staff, Minuteman

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Once again, the Town will include a 5 percent increase in education funding in Watertown’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget — a $2.4 million increase — but much of that will be required to maintain the current education program and services, along with meeting an increase in the cost of sending students to Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School. Last week, the School Committee heard a budget presentation from Superintendent Dede Galdston, who said that all but about $173,000 of the increase would be used on maintaining the level services budget and paying for the increase in Minuteman tuition. Some staff additions are still planned with the remaining money. New Staff

Among the additions in the Fiscal 2020 budget are two curriculum coaches at Watertown Middle School: one for literacy and the other for math. Similar positions have been successful in other schools, Galdston said.

Around Town

Watertown Runner Turns in All-American Performance, High Jumper Places

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Watertown senior Mange Camara placed fifth in the 400 in the New Balance Nationals Indoor Track championships in New York over the weekend. Here he runs the 55 meter dash at the MIAA Div. 5 Meet. Watertown sprinter Mange Camara wrapped up the indoor track season by showing he is among the best high school runners in the United States. The senior competed at the New Balance Nationals Indoor meet at the Armory in New York City.

K-9

Watertown Police Will Soon Have a Dog on Patrol, Help Name Him

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The Watertown Police Department’s newest member, a German Shepard, with his handler, Officer Andrew Civetti. The WPD seeks names for the dog. For the first time in many years, the Watertown Police Department will have a four-legged crime fighter on its roster. The WPD’s police dog was introduced on Facebook, and the Police Department is asking for the public to suggest names for its K-9. Police Chief Michael Lawn shared the following comment on the Watertown Police Facebook page:

Chief Lawn is excited to introduce our newest officer to the community.

Arrests

Police Log: Driver Strikes Pedestrian, Multiple Scams & Man Faces 3rd OUI Charge

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The Watertown Police Department provided the following information. Arrests

Feb. 21, 5:11 p.m.: Police spotted a woman who they knew was wanted on a warrant. She was stopped at the corner of Main and Lexington streets and was taken into custody. The 42-year-old Watertown woman was arrested on two warrants from Waltham District Court: one for larceny under $1,200 and one for possession of a Class B substance.

Real Estate

Three Homes Sold This Week in Watertown

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Three Watertown properties sold this week in town. $485,000 – 5 Swetts Court, 6 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$565,000 – 17-19 Avon Road Unit 1, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

$675,000 – 26 Hosmer St. Unit 26, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

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