Building for the Future

Lowell School Plans Please School Building Committee; Updated on Hosmer & Cunniff

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An image of the latest plans for what Lowell Elementary School will look like after it is renovated. The latest images of what Lowell Elementary School will look like after renovation wowed members of the School Building Committee, last week. The group also got updates on the new buildings being built at the Hosmer and Cunniff elementary school sites. Scott Dunlap, project designer from Ai3 Architects, presented the plans to the School Building Committee at a meeting on April 25. Lowell will be extensively renovated inside the current building, but it will also have a significant addition on the west end of the school.

Arrests

Police Log: Driver Busted for OUI, Numerous Vehicles Broken Into

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

April 17, 9:39 p.m.: An officer patrolling on Arsenal Street spotted a blue Jeep with a defective taillight. The vehicle also weaved around the lane. The vehicle was pulled over and the officer detected signs that the woman driving was under the influence of alcohol, including and odor of alcohol. Field sobriety tests were given and the officer determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

Charity

Volunteers Wanted for Annual Watertown Helps Out Day

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Three hundred people came out for the fifth annual Watertown Helps Out! The sixth annual Watertown Helps Out will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019, and the Watertown Community Foundation is seeking volunteers

On that day, volunteers will head to locations around town to do work with local non-profit groups on projects in the community. Volunteers are needed at First Parish Watertown, Metro West Collaborative Development, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Asperger/Autism Network, Gore Place, and Wayside Youth and Family Support Network

To sign up click here: https://www.watertownfoundation.org/watertown-helps-out-2019/

Around Town

Local Cookie Company Giving Watertown Residents a Discount in Time for Mother’s Day

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Geoff & Drew’s offers cookies and brownies made from all-natural ingredients. Watertown’s Carol Spickler is president and “chief cookie girl.” A cookie business co-owned by a Watertown resident is offering a special discount to town residents for Mother’s Day. Watertown’s Carol Spickler is the president and “chief cookie girl” of Geoff & Drew’s, which features cookies, brownies and other baked goods made with all-natural ingredients. Watertown residents, friends & family enjoy a 25 percent discount when ordering from Geoff & Drew’s.

Real Estate

Three Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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Two single family homes and a condo sold in Watertown this week. $714,900 – 52 Green St., 9 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$481,500 – 164 Galen Unit 61, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$810,000 – 486 Belmont St., 10 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

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Arbor Day

Watertown Celebrated Arbor Day with Special Activities & Tree Care at Arsenal Park

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A member of a tree crew trims dead and damaged limbs from trees at Arsenal Park as part of the Town’s Arbor Day Celebration. Trees around Arsenal Park got a trimming, and visitors learned about trees, storm water and the environment on Thursday at Watertown’s celebration of Arbor Day. Watertown Tree Warden Chris Hayward organized the celebration with the help of the Massachusetts Arborists Association and some local organizations. Crews from the Department of Public Works, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Joe Butler & Sons, and Tree Tech (on behalf of Eversource) removed dead or damaged limbs from the trees around the parking area at Arsenal Park. “This is a week’s worth of work taking place in one day,” Hayward said.

Around Town

Friends Remember Richard Marcus, a Passionate Leader of Local Progressives

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Richard Marcus, a leader of the local Progressive political group, passed away at the age of 71. Friends and supporters of the progressive political movement in Watertown are mourning the loss of one of its most active and powerful voices. This week, Richard Marcus passed away at the age of 71. He supporting Democratic and Progressive candidates and issues in town, in Massachusetts and nationally. He also started the Progressive Watertown Group.

Real Estate

Huge Number of Open Houses Around Watertown

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Check out this week’s Watertown Open Houses. $799,000 – 29 Charles St. Unit 29, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1

$749,000 – 27 Charles St. Unit 27, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1

$849,000 – 13 Derby Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 1-3 Sunday 1-3

$799,000 – 44-46 Cottage St., 2 unit, 13 total room, 3 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Side by Side multi-family home, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$599,000 – 9 Hersom St. Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom townhouse.