Fire Awards

Watertown Fire Chief Awards Fire, Police Personnel for Saving a Life

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Members of the Watertown Fire Department, Police Department and emergency dispatchers received awards on Friday for the work they did helping to save a man from choking. Watertown Fire Chief Bob Quinn announced the awards during a ceremony where the Fire Department also swore in new firefighters and officially promoted two others. On the evening of Dec. 7, 2018, a call came in for a man with an obstructed airway at Conley’s Pub & Grill on Belmont Street. “Upon arrival, Engine 2 encountered a very crowded restaurant and was able to make contact with the male patient,” Quinn said.

Deputy Chief

Watertown Fire Department Honors Promoted & New Firefighters

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Ryan Nicholson receives his badge from his wife after he was sworn in as Deputy Fire Chief as Fire Chief Bob Quinn watches. The Watertown Fire Department celebrated the promotion of two of its members, including the newest deputy fire chief, and welcomed four new firefighters at a recent ceremony. The promotions and swearings in took place at the Watertown Free Public Library on Friday afternoon. Fire Chief Robert Quinn announced the promotions and welcomed the new firefighters. All were sworn in by Town Clerk John Flynn.

Weather

Winter Storm Could Make for a Messy Tuesday Afternoon & Commute

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Snow will hit the Watertown area Tuesday afternoon and could make for a messy evening commute. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch from 2 p.m. Tuesday to 1 a.m. Wednesday. The precipitation will begin as snow and turn to sleet and then freezing rain. Forecasters at WBZ Channel 4 say that the area could get 3 to 6 inches of snow during the storm. Ice is possible Tuesday night, especially north and west of Rte.

Arrests

Police Log: Officers Chase Down Shoplifter, Property Tax Checks Stolen & More

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

Jan. 28, 6:22 p.m.: Police received a report of two people shoplifting at Home Depot. The pair had been seen in the power tool section taking items, and when officers arrived a man and a woman were running away through the parking lot. Police caught the woman at the intersection of Arsenal Street and Greenough Boulevard, but the man got away.

Around Town

Watertown School Administrator Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Somerville

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Allison Donovan Watertown Public School’s K-8 Literacy Coordinator and long-time educator, died after being hit in a hit-and-run incident. Watertown school administrator Allison Donovan died after being struck by a pickup truck in a hit-and-run incident in Somerville. She served multiple roles in her time in Watertown, most recently as the districts’ K-8 Literacy Coordinator. The Middlesex District Attorney’s office announced that Donovan was one of two pedestrians struck in West Somerville on Friday night at approximately 7:16 p.m. She was taken to Mount Auburn Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She was 40 years old.

Real Estate

Three Watertown Homes Sold, Including a $1 Million Sale

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See the three properties that sold in Watertown this week. $825,000 – 110-112 Cypress St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$499,900 – 111 Fayette St. U:111, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Attached condo/townhouse

$1,100,000 – 53 Barnard Ave., 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathroom, Cape single-family home

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Perfection Towing

New Phys. Ed. Option to be Offered for Watertown High Students

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A requirement by the state that Massachusetts students must take a physical education class each year of high school has complicated schedules, especially for seniors, but Waterotwn school officials are introduced new alternatives to help the situation. On Monday, Joe Lampman, the district’s Coordinator of Health, Physical Education and Wellness, and WHS Principal Shirley Lundberg presented a new alternative to the School Committee that could allow students to take an alternative class, while still fulling the PE requirement. They also presented new classes that include wellness as well as physical education as part of the change to the WHS Program of Studies. When the requirement that students must have at least a semester of physical education each year of high school started five years ago it was not popular, Lampman recalled. “I taught senior PE when I first started five years ago,” Lampman said.

Real Estate

See All This Weekend’s Open Houses in Watertown

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Ten properties around Watertown are having open houses this week. $449,900 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 216, 4 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

 $445,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3107, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-12:30

$1,150,000 – 40 Fayette St., 9 room, 5 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Victorian single-family home, Open House: Sunday 2:30-4

$795,000 – 48-50 Carroll St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home, Open House: Sunday 12:30-1:30

$825,000 – 22-24 Priest Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$819,000 – 9 Merrill Road, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

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$699,000 – 41 Gilbert St., 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$585,000 – 28 Puritan Road, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Cape single-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12-3 Sunday 12-3

$519,000 – 8 Avon Road Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$899,995 – 13-15 Columbia, 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$850,000 – 486 Belmont St., 10 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$629,000 – 256 Sycamore Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 1:30-2:30

$559,000 – 37 Hillcrest Cir. Unit 1, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-2