Police/Fire

Three Watertown Men Indicted on Drug Charges by Middlesex Grand Jury

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A grand jury indicted three Watertown men on drug-related charges, Middlesex District Attorney Marin Ryan’s office announced. The three men — Dominic Davis, Akeem Mapp, and James Paul — were arrested in June after a joint investigation by the Watertown Police and the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force. Their home was raided by a NEMLEC SWAT team. The raid found cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy (MDMA), Ketamine, marijuana, three firearms, and approximately $10,000 in cash. This week, the Middlesex DA’s office announced the indictments from Nov.

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Watertown Schools, Businesses Collecting for Food Pantries as Need Rises with Government Shutdown

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The Watertown Public Schools PTOs, the Watertown Police and local businesses have teamed up to collect donations for food pantries in town after hearing about the need due to the Federal Government shutdown. Donations of non-perishable and non-expired food are being collected at several locations around town. The drive started after people in town heard about the recent increase in use of food pantries, said Lauren Coughlin Unsworth, one of the organizers. “The idea came up when we heard that the government shutdown was creating a larger demand our local pantries and that they had a great need for donations,”

Coughlin Unsworth is on the Lowell School PTO as well as the board of the Watertown Community Foundation and she teamed up with Watertown resident and owner of Get Lively, Jan Taylor. Taylor approached local businesses along with the Rotary Club of Watertown, and Coughlin Unsworth used her contacts in the schools.

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Check Out This Week’s Open Houses in Watertown

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A variety of properties around Watertown will have open houses this weekend. $425,000 – 110 Pierce Road Unit 110, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$635,000 – 26 Hosmer St. Unit 26, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$309,900 – 8-R Riverside St. Unit 2-1, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 11-1

$216,613 – 4 Repton Cir. Unit 4215, 4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$1,260,000 – 254-256 Sycamore St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$849,900 – 188 Summer St.

Police/Fire

Fire in Commercial Building Caused by Lint Fire in Dryer

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A fire that caused smoke damage to a building on School Street in Watertown started in a dryer at the business, fire officials said. On Jan. 18, 2019, a passerby spotted black smoke coming from the business at 111 School Street and alerted Watertown Fire and Police departments at about 8:14 p.m.

The Watertown Fire Department responded, and discovered a fire in DMB Linens. Firefighters extinguished the fire and limited the fire damage to a pair of commercial dryers. Smoke damage, however, extended through the entire building, according to a report from the Watertown Fire Department.

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A Unity Breakfast Full of Goodbyes & Challenges to Fight for MLK’s Vision

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Rahsaan Hall gave the keynote address at the 2019 Unity Breakfast. He is the director of the ACLU of Massachusetts’ Racial Justice Program. The 19th annual Watertown Unity Breakfast not only celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, but also paid tribute to two people who have been regulars at the event as they say farewell. Despite the frigid and icy conditions on MLK Day 2019, the Hellenic Cultural Center was packed for the event presented by World in Watertown. Those in attendance heard from a member of the ACLU of Massachusetts about how the fight against racisms not over, and also were addressed — perhaps for the last time — by Rev. Mark Harris, minister of First Parish of Watertown, and Watertown Police Officer Harold “Tony” Physic.

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Middlesex DA Marian Ryan Visiting Senior Center to Warn About Winter Scams

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Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan will speak at the Watertown Senior Center about avoiding scams.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan will spread awareness about winter scams when she visits the Watertown Senior Center this month. The event will be on Jan. 30, 2019, at 10 a.m. at the Senior Center, 31 Marshall St., Watertown. This forum will educate participants about common scams that target senior citizens during the winter months. Scam-related topics include:

Home HeatingSnow RemovalRoof ServiceChimney CleaningFurnace CleaningVehicle MaintenanceTree Service

Please call to register, 617-972-6490.

Schools

Watertown Students Make MassBay’s Dean’s List

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MassBay Community College is pleased to announce its 2018 Fall Semester Dean’s List. Full-time students who have earned a 3.50 or higher grade point average (GPA) are included and acknowledged on the Dean’s List. This semester’s list includes 288 students. The students from Watertown on the 2018 Fall Semester’s Dean List are: 

Anastasia Maria Stavridi, Liz K. Cam, Michael A. Echavarria, and Shakti Singh Katheria