Around Town

Watertown Farmers Market Seeks Input About How It Can be Improved

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Organizers of the Watertown Farmers Market want to hear from residents and others interested in the market to find out what they are doing right and what they would like to see change. 

Since 2014, the Watertown Farmers Market has operated in the spring, summer and fall at various spots in the Arsenal on the Charles. The past few years it has been held in the green in front of the Mosesian Center for the Arts (and Panera Bread). The market features vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, and other products such as pastries, cider and prepared food. Each week, the market also has musical entertainment and a community table featuring a local non-profit group. After being run by a private group, the Town of Watertown took over management of the Farmers Market last year.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Hits Car at Funeral, Faces Third OUI Charge; Tool Taken from Construction Site

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Incidents
Oct. 14 10:12 a.m.: Two drivers got into an argument after an incident on Arsenal Street. One driver said said the other one cut him off, and while they were stopped one driver got out of his car, opened the other driver’s door and pulled the man out. The man accused of pulling the other out said the other man got out of his car on his own.

Real Estate

Two 2-Families and a Condo Sold in Watertown This Week

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These three properties sold this week in Watertown. $511,660 – 40-42 Maplewood St. Unit 40, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$680,000 – 14 – 16 Gertrude St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$755,000 – 133 Dexter Ave., 2 unit, 11 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

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Sports

WHS Sports: Two League Titles, Coach Wins 200th, Football Wins Rematch of Thriller

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Two Watertown High School teams claimed Middlesex League titles this fall. 
Boys Soccer
The Raiders claimed the Middlesex Freedom title by beating Burlington 3-0, and the team gave its coach a milestone victory. Tuesday’s win gave Watertown’s second league title — the last coming in 2016 — and the first time the school won the league outright. On Thursday, the Raiders defeated Wilmington 3-1, with junior Gevork Karapetyan scoring two goals in the road victory. The win also gave coach Frank Cacia his 200th career win and 100th win with Watertown. The Raiders will find out their first tournament opponent this week.

Bus Priority Pilot

Officials Hopeful Bus Priority Program Will Improve Commute on Mt. Auburn Street

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It takes something special to get state and local officials to gather next to a bus stop at 8 a.m. a chilly morning, but celebrating the start of a program to speed up buses along Mt. Auburn Street rose to that occasion Friday morning. The group in front of Star Market showed up for the launch of the Cambridge-Watertown Mt. Auburn Street Bus Priority Pilot, also referred to as bus rapid transit or BRT. Users of the roadway may have noticed the red lanes, and new traffic patterns, which are designed to move buses, and — they hope — other vehicles, toward Harvard Square at a brisker pace.

Election 2018

Several Hundred Watertown Voters Cast Ballots Early, Still Time Left to Do So

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The Watertown Town Clerk’s office has seen brisk business this week, mostly from people coming to vote early in the State Election. 

As of 9:45 a.m. Friday, 646 people had filled out their ballots at Town Hall, said Town Clerk John Flynn. He estimates there could be 2,000 votes by the end of the early voting on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Quite a few, but not compared to the last early voting period. “We had 6,449 total early votes in 2016,” Flynn said.

Real Estate

Check Out All the Open Houses Around Watertown

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Watertown has dozens of open houses around town this week. $859,000 – 626 Belmont St., 10 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$679,000 – 20 Chester St. Unit 2, 8 room, 4 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Saturday 10:30-1

$1,149,900 – 17-19 Avon Road, 2 unit, 17 total room, 7 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$1,269,900 – 37-39 Hillcrest Cir., 2 unit, 10 total room, 5 total bedroom, Open House: Saturday 12-2

$1,300,000 – 44 Adams Ave., 9 room, 4 bed, 3 full 2 half bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 1:30-3

$565,000 – 151 Coolidge Ave. Unit 510, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath high-rise, Open House: Sunday 12:30-2

$649,900 – 125 Coolidge Ave. Unit 111, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$1,195,000 – 20 Chester St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 6 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1

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$785,000 – 199 Coolidge Ave.

Business

See Which Burger Chain is Coming to Watertown’s Arsenal Yards

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National burger chain Shake Shack will be opening a location in the new Arsenal Yards. 

The restaurant will be part of the renovated Arsenal Mall, which is well underway. It will be Shake Shack’s sixth location in the Boston area, including one in Harvard Yard and the newest one in Boston’s Seaport. The eatery will fit in with the newly renovated mixed-use development, said Tom Wilder, principal of the Wilder Companies. “Shake Shack’s investment in everything they do from sourcing high-quality ingredients, often from local artisan purveyors, to the investments they make in developing deep ties to their communities is truly unique,” Wilder said. “Their commitment to community, quality food and welcoming atmosphere all contribute to the overall experience that we’re building at Arsenal Yards and we’re proud to welcome them to the neighborhood.”

Shake Shack will be part of the new development, which includes a cinema, retailers, a h0tel, office space and other restaurants.