Real Estate

Four Properties Sold in Watertown This Week

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Three condos and a Cape sold this week in Watertown. $410,000 – 27 Grant Ave. Unit 27, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$585,000 – 136 Acton St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Cape single-family home

Sponsored by:

$719,001 – 504 Main St. Unit 2, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$720,000 – 58 Church St. Unit 58, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

Around Town

Hundreds Run the 13th Annual Donohue’s Turkey Trot Despite Arctic Conditions

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Fifteen minutes before the 2018 Donohue’s Turkey Trot was scheduled to begin, Bigelow Avenue was nearly deserted. As race time approached, however, hundreds of runners emerged from Donohue’s Bar & Grill for the Thanksgiving morning 5K on the streets of Watertown. Despite temperatures in the low teens, 567 runners ran the 20th edition of the race. Many ran in duffle coats, others in head to toe furry costumes, and many had turkey headwear. One brave runner came out in shorts.

Sports

Watertown Football Falls to Belmont in a Frigid Thanksgiving Day Game

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BELMONT  — Watertown High School’s football team looked like they would have a good chance of extending its six game winning streak over rival Belmont after scoring three early touchdowns, but the Marauders turned it around at a subfreezing Harris Field to win the Thanksgiving Day game 33-20. Despite kicking off to start the game, the Raiders found themselves with the ball for the first three possessions of the game. They turned the botched Belmont kickoff returns into three touchdowns and took a 20-0 lead just 2:13 into the game. Watertown senior Mange Camara seemed to do it all, including four straight kickoffs that were recovered by the Raiders (one was called back because the referees said the whistle had not blown to start the play). As well as punting for the Raiders.

Schools

Two Watertown High School Students Named National Merit Commended Students

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Two Watertown High School seniors received recognition from National Merit Program for being among the top scorers on the PSAT. Nathan Follett and Robert Leonard were named Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Program, based on their scores on the 2017 PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test), Superintendent Dede Galdston announced at this week’s School Committee meeting. Approximately 1.6 million students took the PSAT in 2017, and the top 50,000 were identified by the National Merit Program. “They are approximately in the top 3 percent of students in the nation,” Galdston said. School Committee Chairman John Portz added, “Congratulations to both of you.

Belmont

Thanksgiving Game: Watertown Falls at Belmont

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Watertown and Belmont face off in the 2018 Thanksgiving Day football game in Belmont at 10:15 a.m.

The 2018 Watertown-Belmont football game features the most evenly matched teams in several years. 

The Thanksgiving Day game begins at 10:15 a.m. at Belmont’s Harris Field. Follow the action live here:

Final Belmont 33, Watertown 20. 147 left 4th, O’Connell runs for 12 yard Touchdown,  Belmont leads 33-20. 340 left 4th,  Watertown turns it over on downs at the Belmont 48. 26-20 Marauders

6 min left 4th, Watertown strips Belmont and takes over at 50

843 left 4th.

Police/Fire

Watertown Man Busted for Distributing Crack Cocaine

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A Watertown man faces charges of distributing crack cocaine after being arrested in a bust by Watertown Police detectives working with a drug task force. 

After a two-month investigation, police got an arrest warrant and search warrant for 49-year-old Sean Williams of Watertown. On Nov. 15, 2018, at 1:15 p.m. police executed the warrant on Belmont Street, across from St. Patrick’s Cemetery, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. Watertown Police, working with the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force, searched the home and found a large clear plastic bag containing smaller plastic baggies which contained a white substance, O’Connor said.

Around Town

Winter Parking Ban Starts Soon, Includes Earlier Removal Time for Vehicles at Some Lots

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With Thanksgiving coming up, that also means the winter overnight street parking ban will soon begin in Watertown, but this year drivers will have to move their vehicles earlier from some parking lots. 

On Monday night, the School Committee officially approved a change to the hours people can park in school parking lots. The rule change was made so that the lots will be ready for the opening of school, said School Committee member Eileen Hsu-Balzer. “It used to be you had to clear cars by 7 a.m., now it is 6 a.m.,” Hsu-Balzer said. “The reason they need to move by 7 a.m. is students are already arriving at school and the plows have not had the opportunity to work on the lot.” School Committee Chair John Portz said he expects that people will comp

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