Arrests

Police Log: Man Stopped for Walking Around With Knife, German Chocolate Scam

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
July 24, 2:47 p.m.: Police received multiple calls from concerned people about a man who was acting strange and carrying a knife on Patten Street, off Mt. Auburn Street. Officers located the man, who was still carrying a knife in one hand and a kitchen stool in the other. The officers were able to calm the man and he put the knife down.

Real Estate

Two Homes Sell for Over $1 Million This Week in Watertown

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See all the home sales this week in Watertown. $716,000 – 7 Arthur Ter., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$900,000 – 129-131 Nichols Ave., 2 unit, 15 total room, 7 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$1,005,000 – 13 Oliver St., 13 room, 6 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home

$1,150,000 – 259 Mount Auburn St., 11 room, 5 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Victorian single-family home

Sponsored by:

$642,500 – 70 Chapman St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Bungalow single-family home

$614,000 – 282 Mt. Auburn St. Unit 282, 7 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$670,000 – 27-29 Charles St., 2 unit, 13 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

Around Town

Storm Rolls Through Watertown After Spawning Tornado Saturday Morning

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A severe thunderstorm that produced a tornado in Central Massachusetts Saturday calmed down by the it hit Watertown, dropping only rain

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed a tornado struck Webster, damaging some buildings in the downtown area of the town in southern Worcester County. The NWS had issued a Tornado Warning for parts of Worcester County and Southeast Middlesex County which expired at 10:45 a.m.

Watertown was under a flash flood warning from the NWS.

Business

Watertown Resident Helps Clients Get Lively With Health & Fitness Coaching

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These days, Jan Taylor focuses her life on the fitness of her clients: physical fitness, nutrition and even fitness of their minds. However, the Watertown resident hasn’t always been a personal fitness trainer and health coach, and she left a stable job to make fitness her business. 

Taylor has run Get Lively out of her Westside home since 2014. She describes the business as mindful health and fitness coaching. Since starting to work as a personal trainer, Taylor has expanded to health coaching via phone or internet, and produces her own podcast. Taylor has transformed the basement of her home into a fitness studio, where she teaches a variety of classes, including Pilates, kettlebells, and Barre.

Real Estate

Open Houses All Over Watertown to Visit This Weekend

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Watertown has nearly two dozen open houses to check out this weekend. $850,000 – 39-41 Townly Road, 2 unit, 10 total room, 5 total bedroom, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$539,000 – 97 Poplar St. Unit 97, 8 room, 3 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Friday 12-1:30 Saturday 11-1 Sunday 11-1

$709,000 – 112 Edward, 7 room, 4 bed, 2 bath cape, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$1,190,000 – 23 Phillips St., 3 unit, 15 total room, 6 total bedroom, Open Houses: Friday 12-1 Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$689,000 – 238 North Beacon St., 8 room, 4 bed, 1 bath colonial, Open Houses: Friday 11-12:30 Saturday 12-2 Sunday 11:30-1:30

$639,000 – 56 Westminster Ave., 9 room, 3 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 2-3:30

$949,900 – 11 Hill St., 14 room, 6 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open House: Saturday 1:30-3

$1,320,000 – 64-66 Waltham St., 2 unit, 16 total room, 10 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2

Sponsored by:

$645,000 – 64 Waltham St. Unit 64, 9 room, 5 bed, 4 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$629,000 – 688 Belmont St. Unit 688, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$1,095,000 – 35 Otis St., 8 room, 4 bed, 2 bath victorian, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30

$470,000 – 11 Wollitzer Lane Unit 11, 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 12-1:30

$450,000 – 9 Wollitzer Lane Unit 9, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 12-1:30

$449,900 – 32 Whites Ave.

Schools

Neighbors Concerned About Proposal for New Hosmer School, Loss of Field Space

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The School Building Committee debated what the new Hosmer School should look like, but for residents living near the school the more important issue is where the new building will go. The Hosmer School will have a new classroom building, which may or may not be attached to the building with the gym, auditorium and cafeteria. The current classroom building (closest to Chauncey Street), will be torn down eventually, but not until after the school serves as the temporary home for students from Lowell and Cunniff schools while their buildings are renovated. AnnMarie Cloonan lives Winthrop Street, across from the field next to Hosmer where the new school building is proposed to be built. She had not even heard about the plans for Hosmer until recently. Her husband Fred said he thinks the Town should have alerted neighbors about the project.

Around Town

Main Street to Remain Closed for Oil Spill Cleanup, Will Reopen This Weekend

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The spill of mineral oil over the surface of Main Street will take a few more days to clean up, meaning the stretch of road will remain closed through Saturday at the earliest, said Watertown Public Works Superintendent Gerry Mee. 

The oil must be cleaned off the road surface, and the remaining oil (from the casing of an Eversource electrical line) must be removed before the line can be repaired. The process is a lengthy one, Mee said. “They have to freeze the line above and below the point where it broke to stop the last oil from leaking out,” Mee said. “The freezing process takes 24 hours.” To clean the road, sand is put down followed by Speedy Dry, which soaks up the oil, and then the area must be power brushed and swept up, Mee said.

Police/Fire

Watertown Police Officer Signs Off for Last Time, Hear His Police Radio Farewell

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Watertown Police Officer David Gilchrist did not want a big deal made about his last shift before retirement, so his fellow officers gave him a final farewell via the Police Radio. Gilchrist, who worked on the overnight shift his entire career, completed his last shift Wednesday morning after serving the residents of Watertown for more than 32 years. The Watertown Police captured this moment and shared it on its Facebook page. See and hear it below: