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Join other soccer fans in the excitement of the World Cup final on Sunday at Watertown’s Greek Church. The Taxiarchae/Archangels Greek Orthodox Church, 25 Bigelow Ave., Watertown, will host a World Cup Watch Party on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at 11 a.m.
The game between France and Croatia will be shown on a large high-definition television and the Zo food truck will serve Greek cuisine. All ages are welcome.
Organizers of the 2018 Faire on the Square announced the date for the Town’s annual celebration.
The Faire will be held on Sept. 22, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Saltonstall Park —next to Town Hall, 149 Main St., Watertown. In case of rain, the Faire will be moved to Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. For more information, including an application for exhibitors, see the Faire’s website: faireonthesquare.com
Watertown’s Filippello Park draws many visitors, from those going for a stroll, to children enjoying the playground, to sports leagues playing on the softball or soccer fields. The demand usually ramps up during the evenings, and park users will park on nearby streets, so residents of those areas struggle to find a spot of their own.
Monday night, the Town of Watertown held a meeting about plans for the park during the fall, but the room full or residents had bigger issues on their minds. Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon announced that the two playing fields at Filippello Park will not close, as previously discussed, during the fall. The Town looked for field space in other towns, or at Daly Field, in Brighton, but little was available, and none with lights. With the fields remaining open, parking had to be found because the main lot off Grove Street will be closed while the entrance that end of the park is renovated during the fall.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 28, 2:40 a.m.: An officer on patrol on Mt. Auburn Street spotted a vehicle going over 40 mph in a 30 mph zone. The driver was stopped and the officer recognized him from previous incidents. The man had bloodshot eyes and had an odor of alcohol on his breath.
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A 69-year-old Watertown man faces sexual assault charges after being arrested for inappropriately touching a woman on Palfrey Street.
Watertown Police were called after a woman reported that the suspect tried to kiss her and touch her on June 27, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. at a home on Palfrey Street, according to Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady. The man, identified as Babulal Jethidas Patel, 69, of Watertown, allegedly assaulted the woman who was part of a group moving items out of a home on Palfrey Street. Police spoke to the two people involved as well as others in the area at the time. Officers determined from the statements at the scene that they had probable cause to place Patel under arrest, Grady said.
At its next meeting the Planning Board will hear arguments from the developers of Arsenal Yards about their requested amendment to increase the allowable height in the area to 197 feet. The proposed amendment to the Regional Mixed Use District (RMUD) section of the Zoning Ordinance would increase the maximum height by 67 feet over the currently allowed 130 feet. The maximum height is allowed if a parcel is 10 acres or more. The Planning Board will discuss the amendment on July 11, 2018 at the meeting that begins at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. The item is comes after two other cases.
The reconstruction of one section of Filippello Park got the Town Council’s approval, and a meeting will be held the temporary closing of the field on the Grove Street side of the park. On June 26, the Town Council approved borrowing $1,287,000 to fund the renovation of the area near the park entrance off Grove Street. The lowest bid came from Heimlich Landscaping & Construction, which was one of two bids, said Glenn Howard, landscape architect with CDM Smith. Many of the Councilors said they happy to approve the funding for the park improvements, which passed 9-0. “I am really excited about this,” said Councilor Anthony Donato.