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A couple Watertown properties sold this week, see more here. $994,000 – 444 Mount Auburn St. Unit 6, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$430,000 – 19 Homer St. U:19, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
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Since the new bike share program came to town, sevearl hundred local cyclists have taken a ride on the bright green bikes. During the 13 days since the launch of the Lime Bike program, 1,374 rides have been made by 825 riders in Watertown, according to Transportation Planner Laura Wiener. The average trip is not long: less than a mile (.8 miles), and lasts 19 minutes. Lime Bikes operate a bit differently from the BlueBikes (formerly Hubway) in Boston, where riders pick up and leave bikes in docking stations. Lime Bike riders use the company’s smartphone app, which allows riders to locate a bicycle, unlock it and go for a ride.
The Watertown real estate market has come alive this weekend with more than 30 open houses. $499,000 – 51 Harnden Ave. Unit 1, 2 room, 2 bed, 1 bath detached, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$450,000 – 35 Purvis St., 6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath bungalow, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30
$750,000 – 181-183 Fayette St., 2 unit, 9 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Sunday 11-12:30
$799,000 – 63 Highland Ave. Unit 63, 7 room, 3 bed, 3.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 11-12:30
$799,000 – 61 Highland Ave. Unit 61, 7 room, 3 bed, 3.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 11-12:30
$395,000 – 1 Pierce Road Unit 1, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 2-3:30
$765,000 – 13 Hazel St.
The renovation of Mt. Auburn Street, including the “road diet,” took a small step forward Tuesday night when the Town Council gave a preliminary nod for the first set of designs in a long process before the $14 million project becomes a reality. The plans given a tentative OK by the Council include the Complete Streets plan to reduce the number of lanes for motor vehicles from two in each direction to one, and adding left turn lanes at many intersections, and bike lanes along the entire length from Patten Street to the Cambridge line. Parking for Businesses
Conditions were placed on the approval after Councilors received more than 80 emails over the weekend from concerned customers of Pet Haven Animal Hospital. The plan had called for removal of on-street parking in the “T” intersection on Mt.
The Watertown Fire Department put out a fire on the roof of an office building in East Watertown on Wednesday.
Welding sparks ignited some insulation foam on the roof of 65 Grove Street, said Watertown Fire Capt. Ryan Nicholson. “We had to open up a significant area around the point of ignition to ensure the fire hadn’t spread,” Nicholson said. The blaze did not spread beyond the roof. The building was recently renovated building that will have several tenants, including Bosch Thermotechonlogy.
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.