Arsenal Yards

Arsenal Yards Anchor Tenants Include Roche Bros., Beer-Focused Restaurant & Cinema

By |

Roche Bros. will open a location at Arsenal Yards, and will have a cafe, prepared food and a seasonal outdoor produce market. The anchor tenants of Arsenal Yards will include a Roche Bros. supermarket, a restaurant chain known for its extensive beer list and a multi-screen cinema, developers announced. According to the press release sent out by developers, Arsenal Yards will have more than 1 million sq.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Irate Motorist Arrested, Checks Go Missing from Mail & Cashed Elsewhere

By |

The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
April 9, 12:46 a.m.: A motorist reported seeing a black SUV strike a pole on a traffic island on North Beacon Street at Arsenal Street, and drive away. Police were able to track the vehicle down on Lexington Street and Main Street, and it had smoke coming from underneath the hood, heavy damage to the front, and a shattered windshield. The officer observed the vehicle traveling slowly and swerving. Police stopped the vehicle, and noticed the driver had signs of intoxication.

Entertainment

Watertown Cable Host Adds a Touch of Hollywood to His Show

By |

The host of a local cable show added a dose of Hollywood to his upcoming shows when he hosted an actor who has been in dozens of shows, including The Walking Dead, CSI and Hawaii Five-0. 

Last week, Fred Grandinetti sat in the kitchen of his Watertown home with Cuyle Carvin after the pair shot some scenes for Grandinetti’s Watertown Cable Access TV show, Drawing with Fred. They also stopped by The Comic Stop on Main Street to sign some comic books drawn by Grandinetti featuring Carvin. Carvin came up from Atlanta to be in the show. He moved there from Los Angeles because the number of shows and movies being made in Georgia has increased greatly and it improved his odds of getting parts. “They say you get one part out of 50 or 60 auditions,” Carvin said.

Real Estate

Three Condos Sold This Week in Watertown, Including Both Halves of a Two Family

By |

Two parts of a two-family home and a condo on Arsenal Street sold in Watertown this week. $770,000 – 17 Carver Road Unit 17, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$840,000 – 15 Carver Road Unit 15, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$505,000 – 24 Arsenal St. Unit 4c, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

Around Town

Local Author’s Book Goes Back in Time to See What Watertown Square Looked Like

By |

Watertown Square may have changed significantly over the past decade, but local author Cara Marcus found out how the area near the Charles River truly transformed from an industrial center centuries ago to the commercial downtown, while researching her book Watertown Square Through Time. The heart of Watertown Square, the grassy Delta, once was the site of a grist mill where farmers brought their grain to be ground. Where a parking lot for the MBTA sits on Galen Street used to be a soap factory in the later 1800s. The book goes back to the 1630s, Marcus said. She also stated she was most surprised by how industrial the area used to be was centuries ago.

Sports

Watertown High School Grad Taking His Game to the Next Level at Bentley

By |

Former Watertown High School baseball player Austin Farry has continued his career on the diamond at nearby Bentley University. 

While at Watertown High School he also played football and hockey, and served as captain for all three sports his senior year. He was a member of the 2015 State Championship winning hockey team and played in the Shriner’s Football Game and Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association all-star game. After not getting much time on the field in his freshman year, Farry — an outfielder for the Falcons — has seen a lot of playing time in his junior year and has a career batting average of over .260. This season, through 24 games, Farry has a .256 batting average, 22 hits (including two doubles), 15 runs, and eight RBIs. Watertown News caught up with Farry to see how life is at Bentley.

Real Estate

More Than 20 Open Houses to Visit in Watertown This Week

By |

See the open houses around Watertown this weekend. $1,075,000 – 18-20 Beechwood Ave., 3 unit, 13 total room, 5 total bedroom, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$549,000 – 20 Chester St. Unit 1, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 2:30-3:30

$398,000 – 24 Ladd St. Unit 24, 3 room, 1 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$499,500 – 146 Edenfield Ave. Unit 146, 6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$794,500 – 18 Lovell Road, 7 room, 3 bed, 1 full 2 half bath colonial, Open Houses: Friday 12-1 Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 11:30-1

$749,000 – 30 Ralph St., 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open Houses: Friday 5-6 Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$449,900 – 19 Homer St.

Boston Marathon Bombing

In Aftermath of Watertown Shootout, Police Created Group to Help Officers Deal with on the Job Stress

By |

Thursday, April 19, 2018, marked the fifth anniversary of the day that Watertown Police faced the Boston Marathon Bombers in a shootout on the streets of East Watertown, but at the Watertown Police Station there was little fanfare to mark the day. 

“It’s another day at work, here,” said Police Chief Michael Lawn, who added that officers were treated to breakfast by H & K Insurance. The department’s roster of uniformed personnel in 2018 includes all the officers involved in the shootout five years ago, Lawn said, despite the fact that they faced suspects armed with guns and pressure-cooker bombs in action that lasted about eight minutes. Nationally, officers involved in shooting while on duty have a much higher rate of leaving the job, but Watertown has managed to beat the odds. “Why? Who’s to say?”