Around Town

Watertown-Belmont Chamber Hosting 36th Annual Golf Tournament

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The Watertown-Belmont Chamber of Commerce hosts its 36th annual golf tournament on Sept. 25, 2017. The tournament will be held at Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord and begins at 11 a.m. with registration, lunch and the driving range. The shot gun start – scramble is at 12:30 p.m. The 19th hole, a cocktail reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.

There will also be a raffle, silent auction and other prizes & trophies! Register Here

Sports

Tickets Available for the Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet

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Get your tickets now for the 2017 Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet, where the inductions will include four former outstanding athletes. The Hall of Fame Banquet organizers sent out the following information:

Tickets are now available for the Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet to be held at the St. James Armenian Church Hall on Saturday, Oct. 21. Doors will open at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The cost is $45 per person.

Development

Union Pushes for More Work from Watertown Developments, Help from Town Council

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Last week, a group of 40 or so carpenter union members gathered outside a construction site on Arsenal Street to make their message loud and clear – pay a living wage with benefits and follow state labor laws. Despite the building boom in Watertown over the past several years, many members of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters who live in Watertown have not gotten any work from these developments. They would like that to change, and point to cities like Cambridge and Somerville that have ordinance or resolutions pushing contractors to follow labor laws, and pay “prevailing wages” and health benefits for their workers. Not everyone believes that such an ordinance would benefit the town, however, and could dampen the hot development market. Former Watertown Town Councilor Stephen Corbett, who also develops small residential projects, said he worries that such a requirement would hurt the development market in Watertown.

Around Town

Watertown Store Owner Still Happy, Despite Not Selling Big Lottery Ticket

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Watertown’s Handy Variety was briefly the scene of excitement Thursday morning when they thought the store had sold one of the biggest winning lottery tickets in history, until it was revealed Mass. Lottery officials made mistake and the store only sold a $1 million ticket. The owners of the store remained upbeat, however. Marjeet Paaur Khan told NECN that she and her family are “still happy,” with selling the million dollar ticket. Had the store sold the $758 million winning Powerball ticket, the owners would have received $50,000. Instead they will receive $10,000 for selling the $1 million winner.

Real Estate

Watertown Has 10 Properties Having Open Houses This Week

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A wide variety of open houses to visit this weekend in town. $587,000 – 478-480 Main St. Unit 478, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$587,000 – 478 Main St., 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$650,000 – 14 Downey St., 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath cape, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1

$425,000 – 31 Pequossette St., 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath bungalow, Open Houses: Friday 10-11 Sunday 12-2

$603,000 – 12 Rose Ave. Unit 12, 6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-3

$399,900 – 76 Edenfield Ave. Unit 76, 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

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$1,100,000 – 16 Kimball Road, 3 unit, 14 total room, 7 total bedroom, Open House: Sunday 1-3

$975,000 – 11 Hill St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Sunday 2-3:30

$975,000 – 11 Hill St., 14 room, 5 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 2-3:30

$509,000 – 81 Carroll St.

Government

Changes to Watertown Square, Improving Buses Recommended in Final Arsenal Street Report

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Removing Charles River Road from Watertown Square, making changes to the 70 bus and improving access for bicyclists made the list of recommendations in MassDOT’s final Arsenal Street Corridor Report. The list of recommendations remained largely the same from the draft report released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in June. Officials added details to their recommendation for realigning Watertown Square, including removing one of the spokes off the intersection – Charles River Road. The benefits would be simplifying the intersection which then allows the traffic light phasing to change and make the intersection more efficient. The report acknowledges removing the road would have some complications,

“Eliminating the Charles River Road approach to the intersection may also reduce ‘cut-through’ traffic in the adjacent neighborhood.