Charity

Watertown Chef Competing to Make Best Steak in Culinary Fight Club

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Watertown’s Chef Mike Fucci will battle fellow chefs to see who can grill up the best steak at the Culinary Fight Club in Newton, and the proceeds will go to fight hunger. The Culinary Fight Club will be held Monday, July 31 from 6-9 p.m. at Hotel Indigo Boston-Newton Riverside and will raise money for Fight2Feed and Three Squares. Fucci, who runs Chef Mike’s Catering in Watertown and is a winner on Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen, will compete against Jes Childers of Port Bistro, Arty Bruno of Grill 139, Douglas Rodrigues of North Square Oyster, Drew Blanckenberg of Cricket Cafe and Catering and Justin Rexroad of Clipper Tavern. The chefs will each attempt to make the perfect steak. Attendees can sample each chef’s creation and vote for their favorite.

Government

Victory Field Basketball Court to be Moved Slightly, New Storage Approved

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The basketball court at Victory Field will be moved farther from the backyards of neighbors and new, more attractive storage for athletic equipment will be installed in a different location. The Ad Hoc Committee on Victory Field Phase 2 continued its examination of what should happen to the track and courts area of the complex on Orchard Street. Having previously dealt with renovating the track and deciding against putting up netting around the track to stop soccer and lacrosse balls, on Tuesday night the group discussed the tennis and basketball courts and storage containers at at Victory Field. Basketball Court
One of the most popular parts of Victory Field is the basketball court, which sits at the end of the five tennis courts and next to the back driveway. Pickup games are played almost year-round, neighbors said, but the games also creates a lot of noise for those living near the court.

Business

New Owners Want to Transform Arsenal Street Gas Station

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Paul and Alberta Zoummar purchased East Coast Gas in June, and they want to bring new life to the Arsenal Street gas station. The station across from the Arenal on the Charles was renovated about a year ago, complete with adding a building on the site, putting up a canopy over the pumps and replacing the underground tanks. Zoummar already owned stations in Brighton and Quincy and when he saw East Coast Gas for sale he went for it. “I’m in the business, already,” Zoummar said. “I liked the location, considering it is right on Arsenal Street.”

Election 2017

List of Candidates in Watertown Growing as Filing Deadline Nears

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More potential candidates in Watertown have taken out papers to run for elected office with less than a week before the deadline for candidates to be certified. Several candidates have officials made the ballot in November by having their candidate papers certified, while more than a dozen have taken out papers to run for office. The races with the most candidates are for Town Councilor At-Large and the four-year School Committee seats. Candidates must gather 100 signatures of registered Watertown voters, and they must be certified by the Town Clerk’s office. The signatures must be submitted to and certified by the Town Clerk by 5 p.m. on Monday, July 31, and the Town Clerk has until Aug. 14 to certify the signatures.

Obituaries

OBIT: Paul Menton, 92, Former Judge, Watertown State Representative

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Watertown’s Paul Menton, who served as a judge and a state representative for the town, died on July 16, 2017. He was a lifelong resident of Watertown and left high school to join the Marines to serve in the Pacific during World War II. Menton became a lawyer and then served Watertown in the State Legislature for a dozen years as the town’s State Representative. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Cambridge District Court in 1986 and he served until he was 70. Menton was also active in town, on the School Building Committee, Historical Commission, Fair Housing Committee and School Committee.

Development

Find Out About Phase 3 of Arsenal Mall Project at Community Meeting

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A Community Meeting has been scheduled by Boylston Properties and Wilder Companies for Wednesday, July 26, 2017 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Innovation Space at the Arsenal Yards/Mall. The purpose of the meeting is to review the Phase III/Building F plans of the Arsenal Yards Master Plan. Building F is proposed to be a seven story residential building with 58 housing unites and 45,000 square feet of retail and/or restaurant space. The proposal has one more story and 23 more housing units than proposed in Master Plan passed by the Planning Board. The building would be located where the current bridge between to the two sections of the malls are located, and would be near the northeast corner of Arsenal Park.

Real Estate

Half a Dozen Watertown Homes Sold This Week, See More Info Here

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See the six homes that sold this week in Watertown. $575,000 – 61 Highland Ave. 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$440,000 – 16 Hunt St. Unit 2, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$530,000 – 194 Watertown St. Unit 194, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$611,000 – 27 Ashland St.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Attacked by 2 Men on Street, Details of School Bomb Threats

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
July 10, 8 p.m.: An officer in Watertown Square spotted a vehicle run a red light turning from Mt. Auburn Street onto Charles River Road. When police pulled the driver he said he did not have a license with him, but further investigation revealed that he has not had a valid license since May 2007. The 55-year-old Watertown man was arrested on the charge of driving with a suspended license, a subsequent offense.