Real Estate

Check Out the Five Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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Here are the properties around Watertown that sold this week. $642,000 – 101 Watertown St. Unit 101, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$502,500 – 14 Commonwealth Road Unit 14, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$390,000 – 32 Whites Ave. Unit F3304, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

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$620,000 – 13 Hosmer St. Unit 2, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$950,000 – 182 Standish Road, 11 room, 5 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Harasses Woman Using Vulgar Language, Gravestones Vandalized

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
July 3, 9:30 a.m.: An officer spotted a vehicle run a red light in Watertown Square. The vehicle was pulled over, and police discovered the man driving did not have a driver’s license. The 30-year-old man from Marlborough was arrested on a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Incidents
July 3, 5:30 p.m.: A 20-year-old resident of the Archstone Apartments on Watertown Street said she was using her laptop when she realized someone had hacked in and was using her computer remotely.

Schools

Watertown Schools Get Bomb Threat by Email, Police Find No Devices

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Watertown Public School officials said they received an email with a bomb threat directed toward all the Watertown schools Friday morning, but police found nothing when they searched the campuses. Most of the schools are not being used this summer, but Watertown Police searched each of the schools, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “We checked all the schools and nothing was found,” O’Connor said. The Hosmer School is hosting the Watertown Recreation Department’s Pequossette Summer Program, so the school will be monitored through the day, said Watertown Superintendent Dede Galdston in her letter to parents. Similar threats have been made in recent days to schools in nearby communities, O’Connor said, including Newton, Waltham and Belmont.

Sports

Two Youth Hockey Players Taking Their Game to China for International Tourney

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Two young hockey players from Watertown will travel all the way to China to take on teams from around the world later this month. 

James O’Connor and Matthew Brown will lace up their skates to play for the Boston MaxPro Jets in the CCM Beijing Invitational tournament, where dozens of teams in a variety of age groups will face off. O’Connor is a forward who will be starting seventh grade at Boston College High School in the fall. Brown plays forward and is going into seventh grade at St. Agnes School in Arlington. The Jets will play other teams made up of players born in 2005 – 11 and 12 year olds.

Real Estate

More Than a Dozen Open Houses in Watertown This Weekend

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Check out all the open houses around town this weekend. $544,900 – 52 Edward Road, 7 room, 3 bed, 1 bath cape, Open House: Sunday 1:30-2:30

$320,000 – 10 Williams St. Unit 52, 4 room, 1 bed, 1 bath garden, Open House: Sunday 2-3:30

$649,900 – 35 Forest St. Unit 35, 7 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$829,000 – 7 Fletcher Ter., 7 room, 4 bed, 2.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$589,900 – 478-480 Main St. Unit 478, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30

$298,000 – 290 Pleasant St.

Amphitheatre

Free Celebration for Re-Opening of Amphitheatre Along River on Saturday

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The public is invited to the Grand Re-opening kick-off show at the Amphitheatre at Herter Park, across the Charles River from Watertown in Allston. 

The event is free and runs from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 at the park, located at 1175 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. The free event includes a ribbon cutting, a sing-along, kids comedy, children’s music, a poetry slam, improv comedy, a percussion performance concert and a live band. Also enjoy something to eat from food trucks. For more information about the restoration of the Amphitheatre and the park go to friendsofherterpark.org.

Development

Planning Board Approves Hotel and Garage at Arsenal Yards

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After hearing complaints about the design of the proposed Hampton Inn & Suites hotel at Arsenal Yards, designers simplified the look and reduced the number of colors to be used. The Planning Board approved of the changes and voted to approve Phase 2 of the renovation of the former Arsenal Mall on Wednesday night. Phase 2 includes Building B which has retail space on the ground floor and above it a hotel on Arsenal Street with a garage as you go back from the street. When the drawings were first presented at a community meeting in May, people complained materials used were not the red brick of the historic Watertown Arsenal, and that too many colors and materials were used on the outside. Planning Board member Janet Buck said that she did not like the first rendering of the hotel.

Entertainment

Free Whale Day Open House for Kids at the Watertown Mall

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The Watertown Mall invites the public to celebrate Whale Day Open House at the mall on Friday, July 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.! Join instructors from the New England Aquarium at the Watertown Mall for Whale Day Open House! Using interactive exhibits, kids can learn about the intelligence and biology of many different marine mammals, as well as how researchers study them. Kids get the answers to all of their questions about marine mammals and get involved with the several different hands on activity stations. The program’s showstopper is a life-sized inflatable right whale!