Police/Fire

Man Shot in Watertown Shows Up at Hospital; Police, DA Investigating

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A man suffering from gunshot wounds was dropped off at Mt. Auburn Hospital on Saturday night, and a home was searched in connection to the incudent. The hospital contacted WPD at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, to report a man in his early 20s had been dropped off with multiple gunshot wounds, according to a statement released Sunday afternoon by the Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office. The man was transported to a Boston area hospital where he was reportedly in serious condition, according to the DA’s Office’s statement. Police conducted a search related to the shooting.

Sports

Watertown Runner Shows He can Compete With the Best in Massachusetts

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Watertown junior sprinter Mange Camara ran against the best high school competition Saturday in the All-State Meet and showed he was among the elite. In the 55-meter dash Camara got to the finals at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center. He ran a 6.65, which got him eight place. He was a little off his personal best and school record time of 6.58, last week at the Div. 5 Meet.

Basketball

Watertown Boys Basketball Team Grabs Home Game in First Round of State Tourney

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As Watertown High School’s boys basketball team tries to return to the State Semifinal for a second straight year, the Raiders will host a first round game in the MIAA State Tournament on Tuesday. 

The Raiders, who finished 14-6, earned the seventh seed in the Div. 3 North Section bracket, which was released Friday. Watertown will host 10th seed Essex Tech (10-10) at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27. The winner of the Watertown-Essex Tech game will likely face second seeded Lynnfield (17-3), which takes on Swampscott in the first round.

Real Estate

Four Open Houses to Check Out in Watertown This Week

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A quartet of open houses around Watertown this week. $620,000 – 49 Bradford Road Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$950,000 – 137 Marshall St., 12 room, 7 bed, 3 bath victorian, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

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$810,000 – 328-330 Orchard St., 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11-12:30 Sunday 11-12:30

$619,900 – 33 Palfrey St. Unit 33, 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

AirBnB

Town Mulling Over How to Handle Airbnb, Other Short-Term Rentals in Watertown

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The Town of Watertown does not allow short-term rentals, such as can be found on Airbnb or one of several other similar websites, but when you look up Watertown those websites dozens or even hundreds of potential rentals pop up on the map. 

Watertown officials are trying to figure out how to handle such rentals and, whether they are banned or allowed with certain conditions, the policy will need to be enforced. Wednesday night, the Department of Community Development and Planning held the first community forum to start diving into the complex issue. Town Council President Mark Sideris said that he believes the status quo is not working. “We have an issue we need to address and we can’t say we don’t want to do anything. It is going on now,” Sideris said.

Basketball

Watertown Boys Hoops Team Waits for State Tourney Seed After 46-Point Win

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Senior center John Korte scored 34 points for the Raiders in just three quarters to lead the Watertown High School boys basketball team to an 81-35 victory over visiting Boston United on Tuesday afternoon. The Raiders now await the release of the MIAA tournament brackets to see if they can make another deep run in the Div. 3 playoffs. With the win, Watertown finished the regular season with a 14-6 record. The team has won three straight and six out of the last seven, giving head coach Steve Harrington somethings to be optimistic about.