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The University of Connecticut recently announced its dean’s list and graduates for the spring of 2017 and students from Watertown were part of both groups. Dean’s List
Melanie Kahn Chollette, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Liana Sandell, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate
Ryan Philip DelRose, Bachelor of Arts, Applied Mathematical Sciences and Economics
Removing one of the roads leading into Watertown Square, splitting up the 70 and 70A into three routes and using technology to improve traffic flow are three of multiple recommendations for improving Arsenal Street in the study done for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The final draft of the Arsenal Street Corridor Study was presented by transportation consultants from VHB at a public forum Thursday at the Watertown Library. Information was gathered for the study during six stakeholder meetings and three public meetings (including the one Thursday) dating back to September 2015. There were a total of nine recommendations, whittled down from the 18 presented at a meeting in October 2016. “We looked at driving, biking, walking and especially public transportation,” said Michael Clark, project coordinator for MassDOT.
{NOTE: The date of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament has changed!}
Watertown Boys & Girls Club will host their annual golf tournament on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the Oakley Country Club. The tournament honors one of the Club’s original founding members, Stephen Mugar. His children and grandchildren generously perpetuate his legacy by sponsoring this annual event. The Mugar Family will match the tournament’s net profits up to $80,000, thus making this the largest annual fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club, accounting for nearly 30% of the Club’s yearly revenue. Foursomes and single golfer tickets can be purchased at bit.ly/WBGCGolf2017, along with sponsorships of varying levels.
There are plenty of option for people looking to buy a home in Watertown this weekend. $725,000 – 30 Harrington St. Unit 30, 7 room, 3 bed, 3.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30
$725,000 – 32 Harrington St. Unit 32, 7 room, 3 bed, 3.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30
$614,900 – 478-480 Main St Unit 478, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 2-3:30
$475,000 – 196 Watertown St. Unit 196, 8 room, 3 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$554,500 – 209 Warren St., 7 room, 4 bed, 2 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2
$555,000 – 3 Repton Cir.
Students at Watertown High School and Watertown Middle School will likely have more time to sleep in beginning the fall of 2018, and that’s a good thing, school officials say. This week, the School Committee heard a presentation from a committee asked to look at the mechanisms for starting school early and what problems could arise from changing the start time at Watertown’s secondary schools. Last year the school’s Wellness Committee recommended that the district move to an 8:30 a.m. start time for middle and high school based on research about teens sleep habits and circadian rhythms, also known as the body clock. “Teen circadian rhythms shift later with the onset of puberty and causes them to stay alert until about 10:30 to 10:45 (at night),” said Watertown MiddleWatertown Middle School Principal Kimo Carter, who chaired the School Start Time Implementation Task Force. “The change happens as the get older, it just happens – they can’t control it.”
The Watertown Recreation Department’s Pequossette Summer Program begins on June 27, and it still has spots available. Children can sign up for one to eight weeks of the summer program, which runs through Aug. 18, and promotes “physical well being as well as a good sense of self-esteem,” said Pequossette Director Brian Donato in a letter about the summer camp. “Our leadership team believes that a diverse schedule keeps the children engaged and encourages them to try and learn new things and make connections with peers. It is our goal to create a family atmosphere in which your child can grow, develop, and create long lasting friendships with peers and positive relationships with our staff,” Donato wrote.
Watertown Youth Softball’s 12U team ended the season by claiming a trophy in the City Town Tournament. The team defeated Waltham 10-2 on Monday in the championship game. The tournament also includes teams from Belmont and Brighton. The Watertown 12U squad is coached by John Husson and David Reilly. The players are Lara Cordeiro, Katie Haley, Liliana Souza, Ava Husson, Victoria Reilly, Abigail Bass, Cela Hoyt, Elizabeth Parmley, Sadie David and Riley Doss.
The Watertown Youth Baseball Challengers joined other teams with players with disabilities at the second annual NESN Connects Baseball Tournament last weekend. The tournament is a one-day, four team event at Joseph Lalli Miracle Field in Acton. Along with the Challengers, the Newton Tigers, Miacle Leauge All Stars and the Miracle League Dream Team played in the tournament. More than 30 NESN employees volunteered to assist athletes as part of the NESN Connects program, according to the Watertown-based sports channel. The mostly served as “buddies” and assisted players on the field and provided support and encouragement.