Real Estate

Several Watertown Homes Sold This Week, Find Out More Here

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Here are the seven properties that sold in town this week. $510,000 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 314, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

$675,000 – 81 Summer St. 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$435,000 – 158 Langdon Ave. Unit 158, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$505,000 – 3 Bromfield St., 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Bungalow single-family home

Sponsored by:

$590,000 – 17 Flint Road Unit 17, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$256,000 – 133 Warren St.

Arrests

Police Log: Internship Seeker Scammed, Gym Part of String of Robberies

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 6, 9:56 a.m.: An officer went to investigate a minor accident at Summer and Church streets and when he spoke to the drivers one of them exhibited signs of intoxication, including being unsteady on his feet, glassy and bloodshot eye. He also slurred his words and had an odor of alcohol on his breath. He performed three field sobriety tests and failed them all. The 57-year-old Watertown man was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and was cited for failure to use care while driving.

Around Town

Watertown Housing Authority Director Named President of State Organization

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Watertown Housing Authority director Brian Costello will lead his fellow housing authority leaders having been elected the president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). Costello was elected selected in the annual MassNAHRO conference held earlier this month in Falmouth, according to the MassNAHRO. As president, he will lead more than 240 local housing authorities across the state. “It is a great honor to be elected President of MassNAHRO by my colleagues who work so hard every day to provide safe and decent affordable housing to eligible residents of Massachusetts,” Costello said in a statement. Costello joined the Watertown Housing Authority in 1983 as a resident manager and also served as the modernization coordinator, according to the announcement from MassNAHRO.

Around Town

Saturday’s Kayaking on the Charles Event Postponed

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The Recreation Department announced that the kayaking on the Charles River event has been postponed due to bad weather. 

The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 17, will be rescheduled for Sept. 16, 2017, according to Recreation Director Peter Centola. This will be the town’s second kayaking event.

Around Town

Watertown Continues to Fight Opioid Epidemic, Offer Hope for Recovery

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Beating addiction to opioids and heroin can be a very difficult road, but the message of speakers at the WATERtown Task Force on Substance Use Disorder is that you have to keep fighting and overcome the relapses to reach recovery. The epidemic of opioids in Watertown continues to be a problem, despite a decrease in the number of overdose deaths this year, said Watertown Police Lt. Dan Unsworth, said at the event hosted by the Taxiarchae-Archagels Greek Orthodox Church in Watertown. In 2014, there was one death linked to opiates, but that number jumped to 9 in 2015 and in 2016 it went down to 6, Unsworth said. “(The drop) is likely due to the good work of the detectives of the WPD and first responders having Narcan,” Unsworth said. The anti-overdose drug works by displacing the opioids in the brain that have stopped the person’s breathing, said Dr. Laura Kehoe, who specializes in substance use at Mass.

Mascot

Committee Narrows Down Possible Mascots/Logos for Watertown High School

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Knights, Colonists, American Indians, foxes, bobcats, and many more – these are some of the choices that the Watertown High School Mascot Screening Committee has to choose from for the school’s new logo. 

The group of students, alumni, parents and school staff met Tuesday night to review the 17 submissions for the new WHS mascot/logo, and shortened the list for the graphic designer working with the group to have some ideas. The submissions came from students and others in town, said School Committee Vice Chair Kendra Foley, who is chairing the Mascot Screening Committee. One even came from a fifth grader. The group was asked what characteristics they wanted the mascot to have. One of the students on the committee, Abbie Peterson, said she wanted to show that Watertown is “a strong community, we don’t let anything hold us back and we strive to be the best.”

Real Estate

A Huge Number of Open Houses in Watertown This Week

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Check out the 16 open houses around town this weekend. $699,000 – 130 Cypress St., 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$575,000 – 119 Templeton Pkwy. Unit 119, 8 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$729,900 – 114 Forest St. Unit 114, 7 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$699,000 – 198 Arlington St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$559,000 – 52 Edward Road, 7 room, 3 bed, 1 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1 Sunday 11-12:30

$639,999 – 92 Highland Ave. Unit 92, 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Saturday 12-2

$659,000 – 24 Appleton St.

Government

Some Changes in Store in Watertown’s Proposed Trash/Recycling Contract

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Trash collection would move to five days a week and yard waste would be collected on the same day as trash under the proposed new trash/recycling collection contract being offered to the town. Weekly recycling, however, is not part of the deal. The five year deal with Republic Services, the same company that currently picks up trash and recycling, would cost $12.43 million over that time. The contract could have been higher, said Dan Higgins, municipal services manager for Republic. “We identified ways to be more efficient and overcame projected const increases for the town,” said Higgins, who said there will be increases in wages, increased fuel costs and higher rates for disposing trash at the incinerator facility.