Schools

WHS Mascot Committee to Discuss Submissions for New Logo

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The group that will help select a new mascot/logo for Watertown High School will discuss the proposals for the new logo at a meeting next week. 

On Tuesday, June 13 at 7 p.m. the Mascot Screening Committee will review the submissions for the new symbol of Watertown High School, said School Committee Vice Chair Kendra Foley, who chairs the Mascot Committee. The school will keep the Raiders name and the red, black and white colors. “We have received 15 submissions,” Foley said at this week’s School Committee meeting. “We will review the proposals on June 13.” The Mascot Screening Committee will meet again on June 20 when the final selection may be made to send to the full School Committee to consider, Foley said.

Real Estate

$1.8 million for a Single Family Home in Watertown! Just One Open House

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Among the dozens of open houses in Watertown this week is a colonial on the market for $1.79 million. $489,900 – 5 Angela Lane Unit 5, 5 room, 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$995,000 – 95 Barnard Ave., 2 unit, 12 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Saturday 1-3

$589,999 – 94 Highland Unit 94, 5 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$699,000 – 1-3 Quincy St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1, Sunday 12-1:30

$764,900 – 12 Morrison Road, 9 room, 4 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$499,000 – 229 Coolidge Ave. Unit 311, 4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath mid-rise, Open Houses: Friday 5-6 Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$835,000 – 7 Winter St. Unit 7, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1:30-3 Sunday 1:30-3

$418,900 – 11 Ladd St. Unit 2, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath, Open Houses: Saturday 1-3 Sunday 11-1

Sponsored by:

$675,000 – 149 Hillside Road Unit 2, 10 room, 5 bed, 2.5 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1

$1,799,999 – 119 Robbins, 10 room, 5 bed, 3 full 2 half bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$649,900 – 204 Acton St., 8 room, 4 bed, 3 bath cape, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1

$719,900 – 16 Commonwealth Unit 16, 10 room, 5 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30

$525,000 – 76 Hovey St.

Police/Fire

Watertown Firefighters Attend Graduation of Fallen Firefighter’s Son

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The Watertown Fire Department was well represented at Blue Hills Regional’s graduation this week where they congratulated Patrick Toscano, the son of their fallen brother, Joe. 

Watertown Deputy Fire Chief Bob Quinn shared a photo on Facebook of the WFD contingent after the ceremony. “We were honored to be there because Patrick Toscano was one of the graduates. We went because Joey T couldn’t. The Toscano’s will always be part of our family. Congratulations Patrick!”

Government

Discussions for Renovation of Arsenal Park to Start Soon, See One Possible Addition

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With all the changes coming to the Arsenal Mall, the park next door will also see some changes. Town officials will soon begin discussing how to renovate Arsenal Mall, and the changes could include the relocation of a small piece of the historic Arsenal. During a community meeting about the second phase of the Arsenal Yards project Watertown Senior Planner Gideon Schreiber said that discussions about the park will begin soon. “On June 21 there will be a meeting with an internal (town) group and abutters to discuss the process,” Schreiber said. Following that meeting, there will be public meetings to discuss changes to the park.

Around Town

Head of Group that Empowers Low-Income People Speaking at Watertown Group’s Meeting

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The head of an organization that works to empower low-income residents will be the featured speaker at the Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice and the Environment’s annual meeting. 

Maria Elena Letona currently serves as Executive Director of Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts, a statewide organization based in Boston that seeks to build sustainable grassroots power in low-income populations. She previously served as Executive Director of Centro Presente, the Boston-based immigrant rights organization. Her presentation will explore two questions that many of us are thinking about – “How Did We Get Here? What Do We Do Now?” Letona also serves as an inspiring model to many through her passionate work for social justice.

Blood Diseases

Watertown Woman Raising Money for Blood Disease at Not Your Average Joe’s

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A Watertown woman and her son who suffer from a blood clotting disorder will he raising money for a walk for The New England Hemophilia Association. Heather Hoiseth has Von Willebrand’s Disease and said it is passed on from parent to child. “My late mother passed on Von Willebrand’s Disease to my brother and I, and we then passed it on to our children,” Hoiseth said. “I have 1 son and he has 3 daughters effected and 1 son without.” Von Willebrand’s Disease is caused by a decreased amount or malfunction of the protein that makes blood platelets stick together to form a clot.

Arsenal Street

See MassDOT’s Recommendations for Improvements to Arsenal Street

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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has released a draft of the report and recommendations for improving the Arsenal Street Corridor, and officials will host a meeting later in June to discuss the report with the public. 

The report made for MassDOT by consultants from VHB, includes improvements to vehicular, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian uses of the corridor, “with a targeted focus on enhancements to bus service along Arsenal Street and locations where the bus service ties into other crossing bus routes,” according to the MassDOT announcement. Click here to see the draft Final Report. The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 22 starting with a presentation at 6 p.m. and an open house from 7 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be in the Watertown Savings Bank Room at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St. In the draft final report, MassDOT officials write that the recommendations would require “a significant investment in potential transportation-related infrastructure.” “These projects represent an investment in total that currently far exceeds available funding as presently programmed.

Around Town

Town’s Veterans Holding Flag Retirement Service to Mark Flag Day

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To mark Flag Day, the Town of Watertown will hold a Flag Retirement Service and Ceremony on June 14. 

Watertown Veterans Services Agent Mark Comeiro announced that the ceremony will be held at Ridgelawn Cemetery (entrances of Highland Street and Warren Street), at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14. “This event is open to the Public as it would be an honor to have the residents of Watertown attend this prestigious and very special event,” Comeiro said. During the event, flags that have become worn or tattered will be retired and incinerated during a special ceremony involving Watertown’s veterans. If you have any questions, please call the Veterans Office at 617-972-6416.