Sports

Watertown Seniors Close Field Hockey Careers on Top; Raiders Add Ninth Straight Title, 18th Total

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After winning the MIAA Div. 2 Field Hockey State Championship on Saturday 5-1 over Oakmont, Watertown High School’s four seniors reflected on the year, and their careers for the Raiders. The seniors were part of some major accomplishments, Watertown field hockey coach Eileen Donahue said earlier in the week during a ceremony when seniors Jonna Kennedy and Maddie Leitner signed their letters of intent to play in college. Donahue noted that they were part of the team to set the nation’s longest unbeaten streak in high school field hockey two years ago, and this year they were there when the team finally lost after more than eight years. Ask the coach or her players, however, and the streak was not a big focus or even a topic of discussion.

Real Estate

Five Watertown Homes Sold This Week, See Details Here

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A variety of homes sold around Watertown this week. $625,000 – 199 Coolidge Ave. Unit 514, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$619,000 – 166-168 Waverley Ave., 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$653,000 – 5 Highland Ave., 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, single-family home

Sponsored by:

$734,000 – 34 Fairview Ave. Unit 34, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$975,000 – 50-52 Fuller Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

Field Hockey

No Stopping Watertown – Field Hockey Team Claims Ninth Straight State Title

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WORCESTER – Coming into the MIAA Div. 2  Field Hockey State Final the crowd for Oakmont and others believed this was the year to beat Watertown, but as the final seconds drained away it was the Raiders celebrating a State Championship – for the ninth straight year. The final was a rematch of 2016 when Watertown narrowly defeated the Spartans, 4-3. This year the Raiders had lost a game for the first time in more than eight years and only won their last two tournament games by a goal apiece. Saturday morning, however, Watertown put its offense into high gear and won 5-1 at WPI.

Government

Meeting Monday Will Discuss Major Redesign of Mt. Auburn Street

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A major redesign of Mt. Auburn Street, including a proposal to reduce the lanes to one each way, will be discussed Monday night by the Town Council’s Public Works Committee. 

The meeting is at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2017 in Town Hall, Administration in the Richard E. Mastrangelo Council Chamber 149 Main Street, Watertown. The Town sent out the following information:
The Watertown Department of Public Works will provide an update on the progress in designing elements of the Mount Auburn Street project at the Public Works Committee meeting. The project team will follow up on comments from the June meeting and provide an update on the project timeline and design. The Mount Auburn Street project has a dedicated website.

Football

Watertown Football Tourney Run Halted by Tough Dennis-Yarmouth Team

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MEDFORD – Watertown High School’s magical run through the MIAA Football tournament came to a crashing halt Friday evening as they fell 41-3 to Dennis-Yarmouth in the Eastern Mass. final at Hormel Stadium. The game did not start well. After getting a first down, Watertown junior quarterback Nick McDermott was sacked. The next play, he was intercepted and it would have been returned for a touchdown if not for a penalty on D-Y.

Sports

Watertown Field Hockey Wins Ninth Straight State Title!

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When the Watertown High School field hockey team takes the field for the MIAA Div. 2 State Final Saturday it will be both in familiar and unfamiliar territory. 

Read the preview bellow. Follow the action from WPI live here beginning at at 10:30 a.m.:

Game over – Watertown wins 5-1! Nine straight titles! 3 minutes left: Watertown running the clock out.

Environment

Charles River Watershed Group Pushing for Removal of Watertown Dam

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A short distance from Watertown Square the waters of the Charles River back up in a placid pool and then cascade several feet down into an area frequented by birds and other animals. This area, however, could be vastly changed if the Watertown Dam, which holds back the river, is removed as proposed by the Charles River Watershed Association (CWRA). 

A dam was first built in the location in 1632 as a fish weir. The dam was rebuilt in 1962 after it suffered damage from flooding in 1918 and Hurricane Diane in 1955. Earlier this month, Elisabeth Cianciola, aquatic scientist with the CWRA, spoke to the Conservation Commission about the possibility of removing the dam. “There is no recognized use for the dam,” Cianciola said.