Lifesaver

Belmont Teen Honored for Reviving Young Boy Who Nearly Drowned in Watertown

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A young boy is still alive thanks to the quick action of a Belmont teen who lifeguards at Watertown’s Oakley Country Club. On June 11, John Stewart was just getting off his shift when he heard that a boy had stopped breathing while swimming in the shallow end of the pool. He gave emergency life-saving aid and after giving the 11-year-old boy, named Brian, two rounds of  CPR the boy threw-up the water and he opened his eyes, according to a report by WHDH Channel 7. Brian survived and remains in contact with Stewart. On Thursday, Watertown Police Chief Michael honored 19-year-old Stewart for his heroics.

Real Estate

More Than a Dozen Open Houses Happening This Weekend in Watertown

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Plenty of open houses for Watertown home buyers to check out this weekend. $525,000 – 81 Carroll St. Unit 81, 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:30 Sunday 11:30-1:30

$259,900 – 38 Carey Ave. Unit 4, 4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath mid-rise, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:30 Sunday 12-2

$589,000 – 478-480 Main St. Unit 478, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

$589,000 – 478 Main St., 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

$495,000 – 35 Bancroft St.

Federal Court

Feds Charge Watertown Resident, Restaurant Manager with Tax Fraud

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A manager of two Boston-area restaurants who lives in Watertown was charged today in federal court in Boston with tax fraud, the office of Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb District of Massachusetts announced. The US Attorney’s office sent out the following release:

Burhan Ud Din, 48, of Watertown, was indicted on one count of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and 12 counts of failing to withhold and pay employee taxes to the IRS. Two of Din’s co-conspirators, Hazrat Khan, 57, of Middletown, NY, and Khurshed Iqbal, 57, both Pakistani nationals, were charged in an April 2017 18-count superseding indictment with conspiracy and willful failure to pay over taxes. Khan previously pleaded guilty and will be sentenced later this year. Iqbal’s whereabouts are unknown.

Government

Watertown Exploring Testing of Self-Driving Vehicles for Public Transit

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Sometime in the future, self-driving shuttles could be transporting people around Watertown, and that future may not be that far down the road. 

The Town Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Transportation asked Town officials to look into opportunities for grants and pilot programs to test autonomous vehicles to provide public transportation in Watertown. The town would not be the first community to test such self-driving shuttles. Las Vegas and London have started programs and Columbus, Ohio, is exploring the idea, according to this report by CNET. They can also be seen on campuses and as inter-terminal trains at airports. In October 2016, Gov. Charlie Baker signed an executive order promoting the testing and deployment of automated vehicles.

Entertainment

Family Movie Night This Week Hosted by Watertown Police, Recreation Department

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The Watertown Police and the Recreation Department will host the second Family Movie Night on Friday, Aug. 11. The moving will be the animated film Sing​. The event runs from 6:30-10 p.m.

The festivities will be held outside in the park at 552 Main St., behind the Police Station

6:30- 8:00 Games, Face Painting, Popcorn, Pizza and Refreshments

8:00 The Movie will begin! Please park in the front of the police station!

Arsenal Mall

Phase 3 of Arsenal Yards Includes Residential, Retail and a Garage

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The third phase of the Arsenal Yards project will include the first of four residential buildings planned for the renovation of the Arsenal Mall. In July, Boylston Properties – the developers of the property – introduced plans for Building F (see plans here) during a Community Meeting. On the bottom floor will be restaurant and retail space, with a level of underground parking below and three levels of parking above. On top of the garage will be three floors of apartments. The design changed from the original proposal in the Master Plan Special Permit approved by the Planning Board.

Real Estate

Nine Properties Sold in Watertown This Week

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Check out the homes that sold around Watertown this week. $641,000 – 92 Highland Ave. Unit 92, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$600,000 – 94 Highland St. Unit 94, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$517,500 – 184-6 Summer St. 2 unit, 8 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Side by Side multi-family home

$394,000 – 286 Waverley Ave.