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Here are the three properties that sold in Watertown this week. $867,000 – 53 Fuller Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home
$490,000 – 103 Madison Ave., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Ranch single-family home
$581,000 – 183 Chapman St., 10 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Ranch single-family home
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
July 17, 4:40 p.m.: An officer patrolling in Watertown Square spotted a vehicle in the left turn lane on Galen Street go straight across the intersection onto Mt. Auburn Street. The officer pulled over the driver, who was unable to provide a driver’s license. Police found the man was driving without a license and was driving his brother’s car.
An architecture firm hired by the Watertown Public Schools laid out a vision for how all five of the town’s schools could be renovated so they can provide a 21st century education, and recommended doing all three elementary schools at once followed by the high school and finally the middle school. Thursday night, Ai3 Principal Scott Dunlap presented a plan for upgrading Watertown’s five public schools over the next several years to a meeting held by both the School Committee and Town Council. Timeline
The timeline laid out by Ai3 – a firm that works solely on school projects – would start planning for the three elementary schools immediately with the goal of starting construction in late 2019 and completing the work by early 2021, Dunlap said. Meanwhile, the district would be working with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to get funding for and renovate Watertown High School. Construction would begin at the high school in early 2021. The timeline does not have an end date for work at WHS.
There are a variety of properties to look at this weekend around Watertown. $599,900 – 204 Acton St., 8 room, 4 bed, 3 bath cape, Open House: Sunday 12:30-2
$529,900 – 278 Mount Auburn St Unit 278, 4 room, 2 bed, 1.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2 Monday 5-6
$544,900 – 4 Repton Cir. Unit 4402, 4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath garden, Open House: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2
$524,000 – 11 Nichols Ave. Unit 1, 7 room, 2 bed, 1.5 bath other, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$162,000 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 109, 1 room, 1 bed, 1 bath mid-rise, Open House: Sunday 2-5
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$569,000 – 11 Nichols Ave.
The Old Navy store in the Arsenal Mall will be closing its doors on Thursday, July 27.
On Wednesday evening, the shelves were almost empty, the walls stripped and manikins were being removed by employees. The store had a sign out front Wednesday announcing the closing and encourage shoppers to go to the location in Boston’s Downtown Crossing. Old Navy is located inside one of the historic buildings in the mall, which will be renovated as part of the transformation of the mall into a mixed use complex known as Arsenal Yards. That building and the one where Marshall’s is located will be part of the first phase of construction at Arsenal Yards. In the second phase, which was approved in mid-July, a new building will be constructed along Arsenal Street in what is now the parking lot and will have retail along with a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel and a multi-story garage.
Watertown’s Chef Mike Fucci will battle fellow chefs to see who can grill up the best steak at the Culinary Fight Club in Newton, and the proceeds will go to fight hunger. The Culinary Fight Club will be held Monday, July 31 from 6-9 p.m. at Hotel Indigo Boston-Newton Riverside and will raise money for Fight2Feed and Three Squares. Fucci, who runs Chef Mike’s Catering in Watertown and is a winner on Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen, will compete against Jes Childers of Port Bistro, Arty Bruno of Grill 139, Douglas Rodrigues of North Square Oyster, Drew Blanckenberg of Cricket Cafe and Catering and Justin Rexroad of Clipper Tavern. The chefs will each attempt to make the perfect steak. Attendees can sample each chef’s creation and vote for their favorite.
The basketball court at Victory Field will be moved farther from the backyards of neighbors and new, more attractive storage for athletic equipment will be installed in a different location. The Ad Hoc Committee on Victory Field Phase 2 continued its examination of what should happen to the track and courts area of the complex on Orchard Street. Having previously dealt with renovating the track and deciding against putting up netting around the track to stop soccer and lacrosse balls, on Tuesday night the group discussed the tennis and basketball courts and storage containers at at Victory Field. Basketball Court
One of the most popular parts of Victory Field is the basketball court, which sits at the end of the five tennis courts and next to the back driveway. Pickup games are played almost year-round, neighbors said, but the games also creates a lot of noise for those living near the court.
Paul and Alberta Zoummar purchased East Coast Gas in June, and they want to bring new life to the Arsenal Street gas station. The station across from the Arenal on the Charles was renovated about a year ago, complete with adding a building on the site, putting up a canopy over the pumps and replacing the underground tanks. Zoummar already owned stations in Brighton and Quincy and when he saw East Coast Gas for sale he went for it. “I’m in the business, already,” Zoummar said. “I liked the location, considering it is right on Arsenal Street.”