Little League

White Sox Capture 2017 Watertown Little League Championship

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The White Sox won the best-of-three series over the Diamondbacks to win the Watertown Majors League Championship. 

The first game was very close because of great pitching from the White Sox’s Robbie Iannetta and Mason Lombard and the Diamondback’s Zane Davis and Daniel Tattrie, said White Sox Manager Rob Iannetta. It took two extra innings to decide this one but with 2 out and men on first and second in the 8th inning Caden Salzman came through with the walk-off base hit scoring Cam Reed to win the game for the White Sox 3-2. In game 2 the White Sox bats came alive as James Grady, Cam Reed and Mason Lombard combined for 7 hits and 5 runs, Iannetta said. The White Sox played great defense all year and this game was no exception, behind Riley Donlan’s 2 hit shutout and solid plays by Jack Kelley, Antonio Puleo, Owen Newlon, Mike Nilan, Jack Brennan and Lucas Pizzutto the White Sox won 11-0.  

Real Estate

Watertown Home Sales Include a Four-Family for Nearly $1.5 Million

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Four homes sold this weekend, including a four-family home for seven figures. $620,000 – 10 Elmwood Ave., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Bungalow single-family home

$447,000 – 186 Waverley Ave. Unit 186, 7 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$1,465,000 – 67-69 Palfrey St., 4 unit, 22 total room, 10 total bedroom, 4 Family multi-family home

$710,000 – 35 Upland Road Unit 35, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

$456,000 – 15 Jefferson Ave., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Ranch single-family home

Police/Fire

Police Log: More than $15K Charged to ID Fraud Victim, Graffiti Aimed at Police

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
None
Incidents
June 19, 4:30 p.m.: A woman came to the Police Station to report that when she was applying for a loan she found some discrepancies on her credit report. It showed someone had opened two credit cards in her name and charged $2,000. Also, four student loans for a total of $15,000 were opened in her name, and there was a mortgage in her name for $10,000. The woman is working with the credit bureau to work out the problems.

June 19, 7 p.m.: A resident reported receiving a package from UPS and inside the person found five Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus phones inside which the resident did not order.

Arsenal Street

Council Backs $25 Million in Improvements, Some Question Openness of Process

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After a marathon session, the Town Council unanimously approved a partnership with Athenahealth and the DCR that will bring $25 million in public infrastructure projects to the area in East Watertown around the company’s campus. The funds to pay for 10 proposed projects come from the state via the I-Cubed program, which creates partnerships between public entities (the Town and the Department of Conservation and Recreation) and a private one (Athenahealth). The money comes from additional taxes created by Athena adding more jobs through its campus expansion, and will be used to pay for bonds issued by the state. The projects must be completed within 3 years of the issuance of the bonds. While many residents and some on the Council said the Town would be crazy to pass up $25 million in free projects (or at least that won’t use Watertown residents’s tax dollars) others complained that the list of projects came forward with little public discussion about what made the list.

Real Estate

A Small Selection of Open Houses Over the July 4 Weekend

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There are five open houses scheduled for the July 4 Weekend. $549,900 – 210 Palfrey St. 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath ranch, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$549,900 – 52 Edward Road, 7 room, 3 bed, 1 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1 Sunday 12-1

$689,000 – 16 Commonwealth Road Unit 16, 10 room, 5 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30

Sponsored by:

$614,900 – 478-480 Main St. Unit 478, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3 Sunday 1-2

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

Business

Intelligentsia Coffee Seeks to Serve the Best Coffee in the World in Watertown

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The founders of Watertown’s newest cafe started their business with the goal of selling the best cup of coffee in the world, and to do so they fanned out across the globe to find growers and helped them produce the finest beans. Intelligentsia Coffee will be opening in the next couple weeks on Mt. Auburn Street, across from Greg’s Restaurant, but the Chicago-based held a sneak preview on Wednesday evening. It will be the chain’s first cafe in the Boston area, which is only the fourth city after Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. The company’s roasting facilities are in Chicago, L.A. and San Francisco.

Government

Price of Extra Recycling Toters Reduced in New Trash/Recycling Contract

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Advocates of recycling got good news Tuesday night when the Town Council approved the new trash and recycling removal contract – toters 50 percent off. Residents in Watertown get one green recycling toter, which is collected every two weeks. For some this is not enough and the bin overflows. When Republic Services came to present the new contract at the June 14 Town Council meeting a number of Councilors said they hoped the price of an additional toter could be reduced from the $180 charged in the contract that ends June 30, 2017. Tuesday night, Town Manager Michael Driscoll announced that in the time since the last meeting Town officials negotiated a new price for the additional recycling toters with Republic Services.