Around Town

CatholicTV One of Three Local Stations to Win Broadcast Awards

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Three local television stations – including one Watertown-based network – received top honors at today’s 52nd annual Gabriel Awards, presented at Laval University in Québec City, Canada, organizers announced. Watertown-based CatholicTV Network received “Religious Television Station of the Year” by the national Gabriel Awards. Also winning honors this year were Boston’s WCVB Channel 5 was named “Secular Station of the Year”; and New Hampshire’s WMUR Channel 9 received a Community Awareness and/or PSA – National or Local Release Gabriel Award for a New Hampshire Chronicle series entitled “Home at Last.” Both WCVB and WMUR are owned by Hearst Television. “The CatholicTV Network is deeply honored to be named Religious Television Station of the Year by the Catholic Academy,” said Bishop Robert Reed, President of CatholicTV and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston. “We are particularly proud to be recognized alongside of our neighbor, the award-winning WCVB Channel 5 in Boston, named 2017 Secular Television Station of the Year, for its outstanding programming and community service.

Real Estate

Here Are the Four Watertown Homes That Sold This Weekend

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These four home sold in Watertown this week. $680,000 – 9 Olcott St 9-11, 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$175,700 – 4 Repton Circle Unit 4207, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$730,000 – 115 Irving St. 115, 10 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$535,000 – 123 Grove St. Unit 123, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

Arrests

Police Log: Woman Bought Alcohol for Teen, Man Tries Unsuccessfully to Flee Police

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 12, 5:50 p.m.: Police received a report of a customer causing a disturbance at Domino’s Pizza. The man left before officers arrived, and was seen riding his bicycle toward Watertown Square. Police located him and while checking his identity they found he had an outstanding warrant. The 25-year-old Waltham man was arrested on the warrant from Waltham District Court for destruction of property over $250.

Schools

Watertown Students Make Dean’s List, Graduate from UConn

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The University of Connecticut recently announced its dean’s list and graduates for the spring of 2017 and students from Watertown were part of both groups. Dean’s List

Melanie Kahn Chollette, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Liana Sandell, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Graduate

Ryan Philip DelRose, Bachelor of Arts, Applied Mathematical Sciences and Economics

Arsenal Street

Major Changes to Watertown Square, Bus Lines Recommended by MassDOT

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Removing one of the roads leading into Watertown Square, splitting up the 70 and 70A into three routes and using technology to improve traffic flow are three of multiple recommendations for improving Arsenal Street in the study done for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The final draft of the Arsenal Street Corridor Study was presented by transportation consultants from VHB at a public forum Thursday at the Watertown Library. Information was gathered for the study during six stakeholder meetings and three public meetings (including the one Thursday) dating back to September 2015. There were a total of nine recommendations, whittled down from the 18 presented at a meeting in October 2016. “We looked at driving, biking, walking and especially public transportation,” said Michael Clark, project coordinator for MassDOT.

Charity

UPDATED: Watertown Boys & Girls Club Golf Tourney Coming Up, Players and Sponsors Sought

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{NOTE: The date of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament has changed!}

Watertown Boys & Girls Club will host their annual golf tournament on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the Oakley Country Club. The tournament honors one of the Club’s original founding members, Stephen Mugar. His children and grandchildren generously perpetuate his legacy by sponsoring this annual event. The Mugar Family will match the tournament’s net profits up to $80,000, thus making this the largest annual fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club, accounting for nearly 30% of the Club’s yearly revenue. Foursomes and single golfer tickets can be purchased at bit.ly/WBGCGolf2017, along with sponsorships of varying levels.

Real Estate

Many Open Houses in Watertown for Home Seekers to Check Out

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There are plenty of option for people looking to buy a home in Watertown this weekend. $725,000 – 30 Harrington St. Unit 30, 7 room, 3 bed, 3.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$725,000 – 32 Harrington St. Unit 32, 7 room, 3 bed, 3.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$614,900 – 478-480 Main St Unit 478, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 2-3:30

$475,000 – 196 Watertown St. Unit 196, 8 room, 3 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$554,500 – 209 Warren St., 7 room, 4 bed, 2 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$555,000 – 3 Repton Cir.

Schools

Watertown Schools Moving Toward Starting High School, Middle School Later

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Students at Watertown High School and Watertown Middle School will likely have more time to sleep in beginning the fall of 2018, and that’s a good thing, school officials say. This week, the School Committee heard a presentation from a committee asked to look at the mechanisms for starting school early and what problems could arise from changing the start time at Watertown’s secondary schools. Last year the school’s Wellness Committee recommended that the district move to an 8:30 a.m. start time for middle and high school based on research about teens sleep habits and circadian rhythms, also known as the body clock. “Teen circadian rhythms shift later with the onset of puberty and causes them to stay alert until about 10:30 to 10:45 (at night),” said Watertown MiddleWatertown Middle School Principal Kimo Carter, who chaired the School Start Time Implementation Task Force. “The change happens as the get older, it just happens – they can’t control it.”