Sports

Raiders Run and Throw With the Best at the Div. 4 Track Championships

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Watertown’s top track and field athletes came up big on Memorial Day Weekend as they took on the top high school track athletes around Eastern Massachusetts on Sunday. 

The Raiders sent several athletes to the MIAA Div. 4 EMass Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Norwell High School, and showed they are among the best for schools of their size. After his indoor season was hampered by injury, sophomore sprinter Mange Camara has had a successful outdoor campaign. He came into Sunday’s meet with the second best time in the 200 meters and proved he belonged there. In the preliminaries he ran a 22.91, putting him third fastest in the finals, where he ran a 23.00 and finished second.

Obituaries

OBIT: Margaret “Peggy” Kearsley, 74, Dance Teacher, Active at Yacht Club

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A Funeral Mass for Margaret J. “Peggy” (Whyte) Kearsley will be celebrated in St. Jude’s Church, Waltham on Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.

Mrs. Kearsley, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Bowes) Whyte, passed away in her home on Wednesday May 24, 2017.  She was 74. Peggy was born and grew up in Watertown. She graduated from Watertown High School, class of 1960. She even went to the Watertown High Prom with her late husband Wayne.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Displays ‘Gun’ to Motorist, Craigslist Scam Over Apartment

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. 
Arrests
May 15, 12 midnight: Police were called to the Residence Inn for a report of a disturbance in a guest room. When officers spoke with a man and woman who had gotten into an argument they discovered the woman had an outstanding warrant. The 29-year-old Quincy woman was arrested on a warrant out of Boston District Court for larceny over $250. May 15, 5 p.m.: An officer patrolling in Coolidge Square spotted a man he knew to be wanted on a warrant. The 57-year-old Watertown man was stopped and arrested on the warrant from Concord District Court for OUI related charges.

Real Estate

Watertown Home Sells for Over $1 Million, One of 3 Home Sales This Week

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A single-family home sold for a seven figure price this week, one of three sales in Watertown. $808,000 – 63-65 Orchard St. 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$1,005,000 – 353 School St., 13 room, 6 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$745,000 – 19 Stuart St. 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

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Around Town

Watertown Farmers Market Opens This Week With New Offerings

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Visitors of the Watertown Farmers Market will see some changes this year when the market opens on June 1. The operation of the market switched from an outside vendor to to Live Well Watertown, a local group that is now part of the Town of Watertown. It is co-sponsored by Athenahealth. Farmers Market Manager Stephanie Venizelos said there will be more booths, including more of what farmers markets are known for. “The main criticism we heard about the Farmers Market was there wasn’t a wide enough produce selection,” Venizelos said.

Sports

Watertown Girls Lacrosse Hosting First Round of State Tournament

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Watertown High School’s girls lacrosse team will host their first round State Tournament game on May 30. The eighth-seeded Raiders will take on ninth-seeded Medway at Victory Field at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Watertown finished the regular season with a record of 11-5. Medway comes in with a record of 11-6. The winner of the Div. 2 East Section game faces top seeded Walpole in the on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

Government

Watertown Police Writing Policy for Dealing with Immigrants, Sanctuary City Question Remains

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The Watertown Police Department will soon be releasing a written policy about how officers deal with immigrants, and will be reviewed by the Town Council. Town Manager Michael Driscoll told the Town Council Tuesday night that he expects it to be finished sometime in June. The Town Council has also been asked to pass a Sanctuary City ordinance to join other communities that have vowed to protect immigrants, documented or not. Town Council President Mark Sideris said Tuesday that he has not scheduled a date to discuss the subject. “I want to wait for the (Police Department’s) policy to see what it says, first,” Sideris said.

Business

Get Ready for Watertown’s Bring Your Own Bag Ordinance

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Watertown’s bring your own shopping bag ordinance begins on July 1, meaning that plastic bags will not be available at stores in town. 

The Town Council passed the ordinance in June of 2016, aiming at banning single-use plastic bags because they sometimes end up in the Charles River, in trees and other places. The ordinance was originally proposed by ReThink Plastic, a citizens group. The ordinance also encourages people to bring their own reusable shopping bag. Businesses will be able to use up their existing supply of plastic bags after the ban begins. After that paper bags and other degradable bags will be allowed, and customers will be able to bring reusable bags.