Sports

NORTH CHAMPS! Raiders Win Shootout With Bedford, Heading to Garden

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BURLINGTON – The Watertown High School boys basketball players and their fans could not contain themselves when the final buzzer sounded Saturday night. Having won the a thrilling North Section final, 59-52 over Bedford, WHS students poured out of the stands to celebrate with their classmates. Each game during the Watertown High School boys basketball team’s tournament run someone stepped up to make key plays, and Saturday night the Raiders had to dig deep onto the bench to secure the win and the trip to the Garden for the state semifinal. Watertown basketball coach Steve Harrington, a veteran of 10 section finals, said Saturday’s win was one to remember. “It was as intense a game as I’ve been involved with,” Harrington said.

Weather

Doozy of a Snow Storm Coming on Tuesday – More than a Foot Possible

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Two storms coming together could produce a foot or more of snowfall in the Watertown area Tuesday. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch from 5 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday with heavy snow and gusty winds. Local weather forecasters predict between 12 and 18 inches of snow to fall in the Boston area. The WCVB Channel 5 forecast said one forecast model has the MetroWest and Boston areas getting more than a foot. This would include Watertown.

Real Estate

Watertown Victorian Home Sells for Nearly $1.5 Million

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This week’s home sales include a blockbuster of a home sale “up on the hill.” $1,450,000 – 100 Russell Ave., 15 room, 5 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Victorian single-family home

$720,000 – 57 Wilson Ave. Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$620,000 – 16 Olcott St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 7 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

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$475,000 – 3 Rose Ave. Unit 3, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$570,000 – 2 Townly Unit 4, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Government

Watertown Man’s Petition Seeks to End Town’s Winter Parking Ban

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A Watertown man has started an online petition seeking to end, or at least alter, the town’s winter parking ban. 

Baylor Bennett put the petition on Change.org asking the Town Council and officials in charge of parking to end the ban that lasts from after Thanksgiving to the end of March. “No matter what the weather conditions there is no overnight street parking in the City of Watertown from late November to the first of April. This rule forces property owners and landlords to accommodate all vehicles on their property for four months out of the year,” Bennett wrote in the petition. He argues that bigger communities of Cambridge and Somerville do not have a permanent ban, and only ban people from parking on one side of the street during snow storms.

In the past, Watertown Public Works officials argued the ban is needed to make sure snow and ice can be removed from Watertown’s streets to allow fire trucks and other emergency vehicles to get through. Residents who do not have off-street parking must park in municipal lots, or find some other place to park during the winter months.

Boys Basketball

Watertown Faces Strong Bedford Team in North Section Basketball Final

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After his team’s win in the Div. 3 North Section Semifinal, Watertown High School basketball coach Steve Harrington said he was pleased with how his team is playing. He added, however, the Raiders opponents in the North Final – Bedford – also look tough. Come playoff time, the run-and-gun style Watertown sometimes plays goes away, and Harrington said the team has a much more cautious approach. “If we play smart and we play possession by possession, and take care of the basketball, we can compete with any team,” Harrington said. 

The Raiders have been a threat from inside and out in the tournament.

Drug Bust

Drug Busts in Watertown, Boston Leads to Arrest of 2 Linked to Overdoses

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Three search warrants executed simultaneously in Watertown, Dorchester and Brighton netted large amounts of narcotics and money, and led to the arrest of two men connected to overdoses in the Boston Metro area. The Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force – which includes a Watertown Police detective – and the Boston Police Drug Control Unit made the raids on Thursday in which tens of thousands of dollars were confiscated along with an amount of fentanyl – a synthetic opioid – with the street value of about $10,000. “(Fentanyl) is very dangerous. We see that involved in a lot of overdoses,” said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “A lot of times it is cut with other agents, but the stuff we got was pure fentanyl.”

Police/Fire

Police Log: Woman Punched in Road Rage Incident, Driver Won’t Stop for Police

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.: An office spotted a vehicle run a red light in Watertown Square, and continue on North Beacon Street toward Brighton. The driver was pulled over in front of the Volkswagen dealership, and when police checked the driver’s record they found he had a revoked license due to repeated traffic offenses. The 45-year-old Peabody man was arrested for driving with a suspended license – a subsequent offense – and a red light violation.

Real Estate

Watertown Has Nine Open Houses This Weekend

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Check out the nine homes with open houses this weekend. $759,900 – 19 Stuart St., 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 11-1

$559,900 – 100 School St. Unit 5, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$829,900 – 624 Main St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, Open House: Sunday 12-3

$699,999 – 114 Chapman St., 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1

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$629,900 – 199 Coolidge Ave., Unit 204 Unit 204, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath high-rise, Open Houses: Friday 12:30-1:30 Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

$434,900 – 6 Warwick Road Unit 6, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30

$630,000 – 31 Ladd St. Unit 31, 7 room, 4 bed, 3 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$879,900 – 63 Boyd St. Unit 63, 9 room, 3 bed, 3 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-3

$995,000 – 22 Hudson St.