Around Town

Expect Detours on Arsenal Street on Tuesday Due to Construction

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The westbound lanes of Arsenal Street will be closed due to nearby construction on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 7 a.m to 3 p.m. and detours will be set up. Eastbound traffic will be sent down Irving Street, to North Beacon Street and back up Louise Street to Arsenal Street. Traffic heading west will use Arsenal Street and will be rerouted around the work zone. Police officers will be assigned to the area to help vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

Charity

Enter the Watertown Halloween Decoration Contest!

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Decorate the exterior of your home for Halloween and get the chance to win a $250 American Express Gift Card and a $250 Donation to your local charity of choice. The contest is sponsored by Watertown real estate agent Bob Airasian. • Deadline for entry is October 25, 2016. • To enter: email your name, address and phone number to bob@bobairasian.com

• The contest is limited to first 20 entries. • The deadline for completed decorations is 5 p.m. on October 25, 2016.

Real Estate

Three Homes Sold in Watertown This Week Including a Pair of Townhouses

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Here are the homes that sold around town this week. $385,000 – 131 Coolidge Ave. Unit 322, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse

$730,000 – 10 Maple St. 8 room, 5 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Multi-Level single-family home

$730,000 – 10 Maple St. Unit 10, 8 room, 5 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

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Sports

Watertown Football Team Hangs On to Defeat Melrose

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Two first half Watertown touchdowns established a first half lead at Victory Field, and the Raiders held on for the 14-12 win over Melrose, Friday night. Watertown bounced back after an overtime loss last week to win the Middlesex League clash. Senior quarterback Deon Smith ran for a 22-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Melrose scored a touchdown in the second quarter but missed the extra point. Then Raiders’ senior running back Vasken Kebabjian ran in from five yards out to make it 14-6.

Government

Watertown Shuttle Won’t Roll Out Until Spring, Could Include Newton

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Watertown’s new shuttle will not be starting this fall, as officials hoped, but the shuttles could serve more than just Watertown, and may extend to Newton. 

Thursday night the Town Council’s Ad Hoc Transportation Committee discussed the transportation management association, which will include a shuttle. Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon said the effort to bring a shuttle to town will not happen as quickly as originally planned. “It will not be rolling out until the spring,” Magoon said. “Quite frankly we are not there yet.” The budgeting for the shuttle and figuring out how much member businesses, residential developments and the town will have to pay has not been completed, Magoon said.

Department of Public Works

Two Spots Chosen for Demonstration Stormwater Retention Projects

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The Department of Public Works building and Hosmer Elementary School will have new installations that drain rainwater into the ground, rather than the town’s storm drains, and will serve as demonstration projects for what can be done around town. The search started with 22 potential sites for the demonstration projects, but that was cut down to 18 viable sites on property owned or controlled by the town. The Watertown Stormwater Advisory Committee met in September to pick two locations for the project. The group wanted to spots that would drain a significant area, be visible to the public and be located in different parts of town. The last criterium was the one that led to the Hosmer School location being chosen. The top two choices were in the parking lot of the DPW facility, and a spot at the bottom of the hill beneath Lowell Elementary School.

Real Estate

Watertown Has Plenty of Open Houses This Weekend

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All kinds of homes are for sale this week in Watertown, from condos to a colonial going for over $1 million. $569,000 – 1024 Belmont St., 10 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 11-12:30 Sunday 11-12:30

$679,000 – 72 Hillside Road, 7 room, 4 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 11-12:30 Sunday 11-1

$539,000 – 46 Westminster Ave., 8 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30s

$749,900 – 691 Main St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family Open House: Saturday 12:30-2

$359,000 – 80 Pierce Road Unit 80, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 2-4

$1,150,000 – 59 Bailey Road, 9 room, 4 bed, 2.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

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$650,000 – 37 Edenfield Ave., 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath cape, Open House: Sunday 11-1

$565,000 – 2 Townly Unit 4, 6 room, 2 bed, 1.5 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:30 Sunday 11:30-1:45

$499,900 – 296 Mount Auburn St. Unit 6, 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath rowhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30s

$548,000 – 217 Common St. Unit 2, 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

$739,000 – 4-6 Sexton St. Unit 6, 8 room, 4 bed, 3.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 11:30-1

$639,000 – 60 Forest St.