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The following information was provide by the Watertown Police Department.
Arrests
Aug. 30, 12:57 a.m.: Watertown Police went to 100 Warren St. to check on an elderly woman. When they were there, they found two men – her sons – staying with her. When they checked the men out, police found both had warrants for their arrest.
The Historical Society of Watertown presents an evening about a famous Watertown sculptor led by former Sacred Heart Pastor Joseph Curran. The event is free. The Historical Society sent out the following announcement:
Please join us for a lecture co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Watertown and the Watertown Free Public Library entitled Harriet Hosmer – Watertown Sculptor
Presented by Father Joseph Curran Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472, in the Local History Room – 2nd floor. Father Joseph Curran, former pastor of the Sacred Heart Church in Watertown’s East End, will give a lecture on Watertown sculptor Harriet Hosmer in the beautifully restored Local History Room of the public library. Father Curran, our foremost authority on sculptor Harriet Hosmer, will present a lecture on Harriet’s colorful life and her many works of art.
The opioids crisis is a growing crisis, and the WATERtown Task Force on Substance Abuse will sponsor a forum about addiction and recovery in September. The number of opioid-related fatal and non-fatal overdose rates are higher thus far in 2016 compared to 2015, said Deborah Rosati, director of the Watertown Health Department. “Educating the entire community about this significant public health issue is critical,” Rosati said. “There will be information for everyone (at the event).” There will be speaker presentations as well as on our resource tables which will have flyers and brochures on proper prescription medication disposal, substance use prevention information for parents, naloxone information and vouchers, and intervention, treatment and recovery information.
One of Watertown’s star field hockey players, Kourtney Kennedy, caught the eye of the Boston Herald.
Kennedy, a senior who has committed to play at UConn next year, talks about her experience playing at a USA Field Hockey camp, being on a record setting team and playing with not just one, but two sisters on this year’s Raiders team. See the entire article by clicking here: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/2016/09/kourtney_kennedy_headlines_the_success_of_watertown_field_hockey
Home seekers have dozens of open houses to choose from this weekend. $859,000 – 222 Main St. Unit 222, 8 room, 5 bed, 2.5 bath, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2
$748,000 – 153 Summer St. Unit 153, 7 room, 4 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30
$579,900 – 93 Bradford Road Unit 2, 8 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2
$929,000 – 59 Adams Ave., 7 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath other, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1 Sunday 12-1
$560,000 – 2 Townly Unit 4, 6 room, 2 bed, 1.5 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$549,900 – 100 School St. Unit 4, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$549,900 – 13-15 Madison Ave.
Marilyn Petitto Devaney won the Watertown vote for Governor’s Council with 60 percent of the vote, and was declared the winner. Also, Sheriff Peter Koutoujian won Watertown with nearly 90 percent of the vote. The primary election only brought out 1,845 voters, or close to 8 percent of the registered voters in town. Town Clerk John Flynn said that amount is slightly higher than anticipated. Devaney, a former Watertown Town Councilor, received 1,004 votes in her hometown, but the district includes 27 communities.
The Watertown High School team picked up where it left off last season, defeating Tantasqua 6-0 in the 2016 season opener at Victory Field. The win gives the Raiders a streak of 161 games unbeaten, and 101 straight wins. Watertown seeks its eighth straight MIAA State Championship, too. Senior Kourtney Kennedy scored a hat trick to lead the team in scoring. She struck first 4:34 into the game and then collected her second on a penalty stroke with under three minutes left in the first half.
Six residents of a Watertown condominium building went to hospital Wednesday night because of a high levels of carbon monoxide in the building.
Residents of 10 Riverside St. we’re evacuated after high levels of CO were detected about 8 p.m.
The call came into the Watertown Fire Department as a report of a smell of gases. When the firefighters arrived they quickly realized what was happening, said Deputy Fire Chief Rob Iannetta. “We went in with our CO meters and gas meters and immediately got an elevated reading,” Iannetta said. The cause was a faulty oil burner, Iannetta said.