Arrests

Police Log: Pair Nabbed With Bags Full of Stolen Cellphones, Clothes

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
July 11, 12:10 a.m.: An officer driving near Bemis Park spotted two people he recognized from previous incidents and noticed the woman acting suspiciously. She was standing in front of Bemis Market and then crouched behind a car and appeared to be attempting to hide from the officer. At the same time a car alarm went off. The woman was seen walking quickly away from the vehicle.

Around Town

Improved Riverside Park a World Class Example of Accessibility for the Blind

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The recently refurbished section of the Charles River Path east of Watertown Square not only replaced crumbling paths with smooth and clean new ones, but added new features so that the blind and visually impaired can get more out of their visit to the area. 

State officials joined local supporters at the ribbon cutting for the Watertown Riverfront Park and Braille Trail on Thursday morning. The celebration came many years after the idea of improving the area first surfaced. “This is my first time here, and I am shocked how beautiful it turned out,” said Matt Beaton, Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. “It is truly a gem along the gem we have in our Charles River.” New sand-cover paths wind along about 5,000 feet of the riverfront near the intersection of Charles River Road and Irving Street, with features such as overlooks and areas to view the river, similar to other sections of the Charles River.

Real Estate

Plenty of Options for Home Buyers This Weekend in Watertown

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Take a look at this weeks open houses around town. $440,000 – 181 Lexington St. Unit 181, 6 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 2-3:30

$599,900 – 26-28 Rose Ave., 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$569,000 – 9 Westland Road Unit 2, 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$630,000 – 349 School St., 7 room, 4 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3 Sunday 1-2

$424,900 – 119 Spruce St. Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Friday 5-6 Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$675,000 – 11 Hersom St. Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

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$749,000 – 124 Riverside St., 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$635,000 – 19 Wilmot St., 8 room, 4 bed, 1.5 bath, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$719,000 – 14 Spruce St.

Police/Fire

Watertown Fire Department Douses Three Fires in Three Days

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Watertown Firefighters tackled three house fires in three days, dousing all before major damage could be done. 

The first fire occurred on Saturday, July 16. The Fire Department received a call around 9:55 p.m that there was a fire at a Mason Road home. Smoke was seen coming from the front porch of the home, and firefighters extinguished the flames before they could do more damage. Watertown Fire Inspector Capt. Ryan Nicholson said the cause of the fire was electrical wiring. Fire at the Village Condos
On Sunday, July 17, a fire was reported when smoke was seen coming out of the front door of the condominium at the Village Condominiums on Belmont Street.

Entertainment

Faire on the Square is Coming Up, Find Out How to Get a Table

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Watertown’s annual celebration, the Faire on the Square, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24, so get your table now. 

The event features music, dancing, food, and hundreds of local businesses, non-profits and organizations. It is held in the park next to Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There are options for one table, or a double size booth for double the cost. The cost for one table for arts & crafts, food, businesses, commercial vendors is $60 for town residents and groups and $70 for non-residents or groups for. For individuals, the price is $45 for residents and $55 for non-residents.

Arsenal on the Charles

Master Plan for Renovating the Arsenal on the Charles Approved

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A plan put forward by the owners of the Arsenal on the Charles complex to add several buildings and increase the number of employees was approved by the Planning Board Monday night. 

The board unanimously supported the plan, but before any building can be built, the owners – athenahealth – must come back for approval of that each of the plan. Additions include several office buildings, new retail space, a restaurant, more open space including a pocket park and a new glass roof over the spaces between the long “finger buildings” east of the Arsenal Center for the Arts building. (Read more about the plan here). The company purchased the complex, between Arsenal and North Beacon streets, from Harvard University in 2013. Soon after planning started to renovate the complex to make expand the headquarters of the company.

Police/Fire

Man Arrested After Wielding Machete During Road Rage Incident

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A road rage incident took an unusual turn when a man upset with another driver pulled a machete from his car and threatened the other driver in the Home Depot parking lot. 

At 2:45 p.m. on July 11, a man called police to report being threatened by another driver, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The man who reported the incident told police he was being tailgated while driving on Arsenal Street. He then pulled into the mall parking lot, and the suspect followed him. “The victim stopped at a stop sign in the parking lot, and the arrestee drove around the car and parked in front of him,” O’Connor said. “The man reversed his truck and backed into the the vehicle intentionally, causing minor damage.”

Business

Baseball Hall of Fame Award Winner to Wear Suit from Watertown

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Legendary Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessey will be honored at this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies, and will do so decked out in a suit made in Watertown. 

The Boston Globe columnist will receive the J.G. Taylor Spink Award on July 23. He will receive the award at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. While he hails from Newton, Shaughnessey gets his clothing at Eastern Clothing of Watertown. “Dan has been a friend and customer at Eastern Clothing for many years and we are proud that he will be wearing one of our suits while being honored for the 2016 J.G Taylor Spink Award,” said John M. Airasian, who co-owns the business with his father, John S. Airasian. “He will be joining unbelievable company in the world of baseball writing with this well deserved award. We wish him continued success on his remarkable 35 year career.”