Sports

Watertown Youth Lacrosse Team Completes Perfect Season

By |

The Watertown Boys Youth Lacrosse U-13 team recently completed a perfect season. The team, which is made up of fifth- and sixth-graders, defeated Belmont 7-1 in the last game of the year. The team finished the season with an 8-0 record. The team is coached by Tom Shortt and JD Donohue. The players are Nelson Bellows, William Jokic, Aidan Flanagan, Brian Shortt, Anthony Lampasona, Tyler Timperio, Ciaran Flanagan, Cam Reed, Owen Lawn, Levon Gukasyan, Rory Kennelly, Roan Hopkins, Jack Dickie, Anthony Venezia, Brenden Donovan, Patrick Donohue, Eoin Morrissey, Jared Norton and Aidan Conneely.

Real Estate

Father’s Day Weekend Has Plenty of Open Houses in Watertown

By |

See all the open houses around Watertown on Father’s Day weekend. $424,900 – 119 Spruce St. Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$749,000 – 187 Lexington St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30

$699,900 – 16-18 Cuba St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 8 total bedroom, Open House: Saturday 1-2

$525,000 – 210 Belmont St. Unit 15, 6 room, 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-1:30 Sunday 11:30-12:30

$525,000 – 3 Belknap Ter., 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

Sponsored by:

$428,000 – 29 Union St. Unit 29, 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath townhouse, Open House: Saturday 12:30-2:30

$725,000 – 199 Coolidge Ave.

Fire Department

Watertown Firefighters to Get New Breathing Equipment Thanks to Grant

By |

Soon, Watertown Firefighters will have modern equipment to use when going into areas with dangerous fumes, and will be able to be located more easily should the get lost or injured in a fire. The Watertown Fire Department received the Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the federal Department of Homeland Security. The Town Council approved the town’s share, $22,163, while the federal government will pay for $221,637, Town Manager Michael Driscoll said. The money will pay for a set of 31 self-contained breathing apparatuses, said Fire Chief Mario Orangio. “This allows us to enter building in hazardous conditions,” Orangio said.

Government

Town Council Gets a Pay Raise, Councilors Say it Matches Their Work Load

By |

The Town Council will get a significant raise starting in 2018 after members approved an increase at Tuesday’s meeting. Pay for Councilors will rise from $5,000 to $7,500 and the Council President will received $10,500 (including a stipend for serving on the School Committee) up from $6,500. The Council did not technically give itself a raise, said Council Vice President Vincent Piccirilli, because the raise does not start until the next Town Council takes office. Therefore current councilors must be reelected to get the increase. The Council has not had a pay raise since 1999.

Around Town

Moose Hit, Killed in Weston May be the One Seen in Watertown

By |

A young moose made quite a splash when it was seen running through Watertown earlier this month, but there may be a sad end to the tale. 

A young female moose had to be euthanized after it was struck by a car in Weston, according to WBZ Channel 4. It is not clear whether or not it is the same one, but Environmental Police said it could be the same one spotted in Watertown and Belmont. A moose was caught running along Belmont Street on June 1 by a Watertown Police officer (see the video here).

Filmmakers Collaborative

Young Filmmakers Will Have Their Pieces Shown at Boston Kids Film Fest

By |

The darkened Lowell Elementary School library flickered last week as a group of students intently watched a set of short films – films made by and featuring themselves. A group of students in the Lowell Extended Day Program spent one day a week over the last several weeks learning about filmmaking and creating their own shorts. The worked with a teacher from the Filmmakers Collaborative. These films will be included in the Boston International Kids Film Festival in this fall. Fifth-grader Quian Yi Titterington helped shoot a film called “The Last Alien.”

Government

Watertown Police Get New Contract, Will Carry Anti-Overdose Meds

By |

The Watertown Police patrolman’s union recently agreed to a new contract with the town, and last week it was approved by the state’s Joint Labor-Management Committee. 

Tuesday night, Town Manager Michael Driscoll announced the approval of the agreement, which covers Fiscal Years 2014-16. It will give patrol officers a 2.5 percent raise for each of those years. Driscoll noted this is the same increase given to other town unions. Other additions to the contract include all officers having to wear body armor when they are in the field, they must carry the anti-overdose drug Narcan and Epi-pens for people having allergic reactions. With the epidemic of opioids and heroin in Watertown, the fact that patrol officers will now carry Narcan pleased Councilor Aaron Dushku.

Letters

LETTER: Support Watertown Goes Purple to End Alzheimer’s Disease

By |

My Name is Judy Johanson. I am a Mother to two amazing children and a Mother-in-Law to their wonderful spouses. I’m “Nana” to three cherished grandchildren and most importantly, I am the wife and Care Partner to my brave and grace-filled husband Steve. Steve was diagnosed four years ago with Younger Onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 58. Needless to say this was an unexpected turn of events in our life, but given the circumstances, we have chosen to live our lives striving for hope towards a cure for this disease while embracing beauty in each day spent together!