Around Town

Red Sox Hosting First Ever Greek Heritage Night on Friday

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The Boston Red Sox will host their first ever Greek Heritage Night on Friday, May 13. Locals with Greek heritage are invited to attend the game, where leading members of New England’s Greek community will be honored in a pre-game ceremony. Part of the ticket sales will be donated to the Agganis Foundation, which supports young athletes with college scholarships. Details and tickets are available at http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/ticketing/greek_heritage.jsp .

Real Estate

Seven Homes Were Sold in Watertown Homes This Week

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See all the homes that sold this week in Watertown. $575,000 – 46 Spruce Unit 46, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$515,000 – 8 Chandler St., 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Antique single-family home

$520,000 – 4 Locust Lane Unit 5, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

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$670,000 – 125 Evans St., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$575,000 – 36 Desmond Ave. Unit 36, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, condo/townhouse

$575,000 – 63-65 Parker St., 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$585,000 – 73 Putnam St. Unit 75, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

Police/Fire

Police Log: Woman Tries to Use Fake ID to Buy MacBook, Wheels Stolen Off Car at Dealership

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
April 26, 6:15 p.m.: Best Buy security caught a woman who tried to use a fake ID and credit card to buy a MacBook Pro worth $2,500. The Pennsylvania license she used did not pass the machine that tests IDs, and the lamination was peeling. When police arrived, the woman produced a second ID that did not checkout, either. Finally she gave them an ID from New York that checked out.

Business

GymIt Reopening Soon After Recovering from Major Flood

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GymIt, on Arlington Street in Watertown shut down temporarily when a burst pipe flooded the gym in April, but it is nearly ready to reopen its doors. The gym may open for business again this week, according to a story on Wicked Local Watertown. They have been facing struggles besides just removing the water and making the building safe to use again, according to the report. Read the entire Wicked Local Watertown piece by clicking here.

Around Town

Local Woman Opens Yoga Studio Within Walking Distance of Watertown

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When she Steph Mills sought a new career that would allow her to see more of her family she decided to open an yoga studio within walking distance of her Watertown home. 

Simply Yoga opened in April at 93 Trapelo Road in Belmont, located just over the line in Cushing Square. The studio offers a variety of classes, from beginners to more advanced classes. “I always thought Belmont needed a yoga studio,” Mills said. “I think I’m the third one.” Mills has been practicing yoga for about 17 years, and trained to be a yoga instructor a few years ago.

Around Town

Watertown Woman, Researcher Will Talk About Bringing Peace to the Middle East

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Watertown’s Paula Rayman has made a career studying on ways to bring peace to the Middle East, and she found it can be done so not with more military intervention, but by providing stronger economic situations and stronger families. The key to a strong family, she said, is providing help to mothers. 

Rayman will be talking about her work, and specifically why women’s voices should be stronger in peace negotiations, at an event sponsored by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment at the Watertown Free Public Library on Wednesday, May 11 at 7 p.m.

She was part of the group that recently published a student for the United State Institute of Peace looking at how the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which seeks to end violence against women, and promote women’s equity. It also made rape a war crime and required women to make up 50 percent of any peace negotiating team. To find out how the efforts have progressed since UNSCR 1325 passed in 2000, Rayman and other researchers interviewed women in five countries around the Middle East and North Africa – Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Palestine and Tunisia. “I traveled to Israel and Palestine, but because of the situation was so tense, the State Department recommended not going to Egypt and Iraq,” Rayman said.

Development

Series of Meetings Announced for Two Major Projects on Arsenal Street

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Two of the most discussed and anticipated projects coming to Watertown – the Arsenal Mall and the Arsenal on the Charles – have meetings coming up where residents can learn about plans and give input. Watertown’s Community Development and Planning Department announced the following meetings:
Arsenal Mall
The owners of the Arsenal Mall, know called the Arsenal Project, announced three Community Meetings, with different topics to be discussed at each. The project is in the new Regional Mixed Use District, which was approved in March. The meeting Topics/Days/Times are as follows:

Infrastructure and Open Space (May 18, 7-9 p.m.)
Building Characteristics and Massing (May 26, 7-9 p.m.)
Open House (June 1, 7-9 p.m.)

All meetings will be held at the Arsenal Project in the Innovation Space. Enter Near Old Navy.

Real Estate

A Wide Variety of Open Houses in Watertown This Week

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Plenty of choices for home seekers this weekend in Watertown. $424,900 – 199 Coolidge Ave. Unit 201, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open House: Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

$949,000 – 77 Summer St. Unit 77, 8 room, 4 bed, 3 full 2 half bath, Open Houses: Saturday 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday 2-3:30 p.m.

$599,000 – 34 Partridge St., 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath ranch Handicap Access/Equipped, Open Houses: Friday 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sunday 12-2 p.m.

$625,000 – 70 Lincoln St., 10 room, 5 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-2 p.m.

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$599,900 – 200 Westminster Ave., 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday 12-3 p.m.

$899,000 – 65 Boyd St. Unit 65, 9 room, 3 bed, 3 bath townhouse, Open House: Saturday 2:30-4 p.m.

$599,000 – 191 Pleasant St.