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The real estate market is taking a break for Easter weekend, mostly. One property will have an open house this weekend. $729,900 – 12 Warren St. Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bed, 4.6 bath townhouse, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30 p.m.
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The man killed after being shot on Mt. Auburn in Cambridge was identified as a Belmont man. Police continue to search for the suspect in the shooting. The victim of the shooting was identified as Armando Hernandez Jr., 30, of Belmont, according to a report on The Belmontonian. He was shot while walking down Mt.
Watertown Police arrested a man who lost control while driving along Arsenal Street in the early hours of March 20 and damaged the iron fence of the Arsenal on the Charles. The man, identified as Rigoberto Zuniga, was involved in the one-car accident on at 4 a.m. on the 20th, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “An officer responded to a motor vehicle accident Arsenal Street by School Street,” O’Connor said. “The vehicle struck the iron fence and took out three panels.” When police interviewed him, Zuniga said he did not have a Massachusetts driver’s license.
Eliza Dushku’s latest movie is “Jane Wants a Boyfriend” – where she plays the sister of a woman with autism who wants to start dating – and it will be coming to theaters in some places Friday as well as video on demand. Louisa Krause (Martha Marcy May Marlene) stars as Jane and Watertown’s Eliza Dushku (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is her protective older sister, Bianca. Bianca has recently gotten engaged, but she also takes in Jane when her parents move out of their home in Brooklyn. “Bianca worries about the extra burden that Jane brings but also her sibling dating the right suitor for her since she very much wants a boyfriend,” says the article from USA Today. See the whole article and the movie clip by clicking here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/03/22/exclusive-jane-wants-a-boyfriend-clip/82119484/
The grades served by each school in Watertown schools could change significantly in an effort to relieve overcrowded classrooms, Superintendent Jean Fitzgerald told the Town Council Tuesday night. Watertown School officials got their request to apply for state money to rebuild or renovate Watertown High School approved by the Town Council Tuesday night. The new high school building would also be used for other grades, resulting in fewer students at the middle school and the three elementary schools. The town’s elementary schools, particularly the Cunniff, have become overcrowded, but Fitzgerald said the high school was identified as the building in greatest need of replacement, according to a consultant’s study a few years ago. She has a plan that to use the new school to help other schools.
Cambridge Police are investigating a shooting left one dead and one injured and occurred on Mt. Auburn Street not far from the Watertown line. Two men were taken to hospital, and one died, according to a report from WCVB Channel 5. A vehicle that was on fire was also discovered on Coolidge Avenue, near the Cambridge Cemetery and near the back of the Mount Auburn Cemetery. The Cambridge Police sent out the following announcement:
The Cambridge Police are currently investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday evening in the area of the 300 block of Mt.
Recreation Director Peter Centola announced that Watertown’s outdoor recreation areas are open for use, but he warned they will not be in tip top shape yet.Centola sent out the following announcement:
The Parks Department of the Department of Public Works have approved the opening of the outdoor recreational faculties in the Town of Watertown effective today March 23, 2016. That being said, each facility is in need of sprucing up and this will take time to complete. Please be patient! In the meantime, please use the email parksrec@watertown-ma.gov if there is an item of concern at any facility. Feel free to take a picture if you wish, and clearly identify the facility and specific location.
A consultant hired to review the financial mishaps of the Watertown Public Schools from a couple years ago presented recommendations to improve financial practices and also looked deeply at the special education program – a high cost area for the district. Monday night, the School Committee and Town Council received the report from RSM US. The group interviewed more than 50 people and spent months working on the report, said Craig Finley, the project lead. While there are nearly 30 recommendations (see the report here) to improve what’s being done in the Watertown schools, Finley said in general they are in good shape. “The biggest thing we foundation here is strong support of the schools,” said Finley, who worked in public schools, including as an assistant superintendent in the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District.