Real Estate

Watertown Home Sales Remain Strong This Week

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Check out all the home sales around Watertown this week. $520,000 – 58 Edward Road, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Cape single-family home

$540,000 – 34 Ralph St., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Cape single-family home

$273,000 – 10 Williams St. Unit 48, 2 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$499,990 – 224 N Beacon St. Unit 224, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$355,000 – 127 Highland Ave., 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$395,000 – 235 Palfrey St. 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, single-family home

Sports

Erika Kelly Ends College Field Hockey Career With A Number of Honors

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Stonehill College senior and All-America forward Erika Kelly, of Watertown, has collected two more Player of the Year honors as the postseason awards season for field hockey is in full swing, according to Stonehill College Athletics. Kelly, who became the Stonehill field hockey’s first Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year this season, has been named the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II East Region Player of the Year for the second straight year, and has also collected Division II Offensive Player of the Year honors from Synapse Sports for the first time. Kelly was the first Stonehill field hockey player to collect regional player of the year honors when she was named the award recipient as a junior. Kelly, the first three-time first team All-American in program history, is also one of two student-athletes in program history to collect first team All-NE-10 honors three years. She was the top scorer in Division II this fall with 65 points, scoring a Division II high 27 goals to go with 11 assists to rank third nationally.

Entertainment

Santa Claus Will be Visiting Watertown Savings Bank Branches

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Watertown Savings Bank will host Santa Claus at six of their locations this month. Families are invited to stop by for a FREE photograph with Santa. The following information was sent out by Watertown Savings Bank:

Please see the schedule below for dates and times:

Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2 to 4 p.m., Lexington Branch, 1075 Waltham Street, Lexington

Thursday, Dec. 17, 3 to 5 p.m., E. Watertown Branch, 10 Bigelow Ave., Watertown

Friday, Dec.

Gov. Baker

Legislature Still Working on Approving More Liquor Licenses for Watertown

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The Town Council sent a request to the State Legislature to add 15 more liquor licenses to Watertown, and work in the State House continues after a getting past a sticking point. The request was approved by the Town Council in March, and committees at the Legislature have been carefully looking at the proposal, State Rep. Jonathan Hecht told the Town Council on Tuesday. The town has 34 licenses for restaurants, but the council wants more to encourage more mixed-use development in town. “The committee knows how hard you worked on the new licensees to increase economic development,” Hecht said. “It looked early on like it would move along quickly.”

Schools

Watertown School Committee Says Goodbye to Two Members

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The two School Committee members who served their last meeting on Monday may have only served one term, but their colleagues made it clear they will be greatly missed. Julie McMahon and Michael Shepard have made some major contributions over their four years on the board, said School Committee Chairwoman Eileen Hsu-Balzer. “Julie is enthusiastic, insightful and empathetic. She does the difficult work behind the scene and lets others have the face time,” Hsu-Balzer said. “Mike is a relentless worker on the Building and Grounds and Budget and Finance subcommittees.

Entertainment

A Variety of Holiday Events This Month at the Watertown Mall – Including Puppets!

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The Watertown Mall is proud to present holiday performances by local elementary and high school bands, choral and string groups as well as semi-professional music groups from the Greater Boston area throughout the month of December. After taking your picture with Santa at Santa’s Village, stay for the music and shopping! The following is an entertainment list for December. On Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2:00 pm, award-winning Rosalita’s Puppets is coming to the Watertown Mall!

Real Estate

See the Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend

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Plenty of open houses this weekend to choose from in Watertown. $325,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3308, 3 room, 1 bed, 1 bath mid-rise, Handicap Access/Equipped, Open House: Saturday 12-2 p.m.

$650,000 – 155 Pleasant St. Unit 155, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 full 2 half bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1 p.m.

$448,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3201, 4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open House: Saturday 2-3:30 p.m.

$565,000 – 24-26 Morse St.

Sports

Watertown Softball Heads Indoor to Play Ball During Winter

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Stormy weather does not keep the Watertown Youth Softball players from getting in some games. 

Youth Softball sent out the following announcement:

Indoor Softball season is underway and our 14U and 16U Raiders are off to a great start. The 14U club currently stands at 2-1 while the 16U gals are holding onto a 3-1 record. The 14U Winter Raiders are Haley Bass, Jacquie Furbish, Stella Papadopoulos, Alyssa Carroll, Amelia Doyle, Christine Zhu, Molly Egan and Gianna Sciarappa. Missing from the photo is Knar Krafian, Grace Shanley and Mairead Walsh. The 16U Winter Raiders are Grace Deraney, Jacquie Furbish, Courtney Sollis, Stella Papadopoulos, Sam Arseneau, Gianna Sciarappa, Julianna McGovern, Kate Cardarelli, Molly Egan, Lane Ward and Jillian Girard.