Environment

Residents Worry About Fate of Trees During Greenough Greenway Work

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A recent tour of the renovation of Greenough Boulevard brought up some concerns for advocates for trees and the environment. 

The Department of Conservation and Recreation teamed with the Solomon Foundation to install a new, wider bicycle and pedestrian path, and reduce the width of the roadway from Arsenal Street to Cambridge, near the Eliot Bridge and Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School (BB&N). The Solomon Foundation provided $500,000 to help make the Greenough Greednway improvements a reality along with $700,000 in public funds. Herb Nolan, deputy director of the Solomon Foundation, said the work is beginning to shape up well. “I am very excited about this,” Nolan said. “Looking at the scale of the space (of the path) compared to what was here before is a breath of fresh air.

Around Town

Find Out When Watertown’s Winter Parking Ban Begins

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With winter coming soon, Watertown Police Chief Raymond Dupuis announced the dates of the Watertown winter parking ban. The overnight street parking ban begins on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 (the Thanksgiving weekend) and will continue until Friday, April 1, 2016. Dupuis warns the parking ban will be strictly enforced. The regulation reads in part; “No vehicle may remain on any public way for more than one hour between the hours of 1 a.m and 6 a.m. all days of the week.”

For those residents who lack sufficient off street parking, the Town allows for temporary parking at any municipal parking lot plus these other locations:

The Police Station at 552 Main Street (visitor’s parking lot only)
Any public school parking lot
Marion Road parking lot at Victory Field
O’Connell Park, (lot at the corner of Boylston Street and Mt. Auburn Street)

Please note that these locations may be used free of charge, however vehicles may only use available spaces after 7 p.m. and must be moved/removed by 7 a.m. the following day.

Elections

LETTER: Town Councilor Thanks East Enders for Support During Election

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To the Editor,

It is a distinct honor and privilege to be entering my sixth consecutive term as your District A, East End, Town Councilor. I offer my gratitude to you, the voters of the East End, for acknowledging my efforts for neighborhood quality of life and service to our community. A special thank you to my Town-wide supporters who spoke of my endeavors to their East End friends. Transparency and accountability in Town government are our common goals. My heartfelt appreciation is also extended to Mark Sideris, John S. Airasian, Paul DerBoghosian, Anthony Donato, Joan Merritt Kraus, Harry Parsekian and Ruth Thomasian for taking the initiative to publicly offer your endorsement for my re-election.

Around Town

Public Invited to Veterans Day Breakfast, Ceremony and Concert

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Watertown will celebrate its veterans on Wednesday with a number of events, including a breakfast open to the public. Watertown Veteran’s Agent Mark Comeiro invites the publci to join in the following events on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015. 9 a.m. – Breakfast will be served at the Marine Corps League Shutt Detachment, 215 Mount Auburn Street and is open to the public

11:11 a.m. (11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month is when World War 1 ended) we will commence a Veteran’s Day Ceremony at the Shutt Detachment to include a volley fired from the Marine Corps League’s Firing Detail

7 p.m. A Salute to veterans Free concert at the Watertown Middle school, 68 Waverly Ave. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

“We really want to encourage the residents to join us for breakfast and our ceremony on the morning of Veteran’s Day!” Comerio said.

Police/Fire

Watertown Man Faces 5th OUI Charge After Allegedly Hitting Pole

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A Watertown man faces charges of a fifth OUI offense after allegedly getting into an accident on Halloween. On Oct. 31 at 11:28 p.m., police responded to Palfrey Street after an accident was reported. A black Ford pickup truck struck a telephone pole, and then left the scene, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. Officers found the vehicle on Everett Avenue near Palfrey Street, and it had extensive damage, O’Connor said.