Elections

LETTERS: School Committee Candidates State Their Case

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To the Editor,

Four busy years have passed in what seems like the blink of an eye. Looking back, we have accomplished a lot in the school system and started other initiatives that will continue for many years. Now as we approach Election Day I would like to focus on some of the accomplishments I have been involved with over the past four years. As Chair of the Buildings and Grounds sub-committee, we accomplished a lot and laid the foundation for future improvements in our schools. Here are some of the things I was directly involved in:

Learning gardens were installed at every elementary school and made a part of the curriculum for all grades.

Elections

LETTER: New Resident Struggles to Find Out Who’s Running

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To the Editor:

I moved to Watertown early this year, and am interested in participating in the election. Where does a new resident turn for information about candidates? Naturally, the Town website should have some information … right? I have moved around a lot since graduating college, but it has never been so difficult to simply find out who the candidates are for my neighborhood.

CWRA

Watertown Road Chosen to be Part of Green Street Pilot Project

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Watertown’s Edenfield Avenue will be the site of a “Green Street” pilot project by the Charles River Watershed Association (CWRA) which will target pollution, stormwater runoff and erosion. 

The CWRA sent out the following announcement:

CRWA has received a grant of $194,648 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to implement a “Green Street” pilot project in Watertown as part of roadway improvements in the town. This project is one of nine projects targeting water pollution from storm water runoff and erosion that the Baker Administration has recommended for more than $1.29 million in grants utilizing funds from the U.S. Environmental Protections Agency (EPA). Charles River Watershed Association, a research, design, and advocacy environmental non-profit, will manage the pilot project to design and install green infrastructure on a residential street in Watertown. Project partners include Watertown’s Department of Public Works which will manage engineering and construction, and Watertown’s Stormwater Advisory Committee (SAC), which will help with public outreach and education. Watertown’s Superintendent of Public Works, Gerald S Mee Jr. said “This grant provides an exciting opportunity for Watertown to install green infrastructure practices in coordination with a future roadway reconstruction project.

Real Estate

Check Out the Three Watertown Homes that Sold this Week

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These three homes sold this week in Watertown. See details here. $790,000 – 114 Riverside St., 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$560,000 – 74 Fitchburg, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$426,000 – 50 Watertown St. Unit 304, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

Arrests

Police Log: Man Threatens Police with Scissors, Home Rummaged Through

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 23, 2:21 p.m.: Police responded to a disturbance at 20 Watertown Street and found a man who said he felt like hurting himself. The man was sitting on a couch holding a pair of scissors. Police ordered the man to put down the scissors but the man refused multiple times.

District A

District A Council Candidates Respond to East End Neighbors Issues

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The East End Neighbors group submitted the following responses from the candidates for District A Town Councilor. District A has two candidates running for District Councilor in Tuesday’s Nov 3 Election. Angie Kounelis, Current District A Councilor and Bob Erickson, former town Veteran’s Agent. We asked East Enders for questions they would like to pose to the candidates and consolidated these into 5 questions. Candidates answers are on the following pages.

Elections

LETTER: Parent Supports Two Candidates for School Committee

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(Watertown News will accept Town Election related letters until Oct. 31)

Editor,

I have two kids in elementary school. We have had great experiences with teachers, our own school and the Watertown school system in general. I support Watertown teachers and schools absolutely. However I see something like the not so great results received by Watertown schools in the MCAS science tests this year and I am concerned.

Sports

Watertown Pulls Upset in First Round of Football Playoffs

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The Raiders hit the road as the sixth seed of the state tournament, and handed Lynnfield only its second loss of the season Friday night. 

Watetown went up 6-0 in the MIAA Div. 4 North Section quarterfinal when Tyler Poulin scored on a 31-yard run in the first quarter, according to the Boston Globe roundup. Then third-seeded Lynnfield scored twice in the quarter to go up 14-6. The Raiders pulled within two with a 1-yard Anthony Damato touchdown, but trailed at half 17-12 after Lynnfield hit a field goal. Watertown’s Vasken Kebabjian scored a pair of touchdowns – a 1-yard run in the third and a 4-yard run in the fourth – to pull away for the 25-17 win.