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The Raiders volleyball team readies for regular season action this week. Watertown High School’s girls’ volleyball team begins the season at Arlington this Wednesday, and comes back for their first home match against Winchester on Friday. Home games take place at Watertown High School Gym – 50 Common St. 2015 Watertown Volleyball Schedule
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 4 p.m. @ Arlington
Friday, Sept.
Josephine A. “Jo” (Lauricella) Quirk went to her rest peacefully surrounded by her family on Sept. 5, 2015, at her residence in North Providence, R.I., after a long illness at the age of 84. Born July 25, 1931 in Waltham, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Katherine V. (Romeo) Lauricella. She was the beloved wife of John P. “Jack” Quirk for 57 years before his death in 2008. She is predeceased by her youngest son, Gary R. Quirk.
The Watertown Health Department will be offering influenza vaccine to all residents this fall. The vaccines will be available on the following dates and locations – please note the ages for each clinic:
Tuesday, Sept. 22: Senior Center, 31 Marshall St., 9-11 a.m. for 55 and over
Tuesday, Sept. 29, Watertown Public Library, 123 Main St., 2-5 p.m. for 6 months and over
Thursday, Oct. 15, Watertown Public Library, 123 Main St., 5-7 p.m. for 6 months and over
Thursday, Oct.
It was a big week for home sales around Watertown, with 14 properties selling. $619,000 – 68 Bromfield St., 9 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home
$570,000 – 146-148 Langdon Ave., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home
$447,000 – 14 Fuller Road Unit 14, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse
$320,000 – 71 Salisbury Road, 4 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, single-family home
$565,000 – 24 Broadway 7 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, single-family home
$440,000 – 475 Arsenal Court Unit K, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$1,500,000 – 30 Center Street Unit 30, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, condo/townhouse
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$339,000 – 22 Pierce Unit 22, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$475,000 – 10 Locust Lane Unit C, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$404,000 – 9 Circuit Lane Unit 9, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$367,500 – 338 Lexington St. Unit 338, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$343,500 – 4 Repton Circle Unit 4309, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse
$465,000 – 199 Coolidge Avenue Unit 305, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, condo/townhouse
$337,000 – 12 Dana Terrace Unit 1, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 25, 9:49 p.m.: A man was panhandling in front of Tedeschi’s on Main Street, and the store employees called the police. When they arrived and asked him to stop, the man began yelling and screaming at officers and became aggressive. Police arrested the 41-year-old Waltham man for disorderly conduct.
Watertown officially got its name on 385 years ago on Monday, and bells will ring in town to mark the occasion. At 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 7, church bells will peal across Boston, Dorchester, and Watertown to mark their 385th anniversaries. The bell tolling is part of a free program of events to commemorate the naming, on Sept. 7, 1630, of Boston, Dorchester, and Watertown.
The Watertown Fire Union leaders and town officials have come to an agreement on the disputed Watertown Firefighters Contract, but the contract is not a done deal, yet. The memorandum of agreement was reached on Thursday, said Rob Mannix, president of Local 1347 Firefighters Union. Before the contract can be officially adopted the union and Town Council must approve the deal. “The Watertown Firefighters are thrilled that we were able to settle our contract Thursday,” Mannix said. “This has been a long, hard, draining battle that we are more than happy to put in out rear view.” Mannix did not give details of the proposed contract.
The Watertown High School field hockey team is preparing to defend yet another state championship, but this year the team could make history by setting the nation’s longest undefeated streak of all time. The Raiders, under the guidance of Head Coach Eileen Donahue, have won six straight MIAA Div. 2 state championships, and have not lost once, and have only a few ties. Watertown’s streak stands at 138 straight undefeated, and the national record of 153 is held by Voorhees Eastern High School in New Jersey. So, Watertown needs 15 wins and/or ties to tie the record and 16 to set the new one.