Around Town

Local Groups Commemorating Nuclear Attacks on Hiroshima, Nagasaki

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On Sunday, Aug. 9, two groups will hold a commemoration of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

The public is invited to the event – Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Building a Nuclear Free World. Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment sent out the following announcement:

Please join us for a commemoration of the nuclear attack on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States in 1945 – the first use of nuclear weapons by any country – that caused over 120,000 deaths and years of misery and suffering for thousand of survivors. 5:30 p.m. – Film showing of Article 9 Comes to America Grace Vision Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown.

Around Town

The Watertown Library Has Plenty Going on in August

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Vote for your favorite book, learn how to use e-readers and head to a children’s event at the Watertown Free Public Library in August. These are just some of the events hosted by the library this month:

Cast Your Vote! Vote for your favorite of our Summer Reading suggestions (including Girl on the Train, Judy Blume, Harper Lee and more) for a chance to win a free meal from one of these Main St. eateries: Halfway Cafe, Stellina, Little Thai Cafe, The Talk, Kefi’s Kitchen and Coffee, Red Leaf Cafe, and The Spot Cafe. Grab a bookmark from our 2nd floor display, rip off the ticket on the bottom, fill out your info and place the ticket in the ballot box of your favorite!

Real Estate

Check Out the Seven Homes Sold This Week in Watertown

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Half a dozen homes sold around Watertown this week, see the details below. $710,000 – 34-36 Desmond Ave., 2 unit, 14 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Side by Side multi-family home

$392,500 – 16 Charles St. Unit A  6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$420,000 – 20 Hosmer St. Unit 1, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Duplex condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$350,000 – 8 Summer Unit 2, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$740,000 – 11 Chapman Unit 11, 7 room, 2 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$460,000 – 186 Maplewood St. Unit 2, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$324,500 – 30 Duff St.

Charity

LETTER: Watertown Group to Help Seniors to Remove Snow This Winter

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Watertown Prosperity, Inc. would like to announce to members of the Watertown community, that for the second straight year, it will be conducting its snow-shoveling program. What is the program? Local volunteers from Watertown schools are matched with elderly and/or disabled Watertown residents to remove snow from their home for the duration of the winter. How does it work? A small group of volunteers is assigned to each home that signs up with us.

Police/Fire

Old Home Serves as Great Training Opportunity for Fire Department

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Many of the Watertown Fire Department’s training exercises are done in the fire station, but a home set to be demolished by a developer provided a rare and valuable venue for training. Over the past couple weeks, Watertown firefighters got a chance to get out their axes, saws and ladders and hack into a home on Harrington Avenue that will soon be demolished by a developer. “It gives us the opportunity to do things we have not done since the (fire) academy,” said Lt. David Meagher, the department’s training officer. Since the house will be torn down, the firefighters didn’t have to worry about taking it easy on the walls and roof. “We cut holes in the roof.

Government

Health Department Warns of Mosquito-Borne Disease

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The Watertown Health Department warns that the danger of mosquito-borne disease has increased due to recent weather, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has raised the risk level, according to an announcement from town health officials. The Watertown Health Department announcement reads:

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has identified that the recent hot, dry weather along with historical patterns of mosquito-borne disease poses an increased risk of mosquito-borne virus. As a result, MDPH has elevated the risk level for West Nile Virus from Low to Moderate. Public health surveillance is done for mosquito borne viruses – viruses that are carried and spread by mosquitoes. These viruses include West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Mosquitoes get WNV and EEE by biting infected birds.

Real Estate

Several Open Houses on Saturday and Sunday in Watertown

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This week’s Watertown open houses include a number of single family and two family homes. 

$599,000 – 94 Winsor Ave. Unit 2, 8 room, 3 bed, 3 bath 2 family, Open House: Sunday 1-3 p.m.

$379,000 – 62 Hall Ave. Unit 2, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2 family, Open House: Sunday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

$349,900 – 338 Lexington St. Unit 338. 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$639,900 – 703 Main St., 9 room, 3 bed, 2 bath split-entry, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$389,900 – 5 Repton Cir.

Sports

New Youth Lacrosse Program Running at Casey Park Outdoor Rink

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Watertown Youth Lacrosse has started a new program for beginning players to learn to play and have some fun. The Coaches and Board of Directors of Watertown Boys Youth Lacrosse to announced the start of an informal, fun and free Box Lacrosse program at the Casey Park Outdoor Rink. The program runs on Tuesday nights and is for Watertown boys in grades 2 and up. “If your son is looking to try the ‘fastest game on 2 feet,’ Box lacrosse is fun way for boys to get introduced to the great game of Lacrosse in a low competitive environment,” said Jay Hughes of Watertown Youth Lacrosse. “For those who currently play, it is a great way to hone those sticks skills and have a blast with your friends!”