Sports

See How Watertown’s Teams Fared in the State Tournament

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The Raiders saw plenty of action in state tournaments as well as the state track meet. 
Boys Lacrosse
The Raiders won a thriller at Victory Field Thursday evening as Watertown won the Central/East Section Div. 3 quarter final 11-10 over Groton-Dunstable. Chris Sidler score the winning goal with just five seconds left, according to the Boston Herald. The fourth seeded Raiders (13-3) move on to the section semifinal on Monday, June 8 against the winner of Dover-Sherborn and Littleton. Girls Tennis
Watertown’s girls tennis team enjoyed one of its must successful seasons in many years, and made the North Section Div.

Schools

Congratulations to the Watertown High School Class of 2015!

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Watertown High School welcomed its newest graduates on Friday at Victory Field. Congratulations to all the 181 members of the Class of 2015! Kashif Ahmad
Mark Nicholas Almasian
Maurice Mwayila Ambila
Olivia Alexander Ames
Araz Joseph Ashjian
Jody Annette Askaryan
Abdel-Halim Mazen Atiyyat
Jonathan Lopes Azevedo
Sam Babayan
Raffi Garo Badrikian
Asya Baghdasaryan
Erik Baghdasaryan
Andrea Gloria Barbato
Elizabeth Grace Bedig
Brendan Joseph Berkeley
David John Bielawski
Angelica Abigail Brutus
Anthony John Busconi
Taquina Cachimuel
Rachel Ann Campbell
Lisa Marie Carcerano
Jordan Arthur Carey
Emily Rose Carito
Angel Dejesus Carrion
Gemma Ruth Carroll
Pluksaa Mint Chueayoonan
Siran Cinar
Brandon Michael Clancy
Samuel Lev Cohen
Tessa Deneige Collins
Jeffrey Michael Comeau
Rebecca Marie Connors
Greylib Sophia Contreras
Gianna Cristina Coppola
Ghislaine MabelRose Coulter-de Wit
Caitlyn Marie D’Amico
Daniel John D’Amico
Molly Rose Day
Brian Richard DallaCosta
Rafael Nunes Carvalho De Souza
Steven Rafael Delgado
Daniel Haynes DeMatos
Alec Gregory Deyermenjian
Reem B Dia
Alexandra Elizabeth Doggett
Katherine Josephine Dolan
Matthew David Dolan
Demetri Andrew Dorceus
Keegan Brennan Duguay
Angel David Dume
Francesca Eden Egea
Andrew Tatios Eskici
Muhammad Fahad
Parsa Farhani-Monfared
Maya Hassan Farhat
Shayna Rose Farmelant
Austin Louis Farry
Christopher Sumners Fidler
Savannah Figueroa-Gomez
Isaac Richard Fitts-Sprague
Shannon Marie Foley
Samuel Aidan Ford
Kayla Evelyn Furbish
Eric William Furtado
Semiah Narece Gant
Quichea Deanne Gilbeau
Nicholas Richard Giordano
Kyle Abel Gonzalez
Jared Joseph Grillo
Sergio Alejandro Guzman
Isabelle Sara Gyulakian
Michael Hagopian
Nahum Demsash Hagos
Dana Terese Hammerle
Rebecca Cohen Hellman
Erin Caroline Hickey
Anahit Hovhannisyan
Abid Hussain
Arianna Lillie Johnson
Kayla Elizabeth Johnson
Andrew Joseph Jones
Yvef Jorge Almonte
Shayene Joseph
Melanie Julen Kahn
Sedra Katerji
Joseph Missak Keikian
Devon Breau Kelleher
Raffi Keshishyan
Irum Khan
Najmul Sahar Khan
Noreen Khan
Justin Kasozi Kibuuka
Gleb Kryvoberets
John Alexander Kupelian
Matthew David Laffey
Jessica Jiayu Lai
Michael Anthony Lanzo IV
Yianni Athanasios Laskaris
Kayla Nicole Lawlor
Jared Knox LeClair
Douglas Hansberry Leon
Serina Elizabeth Leonard
Crista Valantines Logakis
Emily Rose Loprete
Prosper Alexander Lubega
Madeline Rose Luciano
Palavi Mannan
Anna Margaryan
Jennifer Magdalena Marroquin
Alexander Martin Martinos
Andrew Christian Massarotti
Catherine Beatrice McCusker-Brown
James Riley McDonald
Cody Allen McMahon
Lucas John McNamara
Tamara Melkonyan
Kristina Nicole Mey
Bishal Mishra
Alain Mondesir
Jamilah Monroe
Sebastian Andres Morales Gutierrez
Meghan Aisleen Moran
Rachel Helen Morris
Jillian Rita Mungenast
Nathaniel Robin Munson-Palomba
Kaitlyn Joy Murphy
Matthew Henry Murphy
Tatiana Bour Nalbandian
Arthur Sena Navarro
Angella Ndibalekera
Tyler Sam Ngan
William Benjamin O’Brien
Sara Joan O’Connell
Anhar Habis Obyat
Nicholas Harry Ohannesian
Michael Alfonso Orellana
Samuel Armando Orellana
Mark Michael Pacious
John Thomas Pease
Emily Pena
Julia Taft Perry
Thomas Willard Perry
Naneh Mikhail Petrosyan
Marisa Louise Pettiglio
Clarissa Miranda Phillips
Evan Peter Raftes
Sarah Rahim
Mariana Angel Rocha Reed
Elest Rene Sylvain Reve
Rebecka Kimberly Marthina Riendeau
Jake Paul Roche
Madeline Sarah Rocklin-Waltch
Jessica Lynn Russo
Carlos Alberto Salaverria
Christopher Elias Saroufim
Molly Rose Smith
Gina Patricia Stanizzi
Christopher Ryan Starnes
Michael David Stewart
Aashma Sunuwar
Tercy Tamighang
Madeline Jo Teeven
Veronica Lagene Torres
Tinhinan Touri
Julia Lauren Thompson
Stephanie Uribe
Michaela Joy Vick
Charlotte Martha Vitti
Nina Susan Vosbigian
Catherine Nora-Anne Walsh
Jake William Walsh
Jeffrey Alexander Wertheim
Lorraine Hoi Ying Wu
Vanessa Yee
Arooj Zahid
Austin Michael Zaino
Ulises Zamora Zacarias
Nina Belle Zeytoonian
Terry Zhu
Orbell Simon Zirakian
Jo Ssebugwawo Zizinga

Sports

DallaCosta Sets State Track Meet Record, Leads Watertown to Fifth Place

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Senior Brian DallaCosta showed he is the best all-around track athlete – winning the pentathlon at the MIAA East Div. 4 meet and setting a meet record. His win helped the Raiders finish fifth in the boys’ side of the meet at Norwell High School. In the pentathlon, DallaCosta won the 11o hurdles (16.51 seconds), got second in the long jump (5.91 meters), won the high jump (1.73 meters) and the shot put (11.86 meters) and finished third in the 1500 (5:11.10). His total of 2907 points broke the meet record of 2609, which DallaCosta set in 2014.

Real Estate

Dozens of Choices of Open Houses in Watertown This Week

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Check out the wide selection of open houses around town this weekend. $499,000 – 6 Summer Unit 1, 4 bed, 3 bath 3 family Open Houses: Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday 12-2 p.m.

$749,900 – 114 Riverside St., 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

$274,900 – 12 Riverside St Unit 2-4, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath low-rise. Open Houses: Saturday 1-3:30 p.m. Sunday 1-3:30 p.m.

$738,000 – 11 Chapman Unit 11, 2 bed, 3 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1-3 p.m. Sunday 1-3 p.m.

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$649,900 – 9-11 Elmwood Ave., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Sunday 12:30-2 p.m.

$389,000 – 290 Pleasant Street Unit 303, 1 bed, 1 bath loft, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 p.m. Sunday 1-3 p.m.

$499,900 – 16 Marlboro Ter. Unit 16, 3 bed, 2 bath 2 family, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$605,000- 195 Chapman St., 4 bed, 1 full 2 half bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1 p.m. Sunday 12-2 p.m.

$299,900 – 37 Grant Ave. Unit 37, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$439,000 – 186 Maplewood St.

Government

Watertown Police Chief Announces He Will Retire This Summer

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Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau will retire this summer, he told the Town Council and others on Thursday. 

Deveau joined the Police Department in 1983 and has been chief since Sept. 4, 2001. His time as the top cop included the dramatic events of April 19, 2013, when Watertown Police officers engaged the Boston Marathon Bombers on the streets of East Watertown in which offices exchanged gunfire and were attacked by homemade bombs. Town Manager Michael Driscoll sent a letter to Town Councilors saying that Deveau had met with him on Wednesday to tell him he planned to retire. Deveau reached out to Councilors, too.

Food

Food Truck Safety a Priority for Council, Asks About Food Safety Grading

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Town Councilors want to make sure the food trucks coming to serve hungry residents and workers in town are up to the safety standards of all eateries in town. 

The Council made the request to Director of Public Health Deborah Rosati during the budget hearing for the Health Department. Trucks visit the Commanders Mansion in the Arsenal on the Charles each weekday and the Arsenal Project every Wednesday during the warmer months. Councilor Angeline Kounelis said she worries because people are not sure where the food comes from and where it was prepared. Food trucks can be fun, said Councilor Cecilia Lenk, but she too had concerns. “I think safety is a huge issue,” Lenk said.

Entertainment

Watertown Man Featured in Reagle Theatre’s Guys and Dolls

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Watertown’s Brad Peloquin will play one of the featured roles in the upcoming production of Guys and Dolls. 

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will open its 47th consecutive summer season with the Broadway favorite, Guys and Dolls, from June 11-21, 2015 at the Robinson Theatre (617 Lexington St. Waltham, MA, 02452). Set in Damon Runyon’s jubilant, shimmering New York City, this Tony Award-winning musical about gangsters, showgirls, and mission workers will feature Brad Peloquin in the comedic role of “Nicely-Nicely Johnson”, a small time gambler who is one of Nathan Detroit’s closest associates. The role of Nathan Detroit will be played by Newsman/Actor Scott Wahle. Individual tickets range from $35 to $63; season subscriptions and group tickets are available at a discount.

Elections

LETTER: Attorney Running for Governor’s Council Seat

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Dear Friends:

I am announcing my candidacy for Governor’s Council for the Third District of Massachusetts. The district includes much of Middlesex County and parts of Norfolk, Suffolk and Worcester counties. Many Massachusetts citizens are unaware of the important, indeed vital, mission that the Governor’s Council is charged by the Massachusetts Constitution. The Council plays a seminal role in our state’s justice system and consequently to the function of our democracy and the stability of our society by having the power of “advice and consent” of all judges and clerk-magistrates in Massachusetts. The Council is the last chance the people of Massachusetts have to make sure that the best candidate for the job is picked.