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A three-bedroom townhouse near Watertown Square sold this week. $450,500 – 91 Spring Street Unit 13, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full and 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo
$788,000 – 34 Woodleigh Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home
$880,000 – 77 Summer St. Unit 77,8 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full and 2 half bathroom, Townhouse condo
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
May 4, 1:15 p.m.: Police served a warrant on a 26-year-old Watertown man from Waltham District Court for animal cruelty. May 4, 2:13 p.m.: A shoplifter was caught concealing $405 worth of merchandise at Target. The 56-year-old Falmouth woman was arrested on a charge of shoplifting. May 4, 9:21 p.m.: An officer patrolling on Elm Street by Arlington Street ran the registration of a vehicle and found the registered owner had an outstanding warrant.
The Armenian Memorial Church of Watertown will hold its Annual Fair on Friday, May 29, from 5-8 p.m., and on Sat., May 30 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine. The public is invited to attend. The fair features fabulous beef, chicken, and losh (ground meat) kebab dinners complete with sauce, rice pilaf, salad, and pita bread. A selection of Armenian vegetarian meals will also be available. Church volunteers are known for their fine cooking and have been preparing and many other homemade baked goods, including Armenian delicacies of cheoreg, mante, paklava, kadayif, and beureg will be available, too. The Annual Fair will also feature a sale of household items at bargain prices and a variety of vendor tables.
The Tufts Health Plan Foundation is accepting Letters of Intent for its Policy and Advocacy cycle of community investments. The deadline for applications is Monday, July 20, 2015 at 4 p.m. Upon review, select applicants will be invited to submit full proposals by Monday, September 21, 2015. If awarded, grants will run from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016. To build healthy and age-friendly communities, engaging in policy and advocacy are essential strategies. The Foundation is looking for ideas that will move communities toward a comprehensive approach to community development that includes “domains” or arenas reflected in the WHO model for creating age-friendly communities.
A proposed hotel on Elm Street failed to get the support of a majority of the Planning Board, but the project will still move on to the Zoning Board for final approval.
Thursday night the Planning Board heard the proposal for the 104-room hotel at 80 Elm St. – the former Atlantic Battery Company site right behind Target at the Watertown Mall. The hotel is being developed by Elm Hospitality LLC. Owner Cherag Patel said the hotel would not be full service – no restaurant open (just a breakfast area) and no meeting rooms. He could not say which franchise would run the hotel, but said it would be part of the Marriott, Hyatt or Hilton brands. The hotel has undergone some major changes since it was first brought forward at a community meeting in January.
The Planning Board unanimously approved a major apartment complex at the corner of Arsenal and Irving streets. The project has also served as a test case for Watertown’s design standards and guidelines. The complex, called Elan, is being developed by Greystar. It will stretch along Arsenal Street from Irving Street east to another new apartment complex, will have 282 apartments and more than 10,000 square feet of retail space. The retail will sit across a shared driveway from a planned market at the next door property – 202-204 Arsenal St.
This week’s open houses include a town house that has an asking price of $1.499 million. There are plenty of others for those looking for homes in the six-figures, too. $649,999 – 87-89 Duff St., 2 unit, 10 total room, 6 total bedroom, Open House: Saturday 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
$434,500 – 34 Union St. Unit 1, 3 bed, 1 full 1 half bath 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday 2-3 p.m.
$610,000 – 195 Chapman St., 4 bed, 1 full 2 half bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-2 p.m.
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$659,000 – 41 Katherine Road, 3 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open House: Saturday 1-2 p.m.
$699,000 – 28 Forest St., 2 unit, 9 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
$789,000 – 191 Edenfield Ave., 4 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-2 p.m.
The Watertown Community Foundation will pay high school students to have summer internships, and the deadline is coming soon! The Watertown Community Foundation sent out the following information:
Wanted: High School Students for Paid Summer Internships! The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) is providing four high school students who live in Watertown with the opportunity to have a paid summer internship with a local organization or company of their choice. This should help open doors for students to pursue opportunities with a variety of businesses, organizations, or agencies. It is a great way for high school kids to explore a career field of interest.