Sports

Register Now for Watertown Youth Baseball and Softball Leagues

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Registration is now open for Watertown’s young baseball and softball players. 

Watertown Youth Baseball and Youth Softball have started registering players for the 2015 season This also includes the Challenger league for children with disabilities. “This has been a great tradition for our youth and great way to break into Spring,” said the league announcement. Register today and help melt that snow!! You can register at www.wybb.org

Real Estate

A Bunch of Open Houses in Watertown This Weekend

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Home seekers can look at several propertied around Watertown this weekend. $429,000 – 71 Chapman St Unit 71, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 p.m. Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$340,000 – 56 Duff Street Unit 56, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday 1-2:30 p.m.

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$399,000 – 50 Watertown St. Unit 106, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom mid-rise, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

$899,900 – 77 Summer St. Unit 77, 3 bedroom, 3 full 2 half bathroom townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$799,000 – 700-702 Belmont St., 2 unit, 12 total rooms, 5 total bedrooms, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$899,900 – 75 Summer St. Unit 75, 3 bedroom, 3 full 2 half bathroom townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

Schools

Watertown School Start Time Might Change So Buses Will be on Time

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The start of school may change next year at the two Watertown schools so that students do not have to endure long waits for the bus after school. 

Superintendent Jean Fitzgerald said the changes will be proposed as Watertown prepares to bid for a new school bus contract. To allow the buses to have more time, school officials have proposed starting school at Hosmer 10 minutes later, and start Watertown Middle School 10 minutes earlier. The same buses that deliver students to and from Hosmer also serve Watertown Middle School. While the mornings have gone well, the afternoons have been regularly late picking up Hosmer students after the afternoon run at the middle school. There are three buses serving both schools, and one bus has been at least five minutes late every day, and a second more than two-thirds of the time, including one day when it was more than 20 minutes late.

Business

Governor Wants to Know if Businesses Had Losses Due to Bad Weather

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Gov. Charlie Baker will be applying for federal relief for businesses in Massachusetts that had losses due to the recent stretch of bad weather, and the Watertown Belmont Chamber of Commerce can help. 

Businesses are being asked to participate in a survey organized by chambers of commerce and business groups to gauge the impact of the winter weather. The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5SNZLYS

The deadline for survey responses is  noon on Monday, March 2, 2015.

Sports

Watertown Falls in First Round of State Basketball Tournament

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A pesky Bedford boys basketball team came into Watertown High School Wednesday night and ended the Raiders season. The sixth seeded Raiders started the game well with a 9-0 run, but the Raiders  in 11-9) fell behind the 11th seeded Bedford team, which earned a MIAA Div. 3 North tourney berth by having a winning record against Div. 3 opponents despite a 6-14 regular season, according to a report on Wicked Local Watertown. The Buccaneers rallied to take a narrow lead at the end of the first quarter and at the half.

Business

New Chief Clinical Officer Will Oversee Harvard Vanguard in Watertown

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Atrius Health announced this week that Brookline resident Steven Lampert, MD, MBA has been named Chief Clinical Officer for the organization, as well as Interim Senior Vice President of its Urban/River Region, including theHarvard Vanguard Medical Associates office in Watertown. As Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Lampert will work closely with Atrius Health’s Regional Medical Directors to ensure that day-to-day delivery of care meets system-wide standards and achieves organization-wide performance targets. In his role as Interim Senior Vice President of the Urban/River Region, Lampert will be responsible for the overall financial and clinical performance of the region, which includes Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates practices in Boston’s Kenmore neighborhood, Post Office Square, and Copley Square, as well as the practices in Medford, Somerville, Cambridge and Watertown, according to the announcement from Atrius. “Dr. Lampert brings a wealth of experience to our senior leadership team,” said Daniel Burnes, MD, Transition CEO of Atrius Health. “We are excited to welcome him into these new roles and trust that he will ensure that exceptional care is delivered to our patients in the Urban/River Region.”

Dr. Lampert began his medical career in 1982 at the Lown Cardiovascular Group in Brookline, MA as an associate cardiologist and later a partner.

Development

Draft of Watertown’s New Design Standards Revealed, Planning Board to Review

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A set up new rules for how commercial and large residential projects can built in Watertown has been revealed, the Planning Board will soon review them at a public meeting. The design guidelines – recommendations for how projects will be built – and design standards – legally binding rules – have been months in the making. In August, when residents pushed for a moratorium on new developments after a number of unpopular projects were built on Pleasant Street and others proposed for Arsenal Street, The Town Council decided instead to to hire a consultant to create the new design guidelines and design standards. This week three documents were released on the the Town’s website, said Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon: (Click on the titles to view the document)

DRAFT Design Standards – The recommended Design Standards Document is a companion to the Design Guidelines Book and identifies recommendations  to update the Zoning Ordinance.  The document has recommended amendment language by Zoning Article.

Government

Town Fines Property Owner for Creating Snow Dump

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The owner of the site where a hotel has been proposed has been fined by the Town of Watertown for setting up a snow storage yard on the property. Trucks have been seen delivering loads of snow to 80 Elm Street, said East End Town Councilor Angeline Kounelis. The snow has been piled so high, she said, that it now is taller than the Watertown Mall, which sits next door. “Doing this is disrespectful to the East End of Watertown,” Kounelis said. “The East End should not be perceived as a dumping ground.”