Entertainment

See What’s Going on at the Watertown Library in February

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February may be the shortest month, but the Watertown Free Public Library has packed it plenty of activities. Here are some of the events going on at the library:
Winter Concert Series
Winter Concert with Jozsef Halajko! Join us on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. as Jozsef Halajko presents his concert “The Spanish and Latin Guitar.” This program will feature South American composers: Lauro, Pernambuco and Barrios. He will also highlight the work of Spanish composers Tarrega, Torroba, Albeniz, and Pena.

Weather

Here Comes the Snow, Again – See How Much

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Another round of snow is on its way to Watertown, and the Boston region could get another foot or more in a long-lasting storm. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch starting at 1 a.m. on Sunday and ending at 1 a.m. on Tuesday. WHDH Channel 7 has Watertown in the area that will get 8 to 14 inches of snow (see above). Further north in Massachusetts and New Hampshire could get up to 20 inches, while the Cape and Southeast Mass. will get 5 to 8 inches.

Government

Sen. Brownsberger Seeking Summer State House Interns

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State Sen. Will Brownsberger announced this week that up to four part-time unpaid internships in his State House office will be available to students from his district for the summer of 2015. Legislative internships offer students a wide variety of experiences including issue research, constituent service, legislative work and budget tracking. Daily seminars on different aspects of state government are scheduled by the Senate. Internships are open to undergraduate college students and to high school students who will have completed their sophomore year. All applicants must have a permanent residence in the senator’s district which includes Watertown.

Police/Fire

Drug Task Force Gets Suspect, But Not on Drug Charges

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Members of a regional drug task force arrested a man they suspected of being involved in a drug deal, but the charges were not for possession of drugs. 

On Jan. 30 at around 4 p.m. members of the Middlesex County Drug Task Force were in Watertown on an investigation. “Officers were on Thayer Road where they observed an exchange between two individuals who were known to the officers,” said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. When officers approached, a suspect identified as Thomas McDonough ran away. “They observed McDonough reaching into a snow bank,” Lawn said.

Entertainment

New Rep Presents World Premier of ‘King of Second Avenue’

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This weekend, New Repertory Theatre will debut the world premier of “The King of Second Avenue,” a modern adaptation of “The King of Schnorrers” which features klezmer music. The play, book and lyrics by Robert Brustein and music by Hankus Netsky, runs at the Charles Mosesian Theater in the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St. in Watertown, from Feb. 7-March 1. The comedy features a Romeo and Juliet love story set against the background of antagonistic Jewish sects in the Lower East Side of 1960s Manhattan.

Real Estate

Here are This Week’s Open Houses in Watertown

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Find out where this weekend’s open house in Watertown. $334,500 – 38 Pierce Road Unit 38, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom townhouse, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

$425,000 – 118 Hillside Road Unit 118, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom 2 family, Open House: Saturday 12-2 p.m., Sunday 12-2 p.m.

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

$899,900 – 75 Summer St. Unit 7, 3 bedroom, 3 full 2 half bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.