Real Estate

Four Home Sold in Watertown This Week

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These Watertown homes sold this week. See details below. $480,000 – 34 Olcott Street, 2 unit, 10 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$740,500 – 42 Standish Road, 9 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

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$305,000 – 151 Coolidge Ave. Unit 304, 4 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse

$450,000 – 44 Ralph Street, 7 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Cape single-family home

Entertainment

See What’s Coming to the Watertown Library in January

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The Watertown Free Public Library always has plenty going on besides its collection of books, DVDs and music. This month there are author events, the makerspace opening and more. 

Here are some of the highlights of events at the library in January:
One Book, One Watertown: Time to Read! As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the staff of the Watertown Free Public invites the entire community to join us in reading Chris Bohjalian’s novel, The Sandcastle Girls. This cross-generational saga spans the 20th century and the miles from Aleppo and Der-el-Zor, Syria in 1915 to Boston and New York (and Watertown!) in the present day. Though a fictionalized account, we believe this New York Times Bestseller will serve as an ideal catalyst for conversation and remembrance.

Entertainment

Come to an Evening of Film, Live Music, Desserts and Community!

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An evening full of activities, including a film about climate change, live music and tasty desserts will be on offer on Sunday, Jan. 11. Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice and the Environment will host the event at the Apartments at Coolidge School, 319 Arlington St., Watertown from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m. there will be a showing of the film “The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism and Community.”

A Potluck Sweet Feast will begin at 7:45 p.m. and following that attendees can enjoy live music provided by Old Time Music, beginning at 8:15 p.m.

See more at watertowncitizens.org or see the group’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/watertowncitizensPJE. For questions email watertowncitizens@gmail.com.

Government

MBTA Officials Looking For Ways to Improve Watertown Transit

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With crowded buses in Watertown and new developments the MBTA is looking for ways to improve public transportation. Mass. Department of Transportation and MBTA officials discussed possible ways to improve public transportation in town at a meeting held in December a the Arsenal Center for the Arts. Around a dozen bus routes serve Watertown, but the most heavily used ones are the 57 from Watertown to Kenmore Square (more than 12,000 riders a day), the 70/70A along Main and Arsenal streets (7,357 a day), the 73 down Belmont Street to Harvard Square (6,424), and the 71 down Mt. Auburn Street to Harvard Square (5,548).

Around Town

African-American Culture Expert Speaking at Unity Breakfast

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For the 15th year, Watertown will mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the Unity Breakfast, and the keynote speaker is an expert on African-American Culture. Organizers provided the following information on the event:

Watertown will celebrate its fifteenth Unity Breakfast on Monday, January 19, 2015. The event brings together hundreds of people, representing Watertown’s diverse population, will gather to to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the man who devoted his life to ending prejudice and racism in our country. The Unity Breakfast has become a Watertown tradition, with 400 participants and a diverse program that includes a noted keynote speaker, lively choral and vocal performances, essays and art projects by Watertown middle and high school students, and presentation of the annual Unity Award to a distinguished individual or community organization. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Emmett G. Price III, one of the nation’s leading experts on African American Music, Music of the African Diaspora, and African American Culture.

Real Estate

See This Weekends Open Houses in Watertown

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Check out the open houses in Watertown this weekend. $925,000 – 75 Summer Street Unit 75, 3 bedroom, 3 full bath f 2 half bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

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$634,000 – 23 Hearn Street Unit 1, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

Around Town

Top Stories of 2014 on Watertown News

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Watertown had its share of news this year, but here are the top stories of 2014. 1. Development – No matter what part of town you live in, a new project was built, approved or proposed. On the west side, Pleasant Street has been hot, and the Town Council and Planning Board have looked at ways to prevent more large residential complexes coming to that area. Arsenal Street looks to be the next big area of development, with plans to renovate Arsenal on the Charles, the approved hotel near the malls, and new projects closer to Watertown Square – including the approved 202-204 Arsenal Street and the proposed Greystar project.