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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
Jan. 30, 6:12 p.m.: An officer on patrol spotted a vehicle make a turn out of the wrong lane from Galen Street on Mt. Auburn Street. The drier was pulled over and the officer found the driver did not have a license.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Boylston Properties will discuss plans to renovate and expand the Verizon building in East Watertown at a public meeting.
The building at 480 Arsenal St., which backs up to Nichols Avenue, will be turned from a warehouse to offices. It will have a total of 185,000 square feet of office space “by carving out and adding to the existing building footprint, and inserting a floor within the existing structure,” according to the announcement sent out by Boylston Properties. Additional improvements included in the project are “connections to the Watertown Greenway, large amenity and open spaces, and a reconstructed parking field with upgraded stormwater management and infiltration systems.” The main access to the building will continue to be at the signalized intersection at Arsenal Street, according to the announcement, with a secondary access and improvements along Nichols Avenue. At the meeting on Wednesday, Feb.
Recreation Director Peter Centola and his staff have begun putting together requests for next year’s budget and the capital budget and they seek ideas for ways to improve parks and programs.
Centola put out a request for input and ideas from residents this week. “Please feel free to send the department thoughts and recommendations for improvements in our recreational facilities or our programming,” Centola wrote. Messages may be sent directly to Peter Centola at pcentola@watertown-ma.gov, or call the Recreation Department at 617-972-6494.
Looking for something for your children to do this February Vacation – check out the Arsenal Center for the Arts’ workshops for kids. Monster Mash runs from Feb. 17 – 20, and features Art, Theatre and Music Workshops for children in grades K-5. The program concludes with a Friday afternoon showcase. Classes are held at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St.