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Watertown Girl Scouts celebrated an Thanksgiving early with a potluck. The dinner was held on Sunday, Nov. 16 where the girls played games, frosted cupcakes, and had a visit from Mrs. Abigail Whitney, a housewife from 1775. Among the games and activities were: a tree of thanksgiving, turkey bowling, pin the wattle on the turkey, and a place card craft. Girls also got to know each other through a trivia game.
State Rep. Jonathan Hecht will be available to hear from Watertown residents during two upcoming office hour sessions. Hecht will hold office hours on Monday, Dec. 8 from 5-6 p.m. in the Raya Stern room in the Watertown Free Public Library. Constituents are invited to meet with Rep. Hecht to discuss pending legislation or any other issue of concern to them. On Wednesday, Dec.
The Watertown 14U fast pitch softball team played this summer, then extended their season into the fall – but they are not done playing. The girls will be playing over the winter in an indoor winter league at the Route 1 SportsPlex in Danvers. “The girls have grown together, stuck together, worked together and have developed into a true TEAM. And not just because they are off to a 2-0 start, with wins vs Wakefield and Danvers, but because they all support each other having fun playing the game they all love,” said an announcement from the team. Next up for the Raiders is a tough Academy team that should give them quite a challenge.
A group of Watertown High School students decided to raise money to fight breast cancer and they were able to bring in more than $1,000 to fight the disease. The Think Pink drive in October raised money to fight breast cancer, said WHS Senior Class President Kayla Johnson. “I know five brave women battling this terrible disease,” Johnson told the School Committee earlier this month. The group made up T-shirts and sold pink ribbons. They also asked students and faculty to donate change.
Take a look at the homes that sold this week in Watertown. $784,000 – 16-18 Richards Road, 2 unit, 14 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home
$829,000 – 14 Stoneleigh Cir., 10 room, 5 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home
$622,500 – 80 Stoneleigh Road, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Other (See Remarks) single-family home
$455,000 – 76 Westminster Avenue, 8 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Ranch single-family home
Sponsored by:
$560,000 – 10-12 Charles Street, 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home
$520,000 – 26 Royal Unit 2, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse
$373,000 – 11 Adams Street Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Nov. 12, 1:43 a.m.: An officer parked on Mt. Auburn Street at Arlington Street spotted a vehicle driving about 45 mph in a 30 mph zone. The officer pulled over the driver on Palfrey Street.
Two East Watertown residents decided to ask their neighbors what they thought about Coolidge Square, and particularly about the proposed CVS/Pharmacy and 65 Grove Street proposal. Here’s what they found. Janet Jameson and Deb Peterson put together an online survey and publicized it. They received 90 respondents on questions such as how often the shop in Coolidge Square, what kind of stores would they like to see come to the area and whether their streets are impacted by traffic from the square. Traffic is a big concern for residents, according to the survey, and more than half wanted improved conditions for pedestrians.
A man tried to out drive, and then outrun a Watertown Police officer, but in the end he was caught and placed under arrest. On Nov. 15 at 11:06 p.m., an officer spotted a vehicle speeding on North Beacon Street, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “He observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed – 60 to 70 miles per hour,” Lawn said. “He tried to catch up with the vehicle and put on his lights on Irving Street.”