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Three homes sold in Watertown this week. See the details below. $295,000 – 334 Lexington St. Unit 334, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$580,000 – 66 Prospect Street, 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home
$1,025,000 – 218-222 Main Street, 4 unit, 23 total room, 11 total bedroom, 4 Family multi-family home
The CVS proposed for East Watertown had its first hearing in front of the Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday and residents said they worry that the approval of the project is being rushed. The project has met resistance since it was proposed, both from residents and the town boards. Last week, the Planning Board voted 3-1 against supporting the proposed 13,000-square-foot project at the corner of Mt. Auburn and Arlington streets. Neighbors and residents expressed the same concerns as they did during the Planning Board hearings – about lights, noise and most of all traffic.
Growing up, Fred Grandinetti loved watching Boomtown with Rex Trailer and Bozo the Clown, and the cartoons they would run during the show. Today, Grandinetti has his own show, “Drawing with Fred,” where he can show cartoons, including his favorite – Popeye the Sailor. The show can be seen on Watertown Cable Access, along with cable stations in Needham, Bedford, Londonderry, N.H., and Salem, Mass. Among the highlights of his time doing the show, Grandinetti said, was having Jackson Beck, the voice of both Bluto and Brutus, do the voice of Brutus on Drawing with Fred. The animated shorts are not the only feature of the show.
A man reported being robbed by a stranger who approached him on the street. The man was outside the Watertown Boy’s & Girl’s Club on Whites Avenue at about 7:19 a.m. on Dec. 8 getting ready to open up the club for the swim team when a car pulled up, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “The car parked a few spaces in front of his and a male walked in his direction and passed him,” Lawn said. “He turned around and confronted him and said ‘Give me your wallet and your money.'”
The man told the suspect that he only had $3, and gave it to the suspect.
Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) made a $5,000 donation to the New England Center for Homeless Veterans (NECHV). The bank presented the check at WSB’s annual Club 50 holiday party, on behalf of the more than 3,500 Club 50 members, according to the bank’s announcement. NECHV President and CEO Andrew McCawley was on hand to accept the donation. “Veterans are an incredibly important asset to this country, our society and to business; they bring a wealth of leadership, selflessness and commitment to mission to everything they undertake,” McCawley stated. “Your generous giving is essential to our providing the best and most effective aid to those who have served this country.”
The NECHV is dedicated to ending homelessness for our Nation’s Veterans.
Watertown opened the girls’ basketball season on a high note by taking down rival Belmont, Tuesday night.
Watertown took an early lead, leading 13-4 at the end of the first quarter, but the Marauders fought back to tie the game in the third quarter. The Raiders pulled away and won the game at Watertown Hight School 53-42. Watertown was lead by junior Nicole Lanzo’s 11 points. Junior guard Felicia Korte scored 10, and senior guard Gianna Coppola and junior guard Michaela Antonellis added 8 apiece.
The Raiders team had a tough start to the 2014-15 boys’ basketball season against their rivals from Belmont Tuesday night. The game started well for Watertown, which lead by 8 at the end of the first quarter, and 26-23 at halftime. The Marauders, however, looked different in the second half, outscoring the Raiders 43-23 in the second half. Belmont hit six 3-pointers in the second half after making none in the first half. Watertown was led by senior guard Mike Hagopian, who scored 18 points including two 3-pointers.
A second incident where police officers mistakenly fired on other law enforcement in Watertown during the search for the Boston Marathon Bombing suspects has been detailed in a report looking at the response to the bombings. WCVB Channel 5 Investigates reported this week that an undercover State Police SUV had its back window shot out and one of the bullets narrowly missed a State Police lieutenant. Several shots were fired, according to the report by Kathy Curran, in the incident which took place on Adams Street after an erroneous report that bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev had stolen a State Police SUV, according to the report. In the first shootout, MBTA Police Officer Dic Donohue was hit by friendly fire as officers tried to stop Tsarnaev from driving away from the area of Dexter Avenue and Laurel Street. See the entire Channel 5 report by clicking here.