Charity

Watertown High School Students Raise Cash for Cancer Reserach

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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.

Real Estate

A Slew of Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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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

Around Town

See What a Survey of Coolidge Square Residents Found

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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.

Police/Fire

Man Tries to Outrun Watertown Police – Unsuccessfully

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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.”

Sports

Bentley Volleyball Coach Named Northeast 10 Coach of the Year

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The Northeast-10 Conference named its all-Conference honors which including the Bentley University coach, who lives in Watertown. Joey Pacis, Bentley’s acting head coach, received the Sandy Hoffman Coach of the Year award. This season Bentley finished the regular season at 16-10 overall, including 15-5 against East Region opponents, and earn a share of the Northeast-10 regular season championship. The Falcons reached the NE-10 Tournament final where they fell to Adelphi. On Thursday, Nov.

Government

Town Council Will Prod MBTA About Transportation Improvements

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The Town Council wants to make sure that the MBTA has not forgotten about the transportation problems and needs in Watertown. 

In May, transportation advocates and elected officials invited MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott to town. She came to tour the town and speak with residents about the problems with the 71 and 73 buses, as well as other services – such as the 70 and 57 buses. (Read about her visit here). She talked about ways to make improvements in the short and long term. Along with improvements to the heavily used routes to Harvard Square – the 71 and 73 buses – a group of elected officials, business owners and advocate groups requested a study of improvements to the 70/70A line that operates along Arsenal Street – an area expected to have multiple new large development projects.

Schools

Watertown Students Receive Nation Merit Honors

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Watertown High School can boast five students who received honors from the National Merit Scholarship program this year. The program honors students who have excelled on the PSAT exam, taken by students in their sophomore year. The top

For the 2015 National Merit Scholarships, approximately 1.4 million students from 22,000 high schools took the PSAT. The top 50,000 students are recognized for their accomplishment. The top 16,000 are selected as National Merit Semifinalists.