Around Town

Find Out the Next Step for the Victory Field Project

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Having heard from the public about the proposed renovation of the track area of Victory Field, the Town Council has asked for revisions and will hold a meeting to discuss the project soon. At Monday’s Town Council meeting Town Council President Mark Sideris announced the next steps for Phase 2 of the Victory Field renovation. The proposed project includes replacement of the grass with artificial turf, a new track, resurfacing the tennis courts and the tot lot, addition of lights to the track and replacement lights on the courts. Also, a multi-use court would be added where basketball and street hockey could be played, and a new parking area would be created. Sideris said he and other councilors attended the two public meetings and heard the input from residents.

Around Town

New Spot Opening Where People Can Learn to Create

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The Watertown Free Public Library’s latest endeavor will provide residents with a place to learn how to use equipment and technology to create their own crafts and other projects. Dubbed HATCH, the WPFL’s makerspace will open in the Arsenal Project in October, said Assistant Library Director Caitlin Browne. “It will be an exploratory space where people can play with (equipment), and other’s will have the opportunity to learn from people who have experience using it,” Browne said. Equipment will be added over time, but HATCH will begin with a 3-D printer, sewing machines, a screen printing press, a variety of electronics to experiment with, and a variety of crafting supplies. One of the items that will be available will be Arduino, which are small microprocessors that can be programed to do different things.

Police/Fire

Watertown Family Robbed at Gun Point by 2 Masked Men

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Two men robbed a family at gunpoint, forcing themselves into their home and demanded they give them money. On Sept. 21, shortly after midnight, a couple and their young child parked in the garage at 170 Main Street. As they got into the elevator and the doors were closing a man stuck his hand inside to make the doors open and pointed a gun at them, according to Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “Two individuals dressed all in black with black masks made take them up to their apartment,” Lawn said.

Around Town

Celebration for Mural that Adorns History-Filled Building

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What used to be a dingy wall overlooking a small parking lot, now beams with color from a mural painted by Watertown teens over the summer. On Sunday, Sept. 21, a group came to dedicate “Tapestry of Cultures,” which is on the side of the a building along Baptist Walk. Alan Dana, whose grandfather and great uncle bought the building in the 1910s, said the mural is a big improvement. “It was a blank wall and it had some graffiti,” Dana said.

Business

Watertown Dentist Uses Technology to Fix Teeth

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When Dan D’Amico needs to figure out how to create and place a crown, he heads to his office to look at a 3-D image of his patients teeth. Then he mills the new tooth, bakes it in a small oven in his Main Street office and can place it that same day. The Watertown dentist decided to use high tech tools at his practice – D’Amico Dental Care – to speed up his work and make it more precise. “With 3-D we can see things we couldn’t see before,” D’Amico said. Now he can take a 3-D X-ray of his patient’s mouth, then go and create the tooth using special software.

Sports

See How the Raiders Did this Week in Football, Field Hockey and More

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Watertown continued its success on the football and field hockey turf this week. The Raiders traveled to play Shawsheen in football on Saturday and came away 26-6 victors. The Boston Globe reports that Zach Rimsa scored two touchdowns for Watertown. The Raiders improve to 2-0 and play at Stoneham on Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m.

The field hockey team has now stretched its unbeaten streak to 121, after beating Winchester 7-0 on the road and Wakefield 6-0 at home.

Business

Watertown Company Ranked Best in the Nation

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A national group named Watertown-based Tufts Health Plan the top health insurance provider in two categories. Tufts received the No. 1 ranking among both private insurance plans and Medicaid health insurance plans, known as Network Health. “Being recognized for offering the nation’s top-ranked private and Medicaid health plans is tremendous recognition that reflects our unwavering commitment to providing affordable, high-quality health care coverage to our members no matter their age or life circumstance,” said James Roosevelt Jr., chief executive officer, Tufts Health Plan. “It’s a shared accomplishment for our entire community of members, employees, providers, employers and brokers.”

The Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2014-2015 were announced by the National Committee for Quality Assurance this week.

Real Estate

Watertown Home Sells for $1.1 Million, See That and More!

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Four home sold in Watertown this week, including one for more than $1 million. $420,000 – 16 Morrison Road 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Ranch single-family home

$483,500 – 649 Main St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

Sponsored by:$1,100,000 – 74 Russell Avenue, 13 room, 7 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Victorian single-family home

$745,000 – 169 Standish Road, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home