Around Town

Experts Warn Heroin Addiction Can Impact Anyone

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There is no “typical heroin user,” said Stephanie Sunderland-Ramsey, a program coordinator with Wayside Youth and Family Support Network in Watertown. She has seen people from all backgrounds, races and income levels who have become addicted to heroin and other opiates. “Anybody can become addicted to opiates,” said Sunderland-Ramsey, who said many people first become addicted to some sort of opiate given by doctors for pain relief – often following a surgery. Melanie St. Pierre, a prevention specialist with Wayside, said she has seen a pattern.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Arrested After Refusing to Pay Cab Fare and More

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests

July 22, 5:20 a.m.: Police went to CVS after receiving  a report about a woman who had fallen. The officers discovered the 38-year-old Newton woman had a warrant from Boston District Court for larceny over $250. She was arrested. July 24, 2:36 a.m.: An officer patrolling on Main Street ran the registration of a car and discovered the owner had a suspended license.

Business

Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $1.6 Million in Grants

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Watertown-based Tuft Health Plan Foundation has handed out more than $1.6 million in grants to 43 organizations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The grants are part of the first cycle of funding in 2014, according to an announcement from the foundation. Some of the grant recipients are in Watertown or serve the community, including the Watertown Community Foundation and Springwell. The largest number of grants this cycle fell in the Health & Wellness program area, primarily for initiatives that promote chronic disease self-management and prevention, exercise and nutrition, and fall prevention. The foundation also awarded more than 25 percent of its grants in the area of Purposeful Engagement, which includes community involvement, volunteerism and intergenerational programs as well as caregiver support programs.

“We’re proud of our partnerships in community and recognize that we don’t do this work alone,” said Nora Moreno Cargie, executive director of the Tufts Health Plan Foundation and vice president, corporate citizenship for Tufts Health Plan.

Real Estate

6 Homes Sold in Watertown This Week

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Take a look at the homes that sold in Watertown this week. $232,000 – 194 Lexington St. Unit 7, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom Low-Rise condo

$475,000 – 499 Main Street Unit 499, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 2 Family condo

Sponsored by:

$450,000 – 496 Mount Auburn Street, 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$325,000 – 32 Duff St. Unit 32, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo

$427,500 – 43 Parker St Unit 43A, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom Townhouse

$475,000 – 104 Coolidge Hill Road Unit 7, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Townhouse

Business

Watertown New Home for Web Design, Marketing Company – Digital Impulse

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Digital Impulse, and independent web design and digital marketing agency has made Watertown its new home. The company made the move from Newton to new space in the Riverworks complex in Watertown, according to co-founders Jeff Mitchell and Andrew Kolidas. Digital Impulse was represented by Cushman Wakefield throughout the leasing process. The agency now occupies a 6,000 square feet, which is needed to accommodate an expanding staff that currently numbers 13. The company has plans for additional hires through 2014.

Development

See Preliminary Plans for the New CVS in East Watertown

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The new CVS/Pharmacy proposed for East Watertown would increase traffic in the area, and replace a gas station, the Elk’s Club and another commercial building. On Monday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m., developers for the proposed CVS will hold a community meeting at the Apartments at Coolidge School, 319 Arlington St. They have filed preliminary documents about the project with the Watertown Planning Department. The store would go at the corner of Mt.

Around Town

Vacation Garden Campers Explore the Trees of Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Children at the Church of the Good Shepherd’s Vacation Garden Camp have been learning about nature, and what better place to do so than a place that boasts 5,000 trees – Mount Auburn Cemetery. On Tuesday, a group of campers took a tour of the cemetery from Mount Auburn Cemetery President Dave Barnett. The cemetery, which was created in 1831 and has over 700 species of trees. Barnett told the group of 14 junior counselors to look at the differences in the trees – such as the Norway Maple which has a trunk about 20 feet high before the first branches and the big, smooth leaves of the magnolia. The weeping beech appealed to many of the kids, with its branches that drape down and form a shaded open area inside.