Business

Watertown Woman’s Late Niece Inspires her Dog Cookies Business

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Watertown resident Susan Haggerty is debuting her dog biscuits on an online business called Brookie’s Cookies. For several years, Susan Haggerty has made her own dog biscuits and she began selling them at the Waltham Farmers Market. Now she is ready to make it a business and it will honor her late niece. Haggerty, who lives in Watertown with her husband, created her recipe for the dog treats. “I have a yellow lab, Brady, and I started making them for him,” Haggerty said.

Business

More Layoffs at Watertown-based Athenahealth

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One of the largest employers in Watertown has announced another round of layoffs. Tuesday’s layoffs impacted “less than 4 percent” of the company’s workforce, according to a story on ModernHealthCare.com. Company officials did not release details about which offices the jobs would impact. The company had another round of layoffs in October 2017. At the time, about the company had about 2,300 employees at its headquarters in Watertown’s Arsenal on the Charles.

Alcohol Compliance Checks

Watertown Police to Conduct Annual Alcohol Compliance Checks

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department:

The Watertown Police Department will be conducting annual Alcohol Compliance Checks of all licensed establishments beginning in May 2019 through April 2020. These compliance checks are conducted to ensure that all licensed establishments follow and comply with all rules and regulations pertaining to the safe service and sale of alcohol in our community. This notice is made in accordance with department alcohol compliance policy and with the recommendation of the ABCC (Alcohol Beverage Control Commission).

Development

Subcommittee Recommends Adding 15 More Liquor Licenses, Most at Arsenal Yards

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Up to 15 restaurants will be opening at Arsenal Yards, but the Town does not have enough liquor licenses for all of them. A Council subcommittee recommends that the Town of Watertown seek to add 15 more liquor licenses, but could not agree on whether to waive the license fee for restaurants if they will not open for more than a year. The Rules & Ordinances Committee met on April 17 to discuss a request from Arsenal Yards to add more liquor licenses for anticipated tenants of the project on the former Arsenal Mall site. Developers also asked for fees to be delayed until the year in which the establishment opens. Additional Licenses

Andrew Copelotti, project manager for Arsenal Yards, said that the new project has signed, or expects to sign leases with more than a dozen restaurants or other businesses seeking liquor licenses.

Real Estate

Seven Homes Sold in Watertown This Week

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See the seven Watertown properties that sold this week. $679,900 – 170 Maplewood St. Unit 2, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$465,000 – 11 Hearn St., 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$650,000 – 11 Broadway Unit 11, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$765,000 – 286 Orchard St. Unit 286, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home

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$725,000 – 48-50 Carroll St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$614,000 – 28 Puritan Road, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Cape single-family home

$760,000 – 134 Edenfield Ave. Unit 2, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

Real Estate

House Hunters Have Some Options on Easter Weekend

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Home hunters have some open houses to check out this week in Watertown. $655,000 – 26 Morse St. Unit 26, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Friday 4:30-6 Saturday 12-1:30

$1,100,000 – 75 Carroll St. Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1

$1,100,000 – 75 Carroll St. Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1

$745,000 – 199 Coolidge Ave.

Around Town

Nationally Famous Pizzeria Coming to Watertown

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The sign outside the original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Conn. Watertown residents will be able to get pizza from one of the most famous pizzerias in the nation when it opens at the new Arsenal Yards project. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana recently signed a lease to open at the new development on the site of the former Arsenal Mall, according to Andrew Copelotti, project manager for developer Boylston Properties. Frank Pepe’s was founded in New Haven, Conn., in 1925 by Frank Pepe, who emigrated from Italy’s Amalfi Coast. The pizzeria is considered by some to make the best pizza in the United States, including being ranked No.