Development

Union Pushes for More Work from Watertown Developments, Help from Town Council

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Last week, a group of 40 or so carpenter union members gathered outside a construction site on Arsenal Street to make their message loud and clear – pay a living wage with benefits and follow state labor laws. Despite the building boom in Watertown over the past several years, many members of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters who live in Watertown have not gotten any work from these developments. They would like that to change, and point to cities like Cambridge and Somerville that have ordinance or resolutions pushing contractors to follow labor laws, and pay “prevailing wages” and health benefits for their workers. Not everyone believes that such an ordinance would benefit the town, however, and could dampen the hot development market. Former Watertown Town Councilor Stephen Corbett, who also develops small residential projects, said he worries that such a requirement would hurt the development market in Watertown.

Real Estate

Watertown Has 10 Properties Having Open Houses This Week

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A wide variety of open houses to visit this weekend in town. $587,000 – 478-480 Main St. Unit 478, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$587,000 – 478 Main St., 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$650,000 – 14 Downey St., 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath cape, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1

$425,000 – 31 Pequossette St., 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath bungalow, Open Houses: Friday 10-11 Sunday 12-2

$603,000 – 12 Rose Ave. Unit 12, 6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-3

$399,900 – 76 Edenfield Ave. Unit 76, 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

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$1,100,000 – 16 Kimball Road, 3 unit, 14 total room, 7 total bedroom, Open House: Sunday 1-3

$975,000 – 11 Hill St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Sunday 2-3:30

$975,000 – 11 Hill St., 14 room, 5 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 2-3:30

$509,000 – 81 Carroll St.

Around Town

UPDATE: Jackpot Winning Ticket NOT Sold in Watertown, Error Made by Lottery Officials

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After announcing in the wee hours of Thursday that the $758 million winning lottery ticket came from a Watertown convenience store, Massachusetts State Lottery officials announced Thursday morning that they made an error and was in fact sold across the state. The winning Powerball ticket was sold in Chicopee, not Watertown, Mass. Lottery officials told the Associated Press, according to a report on ABC News. The error was blamed on nerves. However, the luck was not all bad at Handy Variety on Common Street.

Business

Couple Dealing with ALS Gets Donations from Rotary Club, Sullivan Tire

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Karen and Steven Mey have been sweethearts since high school, but they now face a life-changing challenge after Karen was diagnosed with ALS. They have been given helping hands from their community to assist the couple deal with Karen’s limited mobility. Karen received the diagnosis of ALS – also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease – in June, but they symptoms began four or five years ago. “I had a pain in my right hand which lead to weakness in my right arm,” Karen said. “Then I began to have weakness in my left arm, and then it went to my legs.

Real Estate

See All the Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend

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Watertown home buyers have more than a dozen homes to look at this weekend. $799,900 – 155 Spruce St, 3 unit, 14 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$259,900 – 38 Carey Ave. Unit 3, 4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath garden condo, Open Houses: Saturday 11-12:30 Sunday 11:30-1

$260,000 – 62 Carey Ave. Unit 1, 4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath garden condo, Open House: Sunday 11:30-12:30

$800,000 – 202 Maplewood St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 6 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Friday 11-12 Sunday 1:30-3

$875,000 – 122 Church St., 8 room, 4 bed, 1.5 bath victorian, Open Houses: Friday 11-12 Sunday 1:30-3

$420,000 – 240 Sycamore St., 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1

$975,000 – 11 Hill St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

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$975,000 – 11 Hill St., 14 room, 5 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$950,000 – 44 Bradshaw St. Unit 44, 8 room, 4 bed, 4.5 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-3

$509,000 – 81 Carroll St.

Business

Watertown Company Providing Defense for New England Patriots’ Email System

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Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: MIME), a leading email and data security company, today announced a partnership with the Kraft Group and the New England Patriots, making Mimecast their email resilience solution provider for more than 9,000 employees worldwide. Through the partnership, the New England Patriots will leverage Mimecast’s integrated cloud suite to comprehensively manage email security, archiving and business continuity. This multi-year partnership will include joint marketing promotions and advertising. Mimecast and the Patriots sent out the following release:
Champions of overcoming adversity on the field, the New England Patriots were looking to build an enhanced email resiliency strategy for advanced email attacks against employee inboxes. Seeking out efficiencies, the Patriots were looking for an email security solution that didn’t heavily rely on appliances, but could also offer protection from advanced phishing, ransomware and impersonation attacks while consolidating their entire email infrastructure around archiving and continuity. Upon implementation of Mimecast’s suite of cloud-based email resiliency solutions, the Patriots now have immediate protection from advanced email threats and enhanced cyber resiliency to the company’s overall email environment.