Business

Belmont Savings Collects Gifts for Home for Little Wanderers

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Belmont Savings Bank recently collected more than 100 gifts for the upcoming annual Big Wishes Gift Drive to benefit the Home for Little Wanderers, according to a bank press release. Several bank branches, including Watertown, started the drive on Thanksgiving Day. Residents interested in participating were encouraged to stop by the branches and select an ornament from the giving tree that was on display. Each ornament indicated the age and gender of a child, as well as the type of gift needed. All gifts collected from the drive were delivered to the Home for Little Wanderers before Christmas.

Real Estate

Six Properties Sold in Watertown This Week

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Half a dozen homes sold this week in Watertown. $618,000 – 57 Union St. Unit 57, 8 room, 5 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$820,000 – 23 Boyd St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$425,000 – 29 Palfrey Unit 29, 7 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$506,000 – 72 Edgecliff Road Unit 72, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$615,000 – 30 Hillside Road Unit 30, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, condo/townhouse

$649,000 – 25 Rutland St., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

Business

Still Time to Vote for Your Favorite Local Non-Profit in the Watertown Saving’s Customer Choice Awards

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Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) CEO Ron Dean is pleased to announce that voting is open until December 31 in the Bank’s 22nd Annual Customer Choice Awards, where $75,000 is distributed among local non-profits according to how Bank customers vote. “The Bank is extremely proud of the Customer Choice Awards because of how many organizations are helped,” Dean said. “Our employees look forward to the awards night each year, to learn about all of the good work being done in our communities.”

How do the Customer Choice Awards work: Anyone with a Watertown Savings Bank account may vote. Customers may vote only once for their favorite local, non-profit organization. Every qualified non-profit that earns at least one percent of the total votes received is awarded a portion of the funds.

Business

Singing Deli Worker Delights Russo’s Shoppers, Becomes an Internet Sensation

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A Facebook video of a Russo’s deli worker singing Christmas songs has gone viral, and caught the attention of news outlets both locally and nationally. 

Gillie Assuncao began working at Russo’s just four months ago as a dishwasher but now works in the market’s deli area. The Brazilian native also has an amazing baritone voice. The store posted a video of Assuncao singing to customers over the weekend and it took off. It also caught the attention of media, both locally and nationally. He has been interviewed by news outlets, including Boston’s WBZ Channel 4 and the national ABC News.

Real Estate

These Five Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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Five properties sold this week in Watertown. $421,000 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 204, 4 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Loft condo/townhouse

$419,000 – 478-480 Main St. Unit 480, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$732,500 – 31 Lawrence St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family home

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$622,000 – 75 Carroll St., 7 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home

$609,900 – 131 Edenfield Ave. 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Gambrel /Dutch single-family home

Real Estate

A Handful Open Houses Watertown to Check Out this Weekend

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See the open houses in Watertown this weekend. $1,799,000 – 30 Lincoln St., 16 room, 7 bed, 4.5 bath victorian, Open House

$1,799,000 – 30-30A Lincoln St., 2 unit, 16 total room, 7 total bedroom, Open House

$641,000 – 49 Bradford Road Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open House

Sponsored by:

$599,000 – 16 Commonwealth Unit 16, 10 room, 4 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open House

$979,900 – 137 Marshall St., 12 room, 7 bed, 3 bath victorian, Open House

Business

Get Free Gift Wrapping and Help Two Organizations

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The Watertown Mall invites shoppers to join them for a weekend of complementary gift wrapping at the Watertown Mall courtesy of Antioch Community Church and The American Cancer Society Relay for Life! We will have Antioch Community Church here on Saturday, December 16 and The American Cancer Society here on Sunday, December 17 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Complete all of your holidays needs in one stop! The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be accepting donations, if desired. Our wrapping station will be located outside of Carter’s. Let us lend you a helping hand this holiday season!