Business

Watertown-Belmont Chamber Raffle Includes $10K Grand Prize

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The Watertown-Belmont Chamber of Commerce will host raffle where participants can win a number of prizes, including the $10,000 grand prize. The event will be held Friday, March 27 from 7-10 p.m. at Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., 101 Walnut St. in Watertown. Only 300 tickets at $100 each will be sold for the grand prize drawing. The Chamber is offering non-profits the chance to get a free ticket if it sells four tickets for the drawing.

Development

Residents Invited to Hear About Complex Planned for Irving, Arsenal Streets

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See the design of the apartment complex at the corner of Irving and Arsenal streets known as Elan that will be submitted to the Planning Board by Greystar. The project that will go on the former Pirolli brick yard has been following the recommendations of the Watertown design standards and design guidelines, and will include around 270 apartments along with space for stores and a restaurant. The meeting will be held Monday, March 9 from 6-8 p.m. at the Apartments at Coolidge School, 319 Arlington St. in Watertown. Developers Greystar Real Estate Partners and Oaktree FX have periodically met with residents to show designs and get feedback.

Real Estate

A Bunch of Open Houses in Watertown This Weekend

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Home seekers can look at several propertied around Watertown this weekend. $429,000 – 71 Chapman St Unit 71, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 p.m. Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$340,000 – 56 Duff Street Unit 56, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday 1-2:30 p.m.

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$399,000 – 50 Watertown St. Unit 106, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom mid-rise, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

$899,900 – 77 Summer St. Unit 77, 3 bedroom, 3 full 2 half bathroom townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$799,000 – 700-702 Belmont St., 2 unit, 12 total rooms, 5 total bedrooms, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$899,900 – 75 Summer St. Unit 75, 3 bedroom, 3 full 2 half bathroom townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

Business

Governor Wants to Know if Businesses Had Losses Due to Bad Weather

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Gov. Charlie Baker will be applying for federal relief for businesses in Massachusetts that had losses due to the recent stretch of bad weather, and the Watertown Belmont Chamber of Commerce can help. 

Businesses are being asked to participate in a survey organized by chambers of commerce and business groups to gauge the impact of the winter weather. The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5SNZLYS

The deadline for survey responses is  noon on Monday, March 2, 2015.

Business

New Chief Clinical Officer Will Oversee Harvard Vanguard in Watertown

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Atrius Health announced this week that Brookline resident Steven Lampert, MD, MBA has been named Chief Clinical Officer for the organization, as well as Interim Senior Vice President of its Urban/River Region, including theHarvard Vanguard Medical Associates office in Watertown. As Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Lampert will work closely with Atrius Health’s Regional Medical Directors to ensure that day-to-day delivery of care meets system-wide standards and achieves organization-wide performance targets. In his role as Interim Senior Vice President of the Urban/River Region, Lampert will be responsible for the overall financial and clinical performance of the region, which includes Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates practices in Boston’s Kenmore neighborhood, Post Office Square, and Copley Square, as well as the practices in Medford, Somerville, Cambridge and Watertown, according to the announcement from Atrius. “Dr. Lampert brings a wealth of experience to our senior leadership team,” said Daniel Burnes, MD, Transition CEO of Atrius Health. “We are excited to welcome him into these new roles and trust that he will ensure that exceptional care is delivered to our patients in the Urban/River Region.”

Dr. Lampert began his medical career in 1982 at the Lown Cardiovascular Group in Brookline, MA as an associate cardiologist and later a partner.

Development

Draft of Watertown’s New Design Standards Revealed, Planning Board to Review

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A set up new rules for how commercial and large residential projects can built in Watertown has been revealed, the Planning Board will soon review them at a public meeting. The design guidelines – recommendations for how projects will be built – and design standards – legally binding rules – have been months in the making. In August, when residents pushed for a moratorium on new developments after a number of unpopular projects were built on Pleasant Street and others proposed for Arsenal Street, The Town Council decided instead to to hire a consultant to create the new design guidelines and design standards. This week three documents were released on the the Town’s website, said Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon: (Click on the titles to view the document)

DRAFT Design Standards – The recommended Design Standards Document is a companion to the Design Guidelines Book and identifies recommendations  to update the Zoning Ordinance.  The document has recommended amendment language by Zoning Article.

Business

Watertown Savings Bank Appoints New Operations Manager

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Watertown Savings Bank CEO Ronald D. Dean announced that Jan M. Viglirolo recently joined Watertown Savings Bank as Assistant Vice President, Operations Manager. Viglirolo comes to WSB most recently from Mansfield Bank where she served as Vice President of Deposit Operations. Prior to that, Viglirolo worked 32 years at Belmont Savings Bank, also as the Vice President of Deposit Operations. “We are fortunate to add Jan to our management team,” said WSB Vice President, Operations Officer Lisa Nichols. “Jan has managed the deposit operations function for many years and has experience utilizing many of the same products and systems we have here at WSB.”

She is a graduate of the Charter Oak State College with an Associate’s degree in Business Management; the Massachusetts Bankers Association School for Financial Studies; and she is an

Accredited ACH Professional (AAP).