Business

Hear from State Rep. Owens & Network at Watertown Business Coalition Event

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The Watertown Business Coalition provided the following information:

Join us in-person for our next October Coffee Connect on Jobs & Local Economy Discussion with State Rep. Steve Owens! You’ll have the opportunity to meet other business owners, community members and stakeholders in the Watertown community. This is a great way to reconnect after so many months online. WHEN: Wednesday, October 20, from 8:30-9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Hosted by City Works at Arsenal Yards! (91 Arsenal Yards Blvd., Watertown)

WHAT: We couldn’t be more excited to have State Rep. Steve Owens join us to lead a conversation on HIRING, the state of the economy and the jobs crunch.

Real Estate

More Than 20 Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend

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Check out this week’s Watertown open houses. $559,500 – 50 Watertown St. Unit 502, Condo – Mid-Rise, 1,246 Living Area Sq. Ft., 4 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom, Open Houses: Saturday 11-12:30 Sunday 11-12:30

$729,000 – 108 Acton St., Single Family – Detached Cape, 1,458 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 4 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$899,900 – 16 Keith St., Single Family – Detached Colonial, 2,184 Living Area Sq.

Business

New STEM Education Fund Will Provide Grants to Watertown Teachers, Funded by Local Companies, WCF & Life Science Cares

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation and Life Science Cares Boston:

Life Science Cares Boston is collaborating with the Watertown Community Foundation and four Watertown-based life science companies to launch the Watertown STEM Education Fund, a special effort to fund science, technology, engineering & math programming in the Watertown Public Schools. Four corporate contributors — Arranta Bio, C4 Therapeutics, Forma Therapeutics & Landmark Bio — and Life Science Cares have committed a total of $15,000 in funding for teacher-driven requests for supplemental materials, books, equipment, special events and speakers, student programs and experimental school or district-wide initiatives. The fund builds on the Watertown Community Foundation’s annual school-based educational grants program and will increase total funding for the foundation’s grants this fall. “This exciting new partnership and funding commitment will expand our ability to support Watertown teachers through our annual education grant program. Each year we receive far more grant requests than we can fund, particularly in the area of science and technology. This STEM Fund will truly transform our grant giving capacity and provide teachers and our schools with more resources to support students in the classroom,” said Jan Singer, Watertown Community Foundation Executive Director.

Real Estate

Four Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week

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Two single family homes, a condo, and a multi-family home sold in Watertown this week. $721,000 – 15 Beacon Park, Single Family – Detached Bungalow, 1,850 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom

$1,400,000 – 58-60 Bates Road, Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down, 4,115 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 14 Total Rooms, 7 Total Bedrooms

$620,000 – 54 Jefferson Ave., Single Family – Detached Cape, 1,513 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

$469,000 – 32 Whites Ave.

Business

Record Store in Watertown Square Has Drawn a Crowd in Its First Year

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Anaïs MarkwoodA wide range of musical genres are available at Wanna Hear It. New and used albums are available

Calling all vinyl lovers, if you haven’t heard yet, Watertown is now home to a record store! Wanna Hear It Records opened during the COVID-19 pandemic in early December and has been operating a successful business ever since. 

Located right in Watertown Square at 7 Main St., Wanna Hear It sells records for a variety of interests. Many Watertown residents noticed a line around the block to get into the store on a few occasions throughout the summer, sparking curiosity about the new shop. Owner Joey Cahill described the store’s inventory as, “A mix of everything,” saying “our main focus is Indie Rock, Punk, Hardcore, Emo, some Top 40, hip hop [and] metal.” The shop also does record trading and has “about half and half new and used [records]”.

Real Estate

Check Out This Week’s Watertown Open Houses

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A variety of properties will be on show during open houses this weekend. $1,795,000 – 15 Bridgham Ave. Unit 15, Single Family – Attached Contemporary, 3,270 Living Area Sq. Ft., 8 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full & 2 Half Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 1:30-3

$789,000 – 64 Walnut, Single Family – Detached Victorian, 1,906 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 4 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open Houses: Friday 1:30-3:30 Saturday 12:30-2:30 Sunday 12:30-2:30

$499,900 – 50 Watertown St.