Two Properties Were Sold in Watertown This Week

Watertown had a pair of homes sold this week. $965,000 – 59 Barnard Ave., Single Family – Detached Colonial 2,315 Living Area Sq. Ft., 10 Room, 4 Bedroom, 3 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

$815,000 – 133 School St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down, 2,856 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 10 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms

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Gov. Baker Approves Phase 2 of Reopening Which Includes Restaurants, Retail & Childcare

Gov. Charlie Baker, with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito. Beginning Monday, June 8, Massachusetts restaurants can begin to offer outdoor dining and retail store will be able to open for shoppers. They are part of Phase 2 of the state’s COVID-19 re-opening plan, along with childcare, and additional recreation facilities and medical services. Gov. Charlie Baker made the announcement of the beginning of Phase 2 on Saturday afternoon. There will be two steps of Phase 2, with the first one including outdoor dining at restaurants, retailers stores opening, childcare, day camps, lodging and youth sports.

Several Open Houses to Visit in Watertown This Weekend

A variety of types of properties are having open houses in town this week. $750,000 – 10 Wheeler Lane, Single Family – Detached Colonial, 1,934 Living Area Sq. Ft., 8 Room, 4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom, Open House: Saturday 12-1

$630,000 – 5 Circuit Lane Unit 5-F, Condo – Townhouse, 1,680 Living Area Sq. Ft. 6 Room, 2 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open House: Saturday, 12-2:30

$430,000 – 229 Coolidge Ave.

Tufts Health Plan Leaving Town, Real Estate Investor Taking Over Building

Tufts Health Plan will leave its offices on Mt. Auburn Street after swapping it with Spear Street Capital for a property in Canton. Shown here, runner gather for the Watertown Police Department’s Finish Strong Road Race. Tufts Health Plan will be swapping its Watertown headquarters for a location in Canton after it merges with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and the building on Mt. Auburn Street will be acquired by a real estate investor.

Watertown Chiropractors: Have Dinner on Us!

Doctors from the Specific Chiropractic Centers – Boston, from left, Rich Baez, Bill Trevens and Andrew Welsch. A Watertown chiropractic center decided to lend a hand and bring a little cheer into people’s lives during the struggles of the COVID-19 outbreak. The doctors at Specific Chiropractic Centers – Boston, located in Watertown Square, have been going around town to different restaurants and donating money so that people can get a free meal. One of the doctors, Rich Baez, said he and his partners, Bill Trevens and Andrew Welsch, felt it is  import to help people pull through the outbreak and shutdown together. 

“We’ve been trying to help our community out during this time,” Baez said. “We have been sponsoring local restaurants.

Zoning Board OKs Landscaping Business on Mt. Auburn St.

A drawing of the plans for the property at 735 Mt. Auburn St., which is becoming a landscaping company office with space for three pickup trucks. The eight spots on the bottom left of the drawing will be four extra long spaces. A landscaping business got approval from the Zoning Board Wednesday night to alter a former auto repair garage on Mt. Auburn Street and use the property as an office with a small garage on the property.