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A pair of homes were sold this week in Watertown. 4 Repton Cir. UNIT 4412, 1 bedroom 1 bathroom 751 sq. ft., Sold: $488,600
246 Sycamore St., 4 bedroom 2 bathroom 2,322 sq. ft., Sold: $710,000
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By Linda ScottWatertown Resident
Yesterday, I explored the process for responding to such an emergency. Today I am looking at the process for permitting bio lab companies coming into our city and the follow-up once the bio labs are in Watertown. Bio lab safety has been on my mind. I admit it. I by nature am a worrier, which sometimes works out to be an advantage.
The Coolidge Tavern (Courtesy of the Watertown Free Public Library)
This is part of a series of stories that originally appeared in the Historical Society of Watertown’s newsletter. It was written by Joyce Kelly, Board member of the Historical Society of Watertown. Joyce writes for the newsletter and is the newsletter editor. This was published in the April 2003 newsletter, “The Town Crier.”
THE COOLIDGE TAVERN
The Coolidge Tavern was built c. 1740 at the corner of Galen and Watertown streets. The Tavern was on the road leading to Boston and therefore a highly popular stopover for travelers.
Watertown Square could become part of the City’s proposed cultural district. The center of Watertown may become a cultural district, which would allow the area’s arts and culture groups, restaurants and businesses to be promoted as a destination for people in and around the city, and even for tourists. Receiving approval to be a cultural district is a multi-step application process, concluding with approval by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, said Liz Helfer, the City’s Public Arts & Culture Planner. The application must include a partnership of representatives from arts and culture institutions, artists, and someone from the City. Helfer is part of the group putting together the proposal for the Cultural District.
By Linda ScottWatertown Resident
In both numerous news articles about Watertown becoming a biotech hub and from our own personal observations here in Watertown, the vast and rapid proliferation of biotech buildings is looming large. It has become a grave concern for me and for many in this community. And in Waltham, a neighboring city, it was recently reported in the Globe that there was a chemical spill at the Waltham Azenta Life Sciences Lab, involving a liter to a gallon of acid-based, flammable solvent, and requiring the Waltham Fire Department and the Massachusetts State Hazmat team to be called in for assistance. Because of the massive proliferation of bio lab space in Watertown and a recent bio lab chemical spill just next door in Waltham, I decided that it was worth taking a closer look at Watertown’s biosafety preparedness status. To do so, I reviewed the Watertown Biosafety Committee meetings and regulations and City Council meetings.
Homebuyers have many choices of properties to visit this weekend. 91 Spring St. APT 10, $445,000 1 bedroom 1 bathroom 922 sq. ft. Condo, Open House: Saturday, Feb 25 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
50 Fairfield St.
Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood in Watertown’s historic East End from Boylston Properties and Wilder, is thrilled to kick off 2023 by welcoming several highly-anticipated dining, shopping, and fitness venues opening over the coming months, beginning this winter and spring. Adding to the neighborhood’s already bursting roster of popular restaurants, retailers, fitness, service, and entertainment offerings, the exciting openings coming soon include service offerings like Bond Vet, Arsenal Modern Dentistry, GNC, and KinderCare, beauty and wellness venues James Joseph Salon, Restore Hyper Wellness, Prenuvo, and Skin Laundry, fitness studios F45 Training, Rumble, and [solidcore], and dining options TEN ONE TEA HOUSE, Chip City, and Butterbird. “After a successful year of numerous openings, bustling community events, and significant growth milestones, we could not be more thrilled to kick off 2023 strong with even more exciting new additions to the neighborhood,” said Tom Wilder, principal of Wilder. “These new openings at Arsenal Yards expand upon the vibrancy and diversity that make our community so special – a place where our visitors, workers, and residents can experience what they enjoy most. We look forward to giving these new tenants the warmest of welcomes and continue to celebrate what truly makes Arsenal Yards greater Boston’s most vibrant new neighborhood.”
A sampling of upcoming openings at Arsenal Yards this winter and spring includes:
Bond Vet Opens With 365-Day Urgent Care for Pets
Bond Vet, the female-led primary and urgent veterinary care service, recently opened its fifth Boston-area location at Arsenal Yards, offering full-service treatment for pets in a friendly and compassionate setting.
Watertown’s Stephanie Barker will be running her first Boston Marathon in 2023, and is raising money for Boston Children’s Hospital. Watertown’s Stephanie Barker will be running her first Boston Marathon in 2023, and will be raising money for a cause that helped her when she was young. Barker Raised more than $10,000 for Boston Children’s Hospital. If not for their services, she may not be running the marathon, at all. “I was born with hip displacement — they weren’t in the sockets when I was born,” Barker said.