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Watertown Had Five Home Sales This Week
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A single family, two condos, and two townhouses were sold this week. 378 School St. #1, 3 bedroom 1 bathroom 1,539 sq. ft. Condo, Sold: $850,000
107 Chapman St., 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,172 sq.
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Watertown Memorial Day Parade Won’t Go Down Mt. Auburn St. This Year
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Charlie BreitroseWatertown veterans marching in the 2022 Memorial Day Parade. For the second year in a row, Watertown’s Memorial Day Parade will take an alternate route. Most years, the parade goes down Mt. Auburn Street from Coolidge Square to Waterotwn Square, and then heads down Main Street to City Hall. Construction on the route means that the parade has to be moved, said Watertown Veterans Agent Patrick George.
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Our History: Rededication of Gravesite of Lt. George Eaton Priest
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Lt. George Eaton Priest
This article is part of a series on local history provided by the Historical Society of Watertown. It was written by Joyce Kelly, Board member of the Historical Society of Watertown. Joyce writes articles for the newsletter and is the newsletter editor. This was published in our October 2010 newsletter, “The Town Crier.”
The Historical Society of Watertown, the Civil War Round Table of Greater Boston and the Mass. Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission commemorated the life and Civil War service of Watertown’s Lieutenant George Eaton Priest at a gravesite rededication on September 19, 2010 in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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18 Open Houses Around Watertown This Week
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House hunters have many, many options around Watertown this weekend, including open houses on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 143 Spruce St. #2, $958,000 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 1,707 sq. ft. Condo, Open House: Saturday, May 20 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
804 Belmont St.
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Charles River Food Co-op Holding Virtual Open House, Board Meeting
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The Charles River Co-op announced it would be hosting a Board + Volunteer Open House on May 22, at 8 p.m. on Zoom. The group sent out the following information:
Are you interested in helping us out this year or running for a position on our Board of Directors? If you are a member, you are eligible to run for a board seat! We’ll be holding an Open House on Zoom on Monday May 22 at 8 p.m. if you’d like to ask questions and learn how the co-op works – and how you can help out. We’ll do a quick presentation about how the board works and volunteer opportunities, and then be open for a Q&A!
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Local Company Lends a Hand at School Garden & Across Town as Part of Watertown Helps Out
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Charlie BreitroseEmployees from C4 Therapeutics work on the school garden at Hosmer Elementary School as part of Watertown Helps Out. The school garden at the Hosmer School was filled with people digging, pulling weeds and raking, but rather than grade schoolers doing the work it was employees of a Watertown company. About 20 employees from C4 Therapeutics volunteered to work on the garden. In all, 104 people from the company on Arsenal Way participated in the volunteer day as part of the Watertown Community Foundation’s Watertown Helps Out effort, said Kendra Adams, C4’s Senior Vice President of Communications and Investor Relations. “We are all from C4 Therapeutics.
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Watertown Pride Extravaganza Returns to Saltonstall Park in June
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Library:
“Be yourself, change the world!” That’s the theme of the Watertown Pride Extravaganza, which returns for a second year on Saturday, June 3rd.
Jointly hosted by the Watertown Free Public Library (WFPL) and the City of Watertown, this free, all-ages event has grown since its inception in 2022. This year, attendees can look forward to live music, dancing, acrobatics, food trucks, crafts, and fun for all ages, plus, a unique chance to connect and learn from LGBTQIA+ organizations and advocacy groups in Watertown. “All of Watertown is welcome to the Extravaganza, to celebrate the strength that such diversity brings to our community” says WFPL Teen Services Supervisor and Pride team co-leader Carey Conkey-Finn. “Aside from all that, it is the party of the year!”
Want to take part in the day’s festivities? On the morning of June 3, attendees are invited to dress up and rally on the Library’s front lawn, 123 Main Street, beginning at 10:45 a.m. At 11 a.m. sharp, the activist brass band JP Honk will lead the crowd from the Library to the main stage at Saltonstall Park.
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Watertown Veterans Groups Hosting Poppy Social at Commander’s Mansion
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The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:
The Poppy Social (formally the Poppy Picnic) is now an afternoon open house on Friday, May 26, 2023 from 12:30 – 2:30PM hosted by the Watertown Veterans’ Services at the Commander’s Mansion, 440 Talcott Ave in Watertown. Watertown Veterans, Family and Friends are invited to attend. You’ll have an opportunity to see the second phase of the Freedom Garden which includes engraved memorial bricks. Indoors you’ll be able to watch a streaming of the Watertown Schools Memorial Day performances and presentations and be able to self-tour the Mansion at your leisure. Light refreshments will be served.