Police/Fire
Police Log: Packages Stolen from Apartment Building, Woman Busted for Break Ins
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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Third Watertown Porchfest is Bigger Than Ever With 200+ Performances
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Porchfest returns to Watertown for the third year on May 16. (Photo from Watertown Porchfest)
The third year of Watertown Porchfest is the biggest yet, with in excess of 200 performances at more than 80 locations around the City on Saturday, March 16 from noon to 6 p.m.
Space for Existing Chinese Restaurant & New Retailer Included in Plans for Watertown Mall
A rendering of National Development’s plans to renovate part of the Watertown Mall. The green sign is where Joyful Garden will move, and the red sign is a new retailer.
The new owners of the Watertown Mall showed plans to revamp part of the mall, which include creating a new space for a popular restaurant and creating space for a new retailer.
Watertown Has a New Beer Garden, Restaurant Moving to Bigger Digs, Another Makes Globe
Mighty Squirrel Brewing opened its new biergarten at Gore Place. (Photo from Mighty Squirrel)
There’s plenty going on in Watertown’s food and drink scene, with a new beer garden, a restaurant headed to a bigger space, and a newish restaurant getting the attention of regional media.
Police Log: Online Loan Scam, Construction Vehicle Missing, Small Fire
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
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Real Estate
See the Watertown Homes That Sold This Week
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Five Watertown homes sold this week, see details below.
Police/Fire
Watertown Man Pleads Guilty to Running Interstate Prostitution Ring
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A Watertown man and Georgia woman have agreed to plead guilty in connection with their roles in a long-running interstate prostitution ring.
Police/Fire
Watertown Firefighter Graduates from Massachusetts Fire Academy
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Watertown Firefighter Matthew Callahan graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy Training 10 week training program. He was one of 35 graduates in the 264th class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow.
Around Town
Watertown Holds Flags Retirement Ceremony, One of the Only Ones in the Area
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A solemn ceremony was held at Watertown’s Ridgelawn Cemetery on Thursday afternoon. Not a burial service, but a retirement of the Star Spangled Banner which flew over Town Hall as part of the Town’s Flag Day Retirement of Colors Ceremony.
101-103 Morse Street
Reduced Number of Apartments in Morse St. Project Pleases Planning Board
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Developers of the former massage school on Morse Street went back to the drawing board and came back with a new design for an apartment building that pleased that Planning Board.
Arsenal Yards
See a Mock-Up of a Taller Tower at the Arsenal Yards Site
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On Monday, June 18, 2018, the developers of the Arsenal Yards project — the former Arsenal Mall — will hold a community meeting to discuss a proposed amendment to allow a building 67 feet higher (197 feet total) than allowed under current zoning. The Town has shared a slideshow that will be used at the meeting which shows a rendering of the taller tower.
Real Estate
Watertown Colonial on Market for $2 Million, One of Dozens of Open Houses
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A large colonial in Watertown has an asking price of $2 million. There are many more open houses with more down-to-earth prices around town this week.