Sports

Watertown Rolls Past Dover-Sherborn into Field Hockey State Final

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown junior Molly Driscoll celebrates after scoring her fourth goal in the State Semifinal win over Dover-Sherborn. CANTON — Watertown High School’s field hockey team defeated Dover-Sherborn 6-0 Wednesday night to set up a rematch in the MIAA Div. 3 State Final on Saturday. The top-seeded Raiders held a 2-0 lead over fourth-seeded Dover-Sherborn at halftime after goals by junior Molly Driscoll in the first quarter and sophomore Caroline Andrade in the second. Watertown came out in the second half going at 100 miles per hour.

Police/Fire

Watertown Police Catch Pair of Men with “Ghost Gun”

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Watertown Police DepartmentThe “ghost gun” recovered by Watertown Police during a traffic stop. The Watertown Police confiscated a “ghost gun” along with a high-capacity magazine and other items during and arrest made after making a traffic stop on Sunday, Nov. 13. Denis Amaral De Abreau, 20, of Boston, was pulled over after officers stopped his vehicle for speeding at 1:35 a.m. on Nov. 13.

Around Town

Watertown Community Fridge Preparing for Thanksgiving

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Fridge:

The Fridge coordinating team has been planning for the change of seasons and all the Holidays it brings! We are hoping to have a full fridge in the week leading up to Thanksgiving, and we appreciate any donations you can offer. Any monetary donations will go towards large fridge shops for Thanksgiving food, produce, and pantry items. You can donate via Venmo (@WatertownCommunityFridge), PayPal, or check. 

As always, we need volunteers to ensure that the fridge is clean and donations follow guidelines twice per day. The Volunteer Sign Up is updated every Sunday with additional slots.

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Watertown BioSafety Committee Shares How it Oversees Life Science Companies

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An illustration of the different BioSafety Level labs. Watertown has more than 60 life science companies, and more on the way, and they must go through the Watertown BioSafety Committee before they can start operating. Last week, the City Council got an update on what the committee has been doing in its first 2.5 years. The BioSafety Committee was formed as part of the Watertown Biotechnology Regulation, which was adopted by the Watertown Board of Health in 2019 and took effect in July 2020. Existing companies had to come before the BioSafety Committee within a year of the regulations taking effect, and new companies had to come before the committee.

Sports

A Pair of Watertown Field Hockey Players Sign Letters to Play at Division I Colleges

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown High School seniors Lizzie Loftus, left, and Maggie Driscoll signed letters of intent to play college field hockey. For many years, well before they became members of the Watertown High School field hockey team, Maggie Driscoll and Lizzie Loftus grew up playing the game with one another. Last Friday, they continued their journey together by signing letters of intent to play in college. While both will be at NCAA Div. I programs, Loftus is headed to Brown, and Driscoll will play at Boston University.

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Watertown Veterans Office, Arts Center Team Up to Honor Vets

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Charlie BreitroseRoberta Miller adds a name to a dog tag on the wall of honor at the Mosesian Center for the Everyone Knows a Veteran Project. White signs in the shape of dog tags line the walls of a room at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, each one with the name of a veteran written on it by a family member or friend. They are part of the “Everyone Knows a Veteran” project, a collaboration between the Watertown Veterans Services Office and the Arts Center. On Friday, as part of the Veterans Day observances, Watertown Veterans Services Agent Patrick George held a ceremony at the Mosesian Center, where he spoke about the new project, and read Gov. Charlie Baker’s Veterans Day proclamation. Many of the dog tags just have a name, but some have information about when the veterans served and their experiences.

Sports

Watertown Field Hockey Beats Triton to Grab Spot in Final Four

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Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown High School field hockey team displays the Final Four banner after beating Triton in the Round of 8 on Friday. Watertown’s field hockey team claimed another trophy on Friday, but not the one they hope to ultimately bring home at the end of the season. The top-seeded Raiders defeated ninth seed Triton 5-0 at Victory Field and received the trophy for making the Final Four of the MIAA Div. 3 State Tournament. Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior co-captain Lizzie Loftus shoots a ball at the net in the State Tourney game on Friday.