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15 Open Houses Around Town This Weekend
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Watertown has a variety of open houses this week. 47 Hazel St. #47, $1,149,000, 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,095 sq. ft. Townhouse, Open houses: Saturday, Feb.
Sports
Several Watertown Wrestlers Heading to State Meet With an Eye on Moving on to All-States
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Watertown senior Brady Gleason (in red) will be wrestling in the MIAA Div. 3 State Meet this weekend, and has hopes to qualify for All-States. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Intense practices, dedication, and good leadership have the Watertown High School wrestling team on the rise, and several Raiders hope to keep the momentum going at this weekend’s MIAA Div. 3 State Meet and beyond. Watertown High School’s wrestling team will hit the mats at the MIAA Div.
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Wada Hoppah Looks to Start Water Shuttle This Spring & Has Bigger Goals Beyond the Charles
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A drawing of the shuttle boat being designed for Wada Hoppah to take people from Watertown to Boston. (Courtesy of Wada Hoppah)
A small version of the Wada Hoppah electric water shuttle may be carrying passengers from Watertown to Boston and back this spring, and the man behind the effort has plans to create a whole e-boat building industry in the Boston area. Drew Rollert’s goal is to have the first shuttles sailing on the Charles River by the time of the Boston Calling music festival on Memorial Day weekend. “We’re gonna do a smaller version while we work on the bigger electric boat, because I’m just sick of not having anything and just waiting for the large thing,” Rollert said. “So we started building (the smaller boat).”
Sports
Watertown Wrestlers Excel at Div. 3 North Sectional Meet
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Watertown’s Fahad Khan, left, won the MIAA Div. 3 North 106 Pound title in Gloucester. Here is is pictured in a dual meet against Keefe Tech. (Screenshot of Watertown Cable video). Watertown High School’s wrestlings enjoyed success at the MIAA Div.
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A Pair of Properties Sold in Watertown This Week
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Watertown’s home sales included a townhouse and a condo. 12 Maple St. #12, $1,164,000, 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 1,856 sq. ft. Condo
38 Duff St., $538,000, 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 1,311 sq.
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Watertown Woman Turned Her Love of Chocolate Into a Business
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Amy Vachon, owner of Sotto Chocolate, runs the business out of her Watertown home. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Aromas rich with fruity and earthy tones fill the air each time Amy Vachon goes to work creating a batch of craft chocolate from beans she acquires from Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean. The Watertown resident began making her own chocolate in 2017, and Sotto Chocolate was officially registered as a business in 2020. She has converted a corner of her home near Watertown Square into a chocolate workshop. Regulars of the Watertown Farmers Market will recognize Sotto Chocolate.
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More Than a Dozen Properties Hosting Open Houses in Watertown
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A baker’s dozen of open houses will be held in Watertown over the weekend. 437 Mount Auburn St., $1,625,000 3 bedroom 4 bathroom 2,900 sq. ft. Single Family, Open houses: Saturday, Feb. 15 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Sunday, Feb.
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East Watertown Intersection to be Named for Armenian Immigrant and Artist Arshile Gorky
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Arshile Gorky painting at his sister Akabi’s house on Dexter Avenue in Watertown, c. 1922. (Unknown photographer. Collection of the Arshile Gorky Foundation). An intersection in East Watertown will be named in honor of an Armenian artist who made his home in Watertown for several years. On Tuesday, the City Council voted to name the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Hazel Street for Arshile Gorky.