Around Town

Watertown’s First Human Services Director Shaping New Department, New Home for Food Pantry

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Jenna Bancroft

Watertown’s first Human Services Director came to town after working for more than four years in Newton, but it was a homecoming of sorts. In her first several months on the job she has been in charge of not only establishing a brand new City department, but also creating a new home for the Watertown Food Pantry. In Newton, Bancroft served as the assistant director of Social Services, and became the director of that program. Those were her first jobs on the municipal side. Immediately prior to that she worked at the Wayside Multi-Services Center in Watertown, where she worked as a Social Services Resource Specialist (SSRS) for four years.

Real Estate

A Dozen Homes Sold in Watertown This Week

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Watertown’s home sales included half a dozen condos, two single families, a pair of townhouses, a two family and a three family home. 38 Brandley Road #0, $1,004,000, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 1,630 sq. ft. Condo

172 Westminster Ave. #172, $1,825,000, 4 bedroom 5 bathroom 4,469 sq.

Around Town

UPDATED: Watertown Representatives Help Mark 250th Anniversary of Important Event in American Revolution

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A replica of one of the cannons hauled from Ft. Ticonderoga, New York, to Boston, through Watertown, in 1776. (Photo by Marilynne Roach)

Marilynne Roach, president of the Historical Society of Watertown, and State Rep. Steve Owens recently joined the reenactment and commemoration of an event that helped turn the tide of the American Revolution. In February the anniversary of Henry Knox and his “Noble Train of Artillery,” when cannons were hauled from Lake Champlain in New York to Boston, was celebrated and Roach took part in parts of the nearby celebration. The commemoration started in Upstate New York in December.

Sports

THE FINALS: Gold Kings Host Hudson Valley in Game 1 of the Championship Series

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Defending Power Play Senior Hockey League Champs, the Boston Gold Kings, will open the finals by hosting the Hudson Valley Reapers on Saturday, April 4 at 4 p.m. at John A. Ryan Arena in Watertown. The Reapers have taken the PPSHL by storm in their first year in the league, going 14-2 and finishing in first place. The Gold Kings, who won the 2025 championship, finished in second with a record of 8-6-2 (with two overtime losses). During the season series, the Reapers won the first three games by at least two goals, but the Gold Kings skated to victory in the final matchup. “The championship series is set, and we open against the Hudson Valley Reapers.

Police/Fire

Watertown Man Arrested After Allegedly Flashing Employee in Stoneham Store

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Police arrested a Watertown man after he allegedly exposed himself to an employee of a store in Stoneham. Andrey Pavlov, 44, of Watertown, was arrested on a charge of open and gross lewdness after the incident on March 22, according to a press release from Stoneham Police Chief James O’Connor. On March 22, Pavlov allegedly flashed an employee at Michaels on Main Street in Stoneham. According to a report on WCVB Channel 5, an employee noticed a man acting strangely and he followed her and exposed himself. The employee yelled at the suspect and chased him out of the store, according to the report.