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The 2024 Watertown Grecian Festival will take place at the Taxiarchae-Archangels Greek Orthodox Church on June 21-23. This year’s festival marks 50 years. The event features food, music, dancing, church tours, souvenirs and more. Hours (rain or shine)
Friday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday noon to 11 p.m.
Sunday noon to 8 p.m.
See more information on the Watertown Grecian Festival Facebook page.
Drew Rollert looks back toward the tower at Perkins School for the Blind. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The group planning to start a water shuttle from Watertown to Boston will raffle off a trip for two down the Charles River to the Boston Celtics’ Championship Parade on Friday. Wada Hoppah posted the following message on it’s Instagram account. RAFFLE ALERT!! Water lovers!
Bar ‘Cino has opened in Watertown Square. (Photo courtesy of Bar ‘Cino)
Bar ‘Cino in Watertown will be serving prix fixe menus featuring in-season produce from farms in New England. The restaurant in Watertown Square will serve a three course prix fixe menu for $36 a person Sunday t0 Wednesday from June 24 to Sept. 18, said Bryan Parkin, General Manager at Bar ‘Cino in Watertown. The menu will use fresh ingredients from local farms.
“As a company we have spend quite a bit of money with Farm Fresh Rhode Island as well as Verrill Farms in Concord to help local agriculture and support the farmers,” Parkin said.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. June 6: A resident reported she had been the victim of a scam. In late February she was contacted by someone claiming to be an employee of Amazon, who said that numerous Apple products were being sent to an address in Albany, New York, using her account. The woman was not aware of the orders. She then spoke to someone who said he was a U.S. Treasury Department detective.
Temperatures will reach into the high 90s from Tuesday to Friday, this week, according to the National Weather Service, and it will feel like it is over 100 degrees. An Excessive Heat Watch is in effect from Tuesday, June 18 at noon to Friday, June 21 at 7 p.m. High temperatures are forecast to be in the 90s each day, and may even reach 100 on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service forecast. [Dangerous Heat & Humidity] Heat Headlines are in effect away from the immediate south coast Tue through Fri. Heat & Humidity peak in the Wed through Fri time frame with record high possible. Afternoon Heat Indices will reach between 98 and 106 degrees away from the south coast.
A variety of homes sold this week, including a three family, a two family, a single family and multiple condos. 262 Belmont St. #2, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 1,200 sq. ft. Condo, Sold: $810,000
89-91 Boylston St., 6 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,644 sq.
Public Weighed-in on Proposal at Thursday’s Meeting, No Vote Taken
City Manager George Proakis presents the Watertown Square Area Plan draft to the Planning Board and City Council on Thursday night at Watertown Middle School. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
City officials presented the latest draft of the Watertown Square Area Plan to the public on Thursday night, but the City Council and Planning Board did not take a vote on the proposal. They will reconvene in two weeks to continue discussing the report. At the meeting held at Watertown Middle School, City Manager George Proakis said even when the draft is approved, it will not be the end of the process. Rather, he paraphrased a Winston Churchill quote from World War II,
“I actually think we are at the end of the beginning of this process by handing you over a plan,” Proakis said.
Check out the open houses around town this week. 106 Russell Ave., $1,385,000 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,200 sq. ft. Single Family, Open house: Saturday, June 15 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
17 Fayette St. #17, $1,399,000 4 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,400 sq.