Watertown Man Uses His Expertise in Disney Parks to Help People Plan Their Dream Vacations

Watertown’s Jonathan de Araujo and his wife Lito Karatsoli-Chanikian at the Magic Kingdom. De Araujo’s business, The Vacationeer, helps people book their Disney Vacations. A Watertown man has turned his love of Disney World into a business helping people make the most of their visit to the Magic Kingdom and other Disney parks. Jonathan de Araujo founded The Vactioneer about five years ago to help people plan their dream Disney vacations. He owns the business, and has about 90 agents around the country working with him.

Four Properties in Watertown Were Sold This Week

A Townhouse, a single-family home and a two two-family homes were sold this week. $502,000 – 354 Lexington St. Unit 354, Condo – Townhouse, 874 Living Area Sq. Ft., 5 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom

$995,000 – 24-26 Dartmouth St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down, 2,254 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 11 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms

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$794,900 – 135 Nichols Ave., Single Family – Detached Ranch, 1,200 Living Area Sq.

Several Open Houses to Visit This Week in Watertown

See this week’s open houses around town this week. $699,000 – 115 Summer St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family, 2,198 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 8 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms, Open Houses: Saturday 1-3 Sunday 2-3:30

$865,000 – 101 North Beacon St. Unit 309, Condo – Mid-Rise, 1,028 Living Area Sq. Ft., 4 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1

$549,900 – 10 Hillcrest Cir.

LETTER: Westside Resident Upset by Loss of Trees on Recently Sold Property

Linda ScottStumps remaining after several trees were taken down at a property on Olcott Street. An Open Letter to the Watertown Planning and Zoning Boards:

There’s a war on trees on Olcott Street. On a one block street where the only major street tree is dying, it was a terrible shock to me and my neighbors when we returned home from our work and chores to find that a developer who bought 45-47 Olcott St., had, in one day, chopped down at least five trees on this private lot … five mature trees that were homes and roosts for wildlife; provided shade on those extremely hot days that have become so prevalent; provided privacy, a commodity hard to come by in this dense neighborhood; and served as a sound buffer for traffic and neighborhood noises. The trees that remained were “pruned” to within inches of their lives. Trees which, in short, made Olcott Street a much more pleasant and livable place were felled without any thought for how this would Impact this neighborhood.