Tufts Health Plan’s Merger Approved, New Organization Moving Out of Town

Watertown-based Tufts Health Plan received approval to merge with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, with the merged organization moving out of Town. Plans for the merger first came out in late-May, with the new health services organization moving to the former Reebok headquarters in Canton. Tufts’ main offices has been located in Watertown in the former Western Electric Co. since 1997. Harvard Pilgrim is currently headquartered in Wellesley. The merger officially occurred on Jan.

Three Watertown Properties Sold This Week

A condo and two multi-family homes were sold this week in Watertown. $950,000 – 110-112 Hillside Road, Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down, 2,835 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 11 Total Rooms, 5 Total Bedrooms

$312,000 – 19 Carver Road Unit 3, Condo – 2/3 Family, 705 Living Area Sq. Ft., 4 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom

$1,075,000 – 1 Theurer Park, Multi-family Home – 2 Family, 2,576 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 10 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms

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A Pair of Open Houses in Watertown This Week

Two Watertown properties will host open houses this week. $379,900 – 10 Williams St. Unit 48, Condo – Mid-Rise, 670 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 11-12

$899,900 – 764 Belmont St. Unit 1, Condo – Townhouse, 2,280 Living Area Sq.

Marijuana Dispensary Hosting Community Meeting to Discuss Potential Move

Natural Selections, Watertown’s first medical marijuana dispensary, will be opening soon. Watertown’s first marijuana dispensary, Natural Selections, seeks to move when the lease at its current location expires. A Community Meeting will be held to discuss the proposed new location on Jan. 6 at 5 p.m. It will be held remotely via Zoom. The dispensary opened in July for medical marijuana sales and in December started recreational sales.

Community Meetings Planned on Proposal for Former Miller’s Ale House Site

An illustration of the proposed One Arsenal Marketplace life sciences development. The building at 617 Arsenal St. used to be home to Miller’s Ale House. The developers of the building where Miller’s Ale House was located have scheduled two community meetings to go over a proposal for a new building, which calls for creating space for life science companies. The proposal calls for adding a third floor and a penthouse on top of the existing structure at 617 Arsenal St., near the intersection with Greenough Boulevard.

Watertown Restaurants Cooking Something Up for New Year’s Celebrations

Several Watertown restaurants have special menus planned to ring in 2021. City Works & Pour House will host a Brew Year’s Eve event on Dec. 31, 2020 with a special menu, including filet medallions, short rib and Cajun linguine. See more details here. Branch Line will be cooking up special meals to take home to celebrate New Year’s Eve, including entrees of prime rib or lobster thermidor.

Four Homes in Watertown Sold This Week

This week’s sold list includes two multi-family homes, a colonial and a condo. $665,000 – 47 Waltham St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family, 1,608 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 10 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms

$750,000 – 60 Eliot St., Single Family – Detached Colonial, 1,881 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom

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$910,000 – 28 Whitcomb St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down 2,914 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 14 Total Rooms, 6 Total Bedrooms

$980,000 – 28 Prentiss St.

Hundreds of Toys Collected by Mall for Watertown Police Gift Drive

Retired Watertown Police Officer Dave Collins and Patricia Stenson, the General Manager of the Watertown Mall, pictured with the gifts donated to the Whooley Foundation at the Watertown Mall. This December, the Watertown Mall collected gifts to donate to the Watertown Police Department’s Whooley Foundation, which makes sure no children in Watertown go without a Christmas present. The last day of gift collection was Dec. 21 and a total of 165 gifts were donated. Retired Watertown Police Officer Dave Collins, who helps run the Whooley Foundation, welcomed Patricia Stenson, the General Manager of the Watertown Mall, with the gifts collected at the Mall.