Around Town

Half a Dozen Open Houses in Watertown This Week

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See the open houses around Watertown this weekend. $4,699,000 – 87 Summer St., Multi-family Home – 3 Family – 3 Units Side by Side, 8,991 Living Area Sq. Ft., 3 Units, 27 Total Rooms, 9 Total Bedrooms, Open House: Saturday 10-12

$1,599,000 – 85 Summer St. Unit 1, Condo – Townhouse, 3,012 Living Area Sq. Ft., 9 Room, 3 Bedroom, 3 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open House: Saturday 10-12

$590,000 – 12 Olney St., Single Family – Detached Colonial, 1,541 Living Area Sq.

Business

Good News for Watertown Pizza Lovers!

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Pizza Roma owner Joe announced he is back open for business this week. After closing temporarily for the COVID-19 shutdown, a Watertown pizza institution is back! Pizza Roma reopened on Tuesday and will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The pizzeria on Waverley Avenue is the latest restaurant to reopen in Watertown. A good place to learn about who’s open and specials being offered by restaurants is the Facebook group “Watertown and Surrounding Community, Eating Local Stimulus Plan.”

Business

Networking, PPP Pointers & Adapting to Social Distancing at an Online Coffee Connect

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Discuss ways to adapt your business to social distancing, hear PPP pointers and network at the Watertown Business Coalition’s second Online Coffee Connect on May 20. The free event will be held via a Zoom Meeting beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20. The event will begin with a general session about how to pivot your business during COVID-19, followed by a choice of breakout sessions: PPP pointers, how to adapt to social distancing requirements, a discussion for non-profits, chat with folks in the hospitality industry, or just network. RSVP for the event by clicking here. The Watertown Business Coalition is a nonprofit organization whose members are local businesses that are invested in developing their business, growing our economy, and strengthening our community.

Real Estate

Four Open Houses Around Watertown This Week

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Four properties will hold open houses this weekend around town. $740,000 – 396 Charles River Road, Single Family – Detached Craftsman, 1,507 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom Open Houses: Saturday 12-1 Sunday 12-1

$559,000 – 88 Belmont St. Unit 88, Condo – 2/3 Family 1,200 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 2 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-1 Sunday 11-11:30 Monday 4-4:30

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$879,000 – 176 Common St., Single Family – Detached Colonial, 1,880 Living Area Sq.

Business

Watertown Business Group Hosting Online Forum for Restaurant Owners

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The Watertown Business Coalition wants to hear from restaurants and food service businesses in town, and will host a live online discussion. The WBC Restaurant/Food Service Conversation will be held on Zoom on Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. The discussion will be about strategies to help restaurants, caterers and others in food service during the COVID-19 shutdown, and as the state begins to reopen. Email info@watertownbusinesscoalition.com to RSVP and to get information about the Zoom meeting.

Around Town

Half a Dozen Home Sales in Watertown This Week

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See the six homes that were sold in Watertown this week. $470,000 – 37 Copeland St., Single Family – Detached Bungalow, 1,118 Living Area Sq. Ft., 5 Room, 2 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom

$330,000 – 32 Whites Ave. Unit D57, Condo – Other, 935 Living Area Sq. Ft., 4 Room, 2 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom

$349,900 – 183 Mt.

Around Town

Watertown Savings Awards More Than $20 Million in PPP Loans

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A lot of money was raised and spent on the 2015 Watertown Election. One of the key parts of the Federal CARES Act, passed by Congress in response to the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, was the program to prevent layoffs, called the Payroll Protection Program or PPP. Loans were granted to businesses who applied through their banks. Locally, one of the institutions used by many in town is Watertown Savings Bank, which announced it handed out more than $20 million in PPP loans. The program allows for forgivable loans of up to $10 million, but the average amount of the PPP loans approved by Watertown Savings was close to $35,000.