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Three single family homes were sold this week around town. 82 Jensen Road, 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 1,900 sq. ft. Single Family, Sold: $950,000
275 Edenfield Ave., 2 bedroom 2 bathroom 2,500 sq. ft.
The Faire on the Square is two weeks away, and the day will be filled with musical entertainment. See the lineup provided by the City of Watertown. The line-up of live music is set for the 25th anniversary of the Faire on the Square on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 12-5 p.m. at Saltonstall Park! Here are the following acts and timeline:
12pm Sam Newcomer
1pm Steve Tashjian Ensemble
2pm School of Rock
3pm Chris Cote and Band
4pm Andrea Gillis Band
Visit www.faireonthesquare.com to learn more about the performers and other event details.
Check out all the properties in Watertown hosting open houses this weekend. 19 Garfield St., $2,750,000, 6 bedroom 6 bathroom 6,274 sq. ft. Single Family, Open houses: Saturday, Sept. 7 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Sunday, Sept.
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Event:
On Thursday, October 17, the Watertown Community Foundation will host their annual fundraiser, Celebrate Impact, highlighting the continued urgency of food insecurity in our community and honoring the people behind Watertown’s core food security programs.
Honorees include the Steering Committee of the Watertown Community Fridge, Stephanie Venizelos of the Watertown Farmers’ Market; Kathy Cunningham and Carol Pennington, who each run one of Watertown’s food pantries; Olivia Fields, Kristen Monti, and Sarah Woods of the Watertown Housing Authority; and JD Donohue, owner of Donohue’s Bar and Grill. “Approximately 7,800 Watertown residents, or nearly 1 in 5 of our neighbors, need support to feed their families,” said Jen Nicholson, Watertown Community Foundation Board Member and Event Co-Chair. “Our honorees work and volunteer to put food directly into the hands of people who need it.”
“The Watertown Community Foundation works to connect Watertown residents to reliable sources of healthy food by supporting those local organizations whose mission makes this happen,” said Lauren Coughlin Unsworth, Watertown Community Foundation Board Co- President and Event Co-Chair. “We are delighted to celebrate the impact of our honorees and their organizations in making food available to people who need it.”
“When money can’t cover rent, medical care and food: hunger happens. The COVID pandemic highlighted the ongoing presence and urgency of hunger in the Watertown community.
The Parthenon on Athen’s Acropolis by Joseph Weiler. Watertown photographer Joseph Weiler announced an exhibition of his photos from Greece will be on display at the Watertown Library in October. Weiler provided the following announcement:
Joseph Flack Weiler’s photography exhibit, “A Winter in Greece, 1970” will be exhibited at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street, Watertown, MA, 617-972-6431. Weiler’s exhibit will be shown from October 2 thru 30, 2024. I crossed the stormy Atlantic on a Yugoslavian freighter in November, 1969.
The following announcement was provided by MassDOT:
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be hosting the second working group meeting for the Newton Corner Long Term Planning Study. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 18, at 4:00 p.m., hosted virtually via Zoom. A dedicated public information meeting will also be held on Tuesday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m.
At this meeting on Wednesday, September 18, the study team will review the existing conditions of the study area and outline issues, opportunities, and constraints. The team will also solicit feedback from the Working Group about the trajectory of this study. The meeting materials will also be available after the meeting on the study website. This will include a discussion with members of the Working Group.
Advance registration for this Wednesday, September 18 meeting is required.
Cars driving through Watertown Square. (Photo by Mark Pickering)
The City of Watertown provided the following information:
City Walk with Erin Rathe, Senior Planner, Thursday, Sept. 5, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Meetup at Saltonstall Park’s red brick plaza, next to City Hall, 149 Main Street. Join Erin Rathe, Senior Planner for Economic Development, for a walk around Watertown Square! Starting from City Hall, we’ll stop at several places along the way to look around and imagine what changes the newly-adopted Watertown Square Plan could bring.
The following announcement came from the Watertown Library:
Internationally celebrated filmmaker Nigol Bezjian joins the Watertown Free Public Library for a special screening and discussion of two of his short films, Roads Full of Apricots (35 minutes, 2001) and Me, Water, Life (10 minutes, 2017). The event will be held at the library at 123 Main Street on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Watertown resident Bezjian was born in Aleppo, Syria and grew up in Beirut, Lebanon before moving to the United States. He studied filmmaking at the New York School of Visual Arts (BFA in cinema) and UCLA School of Film, Theatre and Television (MFA in film producing, writing and directing). He has produced celebrated broadcast television programs throughout the Middle East, made numerous films and won awards from several prestigious international film festivals. His masterful storytelling looks closely at the lives of displaced peoples, migrants and refugees.