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Three condos, two single-family homes, and a pair of townhouses sold this week. 346 Main St. UNIT 2, $542,000, 2 bedroom 2 bathroom 1,032 sq. ft. Townhouse
354 Lexington St., $555,000, 3 bedroom 1 bathroom 1,211 sq.
Former Town Council President Clyde Younger has teamed up with residents Chris Chapron and Ann Healey to host a new podcast called “Eye On Watertown,” which is available on the Watertown Cable website. In the first episode, the Younger and Chapron interviewed Watertown’s Fred Grandinetti and David Hudon. Grandinetti hosts “Drawing with Fred” on Watertown Cable, and has written books about Popeye the Sailor and other subjects. Hudon illustrated Grandinetti’s books and created the logo for Eye on Watertown. An upcoming episode will feature City Council President Mark Sideris.
Check out this weekend’s open houses in Watertown. 25 Elmwood Ave., $1,189,000, 4 bedroom 2 bathroom 2,326 sq. ft. Single Family, Open houses: Saturday, Dec. 7 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Sunday, Dec.
Snow season has arrived, and this winter Watertown residents will be required to shovel snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of their homes within 24 hours after the end of the storm. In future years failing to do so could result in a warning and fine, but this year the City will focus on educating rather than ticketing. The City Council approved changes to the Watertown Snow Ordinance in January. City staff planned to use the remainder of the 2023-24 winter to educate residents about how the new residential snow shoveling rules work, but since then the area has not had a significant snowfall. With this in mind, in the winter of 2024-25 the City will once again focus on education, said Tyler Cote, Watertown’s Community Engagement Specialist.
A view of the proposed project at properties on Franklin and Washburn streets looking south from the entry drive. NOTE: This meeting has been postponed. The date has not been announced. A Community Meeting about a project proposed on properties for Franklin and Washburn streets will be held on Dec. 11.
Revival Cafe sent out the following announcement:
We are hosting a Toy Drive for the Boys & Girls Club of Watertown at Revival Cafe! Feel free to send this information around so we can get as many gifts for children in need as possible! Revival Cafe is located at 99 Coolidge Ave., Watertown, and gifts will be accepted seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Dec. 13. Popular gift categories:
Sports Balls: Soccer/Basketball/Football/Volleyball
Action Figures or Soft Toys (e.g. Squishmallows)
Science/STEM Kits
Board Games/Small Electronic Games
Gift Cards (for Teens)
Lego Sets
Pokémon sets
Arts & Craft kits
Arto Vaun
Little Local Conversations Podcast creator Matt Hanna recently profiled the executive director of the Project Save Photograph Archive, as well as a local real estate agent and business leader. In “Little Local Conversations,” discover the people, places, stories, and ideas of Watertown. Hanna has conversations with various businesses owners, community leaders, creatives, and other interesting folks in Watertown to learn about what they do and get to know a bit about the people behind the work.
Arto Vaun
Meet Arto Vaun! He’s Executive Director of Project Save Photograph Archive and a musician and poet here in Watertown. We talk about his own journey as a self-described late bloomer in owning his artistic identity to now getting public acclaim for his music, how he came to be interested in joining Project Save and his vision for reimagining it for the future to have a broader scope outside of just the Armenian community, and we dive into the backstory of Project Save and its founder and how it’s a truly incredible 50 year old cultural collection that is unique not only in the region, but the country and world.
The Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Artist in Residence Program is turning 10 years old, and applications are being sought for the 2025 residency. The Cemetery provided the following information:
Since 2021, we have awarded smaller one-year residencies to a cohort of local artists to work on projects at Mount Auburn. Each artist is creating works or programs unique to and inspired by Mount Auburn. Artists also have the option to use their residency as a planning grant for a larger project to be completed the following year. Learn more about our Artists-in-Residence in this recent feature from Watertown Cable Access News
Artist-in-Residence Application
Award amount: $500 – $4,000
Application due date: February 1, 2025
Notification date: March 1, 2025
Project start date: April 1, 2025
End date: March 31, 2026
Read the application for more details:
2025 Mount Auburn Cemetery Artist-in-Residence Application