Real Estate
More Than a Dozen Watertown Properties Hosting Open Houses
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See this weekend’s open houses around Watertown.
Boston Bruins Player Gets an Education About a Sport for the Blind at Perkins School
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Boston Bruin Alex Steeves learns about goalball from two members of Perkins School for the Blind Towerhawks. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Boston Bruins center Alex Steeves has played in some tough environments — Montreal, Toronto, Madison Square Garden — but on Monday he entered the Perkins School for the Blind’s gym to try his hand at a new sport: one which requires him to play blindfolded.
WHS Sports: Wrestler Reaches 100 Wins; Girls Basketball & Boys Hockey in Tourney Play
Watertown senior Jimmy Strestha claimed his 100th career win at the All-State Meet in Springfield. (Courtesy of Watertown Athletics)
A pair of Watertown wrestlers faced the Bay State’s best in the All-State Meet in Springfield on Sunday, and one picked up a milestone win.
New Signage for Paintings in City Hall Provides a Historical Perspective
The historic paintings in Watertown City Hall now have signs with information about the town’s history. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The entry lobby in City Hall is beginning to look like a room at the Museum of Fine Arts, with the addition of signs to accompany the recently restored historical paintings of Watertown.
Police Log: Man Arrested for Causing Disturbance at Restaurant, Police Locate Man Wanted on 3 Warrants
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
More Headlines
City Relaxing Sidewalk Shoveling Rules After Blizzard, Keeping Parking Ban in Place
Firefighters Battle Two Alarm Fire, Slowed by Snow Around Hydrants
Proposal for Walker Pond Includes Boardwalk, Community Garden, Places for Recreation & for Reflection
Around Town
Watertown Groups Hosting “Resist With Love” Standout on Valentine’s Day
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The following announcement was provided by Indivisible Progressive Watertown and the Watertown Rapid Response Network:
All are welcome to join in the Resist With Love Stand Out Against ICE in Watertown Square on Saturday, Feb. 14th, Valentine’s Day, from 10-11:30 a.m. Bring a sign, Bring a friend. Be ready to sing with B-Vocal. Wear something red. This is a peaceful, non-violent protest.
Around Town
City Issued Parking Tickets & Shoveling Warnings After January Snowstorm; Winter Parking Ban May be Extended
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Charlie BreitroseA truck plows a Watertown street.
Dozens of Watertown Department of Public Works crews and contractors plowed 20 inches of snow off Watertown’s 72 miles of roadway, after the snowstorm that hit the City on Jan. 25 and 26, City Manager George Proakis said. The City also issued 69 parking tickets and 50 warnings and fines for failing to shovel sidewalks.
Entertainment
WEEKEND FUN: Galentine’s Donut Decorating, “Little Women” on Stage, Olympics Watch Party, Valentine’s Dining
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Have you heard of Galentine’s Day? Feb. 13th is now a day to celebrate women’s friendships, and in town you can take your friends to a Galentine doughnut decorating party at Blackbird Doughnuts. Fun! This is the week of the winter Olympics, and the library is offering a place to watch with others on a few days this week including Friday afternoon. Permission is granted to loudly cheer on your favorite athletes in the otherwise quiet library. The Actor’s Shakespeare Project has an ongoing play of “Little Women” at the Mosesian this month with performances this weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I love that we have a theatre company in residence at the Mosesian again. There are a number of great restaurants in town celebrating Valentine’s Day. I am drawn to the Condesa Restaurante’s special cocktails and the five course Aphrodisiac Dinner at Red Lentil. Let’s all eat, drink and be merry with our gal friends, boyfriends, friend friends, partners and spouses.
Business
See the Highlights from the Charles River Chamber’s Forum on Housing, Real Estate
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The Charles River Regional Chamber recently hosted a forum looking at housing production in the area, and heard from a panel of experts, as well as State Sen. Will Brownsberger. See details in the announcement below.
Government
See Why the City Council Narrowly Rejected a Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
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Tuesday night, a citizens group presented the City Council with a petition to support a resolution encouraging the federal government to seek nuclear disarmament in the United States and the other eight nations that have nuclear weapons. The proposal split the Council, which rejected it down by one vote.
Sports
JIM’S VIEW: It’s Senior Night on the Hardwood as Both Raiders Teams Finish Out Their Home Regular Season Schedule
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Up first, the Boys…
Senior night honored three young men who have devoted their time and effort to Watertown Basketball — Higor Camara, Andrew Malovanyi and Benjamin Teixeira. Congratulations to all three of them and a tip of the hat for their contribution to Watertown Athletics and Raiders Basketball!
Around Town
$24K in School Grants Awarded by Watertown Community Foundation
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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation:
For the concluding year of the School Program Grants, the Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) awarded $24,500 to the Watertown Public Schools (WPS) to support education programs in every school that will enhance learning beyond the classroom. Grants will support programs across multiple disciplines, including STEM programs, Literacy Week and the arts, to serve 2,700 students of all ages across the district. The list of grantees is here. A new grant portfolio, Education and Youth Development, will launch this March.