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New Sushi Restaurant Debuts First Massachusetts Location In Watertown

A new sushi restaurant opened its first Massachusetts location in Watertown, offering free matcha and caviar samples to mark the debut. The opening, reported by Watertown Patch in "New Sushi Spot Debuts First MA Location With Freebies: Cheap Eats," included a 20 percent discount on its …

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Two Massachusetts Pizzerias Earn National Best-Of Recognition

Two Massachusetts pizzerias landed on a new nationwide best-of list published this week. A national dining guide singled out 27 pizzerias across 20 states for recognition, including two in Massachusetts, according to a report shared by Watertown Patch on Friday, August 28. The guide did…

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New Watertown High School Achieves Net-Zero Energy, LEED Platinum Status

New Watertown High School earns net-zero energy and LEED Platinum status, per WCVB report. City officials called the building one of the greenest public schools in the country, according to the Thursday, Aug. 27 report. Mighty Squirrel Biergarten at Gore Place in Watertown is set to hos…

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Government · Zoning Board

Board approves mixed-use development at 59 Clarendon Street

Watertown Zoning Board approved a major development at 59 Clarendon Street, voting unanimously on a special permit with site plan review for a mixed-use complex that would replace industrial buildings with a five-story self-storage facility and a one-story medical equipment facility for…

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Watertown Biotech Firm Announces Joint Cell Therapy Research With Norway's Circio

Full Circle Therapeutics of Watertown and Norway's Circio jointly announced in vivo cell therapy research Wednesday. The companies, headquartered in Watertown and Oslo respectively, issued the joint release without disclosing financial terms, and the announcement listed a Watertown cont…

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West Nile Virus Risk Rises to 'High' in Watertown

Watertown's West Nile virus risk level jumped to "high" status this week, Patch reported Tuesday morning, prompting renewed attention to mosquito precautions across town. The elevated risk level was confirmed in Patch's Tuesday morning roundup as late-summer mosquito activity typically …

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Watertown Records 15 Property Sales as Four Transactions Top $1 Million

Watertown recorded 15 property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, with prices among the 11 recorded sales ranging from $380,000 to $1,115,000 and a median of $890,000. The top sale was a condo at 77 Waverley Ave, Unit 77, which sold for $1,115,000 on Aug. 4, sold by IC Waverley Townhomes LLC

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Watertown Restaurant Week Kicks Off With 10 Days of Deals

Watertown Restaurant Week launched this week, giving diners a 10-day stretch of discounted meals at local restaurants, according to Watertown Patch. The promotion, which Patch highlighted in a piece headlined "Get A Free Pizza, $8 Meals In This MA City For Restaurant Week: Cheap Eats," …

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