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...Though Harvard was not a newcomer to Watertown??it had leased 110,000 square feet of space there since 1998—not everyone was initially thrilled with the University’s purchase...
...Games in Watertown??s Arsenal Mall yesterday, over 150 people stood in the cold until just after midnight, when over 6,500 stores across the country, from Circuit City to Game Stop, opened their doors in synchronized celebration. The Watertown store’s Assistant Manager Jason Tavares characterized the event as a “mad dash to the doors...
Despite some customers who came in to pick up the new “EverQuest 2,” also released this week, 95 percent of business at Watertown??s EB Games yesterday centered on the game of the hour...
...Watertown negotiations were essential because the city stood to lose millions of dollars in tax revenue due to Harvard’s exempt status. The tax revenue generated by the parcel Harvard purchased accounted for almost five percent of Watertown??s entire budget—money the city had been counting on for library and school renovations among other projects. Shortly after Harvard bought the complex, Watertown children and their parents protested Harvard’s heartless action. In response to the negotiation’s outcome, those same parents cheered the University’s presence...
...Harvard officials say the Watertown agreement represents a special case, since Harvard’s holdings constitute about one-third of that town’s tax base and were purchased in one fell swoop. An agreement like the 1990 deal would have had catastrophic effects on Watertown??s city budget...