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In today's newsletter:

  • New Sam Adams Upper Deck brings outdoor dining to Kenmore Square
  • Family sues Brighton assisted living home over man left dead for days
  • How Boston’s OnlyFans spending stacks up against the rest of New England

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Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Windy; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny; breezy, warmer, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Outdoor Dining Venue Opens For Summer In Boston (patch.com) — Boston diners have a new summer hangout in Kenmore Square, where Hotel Commonwealth has launched the Sam Adams Upper Deck with outdoor seating, TVs, and a full food and drink menu near Fenway Park. The space will host live DJs on select June dates, offer beer-and-wings specials, and give guests a spot to soak in the atmosphere of nearby Fenway concerts and World Cup excitement.    

2. Patient found dead in Boston assisted living home was ignored for 9 days, family says in lawsuit (cbsnews.com) — A Brighton family alleges their father’s body went unnoticed for nine days at Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle, an assisted living home in Boston, and is suing the operator for negligence and emotional distress. The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, claims missed meals and motion-sensor alerts should have triggered welfare checks and seeks damages under Massachusetts law.    

3. How Much Each New England State Spent on OnlyFans in 2025 (wcyy.com) — Boston residents spent an estimated $14.5 million on OnlyFans in 2025, putting the city 16th among U.S. cities for per-capita spending. A new analysis breaks down how much each New England state and several key cities shelled out on the platform, highlighting Massachusetts’ outsized role in the regional total.    

4. Officials announce new initiative to combat wrong-way driving in Massachusetts - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com) — State officials in Boston have launched a new initiative to stop wrong-way driving across Massachusetts, adding advanced detection systems, better signs, and targeted infrastructure upgrades. The move follows a fatal wrong-way crash that killed Trooper Kevin Trainor and aims to prevent similar tragedies on highways statewide.    


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  • $800,000 Cummings Grant to Fuel Project Bread's Fight Against Hunger Statewide —Diana Read on Patch
  • Four Universal Window Projects Earn 2026 Preservation Mass Awards —John Lankton Read on Patch
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    (I don’t think Kermit the Frog was impressed!) (Nextdoor West Brighton - Oak Square)
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    You get to drop off your child/children and be available to pick them up afterwards. Valid drivers license needed part time employment covering… (Nextdoor Franklin Field Woodrow)
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  • Northeastern University posted a job opening for MSHI Visiting Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor and Program Leader in Boston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Boston here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An egg (Thank you LaJean D. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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