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Hi Brookline! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brookline police seek tips after electric bike with child carrier stolen
  • How a 25-year Brookline detective left his mark on town
  • How a Brookline usability guru thinks AI will wreck the web

Also on today's calendar: Shabbat on the Beach at the Wayland Town Beach and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Rain and drizzle; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy and humid with showers, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Brookline Police Looking To Identify Possible Bike Thief (patch.com) — Brookline police are asking residents to help identify a man seen on surveillance footage in connection with the reported theft of a green electric bike with a child carrier earlier this month. The man, described as having black hair and wearing a white long-sleeve shirt, black pants, and white sneakers, is not considered wanted at this time, but detectives hope local tips to their 617-730-2244 line will move the investigation forward.
   

2. Brookline Police Detective Retires After 25 Years Of Service (patch.com) — A veteran Brookline police detective, David Wagner, is retiring after 25 years serving the town and more than 37 years in law enforcement overall. The department highlights his investigative work, community-focused gestures, and mentorship of younger officers, and thanks him publicly as he begins retirement.
   

3. Steve Krug Internet Usability Bible Author Warns AI Will Make the Web Worse (newsanyway.com) — Brookline resident Steve Krug, the usability expert behind the classic book "Don't Make Me Think," is warning that AI and social media are pushing the web in a worse, more manipulative direction. From his home in town, he reflects on how his user‑friendly design principles have been twisted to maximize engagement, and why he's racing to finish a new edition before AI reshapes everything again.
   

4. New Study Warns Vaping Is Linked to Staggering Health Problems in Teens (pulptastic.com) — Brookline is singled out for leading 22 Massachusetts towns in adopting a lifetime tobacco sales ban for anyone born in 2000 or later, part of a broader crackdown on youth nicotine use. A major British pediatric review links teen vaping to respiratory, dental, sleep, and mental health problems, while U.S. experts warn that many young vapers later transition to cigarettes and call for stronger protections.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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