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  • Overturned SUV damages several parked cars in late-night Cambridge crash
  • Which two MIT professors just earned a top Cambridge-based teaching honor?
  • Why Cambridge ranks among Massachusetts’ top cities for quality of life

Also on today's calendar: The Best Flippin' TCG Show Boston and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 56 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rain, temps: high: 58, low: 44.
  • Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rollover Crash In Cambridge Damages Multiple Cars (patch.com) — An early-morning rollover crash at Hampshire and Elm streets in Cambridge left a blue SUV upside down and several parked cars badly damaged, though the driver declined medical treatment. Cambridge police and multiple fire units responded around 2:30 a.m., and investigators are now working to determine what caused the collision that rattled this residential area.    

• MIT Names 2026 Edgerton Award Winners (devx.com) — MIT has honored associate professors Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire with its 2026 Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award for their teaching, research, and service in Cambridge. For local residents, the recognition highlights how MIT’s Cambridge-based faculty are shaping student learning, driving new discoveries, and strengthening the campus community that sits in the city’s backyard.    

• 11 Massachusetts Cities With The Best Quality Of Life Right Now (takingthekids.com) — Cambridge ranks near the top of national livability lists, praised for its dense cluster of biotech, software, and academic jobs, strong transit use, and walkable neighborhoods like Inman and Central squares. A broader statewide roundup compares Cambridge with 10 other Massachusetts cities, highlighting how it stacks up on schools, culture, and everyday quality of life.    

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  • Former Food Network Champion Chef Launching Mediterranean Dinner Restaurant In Somerville (patch.com)

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  • Robotics Company Builds on Watertown's History of Manufacturing in Former Mill Building (watertownmanews.com)

Medford

  • Medford Coalition Intervenes To Defend City In Lawsuit (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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