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Tuesday May 26th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Cambridge’s varsity fours kept a nine-year title streak alive
  • How a forgotten MIT zipper idea could reshape tents and robots
  • Cambridge-linked trip becomes key clue in Maine missing-person search

Also on today's calendar: Commonwealth School Virtual Information Session for Fall 2027 Admission and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I went into the woods and found it. Once I'd found it, I searched for it. The harder I searched, the less I wanted it. When at last I couldn't find it, I carried it home in my hand. What is it? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Warm; a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 59. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Breezy with a few showers, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Duxbury's depth delivers Mass. Public School Rowing Association boys' championship; Brookline takes girls' title (bostonglobe.com) — Cambridge’s public school rowing program extended its dominance by winning both the girls’ and boys’ varsity fours at the state public school championships, capping a standout weekend that also included strong New England results. Led by coxswain Ada LaMaster and coach Lane Lauriat, the girls’ varsity four claimed its ninth straight title, underscoring Cambridge’s sustained strength on the Merrimack River course.    

• MIT researchers 3D print three-sided zipper that stiffens into rods, coils, and arches (designboom.com) — MIT researchers in Cambridge have revived a long-forgotten zipper patent to create a 3D‑printed “Y‑zipper” that shifts from soft to rigid with a single pull. Their prototypes range from self‑assembling tents and robotic legs to a wrist brace that stiffens for support, hinting at future uses in emergency shelters and even space tools. It’s a glimpse of cutting‑edge design happening right in Cambridge’s backyard.    

• Oxford County Sheriff shares missing woman alert, urges tips to Auburn police (wgme.com) — A missing-person alert notes that Lacey Rose Sawyer Harvey was last known to be traveling from Harvard Square in Cambridge to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Maine authorities are leading the search, but her Cambridge departure point makes this relevant for locals who may have seen her or have information to share with police.    


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    Tuesday May 26
  • RHS JROTC Change of Command Ceremony
    RHS Field House
    7:00 am
  • End of Term II – Tuesday Lessons
    Brookline Music School, 25 Kennard Rd, Brookline
    9:00 am
  • Baby & Toddler Playtime
    Charlestown Branch Library, 179 Main Street, Charlestown
    10:30 am
  • Baby Lapsit 2
    East Boston Branch Library, 276 Meridian Street, East Boston
    10:30 am

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  • Lesley University posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Communication Arts (Evergreen) in Cambridge. Apply here.
  • City of Cambridge Massachusetts posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cambridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Boston Mobile Detailing Firm Earns Trust Since 2021 (desmoinesregister.com)
  • SomerStreets: Carnaval bringing music, food, culture, and community to East Somerville (thesomervilletimes.com)
  • ‘Deportation cloaked in a change of status:' Mass. immigration advocates reel from Trump's green card policy shift (bostonglobe.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A splinter. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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