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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Cambridge search helped crack a massive counterfeit pill operation
  • From Tennessee hayfields to Harvard classrooms in Cambridge this August
  • What did Decker and MacKay reveal in their fiery Cambridge transparency debate?

Also on today's calendar: heARTfelt 2026 Online Auction benefiting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is always in front of you but can never be seen? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Warmer with a shower or two, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts man sentenced for obtaining 200+ kilos of filler powders that makes millions of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine (fallriverreporter.com) — A major federal drug case tied directly to Cambridge led to the seizure of suspected counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine and a firearm during a 2024 search in the city. A Massachusetts man has now been sentenced to 13 years in prison for large-scale counterfeit pill manufacturing and related fraud, following an investigation that involved Cambridge Police and multiple federal agencies.    

• Hayfields to Harvard (gazettextra.com) — A newly admitted Harvard-Berklee Joint Studies student will soon be calling Cambridge home as she moves here in August to start her undergraduate studies. Her journey from working on a Tennessee family farm to earning a full-tuition scholarship highlights the kind of determined, community-minded students who will be joining Cambridge’s academic community later this summer.    

• Transparency on tap during feisty debate between Decker and MacKay (cambridgeday.com) — Cambridge voters got a spirited look at state Rep. Marjorie Decker and challenger Evan MacKay as they clashed over transparency, corruption, and legislative power in a debate for the 25th Middlesex seat, entirely within the city. Both candidates sparred on public records, stipends, term limits, and omnibus bills, while still finding rare agreement on the need for stipend reform.    


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