🌱 Patch AM: How Central Square bars shaped Ben and Casey Affleck’s Cambridge childhood

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In today's newsletter:

• How Central Square bars shaped Ben and Casey Affleck's Cambridge childhood

Also on today's calendar: Calmer Con Boston and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
• Friday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Casey Affleck reveals death of his and Ben's father during Venice film fest press conference (bostonglobe.com) — Ben Affleck has shared that his and Casey's father, Timothy, has died, and reflected on their complicated relationship and his father's long-term sobriety. For Cambridge residents, the story recalls his youth around Central Square, visiting his dad at the Prospect Buffet and Cantab Lounge, familiar neighborhood spots that shaped the brothers' early lives.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cambridge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Calmer Con Boston →
  The Meadowbrook School, 10 Farm Rd, Weston
  10:00 am
• Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
  Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Webinar: AI SEO: Get Your Brand Seen and Chosen Online →
  Online Webinar,
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Carnival Jamboree at Lafayette Square →
  900 Main St, Cambridge
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Thursdays) →
  The Historic Windsor Inn, 85 Windsor Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
  6:00 pm
• Duochrome at Regattabar! →
  Regattabar, 1 Bennett St, Cambridge
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays) →
  The Historic Windsor Inn, 85 Windsor Stree,t Cambridge, MA 02139
  6:00 pm
• Jim Caruso's Cast Party Featuring Billy Stritch →
  7:00 pm
• Candle Making Class: Fun Candle Making With Instructor Neemah →
  Long Live Roxbury, 152 Hampden St, Boston, MA, 02119
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays) →
  The Historic Windsor Inn, 85 Windsor Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
  11:00 am
• Pan in the Park Panorama Showcase at Pacific Park →
  82 Pacific St, Cambridge
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Biogen, Inc. posted a job opening for Associate Director, Data Engineering & Architecture in Cambridge. Apply here.
• Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. posted a job opening for Associate Director, Incentive Compensation in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cambridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Somerville

• Cambridge historian, Somerville comics press honored with Massachusetts Book Awards (cambridgeday.com)
• This Massachusetts Bakery Keeps Making Pies Like It's The 1950s (takingthekids.com)
• How Somerville got to zero bicyclist or pedestrian deaths for four years, and how to keep it going - Cambridge (csindie.com)

Watertown

• New Historic Passport Booklet, Historic Houses & Watertown During the Revolution Tour (watertownmanews.com)

Medford

• 2 Events In Medford Mark 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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