Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• A tiny park in Cambridge doubles as an urban experiment in forestry (fastcompany.com) — A new one-acre Triangle Park Urban Forest in Kendall Square has transformed a former concrete traffic island into a dense grove of 400 trees, supporting Cambridge's urban forestry plan. The project aims to cool nearby streets, add shade and biodiversity, and test a new, highly replicable approach to planting in leftover city spaces that could spread across Cambridge.
• Lamplighter surprises employees with plan to go worker-owned next month - Cambridge (csindie.com) — Lamplighter Brewing, with locations in The Port and Cambridge Crossing, is preparing to shift to 100 percent employee ownership, with state and Cambridge license approvals expected in October. The change follows a recent unionization vote and will create a profit-sharing trust for staff while founders step back into advisory roles, keeping day-to-day operations and neighborhood taprooms running as usual.
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Hey Cambridge! I'm looking for good dinning options in Cambridge! Any recommendations? (Nextdoor Alewife Linear Path)
Hello neighbors, I saw a rodent in my apartment!!! I am not sure if it was a rat or mice, it was too fast! I have never dealt with this before. I am quite scared, what do I do? I feel bad putting… (Nextdoor Riverside)
Harvard University posted a job opening for Fire Electrician in Cambridge. Apply here.
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services posted a job opening for Floor Technician in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cambridge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Somerville
Somerville 'Neighborhood Connect' meeting series to share latest city updates (thesomervilletimes.com)
35 Bradley St #2, Somerville, MA 02145 (zillow.com)
Watertown
Sidewalk Work in Coolidge Square This Week as Part of the Mt. Auburn Street Project (watertownmanews.com)
Medford
Monday Morning Power Outage Affects Many In Medford (patch.com)
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