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Also, don't miss Fashion Portfolio Prep for High School on the Cambridge Patch calendar

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Good morning Cambridge! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the inquest decided about August's fatal Cambridge police shooting.
  • How can you question officials about this week's Cambridge shootings?
  • Why a famed Cambridge studio is ditching computers for free analog tape

Also on today's calendar: Fashion Portfolio Prep for High School and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
  • Tuesday: A morning shower in the area, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Massachusetts Police Officers Ruled Justified in Fatal Shooting (officer.com) — Cambridge residents are learning that a judicial inquest found three city police officers and a trainee were justified in the August fatal shooting of William Woodworth on Temple Street, citing imminent danger to officers and bystanders. The Middlesex District Attorney accepted the findings, effectively closing the case, while Cambridge police acknowledged both the impact on Woodworth's family and the lasting effects on involved officers.
   

2. Pair of drop-in sessions with Cambridge officials will hear questions and concerns about two shootings - Cambridge (csindie.com) — Cambridge residents are invited to two drop-in sessions with city leaders to discuss this week's nonfatal shootings in North Cambridge and The Port. Officials will meet neighbors Monday at Fresh Pond Apartments on Rindge Avenue and at Bright Hall in St. Paul AME Church, offering space to ask questions, share safety concerns, and hear how the city is responding.
   

3. Michelangelo's Handwriting Now Ships With Microsoft Office (artsjournal.com) — A well-known local music landmark, Q Division Studios in Cambridge is temporarily going fully analog, shelving computers for a week of two‑inch tape sessions and even throwing in the $400 reels for free. The cultural roundup also notes new arts and entertainment developments from New York to Los Angeles, but the Cambridge studio's retro experiment is the most immediately relevant for local musicians and producers.
   

4. Pikulin, Prakash Advance in Doubles Bracket at ITA Regionals (gobobcats.com) — College tennis fans in Cambridge can catch ITA New England Regional doubles action this Sunday at Harvard University, where Vishal Prakash and Andrey Pikulin have advanced to the Round of 16. Their next match, plus additional doubles and singles play, will bring regional collegiate competition to local courts starting at 10 a.m.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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