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🌱 Patch AM: Somerville Cell Phone Store Repeated Target Of Robberies: Report

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Good day Somerville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Somerville cellphone shop hit by two costly robberies in weeks
  • Which Somerville climatetech firms just landed millions in new state incentives?
  • Somerville added to high-risk list for West Nile virus

Also on today's calendar: Yoga of Energy Flow YOGA TEACHER TRAINING with Daniel Orlansky, Andrea Fotopoulos & others and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Somerville Cell Phone Store Repeated Target Of Robberies: Report (patch.com) — Somerville residents are being urged to stay alert after Somerville Communications on Broadway was robbed twice in recent weeks, with thieves taking thousands of dollars in phones and tablets. The small business's owner says the losses are hard to absorb and is frustrated that the store keeps being targeted, while authorities have not yet said if the two incidents are connected.
   

• Somerville organizations awarded funding from MassCEC (thesomervilletimes.com) — Several Somerville climatetech companies, including Form Energy, Eden Geopower, and Vertical Semiconductor, just secured major tax incentives from the state's MassCEC program. These awards will help them expand facilities, hire workers, and advance clean-energy technologies, positioning Somerville as a key player in Massachusetts' growing climatetech economy.
   

• Second human case of West Nile virus identified in Massachusetts (wcvb.com) — Somerville has been placed in the high-risk category for West Nile virus, as state health officials confirm a second human case tied to Middlesex County. Residents are urged to use insect repellent, cover up at peak mosquito hours, and drain standing water, especially older adults or anyone with weakened immune systems who face higher risk of severe illness.
   

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Ok Somerville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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