What National Grid’s new smart meters could change for Waltham customers
Also on today's calendar: Healing Garden Concert with Irene Kelley, Antsy McClain, and Lance Cowan and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Sunday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.
Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 37.
Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Child on scooter struck by pickup truck in Waltham, Massachusetts (wcvb.com) — An 8-year-old riding an electric scooter was hit by a GMC pickup on Charles Street Avenue in Waltham Friday evening and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say no fault has been determined yet, and the Waltham Crash Reconstruction Team is still investigating whether any charges are appropriate.
• Business Briefs: Brodie Plans, Bank Settlement (iberkshires.com) — National Grid’s rollout of smart meters has reached Waltham as part of a statewide push that’s already passed 500,000 installations, promising residents more detailed control over their electricity use and storm response. The broader business briefs also cover a proposed $200 million revival of Brodie Mountain ski area and a settled harassment lawsuit involving Pittsfield Cooperative Bank.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
My Jazz Orchestra is playing Sunday, April 26th, 3PM at the Mosesian Center in Watertown. The organization is the Jazz Composers Alliance, and will be presenting the 21-piece JCA Orchestra performing new work by our 4 resident composers… (Nextdoor Bleachery)
Pyramid Global Hospitality posted a job opening for Cook in Waltham. Apply here.
Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Loss Prevention Clerk in Waltham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waltham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Belmont
Kymera Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KYMR) COO Sells $27,000.00 in Stock (insidertrades.com)
AI robots are learning to do simple human tasks at a factory in Massachusetts (cbsnews.com)
Wilmington High boys lacrosse blasts Watertown (homenewshere.com)
Watertown
Red Sox erupt for 10 runs in the ninth, beat Orioles 17-1 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)
Eugene Braunwald, Whose Research Reshaped Cardiology, Dies at 96 (nytimes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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