Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
Thursday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 47.
Friday: Cloudy with rain possible, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BMS says goodbye to 265 New Jersey staff as reorg rolls on (pharmalive.com) — A major round of biopharma layoffs includes Waltham-based TScan Therapeutics, which is cutting 96 jobs on November 2 as it refocuses on in vivo solid tumor programs and eliminates internal manufacturing. The broader industry cost-cutting wave is also hitting workers at Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, GSK, Novartis and others, underscoring ongoing instability for life-sciences employees across New Jersey, Massachusetts and beyond.
• New HQ designed to encourage connection, Global Partners says (facilitiesdive.com) — Global Partners has shifted its corporate headquarters from Waltham to a much larger, amenity-filled space in nearby Newton, just off I-95 and the Mass Pike. The new office is 75% bigger than the former Waltham site and features extensive collaboration areas, a fitness center, and on-site parking, signaling continued growth for a major employer in the region.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Feeling a bit country tonight here in Waltham. So I recorded John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads." It was #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles in August 1971 and was inducted into the Grammy… (Nextdoor Bishops Forest)
Hello, I am looking for a flooring contractor who can help me assess any damage to the vinyl flooring after water leak from HVAC and water went underneath… (Nextdoor Lakeview)
BerryDunn posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Supervisor in Waltham. Apply here.
Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waltham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Belmont
Garvin Nixes Merit Pay Increase … Again After Select Board Gives Town Administrator Outstanding Performance Review (belmontonian.com)
With Boom in Requests, Town Considers Public Records Coordinator (belmontvoice.org)
Eastern Mass. boys' soccer: Players of the Week, Sept. 14-20 (bostonglobe.com)
Watertown
South African Playwright to Perform Play About Apartheid in Watertown (watertownmanews.com)
Newton
Newton Bakery Crawl Returns For Fifth Straight Year (patch.com)
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