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Coming up on the Brookline Patch calendar: Change Your Mind, Change Your World: with International Buddhist Teacher Kadam Morten

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Coffee in hand, Brookline? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Brookline's 2019 scooter pilot helped spark statewide safety rules

Also on today's calendar: Change Your Mind, Change Your World: with International Buddhist Teacher Kadam Morten and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Some sun, nice and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MA: As e-bike, e-scooter use grows, Massachusetts weighs new safety rules (masstransitmag.com) — Massachusetts officials are weighing new safety rules for e-bikes and e-scooters as use surges statewide, building on recommendations from a 2024 commission and Gov. Healey's proposed Ride Safe Act. Brookline gets a nod for launching the state's first shared e-scooter pilot back in 2019, a sign of how quickly micromobility has grown and now demands clearer regulations.
   

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  • Opus Newton marks first year with full occupancy, focus on middle-income senior living (figcitynews.com)

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  • Cambridge Shooting Suspect To Remain Held Without Bail (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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