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🌱 Patch AM: Cambridge Memorial Drive Shooting Suspect Indicted On New Charges

Happening soon: Calmer Con Boston on the Cambridge Patch calendar

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Hey there, Cambridge! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • New charges filed in Memorial Drive shooting that wounded Cambridge resident
  • How will the new electric Charles River ferry change Cambridge commutes?
  • What could Cambridge's recount decide in this razor-thin Senate primary?

Also on today's calendar: Calmer Con Boston and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; breezy, warm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cambridge Memorial Drive Shooting Suspect Indicted On New Charges (patch.com) — Cambridge readers are learning more about the Memorial Drive shooting case, as Boston resident Tyler Brown now faces a long list of new charges for allegedly firing on motorists between River Street and Pleasant Street Extension. One victim, a Cambridge DoorDash driver returning home, and another, an MBTA bus driver, were both seriously injured but later released from the hospital, while Brown remains in custody as the case proceeds.
   

2. Wada Hoppah launches shallow-draft electric ferry service on Charles River (workboat.com) — A new battery-electric ferry is now running on the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, offering a quiet, low-wake way to cross the river and connect waterfront neighborhoods. Built in nearby Concord, the 36-foot vessel carries up to 15 passengers and is designed for the river's shallow stretches and low bridges. The company plans to expand dock access and eventually add a larger, 50-passenger boat.
   

3. Hand recount underway in close Mass. State Senate primary (wcvb.com) — Cambridge voters are at the center of a razor-thin Democratic State Senate primary recount between incumbent Will Brownsberger and challenger Daniel Lander in the Suffolk and Middlesex district. Ballots are being hand-counted, with Boston's underway and Cambridge's recount scheduled for Thursday. The outcome will help gauge Mayor Michelle Wu's political influence after she backed Lander against the longtime senator.
   

4. Harvard adds college-specific hazing policy to student handbook (boston25news.com) — Harvard College in Cambridge has tightened its hazing rules for the new academic year, making students accountable even for passively being present during hazing. The updated policy, aligned with state and federal law, follows an uptick in hazing reports and a recent case involving a student organization's initiation practices.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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