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🌱 Patch AM: What Mass General Brigham’s big new Assembly Square lab means locally.
Spotted on the Somerville calendar: Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum

Hello Somerville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Mass General Brigham's big new Assembly Square lab means locally.
Also on today's calendar: Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum and 13 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Turning sunny; cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
- Sunday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 63, low: 52.
- Monday: Some sun, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mass General Brigham Leases 100K SF Lab Space at Greystar's 74M in Somerville (cremarketbeat.com) — Mass General Brigham is moving roughly 100,000 square feet of pathology lab operations into the new 74M tower on Middlesex Avenue in Somerville's Assembly Square. The lease makes the health system the building's first tenant, signaling growing life-science investment, new jobs, and more daytime activity in the neighborhood as the remaining lab and office space is marketed to additional companies.
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📸 Around Somerville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Somerville
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★ Featured events ★
- Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
10:00 am - Falling Into Fall - A Tai Chi & Fall Prevention Workshop →
First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church St Cambridge, MA 02139 (2nd fl Barn Room),
10:00 am - Cider Tasting →
The Great American Beer Hall, 142 Mystic Ave, Medford
11:00 am - Oktoberfest - Medford's Community Event →
Riverside Ave., Medford Square,
12:00 pm - Girl Scout Kickoff - EVENT IS FULL, NO WALK-INS →
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts - Headquarters/Office, 265 Beaver St, Waltham
1:00 pm - Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
Virtual,
6:30 pm - Intro to ADUs →
111 High St, Medford
6:30 pm - HONK! Festival w/35 U.S activist bands on-site, plus 6 int'l bands streaming in; runs Oct.9-11. →
Somerville
12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- MINDFUL MOVEMENT FOR THE LOWER BODY: Balance, Flexibility, Strength, & Stability with Steven Cardoza →
The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
1:30 pm - DHARMA TALK + MEDITATION with Lama Tsering ~ Free/Donation →
The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
12:00 pm - YOGA for Osteoporosis and Bone Health with Helen Theodosiou →
The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
10:30 am - All She Wrote Books Presents: Romance Author Betty Corrello →
All She Wrote Books, 75 Washington St, Somerville
7:30 pm - Wish Benefit Tour 2026 with Oteil Burbridge & LaMP →
55 Davis Square, Somerville
9:00 am - Arts at the Armory Presents Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Piano & Voice →
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville
8:00 pm - Shepherd's Kitchen Food Pantry →
130 Highland Ave, Somerville
9:15 am - HONK! Festival w/35 U.S activist bands on-site, plus 6 int'l bands streaming in; runs Oct.9-11. →
, Somerville
12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
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- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead - Part-Time in Somerville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Cambridge
- New video shows deadly police-involved shooting in Cambridge, judge rules officers' actions justified - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)
- Man accused of sexual assault at Cambridge Planet Fitness appears in court - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)
- Cambridge, MA Planning Board — November 10, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
Medford
- Citywide Yard Sale Returning To Medford (patch.com)
Malden
- Arrests, Robbery, And Driving Violations: Malden Police Log (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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