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In today's newsletter:

  • Norfolk Street stabbing leads to swift arrest and court arraignment
  • Could a new lawsuit upend how Cambridge builds affordable housing?
  • Who’s vying to represent Cambridge in the Second Middlesex Senate seat?

Also on today's calendar: Tai Chi in the Barn Room and 14 more events.

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  • Friday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 47 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 46, low: 37.
  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 41 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fatal Cambridge Stabbing Results In Quick Arrest (patch.com) — Cambridge police and the Middlesex District Attorney report a swift arrest after a man was fatally stabbed inside a Norfolk Street residential building Tuesday night. Officers say 51-year-old Victor Rivas of South Boston was found near the scene, arrested, and will be arraigned in Cambridge District Court, while investigators emphasize the incident appears isolated and poses no broader threat to the public.
   

2. Senate tries to boost inclusionary zoning (cambridgeday.com) — Cambridge’s inclusionary zoning policy is under legal attack from a local developer and conservative legal group, even as state lawmakers consider making such policies easier to adopt. The lawsuit challenges requirements that helped create more than 1,600 affordable units in Cambridge, while Beacon Hill debates broader “YIMBY” housing reforms that could reshape how the city and its neighbors plan future development.
   

3. Second candidate seeks Jehlen's seat (cambridgeday.com) — Voters in parts of Cambridge will see a competitive race for retiring state Sen. Patricia Jehlen’s Second Middlesex District seat, with Winchester climate entrepreneur Tom Hopcroft joining Somerville city councilor Matt McLaughlin in the Democratic primary. Both candidates tout ties to Jehlen and experience on affordability, climate, and local governance, ahead of nomination papers opening in February and the Sept. 1 primary.
   

4. Ethan Hawke Hypes Richard Linklater's Upcoming 1840s 'Hippie' Hangout Film: 'I Believe It Will Be Among The Greatest Films Ever Made' (theplaylist.net) — A forthcoming Richard Linklater film will be set partly in 1830s–1840s Cambridge spotlighting local Transcendentalist figures like Emerson and Margaret Fuller as “hippies” of their era. Ethan Hawke says the long-planned project, expected to shoot in 2026 and premiere around 2027, could be one of Linklater’s greatest works, with Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac eyed for key roles.
   

5. A white dwarf's cosmic feeding frenzy revealed by NASA (sciencedaily.com) — Cambridge-based MIT researchers are leading a NASA study that used a specialized X-ray telescope to probe a distant white dwarf star system in unprecedented detail. Their work on EX Hydrae, 200 light-years away, reveals how superheated gas spirals onto the star and emits powerful X-rays, helping scientists better understand extreme binary systems across the universe.
   

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