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Good morning to you Cambridge! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the historian couple quietly building a life near Harvard
  • Why small landlords say Cambridge’s 2003 rent control vote still matters

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Discover Boating New England Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive and 10 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: A touch of morning rain, with a high of 37 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 46, low: 29.
  • Friday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 46 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Inside Finding Your Roots host Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s marriage to his fellow historian wife (hellomagazine.com) — A well-known TV host and historian and his wife, a Harvard scholar, make their home in Cambridge just steps from campus, where they share research and academic work. The piece traces their marriage, her Cuban academic background, and their recent collaboration presenting a genealogical project to Pope Leo XIV in Rome.
   

• Small Property Owners Association Announces New Leadership for 2026 (bostonrealestatetimes.com) — Massachusetts small property owners have new leadership as SPOA’s incoming president and vice president renew opposition to a proposed statewide rent control ballot measure, citing past rejection by Cambridge voters in 2003. They argue caps would hurt housing quality and supply, and instead promote incentives that help renters eventually become homeowners while keeping small landlords viable.
   

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