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Hi Cambridge! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What we know about the pre-dawn gunfire off Cambridge Street
  • How a $454M Navy deal lands mostly in Cambridge labs
  • How MIT’s new TechAMP could reshape New England manufacturing jobs

Also on today's calendar: Ebenezer Scrooge: A Christmas Carol and 12 more events.

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Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Breezy with plenty of sun, with a high of 35 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 37, low: 28.
  • Sunday: A.M. snow, 1-3"; cloudy, cold, with a high of 32 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Police Blotter: Sending minor obscene material; shots fired in Cambridge (bostonherald.com) — Cambridge residents should know police are investigating early-morning gunfire near Cambridge Street and Evereteze Way after shots hit a parked car but did not injure the driver. The broader blotter also covers a Brookline obscenity case and a day’s worth of Boston-area arrests, but Cambridge police specifically seek tips from anyone who saw or heard this incident.
   

• U.S. Navy funds Trident D5 support in $453M deal to Draper (defence-blog.com) — A major U.S. Navy contract will send most of a $453.9 million Trident missile guidance support project to Draper’s Cambridge facility, where 79% of the work will be done through 2028. The deal underscores Cambridge’s role in high-end defense engineering, tying local jobs and research to long-term federal spending on submarine-based nuclear deterrence.
   

• MIT Introduces Program to Train Manufacturing 'Technologists' (thomasnet.com) — MIT in Cambridge has launched a 12‑month Technologist Advanced Manufacturing Program to train a new kind of manufacturing professional between technician and engineer, aiming to fill critical workforce gaps. The federally funded TechAMP blends online MIT lectures with hands‑on labs at partner institutions across New England and Ohio, covering systems, automation, robotics, and leadership for industrial workers.
   

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