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  • How Waltham’s Bitcoin ATM ban aims to stop costly scams
  • How long could the 2020 Waltham “month of mayhem” suspect serve?
  • Why this Library of Congress music history is coming to Brandeis

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Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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1. Some Massachusetts cities ban Bitcoin ATMs, but is it enough to prevent scams? (wcvb.com) — Waltham residents should know the city has banned Bitcoin ATMs after a local woman nearly lost $15,000 to a scam, with police unusually able to recover most of her money. Officials in Waltham and Gloucester say the machines mainly enable fraud, while a proposed state bill would add transaction limits and protections for victims. Police urge residents to verify any urgent money demands before using ATMs or cryptocurrency.
   

2. Superior court sentencing begins for Waltham man charged in 2020 series of assaults (walthamtimes.org) — Sentencing has begun for a Waltham resident convicted on several firearm and assault-related charges tied to a 2020 string of attacks that unsettled the city. A Middlesex Superior Court judge is weighing prison terms that could span from single digits to nearly two decades, while remaining charges and possible immigration consequences are still being resolved.
   

3. 'Let the People Hear It' Celebrates 100 Years of Concerts at the Library (loc.gov) — A new Library of Congress book on 100 years of its concert series is coming to Waltham, with an author talk scheduled at Brandeis University on January 22, 2026. The richly illustrated volume traces landmark performances, historic commissions, and behind-the-scenes stories, and local readers can catch the Waltham event or request the book through nearby libraries or booksellers.
   

4. Waltham man arraigned in superior court on rape charge (walthamtimes.org) — A Waltham resident has pleaded not guilty in superior court to a rape charge stemming from an alleged January incident at a Main Street business in the city. The 61-year-old defendant was previously arraigned in Waltham District Court, posted bail, and now faces upcoming hearings in both district and superior courts based on official case records.
   

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