Daily brief · Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
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July 5, 2026
DPW Worker Xavier Bautista Fatally Shot Near Broadway and Norfolk Street
Cambridge Public Works employee Xavier Bautista, 32, was shot before 4:30 a.m. on July 4 near Broadway and Norfolk Street; a pedestrian found his body around 5:30 a.m. Cambridge Police, the Middlesex DA's Office and State Police are investigating.
Cambridge Day
City Leaders Mourn DPW Worker Killed in Shooting
City Manager Yi-An Huang and Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui called Cambridge 'heartbroken' over the death of Public Works employee Xavier Bautista and pledged a community meeting this week on the active homicide investigation.
City of Cambridge
Police Seek Tips in Fatal Broadway Street Shooting
Cambridge Police, Fire and ProEMS responded before 5:30 a.m. on July 4 to a fatal shooting near Broadway and Norfolk Street; investigators ask anyone with information to call (617) 349-3300.
Cambridge Police Department
SilkMed, MyCycleIQ Win CIC Pitch Night
SilkMed, which makes biopolymer burn dressings, and MyCycleIQ, a menstruation education app, won a social-impact pitch competition hosted by the Cambridge Innovation Center.
Cambridge Day
Summer BCMFest Hits Club Passim Today
The 12th annual Summer Boston Celtic Music Festival features free sets at 2 and 3 p.m. and a ticketed 7 p.m. showcase at Club Passim in Harvard Square today.
Passim
Indie Rockers The Spatulas Play Lilypad Tonight
The Spatulas headline a 7:30 p.m. show at Inman Square's Lilypad tonight, with support from Major Stars, Tyler & The Names and DJ CAMPS.
Boston Compass
CHA Birth Center Reopens for Deliveries Monday
Cambridge Health Alliance's renovated, midwife-led Birth Center at 1493 Cambridge St. resumes deliveries July 6, ending a six-year pause since the pandemic.
Axios Boston
Jazz Brunch With Estefanía Núñez at Lou's Today
Lou's at 13 Brattle St. hosts a jazz brunch with singer Estefanía Núñez today from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with music starting at noon.
Harvard Square Business Association
Valente Branch Kicks Off Summer Sundays Today
Cambridge Public Library's Summer Sundays program begins today at the Valente Branch, 1 to 5 p.m.; the Main Library stays closed Sundays through August.
Cambridge Public Library
Pepita Hosts Quiet Lo-Fi Sunday Today
Lamplighter and Pepita turn the back taproom at 284 Broadway into a quiet zone for reading and studying today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lamplighter Brewing Co.
Mass Audubon Hosts Bachata by the River Tonight
Mass Audubon and Magazine Beach Partners host a free sunset bachata dance class and social at Magazine Beach Park Nature Center tonight from 6 to 8 p.m., led by instructors Liz Lister and Lumyr Derisier.
Mass Audubon
Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program Starts Monday
Cambridge's paid youth employment program for teens begins its 2026 season July 6, placing participants in jobs at public and nonprofit sites around the city.
City of Cambridge
St. John the Evangelist Holds July 4 Weekend Social Hour Today
Parishioners and neighbors are invited to a coffee-and-donut social hour in the church hall today following the 11 a.m. Mass.
St. John the Evangelist Cambridge
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