Daily brief · Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
Sewer overflow plan: two office hours today
August 10, 2026
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CSO control plan office hours held for public questions
The Cambridge-MWRA-Somerville combined sewer overflow planning team holds virtual office hours from noon to 2 p.m. today and an in-person session from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Somerville Public Library auditorium, 79 Highland Ave. Staff will answer questions about the Draft Updated CSO Control Plan. The project team notes that attending office hours does not itself constitute a public comment, but laptop stations will be set up for anyone who wants to submit one.
SomerVoice
Remnant Brewing's Satellite venue hosts live bluegrass tonight
Ruth & Ben Bluegrass performs an acoustic set tonight, Aug. 10, from 8-10:30 p.m. at Remnant Brewing's Satellite venue on Cambridge Street.
Remnant Brewing
Row 34 in Kendall Square launches happy hour today
Row 34's Kendall Square location debuts a happy hour today, Aug. 10, from 2-5 p.m., featuring $1 oysters, shrimp tacos and rotating cocktails.
bostonchefs.com
The Little Mercies and Ever More Nest play Club Passim
Club Passim's Monday Discovery Series features old-time group The Little Mercies and Americana artist Ever More Nest tonight, Aug. 10, at 8 p.m.
Club Passim
MIT study outlines economic framework for fusion power
A study published today by MIT professors Dennis Whyte and Andrew Lo proposes an economic framework to assess and ensure the commercial viability of fusion power.
MIT News
Free outdoor yoga class comes to Greene-Rose Heritage Park
The Community Development Department sponsors a free guided yoga flow for all levels today, Aug. 10, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Greene-Rose Heritage Park.
Eventbrite
Dave Zirin discusses new Howard Zinn biography at Harvard Book Store
Sportswriter Dave Zirin visits the Harvard Book Store today at 7 p.m. to discuss his new book on Howard Zinn, in conversation with Howard Bryant.
GBH Forum Network
'The War of the Worlds' screens at the Brattle Theatre
The Brattle's 'Keep Watching the Skies: Aliens in the 1950s' series screens the 1953 classic 'The War of the Worlds' today at 3:30 and 6 p.m.
The Brattle Theatre
Merck kicks off MIT chemistry recruiting events
Merck visits MIT today at 9 a.m. for an informational session on research opportunities, internships and postdoc roles.
MIT Events Calendar
Brattle Theatre hosts craft-along screening of 'Donnie Darko'
The Brattle partners with local shop Gather Here today at 6 p.m. for a craft-along screening of 'Donnie Darko,' with lights kept halfway up for attendees' projects.
The Brattle Theatre
Biotech teacher institute starts in Kendall Square
MassBioEd's Teacher Summer Institute runs Aug. 10-14, including biomanufacturing and biopharma training tied to Biogen CoLab in Kendall Square.
MassBioEd
Physics-and-AI workshop opens at MIT
The IAIFI Summer Workshop begins at MIT today with a 9 a.m. welcome and sessions on physics-informed machine learning and simulation-based inference, running through Aug. 14.
NSF IAIFI
LEO Fencing camp begins in Cambridge
LEO Fencing Club begins its Competitive Epee Camp with Sebastien Dos Santos today, running 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through Aug. 14 at 42 Concord Lane.
LEO Fencing Club
Global leadership institute starts at Hult
The United Nations Association of Greater Boston starts its Advanced Institute in Global Leadership: Negotiation program today, running through Aug. 14 at Hult International Business School.
United Nations Association of Greater Boston
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