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Ann Murphy Fletcher started writing and publishing in 1994. During that time, she has published many poems in such journals as Yankee, The Christian Science Monitor, Georgia Journal, Providence Magazine, Psychopoetica, The Lucid Stone, Ibbetson St. Press, Parnassus, Pegasus, Negative Capability and many more. She has published articles in the on-line magazine Better After Fifty and several in local newspapers especially the Waltham/Newton Tribune. She also has published six short stories and is getting ready to launch a blog about weight loss and maintaining it.

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Schools in Somerville can now apply for a JFK Space Lab presented by Raytheon. The Space Labs support experiments that utilize direct connections with and data from the International Space Station covering areas of Earth science, biology and computer science for middle and high school students.

A section of the Somerville Community Path, from Buena Vista Rd. to Cameron Ave. behind the Davis Square T station, is expected to close on or around Monday, May 13, for the final phase of the Community Path Drainage & Retaining Wall Upgrades project. It’s anticipated to reopen around mid-June.

Come run with the herring- literally! Join the Mystic River Watershed Association and twenty-one Somerville residents, on Saturday, May 18, to celebrate the annual return of the herring. Each spring over 600,000 herring swim from Boston Harbor to the Mystic Lakes–the Herring Run and Paddle celebrates this spectacular wildlife migration.

Andrea Svartstrom MS, RD, LDN

By Andrea Svartstrom

Malnutrition is prevalent among older adults and can lead to a wide range of health problems. Unfortunately, it often goes undiagnosed. To help change that, Somerville Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) and agencies across Massachusetts will host informative clinics for Malnutrition Awareness Week, which starts May 13.

Comedy legends Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould are bringing their The Show with Two Heads tour to the Somerville Theatre on Wednesday, May 15 at 8:00 p.m. At each stop on their 12 city tour, audiences have enjoyed new material from Bobcat and Dana as they trade off headlining slots night to night.

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Succeeding in the antiques and collectibles business is difficult. Friends try it and last a few weeks. I’m lucky in that I have a background in the jewelry business.

The Somerville Police Department and the FBI have announced that the reward for information leading to the capture of the May 1 Middlesex Federal Savings Bank robbery suspect has been doubled to $20,000.

Anyone who has information pertinent to the investigation is asked to call the FBI Boston Division’s Violent Crimes Task Force at 857-386-2000 or go online at tips.fbi.gov.