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I was looking for an additional side to go along with a pork tenderloin and sautéed rainbow chard. Instead of mashed potatoes, I thought the cauliflower would be a much lighter choice. Well, that and the fact I didn’t have any potatoes in the house!

On Thursday, June 16, the Kiwanis Club of Somerville held their annual Legion of Honor luncheon. This year, three members were honored for a combined 115 years of membership, serving the children and senior residents of our city. Joseph C. Benoit and Ross E. Blouin were each recognized for 40 years of service and Distinguished Past President/Recording Secretary James A. Lynch was honored for his 35 years of dedicated service to the Kiwanis Club. Ross Bloiun was unable to attend the meeting. Pictured here, DPP James Lynch, President Mernaysa Rivera-Bujosa and Joseph Benoit. If you would like to join us and become a member, please visit our web page, www.somervillekiwanis.org.

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At first glance it may seem that a novel about an autistic boy and his struggles, might not be a ripe subject for fiction. After all, this population is characterized by repetitive behaviors, and non-verbal communication, hardly the stuff for rich dialogue, and action-filled pages. But in Tim Gager’s latest novel, Joe the Salamander, the author brings an autistic boy named Joe alive, and follows him from a newly-slapped baby to his maturation as a man.

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Arctic explorer-writer-mycologist Lawrence Millman is the author of 18 books, including such titles as Last Places, A Kayak Full of Ghosts, Fungipedia, Fascinating Fungi of New England, At the End of the World, Goodbye, Ice, and the forthcoming The Last Speaker of Bear. He has made 15 trips to Greenland, but has never been to Rome (Rome, New York – once). Note: A Greenlandic Meal is from Goodbye, Ice.

Arrests:
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Alexander Terry, of Hopkinton, June 26, 6:26 a.m., arrested at Highland Ave. on a charge of misdemeanor breaking and entering.

Procter & Gamble’s VP of Grooming, North America, John Claughton (far left), Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraftand Patriots and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Tippett congratulate Grace Chen of Somerville, Mass. for being selected as a 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award winner. — Photos courtesy of Eric J. Adler/New England Patriots

For the past 25 years, the Kraft family and the New England Patriots Foundation have been recognizing volunteers for going above and beyond to give back to their communities through the Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards program. Formerly known as the Community Quarterback Awards, this volunteer recognition was renamed in 2011 in memory of Myra Kraft.

Following a comprehensive inspection of the infrastructure by internal and third party engineers and safety experts, an intensive assessment of the repair work performed, and subsequent testing of trains in the tunnels, the MBTA’s team of structural engineers have determined it is safe for both Orange and Green Line train services to resume, effective immediately.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services recently awarded O’Neill Scholarships to (clockwise from top left) Stephka Lubin, Tunmise Ogundeko, Aaliya Shaikh, and Sarisha Ray.

By Nathan Lamb

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) has awarded John O’Neill Scholarships to support the higher education of four local students.

Established in 2017 to honor longtime SCES Executive Director John O’Neill, the scholarship benefits outstanding students from Cambridge and Somerville who are pursuing studies in elder services, health care, advocacy, or policy work.

The following students will receive $2,000 John O’Neill Scholarships in 2022:

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