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.

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By Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

May is Water’s Worth It month and a good time to reflect on how vital our water system is to our day-to-day lives and what we can do to make sure we protect it. 

2.1 million people: More than 2 million people in 61 communities including Somerville get some type of water and/or sewer services from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). The water in the MWRA system comes from the Quabbin and Wachusett reservoirs in Central Massachusetts and the MWRA provides services to most communities in Eastern Massachusetts, from the North Shore to South Shore, and to communities as far west as Chicopee.

~Photos by Claudia Ferro

Somerville Open Studios celebrated its 21st year this past weekend as more than 300 artists across the city opened their studios during one of the largest single weekend open studio events in the nation.

By Jim Clark

A Somerville Police officers were dispatched to Cumberland Farms on Somerville Ave. last week on reports of a suspicious person starting a fire.

Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a witness who reportedly told them that a man, later identified as Sherwood Byers, who was acting strangely, walked up to her and requested money.  The witness did not provide any money to Byers and he walked away.

Joan I. (McFarland) Sullivan,  of Somerville May 7, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Loving mother of Patrick J. Sullivan III, and his wife Michelle of Somerville, Michael F. Sullivan and his wife Ann Marie of Worcester, Dennis H. Sullivan of Somerville, Sean Sullivan and his wife Brandy of Tewksbury. Sister of Henry McFarland and Jennette Cronin. Dear grandmother of Meaghan, Patrick, Timothy, Sean and Phillip. Great grandmother of Liam, Ciara, Colleen and Brooklyn.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

When I was a kid, a trip to Revere Beach meant a day of fun. Mom packed a lunch and off we went. After frolicking in the water we would eat our baloney and mustard sandwiches. Mayonnaise was a no-no because it might spoil in the heat. Mom would reapply the Coppertone sun block and we went back to playing in the sand and water.

The intersection of Albion and Lowell Streets has been earmarked by some as one of many areas in the city that are in need of traffic calming measures. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Denise Keniston

Somerville’s “dangerous” streets – and what to do about them – have dominated many city council meetings in 2019, as members get pressure daily from their constituents for real-time solutions to the city’s “out of control” traffic problems exacerbated by GLX bridge closures.