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Pictured, from left, back row: Shawn Martin (FCPD), Jamie McCarron (JDRDC), Elizabeth Jones (JDRDC), Vickie …

With the merriment of the holidays comes food, friends and fun. But from office parties to family dinners, opportunities for overeating and weight gain abound. In fact, the National Institutes of Health reports that the average American gains an extra pound every year that he never loses. Those pounds add up over a lifetime of holidays, but a few local nutritionists offer the skinny on weight-gain culprits and strategies to keep them at bay.

Arlington: Foster Families Celebrate Christmas Together

Foster parent describes county’s fostering program as “awesome.”

They came in the door of Carlin Springs Elementary School holding hands.

Opinion: Column: Talk About Wishful Thinking

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Clerk of Court

Candidate Connection: Two candidates are on the ballot for Clerk of Court; vote for one.

Clerk of Court

Candidate Connection: Two candidates are on the ballot for Clerk of Court; vote for one.

Final Pieces Fall into Place

As completion of Springfield Interchange nears, locals recall years of construction.

Final Pieces Fall into Place

Roundups: Week of July 17

Fairfax County police are looking for the person who robbed someone last weekend in the 14200 block of St. Germain Drive in Centreville. Police say the victim was walking Saturday, July 12, at 5:57 p.m., when he was approached by a teenager. The teen grabbed cash and property from the victim and fled on foot; no one was injured. The suspect was described as black, 16-17, and wearing a striped shirt with khaki shorts.

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National Honor for Chantilly Academy

Student team wins CyberPatriot V competition.

Five students captured a national championship last weekend for Chantilly, but not in athletics. They did it with computers to emerge victorious in the Air Force Association’s (AFA) CyberPatriot V National Finals.

Siting the Arlington Heritage Center

The board and members of the Arlington Historical Society have followed proposed changes to the Courthouse area as a result of the Envision Courthouse Square Planning and Urban Design Planning Study.

Pat Herrity Joins Oktoberfest Party

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Around Town

It’s Mayor Silberberg in Alexandria

A “new day” for Silberberg marks end of era for Mayor Euille.

In the mayoral race, Vice Mayor and Democratic candidate Allison Silberberg unseated incumbent Mayor William “Bill” Euille, who after his loss in the Democratic primary, waged a write-in campaign.

‘The Nance’ Takes Center Stage at LTA

Set in the 1930s, show presents backstage story of performers in world of burlesque.

Fairfax Letter: Keeping the Nation Safe

Letter to the Editor

As we pass the fifteenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, our nation takes time to reflect upon that tragic day. This solemn anniversary hits close to home to many in our area who lost loved ones or close personal friends. On this day we are also reminded that the dangers of terrorism are all too real.