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617-387-2200
By Steve Freker
K
ashawna Harling is not new
to the city of Malden, but is
several months into a diff erent
role serving and supporting residents
of the community.
Harling has dealt with hundreds
of Malden teens, young
adults and others in the past several
years as coordinator of the
municipal Career Services offi
ce, as well as directly supervising
the Mayor's Youth Summer
Employment Program (MYSEP).
In November 2023, Harling
Shown from left to right: Mayor Gary Christenson, Senator Susan Moran, ABCD Head Start
Center Director Gabby Florio, Senator Rebecca Rausch, City Council President Stephen Winslow
(in back), Senate President Karen Spilka, Senator Jason Lewis, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Senator
Robyn Kennedy, Strategies for Children Executive Director Amy O’Leary and Action for Boston
Community Development (ABCD) President/CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq.
Clean Water Action national activist
group brings message of ‘zero waste’
to Malden High School students
Youth Action Collaborative celebrates
World Recycling Day on March 18
was hired as the city's new Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Coordinator, a post that had
been vacant for much of 2023.
At the request of several Malden
City Councillors, Harling appeared
before the Council reCOORDINATOR
| SEE PAGE 9
Kashawna Harling is the new
city Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion coordinator, coming
aboard in November. She
previously served as Malden's
Career Services and Mayor's
Summer Youth Employment
Program (MYSEP) Coordinator.
(Courtesy/City of Malden)
Malden High’s 84th Junior Varieties
Show: ‘Late Night with Barbie’
E
Friday, March 22, 2024
New city Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
coordinator presents plans,
goal to Malden City Councillors
Kashawna Harling has been on board
since November in new DEI role
MHS YOUTH ACTION COLLABORATIVE: The Malden High School
activist group celebrated World Recycling Day on Tuesday,
March 18, by participating in some activities on achieving
“Zero waste,” led by Omesa Monkaya, of Clean Water Action
Massachusetts, a branch of the national group Clean Water
Action. Monkaya is shown along with Malden High students and
MHS science educator Kathy Maglio. (Courtesy/CleanWater/MA/Posted on X)
By Steve Freker
T
he message is simple: “Fighting
for clean water is all we
do.” That is the fi rst line you will
read on the website of the naMESSAGE
| SEE PAGE 9
IT’S A BARBIE WORLD: “Late Night” with FOUR Barbies! Pictured from left to right: Addison
McWayne as “Cowgirl Barbie,” Darian O’Brien as “Doctor Barbie,” Ollie Dodge as “Rockstar
Barbie” and Sophie Leblanc (back right) as “just” Barbie. See photo highlights on page 11.
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
Malden Moose Lodge Celebrates 65th Anniversary
L
ast Thursday members of the
Malden Moose Lodge welcomed
brothers and sisters from
several lodges in celebration of
their 65th Anniversary. To show
their gratitude to the City of Malden,
the lodge made generous
donations to Malden’s Police and
Fire Departments. As part of the
celebration, John Sipes, Chairman
of the Moose International
Board of Directors, was received
as the guest of honor. A delicious
meal was prepared by Henry
Dorazio of Henry’s Catering.
The Malden Moose Lodge celebrated their 65th Anniversary last week. President Ed Strong and Henry Dorazio welcomed
lodge members and Chair of Moose International John Sipes and his wife Linda.
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Henry Dorazio and Mosse Lodge President Ed Strong
presented Malden Asst. Fire Chief Len Dunn and Malden Police
Chief Glen Cronin a donation from the lodge to help with their
programs. In addition, each received a case of “Tommy Moose”
dolls to be given to children they find in stressful situations.
Shown from left to right: Sgt at Arms James Schultz, Asst. Fire
Chief Len Dunn, Kathy Herron, John Sipes, Henry Dorazio, Ed
Strong and Malden Police Chief Glen Cronin.
Malden Asst. Fire Chief Len
Dunn acknowledges the
Malden Moose Lodge for their
good work in the community
and their generosity.
Malden Police Chief Glen Cronin thanks the Malden Moose
Lodge for their generous donation. Chief Cronin mentioned
that he will be using the funds for his Junior Police Academy
and national Night Out. Also shown in the photo are Moose
Lodge President Ed Strong and Ed Dorazio.
Bringing greetings from Moose International was Chairman
John Sipes, who is shown with Henry Dorazio and Ed Strong.
Welcoming Moose
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Chairman John
Sipes and his wife
Linda (center) are
Malden Moose Lodge
President Ed Strong
and Henry Dorazio in
front of the showcase
of awards presented
to the lodge over the
years.
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Malden Reads book
discussion with Mayor
T
he Malden Public Library and
Malden Reads invite you to
join Mayor Gary Christenson to
discuss this year’s book selection,
“Being Heumann: An Unrepentant
Memoir of a Disability
Rights Activist” by Judith
Heumann with Kristen Joiner.
The discussion will take place
on Wednesday, March 27, from
6:30–7:30 p.m. in the beautiful
art galleries at the Malden Public
Library. Light refreshments
will be served.
“Some people say that what I
did changed the world. But really,
I simply refused to accept
what I was told about who I
could be. And I was willing to
make a fuss about it.”—Judith
Heumann
So begins “Being Heumann:
An Unrepentant Memoir of a
Disability Rights Activist.” Malden
Reads’ Book Selection Committee,
which is made up of volunteers
from across our community,
along with librarians
from the Malden Public Library,
unanimously selected “Being
Heumann” as their 2024 community
read. The book highlights
the history of the disability
rights movement in our country
through a personal memoir
of one of its most recognized
leaders.
Imagine a time in the United
States when it was acceptable
and legal for a child with
disabilities to not attend school
because their physical disability
made them a “fi re hazard.”
Imagine, as well, that a child using
a wheelchair could not play
with a child that lived across the
street because sidewalks did not
have curb ramps. Imagine being
carried by your father in your
wheelchair up and down stairs
wherever you went. Imagine the
daily struggle in every possible
way to survive in a world that
isn’t built for your existence. This
is the era in which Judith Heumann
had grown up – before
Section 504 and the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) made
practices like these illegal.
How did these laws get
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book a “moving chronicle of social
change” that “will restore
your hope in our democracy
and the power of our shared
humanity.”
Publishers Weekly named it a
Best Book of the Year for Nonfi
ction.
Join “Malden Reads: One City,
Malden Reads b o ok
discussion with Mayor Gary
Christenson (Courtesy Photo)
passed? Who were the people
involved? Through “Being
Heumann,” we learn that laws
were enacted through the tireless
work of disability awareness
activists like Heumann
who helped people understand
that disability rights are human
rights. Working with over 150
disabled activists and allies, Heumann
helped lead a sit-in and
the longest takeover of a government
building in U.S. history
through collaboration, banding
together with one voice and
strategic planning (as well as
food delivered by the Black Panthers
every night!).
Booklist has this praise for “Being
Heumann”: “Consider this
book an inspiring call for inclusiveness,
courage, equity, and
justice as well as a reminder of
people’s power to change the
world for the better.”
Darren Walker, president of
the Ford Foundation, called the
One Book” to explore themes
related to “Being Heumann” for
Malden Reads’ 14th year, including
disability awareness, hidden
disabilities, the benefi t of
ADA to nondisabled people, advances
in technology for people
with disabilities, civil rights, human
rights, and how bills like the
ADA become law and the power
of one person working in collaboration
with a team to create
change.
Malden Reads is a community
reading organization run by
residents in collaboration with
the Malden Public Library and
Urban Media Arts. Each season,
Malden Reads invites the city
of Malden, Mass., to read a selected
book and participate in
a program of events, projects
and community initiatives centered
around the themes of the
book. Malden Reads looks forward
to having you join Mayor
Christenson and the Malden
community to discuss this book
and share your thoughts about
this important phase of American
history.
Copies of both the physical
book and downloadable versions
are available at the Malden
Public Library and copies may
be purchased at The Gallery@57
(57 Pleasant St., Malden).
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
Anna Christy Fall – pioneer woman lawyer, writer and suffragist
By Inna Babitskaya
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hose women lawyers who
began to practice their profession
in the late 19th century
not only made significant input
in the fight for women’s rights
but also changed the overall
situation with social and civil
rights. Among the pioneering
women lawyers of Massachusetts
was Anna Christy Fall, the
first woman in a state to plead a
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a client’s cause before the Supreme
Court. Due to her and her
colleague’s efforts, modern professional
women have a chance
to pursue a judicial career.
Anna Christy Fall was born in
Chelsea, Mass., on April 23, 1855,
to William Christy and Margaret
(Wilson) Christy. Her parents
were first-generation immigrants.
Her father, William Christy
(1815–1894), was from the
Ballyportry County, Antrim, Ireland.
Her mother, Margaret (Wilson)
Christy (1822–1904), was
from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Both immigrated to the
USA in 1847 and married in Boston
in 1848. They settled in Chelsea,
where their seven children
were born – three sons and four
daughters. William Christy was a
typical hardworking immigrant,
who changed a few professions
during his life in the USA. He
worked as a laborer, well digger
and stone mason (from 1860 till
1893). His wife Margaret devoted
all her time and efforts to him
and their children.
Like her parents and siblings,
young Anna was very religious.
Her daughter Emma Fall Schofield
later wrote: “As a child of
twelve, she read the Bible from
cover to cover in one year. A total
of 66 Books of the Old and
New Testament, three chapters
every weekday and five on Sunday.
The stabilizing effect on her
character lasted throughout her
lifetime. Certain chapters and
verses of the Bible were especially
loved by my mother; and
she would often quote them.”
Anna attended Chelsea public
schools. Though she grew
up in a blue-collar family, she
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always dreamed about something
more than a traditional
housewife’s role. However,
from an early age, she used to
help her mother with the home
chores. Later Anna often told
her children “the story of studying
her lessons in High School
at the same time she watched
the cows and knit socks, stockings
and mufflers for her father
and the three boys of the family.”
Trying to reach her life goal,
Anna became one of the best
students in her class. Besides
reaching excellence in traditional
school subjects, she succeeded
in writing prose and received
recognition at a very young age.
“Even in High School she had
begun to receive pay for her literary
efforts. And the serial story
published in a magazine of
that period weaving around a
romance the jolly doings and
camping parties of a group of
her companions at Chelsea
Beach even now delights her
children and grandchildren.”
Her daughter Emma proudly
wrote: “Mother was quite
young when she began to write
little stories and articles which
she sent to various local journals.
And to her surprise and delight
most of them were published.
Perhaps it was because
they were so interesting and
full of fun.”
Being born to a poor family,
Anna C. Fall needed to earn
George Howard Fall
Rev. James E. Latimer, Dean of
Boston University Theological
School
money for her studies at Boston
University’s College of Liberal
Arts. After graduating
from Chelsea High School in
1873, she began to work as a
type-setter, proofreader and
writer for the The Youth’s Companion,
The Household and
other magazines. This experience
helped her in her future
study. As her daughter Emma
remembered, Anna “often mentioned...
throughout the years
that the experience in type-setting,
proof-reading, and creative
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CHA named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces
for Diversity for 2024 by Newsweek
Award recognizes organization’s impact and commitment to diverse
and equitable care for its patients and communities
C
ambridge Health Alliance
(CHA), a community health
system serving Cambridge,
Somerville and Boston’s metro-north
communities, was recently
named one of America’s
Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
for 2024 by Newsweek. CHA
received a fi ve-star rating, the
highest available recognition.
“Being named to this list is a
tremendous honor and refl ects
the work of our providers and
staff and our culture of diversity,
equity and inclusivity,” said CHA
CEO Assaad Sayah, MD. “Diversity
is truly one of our greatest
values as we continue our journey
of health equity and provide
excellent care to everyone,
every time.”
The Newsweek rating was
based in part on employee feedback,
which highlighted that
CHA genuinely respects, values
and champions the diversity
of its workforce. The methodology
and analysis, which
Award logo attached
was completed by research
firm Plant-A Insights, also included
interviews with HR professionals,
analysis of employer
demographic data, monitoring
of companies’ media coverage,
and an independent survey
of more than 220,000 U.S.based
workers yielding 1.5 million
company reviews.
As a nationally recognized
healthcare system and a Harvard
teaching hospital, CHA has
received numerous honors, including
being recognized for
diversity, inclusivity and workforce
excellence. The organization
recently received the top
score as a “LGBTQ+ Healthcare
Equality Leader” on the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation’s
Healthcare Equality Index. Other
recent recognition includes:
• Named the #1 Hospital in
Massachusetts for Community
Benefi t in the 2023 Lown Institute
Hospitals Index
• Named one of Forbes’ Bestin-State
Employers (2023)
• Named one of the Best Maternity
Hospitals by Newsweek
for 2023
To learn more about working
at CHA and being part of a
place that values diversity and
health equity, visit www.chacareers.org.
About
Cambridge Health Alliance:
CHA is an academic community
health system committed
to providing high-quality
care in Cambridge, Somerville
and Boston’s metro-north communities.
CHA has expertise in
primary care, specialty care and
mental health/substance use
services, as well as caring for diverse
and complex populations.
CHA has three hospital campuses,
a network of primary care
and specialty practices and the
Cambridge Public Health Dept.
CHA patients have seamless access
to advanced care through
the system’s affi liation with Beth
Israel Lahey Health. CHA is a
Harvard Medical School teaching
affi liate and is also affi liated
with the Harvard School of Public
Health, the Harvard School of
Dental Medicine and the Tufts
University School of Medicine.
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
~ Malden Musings ~
Barry Hitchcock Remembered
By Peter Levine
W
arning! The following content
includes the word
“Edgeworth,” so if you are sick
and tired of being sick and tired
reading about Edgeworth, “turn
the page,” as Bob Seger once
sang...
It’s an Edgeworth time capsule.
This photo, in all its 1970’s
glory, was captured at “The Conna”
– Whitman and Highland –
sometime in 1972 (we believe).
Beer’s Drug Store would have
been on the left (before Nick
and the Big A took control and
expanded with the purchase of
Mickey O’Brien’s house), Charlie
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(before it morphed into Pumpsie’s
Sub Shop – before Ronny
Hogan and Johnny Cagno took
control and turned it strictly into
a purveyor of fi ne alcoholic beverages).
Johnny Angelo’s Gossip
Shop (oops, I mean Barber
Shop) was around the corner. A
few yards away, China Garden
would also bless/enhance our
lives and expand our waistlines
a mere six years later. The “Crossroads
of Edgeworth” – where
you learned more at that intersection
than you did at Emerson,
Beebe, and MHS – combined.
These three fi ne young gentlemen
are classic boys of summer.
And what a summer it was!
Check out my “Musings” column
on the year 1972 a few months
back for (if I don’t say so myself)
a nice look at Malden during
that period. These boyos owned
Edgeworth in 1972 with their
shaggy hair, suede Converse
low riders, classic elephant bells
(Sparks specials?) and undeniable
swagger. They are, left to
right, Johnny “Moe” Molinari,
Barry “Hitchy” Hitchcock and
Keith Powers; with Hitchy being
the impetus for this look back –
the 13th anniversary of his passing
(March 6). And as my brother
Frankie noted on Facebook,
Hitchy was a dead ringer for Veronica
Lake in this picture (insert
smiley face)! The handsome
young man on the left with the
extra-large bells, cigarette dangling
in his right hand, wise
guy smirk and fashionably long
black hair is Johnny “Moe” Molinari.
Moe graduated from MHS
in 1973 and lorded over Pearl
Street after his older brother
Frankie abdicated lordship and
right before his youngest brother,
Jimmy, took control. JohnJohn
Molinari, Barry Hitchcock & Keith Powers
ny’s family are Pearl Street/Edgeworth
pioneers with kinfolk still
residing on Pearl in the family
homestead (Hi Mary!). By the
way, Jimmy just started a new
Facebook page, simply called
“Edgeworth.” Try it, you’ll like it!
Keith Powers is the young
man on the right with the engaging
smile and low-cut gold
suede Chuck Taylors. Keithie
grew up on Folsom Court and,
no lie, everybody knew and
liked him and his family. The
fi ve siblings were legendary in
Edgeworth folklore growing up
on Whitman: Rab, Cheryl, Candy,
Scotty and Keith. Back in the
day, if you didn’t know one of
the Powers, your membership
to the Whitman Street gang was
delayed or fl at out denied.
Barry was a special youngster
as was his twin brother Brian,
older brother Billy and sister
Carol. All grew up on Watts
Street along with the Timmons,
the Govers, the Carrolls, the Hallorans,
the Edemans, the Paganos
and a mess of other neighborhood
kids that populated
Edgeworth in those days (including
Massachusetts Junior
Senator, the “Pride of Townsend
Street” – Eddie Markey and his
two brothers).
Barry was popular, funny,
street smart, a wild child and
a wicked good kid, as we used
to say. As a youth Barry ran
the streets of Edgeworth and
Malden like he owned them –
Coytemore Lea Park, Al’s Pool
Room, Granada Bowling Alley,
HIBO’s, Devir and Amerige Park,
the Conna, Frenchie’s (corner of
Charles & Presley), Anthony’s
on Canal and every corner bar
in Edgeworth – he called them
all home. A friend to all, beloved
by all (no kidding!). Missing you,
Hitchy, 13 years later.
It is said in “Malden Musings”...
• We’re fast approaching the
fourth anniversary of the passing
of one John Lincoln Coughlin
aka Preacher Jack. Covid-19
did what gallons of Budweiser,
cheap ciggies and a bad diet
could not. Jack was a barroom
preacher and had the gift of gab
and a killer left hand introducing
us to a strange new genre of music,
boogie-woogie. His heroes –
Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis,
and Papa Jimmy Yancey – became
ours. Over the decades his
sermons, to both believers and
unbelievers alike, became stuff
of legend! At times insane, but
mostly the best musical theater
you ever witnessed. We miss
you, Jasper Jack, Killer of the
Keyboards!
• Happy March 5th birthday
to hizzoner, Mayor Gary Christenson
and happy March 28th
birthday to Anna Tse in the
Clerk’s Offi ce at Malden City Hall!
• On a back street in Malden a
couple mourn. West Street will
never be the same again after
the passing of George and Lisa
MacKay’s beloved pup, Marley.
George’s and Lisa’s lives will never
be the same again. Their grief
will not end soon. This hurts us
all who know George, Lisa and
Marley. I think I can speak for
your many friends when I say
our hearts go out to you two.
I swiped this but I am sure she
will not mind... “Only time moves
onto the next scene, memories
remain in the heart forever.”
More “Musings” from the incomparable
mind of the late
John O’Brien, whose wit and
MUSINGS| SEE PAGE 20
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WOMAN | FROM PAGE 4
writing had meant a great deal
to her in the College of Liberal
Arts and throughout her life for
that matter.” Six years later Anna’s
dream was fulfi lled: She became
a student of the College of
Liberal Arts of Boston University
– the fi rst University in the United
States to admit women.
While attending college, Anna
also met her soulmate. According
to Emma, “Classes were on
Beacon Hill at 20 Beacon St, diagonally
opposite the Statehouse.”
Anna saw in “Professor
Buck’s German class, which
was then reading Goethe’s
playlet – poem ‘Hermann und
Dorothea’,...a young man from
Malden, George Howard Fall,
with very beautiful thick, wavy,
glossy, black hair. My mother
has told me that she fell in love
with his hair. Her own was reddish
brown and thick but very
straight.”
George Howard Fall (1858–
1937) was the son of George
Hanson Fall (1815–1880) and
Rebecca Green (Howard) Fall
(1817–1903) from Malden.
George was proud of his family
history. His ancestor was Lt.
Ralph Sprague (1599–1650)
– cofounder of Charlestown
and Malden. George Fall was a
great-grandson of George Fall,
an Orderly Sergeant in the Revolutionary
War. His maternal
grandfather, Samuel Cox, established
the “last” industry in Malden.
After graduating from Malden
High School, George H. Fall
was admitted to the College of
Liberal Arts of Boston University
Emma told about her parents’
romance: “It was not long before
the two freshmen students…
found that they had much in
common. Discussing Goethe
and his beliefs, they discovered
that his chief ‘credo’ was really
their own. A bit later my mother
and father found that they
had both become enthusiastic
members of several of Doctor
Latimer’s classes.” A noted educator
from New Hampshire,
James E. Latimer (1826–1884)
was the Dean of Boston University
Theological School (1870–
84) and professor of Historical
Theology.
In 1883, Anna Christy graduated
from college with the degree
of Bachelor of Arts. At the Commencement
ceremony, George
and Anna declared their engagement.
In
1883, Mr. Fall became a professor
of Greek and Latin at New
Orleans University. He planned
to continue his education at the
Boston University Law School.
After his return to Boston in
1884, George H. Fall began to
teach Greek and Latin at his
alma mater. Because of this, he
had to miss some of the law
school’s lectures. But his young
wife helped him by copying the
lecture notes. Since then she became
fascinated by law and decided
to become a lawyer.
In 1884, two signifi cant events
happened in Anna’s life: She received
a Master of Arts degree
and married George Fall. The
marriage ceremony took place
on September 17, 1884, and was
performed by Rev. James E. Latimer,
whom both George and
Anna greatly admired. No wonder
that their fi rstborn, daughter
Emma Latimer Fall (1885–
1980), got her second name after
him. Besides Emma, Anna
and George Fall had three sons
– Howard Fall (1887–1939), Lionel
Fall (1892–1917), and Herman
Christy Fall (1895–1934) –
and one more daughter, Dorothea
Nancy Fall (1899–1988).
George and Anna settled in
Malden at 265 Pleasant St. Later
they moved to 12 Evelyn Pl. and
15 Hamden Rd. Anna changed
not only her living place but
also her religious affi liation and
transferred from the Cary Avenue
Baptist Church in Chelsea to
the Centre Methodist Church in
Malden. Emma mentioned that
her mother “often told us children
that she felt this was only
fair. If my father and she had settled
in Chelsea instead of Malden,
she would have expected
him to transfer from the Centre
church to the Cary Avenue
church. After all, she would say,
there is little basic diff erence between
the two denominations.”
To be continued...
(This is Part 1 of an article
about Anna Christy Fall – one
of the fi rst women lawyers
in Mass. Inna Babitskaya is a
Malden historian and a member
of Malden Historical Commission.)
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
Senators announce steps to transform early education
system, read to ABCD Head Start children
By Tara Vocino
L
ast Thursday morning, Senate
President Karen Spilka,
Senator Jason Lewis, who is
Senate Chair of the Joint Committee
on Education, and Senator
Sal DiDomenico, who is Assistant
Majority Leader and Vice
Chair of the Education Committee,
toured the ABCD Head Start
childcare center in Malden and
announced the Senate’s next
steps to transform Massachusetts’
early education and care
system. Senators then read
“Hair Love” by Matthew Cherry
to children.
State Senators Sal DiDomenico and Robyn Kennedy read to sixth graders. Shown from left to
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DiDomenico, Theo Boudreau, Mandy Rong and Matheus Sposit Ambrosio. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
Senate President Karen Spilka read “Hair Love” to early
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Executive Director Amy O’Leary
said making funding permanent
is an important next step.
ABCD Head Start Center
Director Gabby Florio said
Head Start helps parents
and caregivers
to f ind
employment, housing and
food security.
Massachusetts Senate President
Karen Spilka thanked Senators
Jason Lewis and Sal DiDomenico,
Mayor Gary Christenson and
City Council President Stephen
Winslow (Ward 6) for their
advocacy for early education.
Spilka announced that the
Senate would consider an early
education and care bill on March
14.
During last Thursday ’s
press conference at ABCD
Head Start in Malden, Joint
Committee on Education
Chairperson Sena t or
Jason Lewis said the early
education act would
mandate a sliding scale
based on family income.
Senator Becca Rausch read “Hair Love” by Matthew Cherry to
preschoolers Helena Soares Guedes Maciel and twins Anson
and Kenny Zeng, with Senator Jason Lewis looking on.
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MESSAGE | FROM PAGE 1
tional activist group Clean Water
Action, which celebrated its
50th birthday in 2022.
Clean Water Action’s founder –
in 1972 – was David Zwick, who
was instrumental in writing and
securing passage of the federal
Clean Water Act of 1972. Sadly,
Zwick passed away after an illness
just over a month ago at
the age of 75 on February 5.
According to Clean Water Action
representatives, “The Clean
Water Act ended the culture of
dumping raw sewage and untreated
industrial waste into
our waters and led to a dramatic
improvement in the health
and safety of waterways across
the country.”
In its 50-plus years, Clean Water
Action has expanded on a
national basis to all 50 states,
from its base in Washington, D.C.
One of these outreach states
is Massachusetts. For the past
several months, Malden High
School students from MHS educator
Kathy Maglio’s classes
and others at the school have
reaped the benefi ts of a regular
outreach from Clean Water
Action MA.
Omesa Monkaya is the Youth
Engagement Program Manager
for Clean Water Action MA, and
Recycling Day. To help celebrate,
Monkaya led the group in some
activities where they learned
how to tackle waste and “embrace
a zero waste lifestyle,”
Monkaya said in a post on X
(formerly Twitter). “These future
leaders will build our sustainable
future!” Monkaya added to
his post on Wednesday.
Monkaya, who grew up in the
ZERO WASTE INITIATIVE:
Malden High Scho ol
students who are members
of the school ’s Youth
Action Collaborative this
week participated in a
“Zero Waste I nitiative”
led by Clean Water Action
Massachusetts ’ Youth
Engagement Pr o gram
Manager, Omesa Monkaya.
(Courtesy/CleanWater/MA/Posted on X)
he is a regular visitor to Malden
High student members of the
MHS Youth Action Collaborative.
Monkaya works with the
student members and staff to
familiarize them with the Clean
Water Action concepts and initiatives,
both national and state
issues.
This week, on Tuesday, March
18, Monkaya was at Malden
High School to help the Youth
Action Collaborative mark World
Kisii highlands in Western Kenya,
says he “witnessed fi rsthand the
devastating impacts of climate
change and made it a personal
mission to help communities
adapt to and enhance their resilience
towards those impacts.”
Monkaya graduated from
Clark University in Worcester in
the summer of 2023 with a master’s
degree in Environmental
Science & Policy with a concentration
in Climate Change Impacts
& Adaptation. He brings
his over eight years of experience
in environmental campaigning
and climate advocacy
to his role at Clean Water Action
as the Youth Engagement
Program Manager where he will
be adapting the Youth Action
Collaborative curriculum and
empowering youth – including
the Youth Action Collaborative
at Malden High School – to take
action on environmental issues
in Massachusetts.
COORDINATOR | FROM PAGE 1
cently and outlined her plans
and goals in her new role.
Chief among her goals, Harling
said, is outreach— both
to city staff and also the community.
"I
want to make sure everyone
who needs a resource has one in
me if they want to discuss anything,
if it's a complaint, a suggestion
or to express a need for
assistance through a resource,"
Harling told the Councillors at a
recent meeting.
The new Malden DEI Coordinator,
who is part of the staff of
the offi ce of Mayor Gary Christenson,
said another key goal
is to include as many people in
possible in the outreach plans.
To that end, Harling and the
Mayor's Office staff recently
hosted a well-attended public
meeting in the Council Chamber
on DEI, explaining what
DEI actually is and the ways in
which the community can access
information and services
in this realm.
"We want to reach out to more
staff as well as more community
members— more than just
the same faces," Harling said.
She told the Councillors she has
made survey forms available to
many diff erent groups around
the community to try and formulate
a database of contacts
and information about exactly
what people might be seeking
from her as the DEI Coordinator.
Harling said she also intends
to plan her own events from the
Mayor's Offi ce as well as participate
in others in the community.
Councillors
At-Large Carey
McDonald and Karen Colon
Hayes and Council President
Steve Winslow all commended
Harling on her presentation and
encouraged her to move forward
on the goals she had put
out for their information.
"We appreciate the work and
presence you have already established
with the Racial Equity
Commission and what you plan
on doing in the future," Councillor
McDonald said. "DEI is really
always a responsibility for me as
a City Councillor and for all of us
Councillors. It is also exciting for
Malden to be a part of the new
regional consortium on racial
equity (REACH) which will keep
us up-to-date on best practices
and DEI strategies."
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
Sen. Lewis leads passage in Mass. Senate of transformative
Early Education and Childcare bill
S
tate Senator Jason Lewis,
who is the Senate Chair
of the Legislature’s Joint Committee
on Education, led his
colleagues in the Massachusetts
Senate to unanimously
pass the EARLY ED Act to make
high-quality early education
and childcare more accessible
and affordable in Massachusetts.
The EARLY ED Act takes
transformative steps to improve
the affordability and sustainability
of childcare programs.
The Act mandates making the
state’s Commonwealth Cares for
Children (C3) operational grant
program permanent, expanding
eligibility to more families
for the state’s subsidy program
and capping subsidy recipients’
childcare costs at no more than
seven percent of family income.
In addition, the EARLY ED Act
boosts compensation for early
educators by creating a career
ladder and providing scholarships
and loan forgiveness.
“Access to high-quality, aff ordable
early education and childcare
is essential for the healthy
development of young children,
as well as for the economic
well-being of working families
and employers in the Commonwealth,”
said Senator Lewis.
“With the passage today of the
EARLY ED Act, Massachusetts is
demonstrating national leadership
in addressing the broken
early education and childcare
system in our country. I’m
very grateful to Senate President
Karen Spilka for her passionate
leadership on this issue;
the Common Start coalition
for their years-long advocacy
to build grassroots momentum;
and all the early education
providers, educators, parents,
and advocates who have shared
their struggles, ideas, and expertise
throughout the process of
developing this transformative
legislation.”
Massachusetts is one of the
most expensive states for early
education and childcare. The
average annual cost of care is
$21,000 for an infant, $19,000 for
a toddler and $15,000 for a preschooler.
Many families are paying
as much as 20-40% of their
household income for childcare.
to childcare for their workers.
Preference would be given to
proposals that prioritize families
with lower incomes and those
that target childcare deserts.
Early education providers also
face chronic challenges with attracting
and retaining early educators
and other staff . The EARLY
ED Act continues to stabilize early
education providers, improve
program quality, and further expand
capacity by:
• Making the state’s C3 operState
Senator Jason Lewis spoke at an EARLY ED Act rally on
the State House steps before Senate debate. He is shown with
Senate President Karen Spilka, Senators Will Brownsberger, Sal
DiDomenico, Marc Pacheco, Susan Moran and Robyn Kennedy
and early education and care providers and advocates.
Besides the high cost, families
also face other barriers: lack of
available slots at their preferred
providers, hours of available
care, transportation challenges
and more.
The EARLY ED Act addresses
these challenges by increasing
subsidy eligibility for families
from 50% of State Median
Income (SMI) to 85%, or from
$73,000 annual income for a
family of four to $124,000 annual
income. Priority will continue
to be given to low-income and
high-needs children. The bill
also paves the way for further
expanding the subsidy program
in stages until it reaches 125% of
SMI, or $182,000 for a family of
four, when future funds become
available.
Parent out-of-pocket fees for
subsidized children would be
capped at a maximum of seven
percent of family household income,
which is the federal recommended
aff ordability standard.
Families below the Federal
Poverty Level would pay no fees.
And the Department of Early Education
and Care (EEC) would
be required to update parent
fees at least every fi ve years to
ensure they remain aff ordable
for families.
By extending access to
high-quality education and care
to families who currently lack
access because of cost or availability,
the bill seeks to set children
up for future success and
drive the Massachusetts economy
forward. The legislation also
improves access to high-quality
care and aff ordability for children
and families by:
• Requiring EEC to annually
evaluate and eliminate barriers
to subsidy access for eligible
families, and improve outreach
so more families will know that
they might be eligible for assistance
•
Requiring providers who receive
operational grants to enroll
subsidized children, thereby
increasing available options
for these families
• Creating a new competitive
matching grant pilot program to
incentivize employers, or groups
of employers, to expand access
ational grants, which provide
monthly payments to 92% of
programs in the state, permanent
•
Requiring EEC to use an actual
cost-of-quality-care methodology
for setting subsidy reimbursement
rates and calculating
operational grants
• Requiring EEC to calculate
subsidy rates based on quarterly
enrollment rather than daily
attendance of children
• Removing the statutory cap
on the number of children that
can be served by a family childcare
provider, and allowing EEC
to establish safe ratios as they
do already for group programs
• Taking steps to strengthen
the recruitment and pipeline
of early educators in order
to meet the workforce needs of
providers
• Barring zoning ordinances
from prohibiting family childcare
programs in certain areas,
preventing an unnecessary hurdle
to the expansion of childcare
slots
The early education workforce
in Massachusetts is 92% female
and 41% women of color, and in
2022, the average annual salary
was $39,000. To improve compensation
and benefi ts for early
educators, the EARLY ED Act requires
EEC to develop a career
ladder that links educational attainment
and work experience
to compensation and benefi ts.
It also supports the early education
workforce by:
• Recommending compensation
levels commensurate with
public school teachers with similar
credentials throughout the
career ladder
• Enshrining into law early educator
scholarship and loan forgiveness
programs to provide
greater access to higher education
and professional development
opportunities
• Enabling subsidized providers
to off er free or discounted
seats for the children of their
own staff .
Additional strategies included
in the EARLY ED Act to further
improve and strengthen early
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Malden High’s 84th Junior Varieties Show:
‘Late Night with Barbie’
One of the longest-running high school talent
shows in the nation rules the weekend in this city
By Steve Freker
O
ne of the most popular events
in Malden High School and
city history never disappoints and
each year, the same can be said:
What a show!
This past weekend the 84th Annual
MHS Junior Varieties talent
show was held in the venerable
Jenkins Auditorium at Malden
High and once again, it was two
evenings to remember.
"Late Night with Barbie" was
the theme of the evening and
pink was the operative color, and
there were no less than four "Barbies"
and two "Kens" as the hosts.
The four Barbies including Addison
McWayne as "Cowgirl Barbie,"
Darian O'Brien as "Doctor
Barbie," Ollie Dodge as "Rockstar
Barbie," and (back right) Sophie
Leblanc as "just" Barbie.
Gordon Zeng and Derek Lam
were tremendous as the two
"Kens".
Vocal acts, dance troupes and
musical performances by three
rock bands, a fabulous piano performance
and combined vocal
and instrumental efforts combined
for a fantastic mix.
Malden High School educators
Courtney Braz and Bob Grinnell
are the advisors of the junior
Class of 2025 at MHS with dozens
of members of the junior
class who have worked for several
months to prepare and then
put on this event.
The Junior Varieties show is
THE biggest fundraiser for the Junior
Class each year, which works
for four years to raise to help defray
the cost of the Senior Prom in
their senior year.
"This was a great show, one of
the best ever, and all of those who
worked so hard to plan and then
coordinate the performances—
from on stage performers, to back
stage help, the advisors— anyone
and everyone who contributed
their time and effort, deserve a
huge congratulations," said Malden
High seventh year Principal
Chris Mastrangelo, "Hats off to
everyone. It was a fantastic show
and weekend for our school."
The “Kens” were hilarious in
“Late Night with Barbie” – at
right is Ken #1 (Gordon Zeng)
and at left is Ken #2 (Derek Lam).
Erikah Macharia led the way
in several of the dance group
numbers.
Kimberlee Smith sings “The
Grudge” by Olivia Rodrigo.
S arah Machado sings
“Desafinado” by João Gilberto
and Stan Getz.
Kayla Ortiz sings “Without
You” by Mariah Carey.
Afro-Caribbean Dance Team shows of some of their moves.
(Advocate Photos/Henry Huang)
Framing up a pair of big smiles
at Junior Varieties.
The Baby Powder lead singer
sings “From the Start” by
Laufey.
Lead guitarist Sean Retotal of
Bottom Bunk crushes it during
its rendition of “Santeria” by
Sublime.
The talented troupe GALAXC dances to “Mago” by GFRIEND.
G u i ta r i s t
The A-O Step Team wowed the crowd with their unique and
stylish performance.
Fan support from Edward,
Nicholas and Jonathan at
Junior Varieties
Lead singer Brian Vences, of
the rock band Bottom Bunk,
sings “Santeria” by Sublime.
r o ck ba n d
Aromatherapy – Nathan
Morelli – jams out to “Bags”
by Clairo.
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
Malden Overcoming Addiction’s 8th annual
#MaldenStopTheStigma Day
Special to The Advocate
W
hat a fast-paced and exhilarating
day! On the 8th
annual #MaldenStopTheStigma
Day, Malden Overcoming
Addiction (MOA) representatives
started at the Beebe School
at 8:30 a.m., where they were
joined by Mayor Gary Christenson,
and then they moved to
the Ferryway School, the Cheverus
School, Malden Catholic
High School, the Salemwood
School, the Linden School and
the Forestdale School before
ending at Malden High School
(MHS). The MOA team was met
at the Cheverus by Malden Police
Chief Cronin, who met them
again at the Salemwood. MOA
Board member Dave Allan was
also part of the visiting team
at each school. Ward 8 Councillor
Jadeane Sica and Councillor-at-Large
Craig Spadafora
also joined the group at the Linden
School.
MHS students Dominic Nesta
and Beatriz Santos got to
accompany the team to each
school. The students created
the video that was shared with
students in the Malden Public
Schools (MPS). The video was
created as part of MHS teacher
Jim Valente’s media class.
Valente’s students have been
preparing videos for the stigma
day for several years.
At each school MOA representatives
were welcomed by the
young people and staff, some
wearing the teal ribbon, symbolizing
#MaldenStopTheStigma
day. “The overall attentiveness
and participation by students
is the best it has ever been,” said
MOA President/City of Malden
Addiction Recovery Resource
Specialist Paul Hammersley, the
brainchild behind the start of
Stop the Stigma Day in Malden
eight years ago.
In preparation for the day,
MOA members Paul Hammersley,
Recovery Coach PJ Bell
and Vice President Dana Brown
served on a planning committee
along with Forestdale Principal
Adam Weldai and MPS
Athletic Director Charlie ConeMayor
Gary Christenson and supporters at City Hall for #Maldenstopthestigma day.
frey. This year the focus shifted
to “what the students can do
and learn,” according to Principal
Weldai.
MOA’s Dana Brown wants to
thank the staff and students at
each school for making the day
as successful as it was. In particular,
Brown singled out the
health teachers at each of the
MPS buildings who, in the weeks
leading up to the visit, had engaged
the students in health
lessons around stigma, alcohol
and drug use, vaping and some
mental health areas.
Brown also praised Conefrey,
who played a critical role in helping
leverage the expertise of the
teachers. Poster Boards, newspaper
articles, poems and videos
were created by students at
many of the schools to demonstrate
their understanding of the
day. It was a “hopeful” day, according
to Hammersley.
For more information on MalForestdale
School
den Overcoming Addiction and
their programs, call Hammersley
at 781-838-2203 or visit the
website at https://www.maldenovercomingaddiction.com/.
Malden
High School
Helping Hands Stop The Stigma
Beebe School
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Shown about to visit the Linden STEAM Academy: MOA
President/City of Malden Addiction Recovery Resource
Specialist Paul Hammersley, MOA Vice President Dana Brown,
Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica, Councillor-at-Large Craig
Spadafora, MOA Treasurer Dave Allan, students Beatriz Santos
and Dominic Nesta, Recovery Coach PJ Bell and Everett Ward
4 Councillor Holly Garcia.
Cheverus School
MO A Supp or t ers
wearing their ribbons –
#maldenstopthestigma
Paul Hammersley takes a selfie with the Malden Catholic
students.
MOA supporters watch as some of the students at the
Forestdale School work on their Stop the Stigma project.
Lisa, Tim, Karen and Dawn at
the Bridge Recovery Center
Principal Adam Weldai surrounded by team MOA at the
Forestdale School
The Malden Overcoming Addiction team getting ready to
start the day
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
A COACH FOR ALL SEASONS: Malden High’s ‘Coach Dan’
is a mentor for Tornados all year round
Jurkowski heads up Girls Volleyball, JV Basketball and is set
for 8th season as Head Boys Volleyball Coach
By Shuyi Chen
Malden High School
Blue & Gold
W
ith another Spring Season
upon us, Head Coach Dan
Jurkowski is ready to start up the
Malden High School Boys Volleyball
season.
Jurkowski, known universally
around MHS as “Coach Dan,”
is a tri-sport coach who coaches
Girls Varsity Volleyball, Boys
Varsity Volleyball and Boys
JV Basketball at Malden High
School. All three of the teams
coached by him have found
success in each of their respective
seasons, with both of his
Varsity Volleyball teams qualifying
for the MIAA D1 State
Tournament – the Boys last
spring of 2023 and the Girls
this past Fall Season – and his
JV Basketball team having a
productive rebuilding season.
Not only is Coach Dan a prominent
coach for Malden High
sports, but he is also a very appreciated
physical education
teacher here at MHS working
alongside other Phys-Ed teachers
Mark Gagnon, Jonathan
Currier, Nancy Wentworth and
Mary-Jo Urquhart.
Growing up in Belchertown,
Mass., and competing for his
hometown Belchertown High
School in Western Mass., Jurkowski
was a tri-sport athlete,
playing varsity soccer, basketball
Malden Girls Volleyball has steadily improved since being
named to the Fall Sports slate at MHS. (Courtesy Photo/Malden Boys
Volleyball)
for Jurkowski; however, when
he was off ered these positions,
he knew he had to do it. “I grew
up playing these sports and my
love for these sports is what encouraged
me to coach,” Jurkowski
said. His passion for coaching
and the sport was passed on to
his players, too.
To Jurkowski, a team is more
than just their record. “As I get
older, the aspects of coaching I
enjoy the most are building relationships
with my players, and
hopefully allowing them to love
basketball and volleyball,” Coach
Dan said. “I would also like all
my players to enjoy being part
of a team and culture as much
as I did.”
Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Captain
Coach Dan Jurkowski is a
three-sport coach, with Varsity
Girls Volleyball in the Fall
Season, JV Boys Basketball in
the Winter Season and Varsity
Boys Volleyball in the Spring
Season. (Courtesy/Malden High Blue and
Gold/Shuyi Chen Photo)
and volleyball. However, he was
most impressive on the court
playing basketball. Standing at
the height of 5'11, he was their
star shooting guard, still holding
the school record for most
three-pointers made in a single
game with 10.
Before becoming a physical
education teacher and coach
Here is Coach Dan Jurkowski with his most successful Varsity
Boys Volleyball Team, the 2021 team that went 18-2 in the
regular season before falling in the MIAA Division 1 State Boys
Volleyball Tournament. (Courtesy Photo/Malden Boys Volleyball)
here at Malden in 2015-2016,
he attended UMass Amherst,
where he earned his bachelor’s
degree in Sports Management.
Following his graduation
in 2007, he got his fi rst job as a
video coordinator for basketball
at UMass Amherst. In the fall of
2015, Jurkowski began working
as a physical education teacher
at the Salemwood School,
where he met many great student-athletes
that he would go
on to coach and mentor at the
high school.
Becoming a coach is not linear
~ Malden Neighborhood Basketball League ~
Madness Weekend – “Finish the Season”
2024 Malden Neighborhood
Basketball League
Team W L Games Streak
behind
Bullets - c* 14 1
Sixers - c 11 4
Lakers - c 7
Celtics - c 5
Pistons
8
Kings
4
4
10 9
0 W - 12
3 W - 2
L - 7
L - 1
7
11 10 L - 1
11 10 W - 1
c - clinched playoff spot – * - clinched 1st
Saturday, March 16, at Ferryway
The day started off with our annual “Hot Shot Contest.”
We started with 8 & it came down to the Bullets’ Logan
Guertin & the Kings’ Terrell Xue, and “The league’s leading
scorer” took home the Hot Shot Title.
Game 1 – Bullets 62, Celtics 32
The heavily favored Bullets (+15) took care of business
against the less than magical Celtics, as they moved on
to the Big Dance, after their 13th straight victory. The defending
champs basically had no chance, as they were
shorthanded from the jump and only had fi ve arrive. The
Bullets had 10 and all but one put points on the board
as they moved on in easy fashion, behind L. Guertin (20)
& C. Mijar (10). Sadly, the Celts went down quickly after
one, trailing 21-3, and that was pretty much the level
of the game, as the Bullets were on cruise control the
rest of the way, basically. The Celtics’ R. Doricent had a
good game & fi nished with 14.
Game 2 – Lakers 46, Sixers 45
The next game showcased the favored Sixers (+4.5),
who “did not” take care of business. The Lakers went out
and upset the 2nd place Crimson, en route to a face off
against a very familiar opponent as well as the Oldest
Rivalry in the MNBL going today. The Sixers needed a little
more off ensive output help as just four of their nine
got in the scorer’s book, being led by C. Joseph (23) and
A. Martino (14). But it was the Lakers MVP candidate
S. Warton (19) with the game’s diff erence maker “Free
Throws” as he put the proverbial nail in the coffi n from
the line, going 3 for 4 in the fi nal frame. And as a team
they hit 13 free throws to the Sixers’ 7.
Sunday, March 17, at Ferryway
Game 1 – Coaches 57, All Stars 54
The not-so-old-timers did it again, as the Coaches’ M.
Bailey led the way with 24, C. Washington had 17 and K.
Dicks added 10. The players came out seeking revenge,
since they hadn’t beaten the Coaches since 2019. The
top scorers were the Celtics’ J. Sweeney with 20, the
Kings’ A. Brathwaite with 12 and the Pistons’ N. Sullivan
with 11 in this close defeat. The Coaches now lead the
All-time record: 23-14.
As we break before the Big Dance, we highlight our
annual “3 point contest.” Again we start with 8 and end
with 2. The Bullets’ Clinton Mijar & the Lakers’ Griffi n Leon
and The Bullets’ C. Mijar took home the 3-point Title.
Championship Game – Bullets 59, Lakers 39
It’s here, it’s Day 1 vs Day 2 – going by the numbers.
The Bullets started the game as +16 favorites; they did
BASKETBALL | SEE PAGE 16
Alina Dao said, “I appreciate how
Coach Dan doesn’t make it entirely
about winning the game,
he makes it an enjoyable place
to be and bond as a team. Although
we always wanted to
win, some things just didn’t go
our way.”
Everyone around the school is
wishing the Varsity Boys Volleyball
Team and Coach Dan Jurkowski
another great season!
The 2024 season opens for
Boys Volleyball on Wednesday,
April 3 when Malden hosts
Greater Boston League (GBL) rival
Somerville at 5:15 p.m. in
the Finn Gym at Malden High
School. The Junior Varsity Game
will be at 4:00 p.m. that day.
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Malden High School’s Winter Season League
All-Stars are announced
Greater Boston League names 24 Tornado student-athletes to GBL All-Star List
By Steve Freker
F
or the past two winters, Malden
High School senior Ezechiel
“Zeke” Noelsaint has shown
why he is one of the best pure
athletes in the Greater Boston
League (GBL) as a member of
the MHS Varsity Boys Basketball
Team. Whether it is leading the
fastbreak with his dribble, spotting
a teammate on the wing
for an assist or driving hard to
the basket for a layup, Noelsaint
has consistently displayed his
talents. The 6-3 1/2, 180 “Zeke”
has also wowed the Finn Gym
crowds by spotting up to swish
a “3” or finish off a dribble-drive
with a thunderous, two-handed
dunk.
Noelsaint was rewarded for
his spectacular skills and contribution
to his team this past season
by being named as Malden
High’s only selectee to the GBL
Boys Basketball All-Star Team.
The Malden senior, who is believed
to be headed to the University
of Massachusetts Lowell
this fall to pursue studies in Engineering,
was one of 24 Malden
High School student-athletes
named to the Winter Season
Greater Boston League AllStar
Teams.
“We had many outstanding
team and individual performances
this past Winter Season
and we are very pleased so
many of our student-athletes
were recognized by the Greater
Boston League as All-Stars,” said
8th-year Malden Public Schools
Director of Athletics, Health
and Physical Education Charlie
MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL’S
2023-2024 GBL ALL-STAR
TEAM SELECTEES
Boys Basketball
Ezechiel “Zeke” Noelsaint
Girls Basketball
Amanda Ebenezer
Kimberly Trompas
Gymnastics (Coed)
Ivana Marinkovic
Isabella Oliveira
Sofia Vargas
Ezechiel “Zeke” Noelsaint
sized up a three-point shot
against Lynn English in a
game played earlier this year.
(Advocate Photo/ Henry Huang)
Conefrey.
Conefrey noted the fifth consecutive
league championship
by Head Coach Jess Bisson and
the Malden High School coed
varsity swim team, a second
consecutive MIAA Division 1
State Basketball Tournament appearance
by Head Coach Scott
Marino and the varsity girls
basketball team and two runner-up
finishes by a pair of Tornado
wrestlers in the MIAA Division
1 State Girls Wrestling Tournament.
Noelsaint,
who served as captain
of Varsity Boys Basketball
this past winter, led the Tornado
team in scoring, rebounding,
assists and blocked shots, in addition
to minutes played on the
court. “Whatever type of game
Zeke [Noelsaint] had, it dictatALL-STAR
SWIMMERS: The Malden High coed swim team
included, from left to right, Joyce Zhou, Yinje Wang, Kevin Lin,
Sophie Tran, Stanley Yip, Hailey Tran, Tiffany Pham, Gordon
Zeng and Joao Santos. All of them except for Wang and Lin
were announced as Greater Boston League All-Stars for this
past season. (Courtesy Photo)
ed how our game would turn
out for the team,” Malden 18thyear
Head Coach Don Nally said
on Noelsaint’s value.
“We basically put the game on
his shoulders and he delivered
as best he could. Zeke is a quiet
leader who led by example,”
Coach Nally said. “We asked a lot
of him every day at practice and
every night on the court and he
always tried to deliver.”
Noelsaint scored at least in
double figures in all but one
of the games he played, averaging
13.9 points per game,
in the top 10 for GBL scorers.
A two-year starter, he finished
with close to 500 points scored
for his career.
Lucia Antonucci named
CAC soccer MVP
By Emily Brennan
A
fter an exemplary season on the
field, Mystic Valley Regional Charter
School’s Lucia Antonucci has been
named MVP of the Commonwealth
Athletic Conference (CAC) Lower Division
for girls’ soccer. Antonucci is the
third girls’ soccer MVP of the Commonwealth
Athletic Conference for
the Eagles since Teya Nigro ’17 landed
the title in 2016 and Jackie Lane
’13 in 2012.
Full of energy and enthusiasm, the
dynamic midfielder has been a key
in helping Mystic Valley play in three
state tournaments since she joined
the varsity team in 2020. Mystic Valley
finished the regular 2023 season 116-1
and earned the No. 15 seed in the
MIAA Division 5 bracket. This is MV’s
highest seed since 2019, in which the
Eagles were No. 8. The sophomore
started all 18 games and tallied 14
goals and 17 assists, pushing her career
numbers to 46 total goals and 38
total assists.
Antonucci is set to return to Malden
for two more runs with the Eagles in
2024 and 2025.
Shown from left to right are Athletic Director Eric Martin, Lucia Antonucci and Head
Coach Matthew Offner.
Also a second-year team
captain on the Malden High
baseball team this Spring Season,
Noelsaint is the first Haitian-American
in Malden High
history to be named a league
All-Star in baseball.
Malden High athletics also
made history this past Winter
Season when, for the first time
in school history, two wrestlers
both finished #2 in the state after
making it to the MIAA Division
1 State Girls Wrestling Tournament
Championship State
Finals, and finishing as a runner-up
in
the final. Katelynn Vo placed
second overall in the wrestling
States in the 120 lbs. weight
Swim (Coed Boys)
Joao Victor Santos
Xiaode “David” Xu
Stanley Yip
Gordon Zeng
James Zhou
Swim (Coed Girls)
Sarah Escobar Ayala
Danielle Harrington
Ian Ian Ho
Joslyn Nguyen
Tiffany Pham
Hailey Tran
Sophie Tran
Yingyan Xia
Joyce Zhou
Wrestling (Boys)
David Parada Araujo (132 lbs.)
Kenny Wong (126 lbs.)
Wrestling (Girls)
Nora Hounain (165 lbs.)
Katelynn Vo {120 lbs.)
class. Nora Hounain was also
State runner-up in the 160 lbs.
weight class.
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
BASKETBALL | FROM PAGE 14
beat the Lakers 2 out of 3, this
season. But the Lakers are the
only team to beat them, so there
was chance of an upset. But L.
Guertin wasn’t haven’t that; he
dropped all 12 points the Bullets
scored in the 3rd quarter and led
his team, once again, with a solid
game-high of 29. C. Mijar did his
job and scored a big 16 and I. Pineda
got involved with a nice 12
points. The Lakers’ S. Warton did
his best; he had 13 on the day. It
just wasn’t enough as the Bullets
came out, as expected, “on fi re”
– leading at the half (34-9) and
once again locking in the cruise
control all the way to the MNBL
famous Victorious Bullet Bounce
from Day 1. The Lakers should
keep their heads held high. They
started the season on top of the
world at 7-1, and shockingly, it
just fell apart, only to regain that
old momentum and make it all
the way to the Big Dance.
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the Malden Public Library
50+ Job seekers
T
he Malden Public Library continues
to off er an online job
support program for people 50
years old and older. The 50+ Job
Seekers Program is a free service,
and people 50 years or older
are welcome to join any or all of
the sessions, which are held on
Zoom. Anyone interested who
doesn’t have a computer or isn’t
familiar with Zoom is welcome
to come to the library and borrow
a Chromebook during the
sessions. Library staff will make
sure anyone interested in participating
can do so.
The morning sessions are from
9:30-11:30 a.m. and meet on the
fi rst and third Wednesdays. Here
are the session dates and topics:
April 3 – Cover Letters & Using
AI in the Job Search
April 17 – Networking
May 1 – Interview Strategies
May 15 – Interview Practice
June 5 – Thinking Outside
the Box
June 12 – Marketing Plan
The Library is excited to continue
off ering this program and
encourages anyone interested
to attend. Call the Malden Public
Library with questions at 781324-0218;
ask for Marita.
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Page 17
What three photos are
you bringing to the Mass.
Memories Road Show?
Office of State Senator Jason
Lewis Summer 2024 Internship
S
In the archive: Birukti Tsigi
and friends, Ferryway
School, 2015. ‘It was my 8thgrade
graduation and such
a nostalgic day. It turned
out to be a summer filled
with excitement and nerves
about starting high school
at Malden High School. My
brother just graduated from
Ferryway this year (2020)
and I’m excited for him to
start high school, knowing
the wonderful experience
I had in the Malden school
systems.” Pictured from left
to right: Birukti Tsige, Seneya
Gebreselase and Zewdnash
Asefawe.
T
he Mass. Memories Road
Show is coming to Malden!
The event will be held on Saturday,
April 27, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Malden Senior/Teen
Community Center. All community
members – past or present
– are invited to come and bring
up to three photos to submit to a
statewide digital archive that will
provide a “snapshot” of the Malden
community for future generations.
Whether you’ve lived
in Malden your whole life or you
just arrived a month ago, your
story is important to the history
of this city.
The Mass. Memories Road
Show is a free, event-based
participatory archiving program
that documents people,
places and events in Massachusetts
history through family
photographs and stories. Archivists
and public historians
from UMass Boston’s Jospeh P.
Healey Library collaborate with
local planning teams to put on
these events. The collected photographs
and stories are included
in a digital archive at openarchives.umb.edu.
How
do I participate?
Plan in advance what photographs
you would like to bring
and think about why these three
photos are important to you.
Your photos can be old or new,
digital or print, submitted as a
hard copy, or on a cellphone or
fl ash drive. The photos will be
scanned and returned to you
In the archive: Effie (Foley)
and Harry Lake, Lake Street,
Malden, 1920. “This picture
is of my grandparents, whom
I never got to meet [..] They
were from Nova Scotia, Canada
and arrived in Maine offi cially
in 1908 (Effi e) and 1909 (Harry)
to be with family. My Dad was
born in Malden in 1911 and
by 1920 they bought the land
and their house was built up in
Maplewood Highlands, where
they raised four children. The
house here is the original and
had additions put on later.”
Shown are Harry F. Lake, Effi e
(Foley) Lake and daughter
Evelyn.
at the event. You will be asked
to describe the photographs in
your own words for inclusion in
the archive. You’ll also have the
option to share the story behind
the photos on video, receive
your own keepsake photo of the
event and receive advice from
professional archivists and historians
on dating and caring for
your family photos. Arrive anytime
between 10 a.m. and 2:15
p.m. and plan to spend at least
30 to 60 minutes. There will be
other fun activities and a chance
to catch up with old friends and
meet new ones. This event is part
of Malden’s 375th anniversary
year celebration.
The local planning team for
Malden includes the City of Malden,
Malden Reads, Urban Media
Arts and the Malden Public
Library. Volunteer opportunities
are available for the day of the
event, with training provided on
Friday, April 26 from 3:30 to 5:00
p.m. Volunteers help with welcome,
check-in, scanning photographs
and assisting with descriptions.
Contact Karen Phillips
at karenphillips1@gmail.
com if you are interested in volunteering.
The
photos accompanying this
story are from Malden’s digital
archive that was started during
Covid. For complete information
about this event and to see more
samples of photos already in the
Malden archive, visit urbanmediaarts.org/malden-mass-memories-road-show/.
tate
Senator Jason Lewis
is seeking candidates for
a summer internship with his
offi ce. Senator Lewis, a Democrat,
proudly represents the people
of the Fifth Middlesex District
of Massachusetts, which
includes the cities and towns
of Malden, Melrose, Reading,
Stoneham, Wakefi eld and parts
of Winchester. Senator Lewis is
a member of Senate President
Karen Spilka’s leadership team
and serves as the Senate Chair
of the Legislature’s Joint Committee
on Education and as the
Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee.
He also cofounded and
co-chairs the Legislature’s Zero
Waste Caucus and Middlesex
Fells Caucus. He has been a leader
in shaping public policy on a
range of issues important to his
district, region and the Commonwealth,
including education,
healthcare and economic
opportunity for all.
Interns will support the Senator’s
staff in a variety of ways,
but candidates with interest in
one or more of the following
are needed:
• implementing the Senator’s
communications strategy
• supporting local projects and
the offi ce’s work with organizations
in the district
• assisting with constituent
services
Tasks might include:
• attending project briefi ngs
• researching information and
statistics
• creating pamphlets and
charts
• drafting social media posts
• event planning
Interns will have a unique opSummer
2024 Intern Flyer
portunity to engage with policymaking,
politics and government
from the inside. Although
unpaid, interns will obtain
meaningful experience by
witnessing and participating in
the day-to-day functioning of a
State Senate offi ce with a special
focus on its work with the Education
Committee.
Interns must have strong written
and verbal communication
skills and attention to detail.
Candidates must also be comfortable
with Microsoft Offi ce,
Google applications and major
social media platforms. Preference
will be given to applicants
with a high school diploma
or equivalent. Applications
from the Fifth Middlesex District
are strongly encouraged.
Hours and duration of internship
are fl exible, though ideal
applicants will be available eight
to 10 hours per week. This position
will be in-person, hybrid or
fully remote.
“Our offi ce does not discriminate
in employment on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy,
gender identity, national
origin, political affi liation, sexual
orientation, marital status,
disability, genetic information,
or age. Applicants of color are
strongly encouraged to apply.
“Candidates should send a resume
and a brief letter of interest
to Jason.Lewis@masenate.
gov by Thursday, April 18, 2024.
References should be available
upon request. Applications will
be reviewed on a rolling basis,
so interested parties are encouraged
to apply promptly.
With questions, please call (617)
722-1206.”
Annual Palm Sunday Concert
T
he 36th Annual Palm Sunday Concert
will take place on Sunday, March 24 at
3:00 pm at First Baptist Church of Malden,
which is located at the corner of Main and
Salem Streets. “The Seven Last Words of
Christ” by French composer Theodore
Dubois will be accompanied on the fi ne
E. M. Skinner organ by director Rosalind
Mohnsen and sung by singers from area
church choirs.
Those participating include First Baptist
Church, Maplewood Baptist Church, Immaculate
Conception Church and Freedom
Hill Community Church of Malden;
St. Raphael Church and First Community
United Methodist Church of Medford;
and St. Joseph Church of Belmont. Soloists
are Judy Doucette, Soprano, Matthew
Arnold of Marblehead, Tenor, and
Richard Freeman, Baritone. The public
is cordially invited. Parking is located in
the rear. Please use the side door to enter.
Free-will donation. For more info call
781-324-2745.
36th Annual Ecumenical
PALM SUNDAY CONCERT
Sunday, March 24
3:00 pm
Theodore Dubois
The Seven Last Words of Christ
The First Baptist Church of Malden
(corner of Main St and Salem St)
Judy Doucette, Soprano
Matthew Arnold, Tenor
Richard Freeman, Baritone
Parking in back
Use side doors
Free-will donation
Rosalind Mohnsen, Organist/Director
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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024
~ Letter to the Editor ~
It’s Not Too Late to Care about Real Grass Bids for Roosevelt Park
Dear Mayor Christenson,
Malden City Councillors, City
Government, and Local Media
Sources,
As all of you know, we’re coming
to a critical choice when it
comes to a green space in an
area of our city that needs the
2023 SENIOR CIRCUIT
BREAKER TAX CREDIT
F
or tax years since January
1, 2001, senior citizens living
in Massachusetts have
been eligible to claim a refundable
tax credit on their
state individual income tax return
for real estate taxes they
paid with respect to Massachusetts
residential real estate
that they own or with respect
to rent that they paid, both relating
to property that is occupied
as the principal residence.
The maximum credit
allowed is $2,590 for calendar
year 2023!!
Eligible taxpayers who own
their property may claim a
credit equal to the amount by
which their property tax payments
in calendar year 2023
including water and sewer
debt charges, exceed 10% of
their total income for calendar
year 2023. Taxpayers residing
in cities or towns that do
not include water and sewer
debt service in their property
assessments may claim, in addition
to their real estate tax
payments, 50% of the water
and sewer use charges actually
paid during the year.
Renters may claim a credit in
the amount by which 25% of
their rent paid in calendar year
2023 exceeds 10% of their total
income. For purposes of
determining “total income”,
taxpayers must include all taxable
income as well as exempt
income such as social security
income, U.S. Treasury interest
income, municipal pension income,
etc.
To be eligible for the tax
credit, a taxpayer must be 65
years old on or before December
31, 2023. For joint filers, it is
sufficient that only one of the
individuals meet this requirement.
Furthermore, a taxpayer
must not be claimed as a
dependent on another taxpayer’s
tax return. The property
in question must be located
in Massachusetts and
must be the taxpayer’s primary
residence. The taxpayer’s
total income may not exceed
$69,000 for a single filer,
$86,000 for someone filing
as a head of household, and
$103,000 for taxpayers filing
married jointly. No credit is allowed
for a married taxpayer
filing a separate return. The
assessed valuation of the real
estate in question cannot exceed
$1,025,000 as of 1-1-23.
Taxpayers who are eligible
for the credit in calendar year
2023 must file Schedule CB,
Circuit Breaker Credit along
with their Mass return. Taxpayers
who do not normally file a
Mass return may be interested
in filing in order to claim the
“refundable” tax credit.
If you were a renter during
calendar year 2023 and you
received any federal and/or
state subsidy, or you rented
from a tax-exempt entity, you
do not quality for the Circuit
Breaker Credit. The maximum
credit for prior years was only
$1,200. This recent change in
the Massachusetts tax law was
a big boost to seniors.
Tax credits received by eligible
taxpayers are not considered
income for the purpose
of obtaining eligibility or benefits
under other means-tested
assistance programs including
food, medical, housing
and educational assistance
programs.
See TIR (Technical Information
Release) 16-8 for more information.
For more information,
you may also contact the
Massachusetts Department
of Revenue Customer Service
Bureau at 617-887-MDOR (or
toll free at 1-800-392-6089).
Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney,
Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial
Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and
holds a master’s degree in taxation.
cooling effect of real grass the
most. Bids are coming due for
the long-debated Roosevelt
Park project, and there have
been passionate arguments
made by professionals and city
members alike fighting for keeping
this area real grass. When it
comes down to it, we NEED this
area to stay real grass, and if the
city government ignores the
health, finical, and social risks
artificial turf causes, they will be
betraying those who have voted
them into office.
For a city with looming money
issues, it is foolish to chase
after artificial turf. Not only is
real grass less expensive to install,
but it will not need to be
replaced in the future at another
dose of great expense. Think
of your future and current budget
if nothing else. That money
could go to helping Malden
with its education issues, road
upkeep, and countless other
problems that need to be addressed.
The
medical risks for burns
and toxicity are a problem that
will only build over time with arBeacon
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HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon
Hill Roll Call records local senators'
votes on roll calls from the week
of March 11-15. There were no roll calls
in the House last week.
EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE
CHANGES (S 2697)
Senate 40-0, approved and sent to
the House a bill aimed at making early
education and care money more
accessible and affordable for young
families across the Bay State. The bill
would make high-cost state grants
for early education and care providers
permanent; increase the income
threshold to make more families eligible
for childcare subsidies; and establish
recommended salary and benefit
guidelines for early childhood teachers
commensurate with K-12 public
school teachers.
Under current law subsidies are limited
to households whose incomes
equal up to 50 percent of the state metificial
turf, not to mention that
real grass is a more responsible
climate choice. Why would the
City of Malden want to clean up
the soil in Roosevelt Park, just
to put down plastics that has
proven to leech toxins into the
soil again? Aren’t we trying to
be an example of a healthy and
green city? Shouldn’t we be caring
more about the health and
wellbeing of the children that
use this field, more than making
a statement about our stubborn
‘follow through’? Using artificial
turf seems like taking several
steps backwards in health and
environmental progress that we
so desperately need here in Malden,
and across the world.
Lastly, why is the city so willing
to do this to a historically redlined
neighborhood? Shouldn’t
every citizen of Malden, no matter
their social and economic
status, get a say in what happens
to the city around them?
Ignoring the people and their
well stated desires for real grass
spits in the eyes of those who are
begging the city not to heat up
and poison their neighborhood.
dian income, or $73,000. The bill would
raise the eligibility threshold to 85 percent
of the state median income, or
$124,000 for a family of four.
“Access to high-quality, affordable
early education and childcare is essential
for the healthy development of
young children, as well as for the economic
well-being of working families
and employers in the commonwealth,”
said Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester),
lead sponsor and Senate Chair of the
Committee on Education. “With the
passage today of the Early Ed Act, Massachusetts
is demonstrating national
leadership in addressing the broken
early education and childcare system
in our country.”
“From my first day in the Senate, I
have been pushing for expanded access
to early education and increasing
staff salaries to ensure educators
can earn a good living,” said Sen. Sal
DiDomenico (D-Everett). “This critical
legislation will drastically expand access
to affordable, high-quality, early
education and childcare and deliver
significantly better pay and benefits
for early educators. I am proud to
support this bill which helps move our
state one step closer to guaranteeing
every child will receive world-class education
from childhood through adulthood.We
must get this bill over the
finish line and keep our state a livable
and welcoming home for families of
all incomes.”
“An equitable and competitive
commonwealth is one in which every
child and family has access to affordable
quality early education,” said
Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland).
“At the same time, we must recognize
the incredible work of the providers
who are shaping the minds and
hearts of our earliest learners. Today I’m
proud that the Massachusetts Senate
is once again taking action to lower
costs for families, open up more opportunities
for children, increase pay
for our early educators and make support
for providers permanent so they
can keep their doors open and thrive
In conclusion, I hope that the
city takes a real, hard look at this
project and lets all of Malden
benefit from a healthy, real grass
park. I know that I personally,
along with many others, would
be willing to put in the time
and effort it takes to keep this
site, and many other parks and
natural areas of Malden, green.
Don’t be afraid to ask organizations
and citizens for help to do
this project the healthy, environmental,
and monetarily responsible
way. If you do, we will
be there to support you in your
efforts to keep Malden moving
forward with cleanest and
most honest way we can. If you
don’t, we will still be here, and
we will not stay quiet about the
risks and costs that this and future
projects with artificial turf
will cause Malden. The choice
to have the people of Malden as
partners instead of adversaries
is really up to you. PLEASE don’t
make the wrong choice.
With Hope,
Chris Burgan
Malden Resident
for years to come.
(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)
Sen. Jason Lewis
Yes
CONSIDER TAX CREDIT FOR COMPANIES
THAT PROVIDE EARLY EDUCATION
AND CARE (S 2697)
Senate 7-32, rejected an amendment
that would require a study which
would make recommendations on employer-supported
early education and
care benefits, to include possible creation
of a tax credit for employers that
provide these early education and care
benefits to their employees.
Amendment supporters said this
amendment does not create a tax
credit but simply requires a study of
the possibility of one. They said that
all options should be looked into and
put on the table in order to helpsupport
employers that provide childcare.
“The bill already includes a new
competitive grant program to incentivizeemployers
to invest in additional
early education and care slots for
their employees,” responded Sen. Jason
Lewis who opposed the amendment.
“Furthermore, a federal tax credit
has been available to employers since
2001 and has proven ineffective in expanding
access to affordable early education
and care for workers."
GOP Minority Leader Sen. Bruce
Tarr (R-Gloucester), the sponsor of the
amendment, did not respond to repeated
requests by Beacon Hill Roll
Call to comment on his amendment
and its rejection.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment
that would includethe possibility of
tax credits in the study. A “No” vote
is against the amendment.)
Sen. Jason Lewis
No
ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL
GOV. MAURA HEALEY MOVES TO
PARDON MISDEMEANOR MARIJUANA
POSSESSION – Gov. Healey has issued
an executive order that would
pardon misdemeanor marijuana posBHRC|
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session convictions that occurred in
Massachusetts before March 14, 2024.
If approved by the Governor’s Council
at its upcoming March 27 meeting,
the pardons will apply to hundreds of
thousands of people who were convicted
of the offense which is no longer
an offense. The Bay State decriminalized
marijuana possession in 2008
and then legalized it on a ballot questions
in 2016.
In October 2022, President Biden issued
a presidential proclamation that
pardoned many federal and D.C. offenses
for simple marijuana possession.
In December 2023, he expanded
that pardon to include more offenses
and issued a call for governors to take
action to pardon marijuana convictions
in their states.
“Nobody should face barriers to
getting a job, housing or an education
because of an old misdemeanor
marijuana conviction that they would
not be charged for today,” said Healey.
“We’re taking this nation-leading action
as part of our commitment to using
the clemency process to advance
fairness and equity in our criminal justice
system. We’re grateful for President
Biden’s leadership on this at the federal
level and proud to answer his call to
take action in the states.”
“Marijuana laws have significantly
changed over the past decade, and it’s
essential that our criminal justice system
adjusts with them,” said Lt. Gov.
Kim Driscoll. “Gov. Healey’s proposed
pardon represents an important step
toward righting historic wrongs, particularly
around our country’s misguided
War on Drugs. We thank the Governor’s
Council for their careful consideration
of this recommendation and look
forward to continuing our progress to
make Massachusetts a more fair and
equitable home for all.”
“Because of this pardon recommendation,
many people in Massachusetts
may get a second chance,” said Carol
Rose, Executive Director of the ACLU
of Massachusetts. “It means people
will no longer be punished for behavior
that is now legal in our state, and
will face fewer barriers to housing, jobs,
education, student loans, and stability.
We thank Gov. Healey for her leadership
on this life-changing issue.”
BAN EMPLOYERS FROM ASKING
FOR CREDIT REPORTS (H 1434) -
The House approved and sent to the
Senate legislation that would prohibit
employers from obtaining the credit
reports of existing or potential employees
except in certain circumstances
including hiring for a position that
requires national security clearance; a
position for which a person is required
by federal or state law to obtain a consumer
report; and some executive or
managerial positions at a financial institution.
The
[bill] reduces barriers to employment
by limiting the use of personal
credit reports in the hiring process,”
said sponsor former Duxbury
representative Josh Cutler who is now
Gov. Maura Healey’s Undersecretary
of Apprenticeship, Work-based Learning
and Policy in the Executive Office
of Labor and Workforce Development.
”Credit scores were never intended to
be used for employment purposes and
pre-employment credit checks can
create needless barriers for otherwise
qualified workers. Eleven other states
already taken similar steps.”
Sen. Mike Barrett (D-Lexington), the
Senate sponsor of the bill, did not respond
to repeated requests from Beacon
Hill Roll Call to comment on the
bill and its passage.
NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION
AND REPATRIATION ACT (H
3248) – The House gave initial approval
to a bill that applies the federal law
known as the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act to any
museums and state agencies that receive
state or local funding in the state
of Massachusetts.
The federal law, according to the
National Park Service’s website, requires
that federal agencies and museums
receiving federal funds take inventory
of Native American human remains,
funeral-related and sacred objects
and provide written summaries of
other cultural items. The agencies and
museums must consult with Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
to attempt to reach agreements
on the repatriation or other disposition
of these remains and objects. Once lineal
descent or cultural affiliation has
been established, and in some cases
the right of possession also has been
demonstrated, lineal descendants, affiliated
Indian tribes or affiliated Native
Hawaiian organizations normally make
the final determination about the disposition
of cultural items.
Co-sponsors of the bill, Reps. Dave
Rogers (D-Cambridge) and David Biele
(D-South Boston) did not respond to
repeated requests by Beacon Hill Roll
Call to comment on their proposal.
ASSAULT A TRANSIT WORKER (H
4355) – The House gave initial approval
to a bill that imposes a prison sentence
of between 90 days and 2.5 years
or a fine of between $500 and $5,000
on a person who assaults a transit
worker while the transit worker is performing
his or her duties. The measure
also expands the definition of assault
to cover flinging a bodily substance including
blood, saliva, mucous, semen,
urine or feces.
“Before the Carmen’s Union approached
me with this issue, I had
no idea how bad these experiences
were,” said sponsor Rep. Joe McGonagle
(D-Everett). “Seeing the statistics,
hearing the stories, it is very hard to
ignore. It is imperative that our transit
workers are able to perform their jobs
safely, knowing they have support and
protection.”
$500 STIPEND FOR NON-PROFIT
BOARD MEMBERS (H 4358) – The
House gave initial approval to a bill that
amends a current law which provides
that a non-profit group lose its civil liability
protection if it pays any amount
of stipend to a board member. The bill
would allow the non-profit to retain its
civil liability protection as long as the
stipend is not more than $500.
Sponsor Rep. Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley)
noted that federal law currently allows
this $500 stipend. “This change
would allow nonprofits to provide
board members with this modest stipend,
facilitating their service and improving
board representation,” said
Peisch.
DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES
(H 4429) – The House gave initial approval
to a bill that would make some
changes in the current state laws about
debt collection practices.
The measure includes increasing
from 85 percent to 90 percent the percentage
of a person’s wages that is protected
from garnishment. Another provision
reduces from the current 12 percent
to 3 percent the maximum interest
rate that can be charged for judgements
issued after 2024.
Supporters said the bill would help
people to eventually pay off their debts
without being overburdened by them
and will ensure that no one in Massachusetts
will be imprisoned for failure
to pay a consumer debt.
“The [measure] creates common-sense
consumer protections to
prevent wage garnishment, reduce
interest rates on debts and keep more
money in the pockets of working families,”
said co-sponsor Rep. Christine Barber
(D-Somerville.)
Co-sponsor Rep. Tram Nguyen
(D-Andover) did not respond to repeated
requests by Beacon Hill Roll
Call asking her to comment on the passage
of her bill.
SEAL EVICTION RECORDS (H
4356) – The House gave initial approval
to a bill that would allow a person
with certain eviction records, including
no-fault eviction, eviction for
non-payment of rent, fault eviction or
eviction resulting in dismissal or judgment
in favor of the defendant, to petition
for the sealing of those records
under certain circumstances.
Supporters said the measure is
aimed at providing individuals with
certain eviction records opportunities
to seal those records under specific
circumstances and promotes housing
opportunity and mobility by reducing
barriers faced due to past evictions.
“I believe that everyone deserves
a fair chance to access stable housing
and rebuild their lives without being
haunted by past mistakes,” said Senate
sponsor Sen. Lydia Edwards (D-Boston).
“The … bill isn't just about sealing
eviction records. It's about offering
hope and opportunity to individuals
and families facing housing insecurity.
By giving people the chance to
move forward without the shadow
of eviction looming over them, we're
not just promoting housing opportunity
and mobility -- we're restoring
dignity and second chances, essential
elements of a just and compassionate
society."
QUOTABLE QUOTES
“Hosting the inaugural ClimaTech
summit is an incredible opportunity
to show global climate leaders how
Massachusetts is uniquely qualified to
be the climate innovation lab for the
world. We’re pioneering new industries
and developing cutting-edge technologies
that will power a healthier future,
create high-quality jobs and ensure a
sustainable future for our community.”
---Massachusetts Clean Energy
Center CEO Dr. Emily Reichert announcing
that in June, Massachusetts
will host the inaugural edition
of ClimaTech, a new, global
leadership conference focused on
innovation and bringing new technologies
to market to combat the
climate crisis and spur economic
growth.
“Consumer skepticism of autonomous
vehicles is not surprising, given
the recalls and well-publicized incidents
that occurred last year. It’s critical
that drivers understand both the capabilities
and limitations of technology in
their cars and how, when and where to
use the systems properly.”
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---Mark Schieldrop, Senior
spokesperson for AAA Northeast
on a new survey from AAA on
self-driving vehicles which shows
66 percent of U.S. drivers express
fear about these vehicles.
“From day one, our mission … has
been simple: to honorably serve those
who have served us. With the leadership
of Gov. Maura Healey and the support
of our partners and stakeholders
in the veteran community, our Executive
Office is incredibly proud of our
significant milestones, but we know
there is much more work to do. We are
just getting started and look forward
to many years of making a difference
in the lives of those who have bravely
served our nation.”
---Secretary Jon Santiago on the
1-year anniversary of the creation
of the state’s first-ever cabinet level
Secretary of Veterans Services to
focus on veteran care.
“Cities and towns are on the front
lines of climate change. They are playing
a leading role but they can’t do it
alone. The Healey-Driscoll Administration
is here to help our municipal partners
reduce reliance on fossil fuels, energy
costs and emissions. These grants
provide critical resources such as technical
assistance for planning, design
and data collection when implementing
new clean energy projects.
---Department of Energy Resources
Commissioner Elizabeth
Mahony announcing $268,000 in
grants to cities and towns across
Massachusetts to develop clean
energy projects.
HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S
SESSION?
Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the
length of time that the House and Senate
were in session each week. Many
legislators say that legislative sessions
are only one aspect of the Legislature’s
job and that a lot of important work is
done outside of the House and Senate
chambers. They note that their jobs
also involve committee work, research,
constituent work and other matters
that are important to their districts.
Critics say that the Legislature does
not meet regularly or long enough to
debate and vote in public view on the
thousands of pieces of legislation that
have been filed. They note that the infrequency
and brief length of sessions
are misguided and lead to irresponsible
late-night sessions and a mad rush
to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately
preceding the end of an annual
session.
During the week of March 11-15, the
House met for a total of 39 minutes and
the Senate met for a total of four hours
and 51 minutes.
Mon. March 11
House11:00 a.m. to 11:11 a.m.
Senate 11:17 a.m. to 11:27 a.m.
Tues.March 12
No House session
No Senate session
Wed. March 13
No House session
No Senate session
Thurs. March 14
House11:02 a.m. to11:30 a.m.
Senate 11:10 a.m. to 3:51 p.m.
Fri. March 15
No House session
No Senate session
Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at
bob@beaconhillrollcall.com
Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call
in 1975 and was inducted into the
New England Newspaper and Press
Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame
in 2019.
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Dear Just Turned,
Even if you haven’t touched a cigarette in decades, you could
still be due for an annual lung cancer screening, based on new
recommendations from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The new guidelines state that adults ages 50 to 80 who currently
smoke or used to smoke the equivalent of one pack a
day for 20 years should get an annual low-dose computed tomography
scan (also called a CT scan), no matter how long ago
you quit.
ACS guidelines previously said that those who quit 15 or more
years ago were in the clear. But new studies have shown that
expanding screening eligibility saves lives, even among people
who quit smoking years earlier.
Early Detection Saves Lives
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States. According
to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 234,580
new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2024, and about
125,070 Americans will die from the disease.
While lung cancer can occur in anyone at any age, cigarette
smoking is the top risk factor and is linked to about 80 to 90 percent
of lung cancer deaths, and most people diagnosed with
the disease are age 65 or older.
What makes lung cancer especially tricky is that it’s often
symptomless until it’s at an advanced stage, when it’s harder
to treat. Early detection can lead to a 20 to 25 percent improvement
in survival rates, resulting in fewer deaths from lung cancer.
But a 2022 report from the American Lung Association found
that only 5.8 percent of people eligible for lung cancer screening
in the U.S. get screened, and the screening rate is as low as
1 percent in some states.
Screening & Coverage
If you fall into the population eligible for a lung cancer screening,
start by speaking with your doctor, even if it’s been a long
time since you smoked.
Medicare Part B will cover lung cancer screenings with a lowdose
CT scan once a year for people ages 50 to 77 who are current
smokers or quit in the last 15 years and have a 20-pack-year
history. Patients must have an order from their doctor or health
care provider and should not have symptoms of lung cancer.
A low-dose CT scan is a noninvasive test where you lie down
and hold your breath while being moved through a doughnut-shaped
X-ray machine. The scan takes several X-ray images
of the lungs and can help to identify possible abnormalities
in the lung tissue.
There are some potential risks with this screening, including
the possibility of false positives, which can lead to more scans
or invasive procedures. According to the American Lung Association
about 12 to 14 percent of lung cancer screening scans
will have a false positive, which is about the same rate as with
mammograms.
Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman,
OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to
the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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by Jim Miller
Who Should Be Screened
for Lung Cancer?
Dear Savvy Senior,
Who should be screened for lung cancer and how it’s covered by
Medicare? I used to smoke but quit many years ago and am wondering
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Malden City Council seeks resident for
Community Preservation Committee
he Malden City Council is
seeking one resident from
either Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3
or Ward 4 interested in serving
on the Community Preservation
Committee. This committee advances
smart growth, sustainable
development, preservation
of open space, historic sites, afMUSINGS
| FROM PAGE 6
very large brain endeared him to
generations of M.H.S. students,
Maldonians and faculty members
at Malden High (inspiring
the name of this column). Here
are 10 more witticisms from his
iconic “Musings” column:
• “Some pump oil, some pump
gas, some pump iron to impress
a lass.”
• “My friends call me candle
because I am burnt out.”
• “When she met Mr. Right,
she left.”
• “A square is someone who
thinks ‘Fear of Flying’ is a biography
of Jackie Jensen.”
• “Whenever I see my shadow,
I am beside myself.”
• “Does John Wayne live in a
Hondominium?”
• “An insecticide salesman in
Bangor is a herbicidal maniac.”
• “If age brings wisdom, why is
‘old-fashioned’ an insult.”
• “Queen Elizabeth doesn’t
need karate. She can handle
her dukes.”
• “Erin, go ban the bragh.”
As Peter Falk’s iconic TV character
Columbo would say, “Just
one more thing, sir” – the Blizzard
of ’78 as remembered by a
young Jeff Carroll – the cute little
redheaded cherub who would
later go on to run “The Connah”
like a good-natured mob boss:
“It has snowed for two days
in a row. All day. All night. When
it stops, the whole neighborhood
- all of Whitman Street -
start digging out. The elderly
were dug out fi rst. The snowbanks
on Highland Ave were
left 10 feet high on both sides.
No cars, of course, they were all
EDUCATION | FROM PAGE 10
education and childcare quality,
aff ordability and access include:
• Creating a Data Advisory
Commission to work with EEC
on expanded data collection
and reporting, and the improved
use of data to inform the
cost and quality of care
• Directing EEC and the Executive
Offi ce of Labor and Workforce
Development to study and
report on ways that employers
could provide more childcare
support to their employees, including
the feasibility of assessfordable
housing and development
of outdoor recreational facilities
within Malden, all in accordance
with the rules and ordinances.
The
selected individual will
be expected to possess interpersonal
skill to allow him/her
to work cooperatively with
safely parked in the Immaculate
schoolyard.
“Me, my brother Greg, Al Fucci,
Prisco and Libby Mancaniello,
and Jeff Butt start a game of
touch football right in the middle
of Highland Ave! No cars in
sight for miles.
“After a while, food starts running
low in the neighborhood
and becomes a major necessity.
Mrs. Fucci, Alan, and I go to Star
Market down Highland Ave. Me
and Alan had red plastic boat
sleds. We went around Whitman
before we left asking who
needed what. We get to Star early
that morning. I had a small list
for my mom and the neighborhood;
ten gallons of milk, ten
loaves of bread, and ten dozen
eggs. While Mrs. Fucci was doing
her shopping, me and Alan
played ‘King of the Hill’ on a 30foot
snow pile in the parking lot.
“While we were playing, Donald
and Will Chaney, who lived
upstairs from Gobeo’s paper
shop on Highland Ave, came
walking by. Of course, we let
them play, but within 5 minutes
Donny and Alan are throwing
roundhouse at each other - for
real! Me and Willy just slide down
the hill and watch. Alan nails him
a couple of punches and Donny
falls backward down the pile.
Out for the count as Alan starts
yelling, ‘King of the Hill!’ Me and
Willy start telling Donny, ‘Just
stay down,’ as Donny’s lip bleeds
out on the snowbank.
“Mrs. Fucci is done shopping
and signals she is ready for the
trek home. We race over with our
sleds and load up the groceries
then start hiking back home. We
get to Whitman where we start
ing employers to help fund expanded
access to high-quality,
aff ordable early education and
childcare
• Requiring EEC to create a
plan to pilot and scale shared
service models that can improve
the effi cient delivery of
high-quality care
• Requiring EEC to report to
the legislature on ways to expand
successful local partnerships,
such as the Commonwealth
Preschool Partnership
Initiative (CPPI)
• Requiring EEC and the Children’s
Investment Fund to reboth
fellow committee members
and elected offi cials. Interested
residents are required
to send a cover letter together
with a resume to City Council
President Stephen Winslow
by no later than Wednesday
April 10, 2024 – swinslow@cityofmalden.org.
delivering
the goods to hungry
neighbors. Happy to have food
again, they tip us generously. We
pocket ten dollars apiece and
have a memory that is still with
us today. It was an awesome day
which I couldn’t forget if I tried!
“Days go by, the older kids
from the corner - Mickey
O’Brien’s gang - build a snow
house right next to JT’s Liquors
(later Pumpsie’s). It had three
openings and was the best
snow fort I ever saw (outside of a
real igloo). One night they had a
small steel barrel inside and had
a roaring fi re going and the coldest
beer in the city.
“The next day my crew as well
as Kevin Hannon, Johnny Fields,
and a bunch of the other older
corner kids built an eight-foot
round snowball which 15-20 [of]
us rolled it in front of Nick’s ‘Big
A’ front door. When Nick opened
it the next morning, the mammoth
snowball was sitting right
where we left it. We told Nick we
would call the DPW who came
down with a backhoe and made
quick work of it. Nick duked us
free subs, never knew we were
behind the mysterious and intrusive
mound of snow.”
Jeff , as Bob Hope once sang,
“Thanks for the Memory.”
Postscript: Just because. Malden
Police Commissioner Salvatore
“Butch” Gennetti, Malden
loves you. Just because.
—Peter is a longtime Malden
resident and a regular
contributor to the Malden
Advocate. He can be reached
at PeteL39@aol.com for comments,
compliments or criticisms.
port
to the legislature on ways
to improve and expand the impact
of the Early Education and
Out of School Time Capital Fund
for making improvements to
early education facilities
The EARLY ED Act is based on
the recommendations made
by the Special Legislative Early
Education and Care Economic
Review Commission, which
was chaired by Senator Lewis
along with Representative Alice
Peisch. The bill now heads
to the Massachusetts House
of Representatives for consideration.
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OBITUARIES
Mouldi Sfaxi
Of Malden.
Passed away
peacefully on
Sunday March
17, 2024. He was
75 years of age.
Mouldi (or as we always called
him Dean or Deano), came to
this country in the early 70’s after
meeting the love of his life in
Germany (where he worked for
the Sheraton hotel) and moved
to Boston and settled in Malden
where his wife Priscilla, his
daughter Najette and dog Lucky
enjoyed many fun and loving
memories in their home. Dean
enjoyed soccer, James Brown &
lamb tip dinners every chance
he could get. He also enjoyed the
company of his family & neighbors
and loved when his friends
visited him. He was a regular at a
few of the local convenient stores
in Maplewood Square. Since his
wife Priscilla passed, he was very
active in going out and staying
busy walking around Malden
(he walked everywhere) and frequenting
his local stores (where
he was LOVED and always well
received.) You literally saw the
owners faces light up when they
saw him, so you know he was a
positive presence in their life.
Mouldi is the beloved husband
of Priscilla (Wennerberg)
Sfaxi. He is the devoted father of
Najette Parker and her husband
Justin Parker. Loving brother of
Mohamed Sfaxi and Salouha Sfaxi.
Family and friends were invited
to gather and share memories
with the family on Thursday
March 21, 2024 in the Barile
Family Funeral Home 482 Main
St. (RT28) Stoneham from 10
am to 12 pm followed by a Funeral
Service Celebrating Mouldi's
Eternal Life at 12. Please
consider donations in memory
Clean-Outs!
We take and dispose
from cellars, attics,
garages, yards, etc.
Call Robert at:
781-844-0472
of Mouldi to Epilepsy Foundation
of New England at www.
epliepsynewengland.org. To
send a memorial condolence
please visit www.barilefuneral.com
or www.facebook.com/
BarileFamilyFuneralHome
Rocky B. Brooks
It is with heavy
hearts that we
announce the
sudden passing
of Rocky B.
Brooks, a loving
husband,
father brother
and friend. He
passed away on
March 17, 2024, at the age of 74
surrounded by his loving family.
Rocky was born on October
23, 1949, in Calais, ME. He grew
up in Everett, MA and graduated
from Everett High School in
1967. He enlisted in the US AirLicensed
&
Insured
force in 1969 and completed his
service as a Sergeant E4. In 1977
he joined the Malden Police Department
and for many years
served as President of the Malden
Police Patrolman’s Association.
The “Rock” was a police officer
for 27 years while earning his
bachelor’s and master’s degree
in criminal justice. During his retirement
years, he worked many
jobs such as bartending at the
Fraternal Order of Eagles where
he also served as President and
most recently worked security
at the US Coast Guard. He was a
proud member of many Malden
clubs most notably the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, the Irish American
Club, the Hibernian Club,
the Loyal Order of Moose, and
the Italian American Citizens
Club. He was an avid New England
sports fan but especially
loved the Red Sox and Patriots.
He had a passion for softball,
OBITUARIES | SEE PAGE 23
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1. Was there a real Chef Boyardee (of the canned/boxed
pasta brand)?
2. On March 22, 1621, the Pilgrims signed a peace treaty
with Massasoit of what tribe?
3. What is an egg cream?
4. The Lhasa apso is native to what country?
5. On March 23, 1857, what Bostonian was born who later
published a cookbook that standardized measurements?
6.
What ship did William Bligh captain that had a mutiny?
7. What word means a sworn statement in writing?
8. On March 24, 1921, the Women’s Olympiad – the first international
sporting event for women – began in what
tiny country?
9. What language does the expression ad lib come from?
10. In what book does the March Hare appear at the Knave
of Hearts’ trial?
11. On March 25, 1942, what singer known as the Queen
of Soul was born?
12. What is the RICO Act?
13. What Beatles song did the BBC once ban because it
mentioned Coca-Cola?
14. On March 26, 1937, Crystal City, Texas, spinach growers
erected a statue of what cartoon character?
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16. How long can a mushroom live: several weeks, years or
thousands of years?
17. On March 27, 1998, the FDA approved what drug that
is used by men?
18. What duck dish is named after a city?
19. What team was the first U.S. franchise in the NHL?
20. On March 28, 1930, Constantinople changed its name
to what Turkish name?
ANSWERS
1. Yes; Italian immigrant/restaurateur
Ettore (Hector) Boiardi
founded the company with
the name Chef Boy-ar-dee to
help people pronounce his
name.
2. Wampanoag
3. An originally NYC beverage
made with milk, flavored syrup
and carbonated water
4. Tibet
5. Fannie Merritt Farmer (author
of “The Boston Cooking-School
Cook Book”)
6. The HMS Bounty
7. Affidavit
8. Monte Carlo (in the casino’s
gardens)
9. Latin (originally ad libitum,
which means “in accordance
with one’s wishes”
10. “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”
by Lewis Carroll
11. Aretha Franklin
12. The Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations Act
13. “Come Together”
14. Popeye
15. When three celestial bodies
align
16. A mushroom head lives a few
weeks, but its underground
fungal network can last thousands
of years.
17. Viagra
18. Peking duck
19. The Boston Bruins
20. Istanbul
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OBITUARIES| FROM PAGE 21
shared this enthusiasm with the
many people he played with and
coached over many years. Friends
and family may remember him
best for his quick wit and one-liners.
Oftentimes these were at other’s
expense, but deep down he
was a big teddy bear and loved
by all.
Rocky leaves behind his beautiful
wife and the love of his life
Maureen. He is also survived by
his daughters Michelle and her
husband Gregory Babikian of
Sudbury, MA; Kristine and her
husband Jason Tourkantonis of
Malden, MA; his son Rocky and
his wife Kelly Brooks of North
Andover, MA. He leaves a legacy
of 10 grandsons; Garin and
his wife Katrina, Gregory, Blake
and Bryce Babikian; Josh Brooks
and his fi ancé Jessica, Brady and
Jackson Tourkantonis; Emmett,
Rocky and Rory Brooks. He was
a loving brother to Paula Donohue
of Winthrop, Karen Brooks
of Boston, Harold and his wife
Katrina Brooks of Manchester,
NH. Pre-deceased by his brother
Dennis Brooks and brother-inlaw
Kevin Donohue. The uncle to
Kelly and his wife Jill Donohue of
Winthrop and many nieces/great
nieces and nephews/great nephews.
Son of the late Ramona Wynot
and Harold Brooks. In addition,
he will be missed by many
dear, lifelong friends.
Funeral from the A. J. Spadafora
Funeral Home, 865 Main
Street, Malden on Monday March
25th at 9:00am followed by a
Mass of Christian Burial celebrating
Rocky’s life in Sacred Hearts
Church, 297 Main Street, Malden
at 10:00am. Relatives and friends
are respectfully invited to attend.
Visiting hours will be held at the
funeral home on Sunday March
24th from 2:00pm-6:00pm. Interment
will be in Forest Dale Cemetery,
Malden.
To honor Rocky, please consider
donations to Tunnel to Towers
Foundation at dogood.t2t.org
Daniel P. Murphy II
Of Saugus. Entered into eternal
rest on Friday, March 15, 2024 in
the Lahey Clinic
Medical Center in
Burlington after
being in failing
health. He was 67
years old. Born in
Cambridge, Dan lived in Saugus
for many years. He worked as a
machinist for Sonoco Packaging.
Dear son of the late Daniel P. and
Helen (Pallo) Murphy; husband of
the late Anna M. (Smith) Murphy;
dear and devoted father of Daniel
P. Murphy, III and his wife, Jennifer
of Wellesley, Kristen Cassarino
and her husband, Anthony
of Saugus and Alexandra Murphy
of Saugus; brother of Michael
Murphy of Malden and the late
Thomas Murphy and Karen DelloRusso;
and loving grandfather
of Jacob and Kyle Murphy and
Dominik, Caylee and Ella Cassarino.
Relatives
and friends were
respectfully invited to attend
Dan's visitation and a prayer
service in the Cafasso & Sons
Funeral Home, 65 Clark St.
(Corner of Main St.) Everett,
Wednesday, March 20. Burial
was private.
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE -QUALITY NEW CONSTRUCTION! UPON ENTERING YOU
ARE GREETED WITH AN OPEN CONCEPT LUXURIOUSLY BUILT
HOME WITH BEAUTIFUL MODERN FEATURES. THE 1ST FLOOR
OFFERS A FLEXIBLE FLOOR PLAN WITH AN EXPANSIVE CUSTOM
KITCHEN FEATURING THERMADOR APPLIANCES INCLUDING A
COMMERCIAL STOVE WITH A BUILT-IN HOOD, A 10’ ISLAND, A
COFFEE STATION, QUARTZ COUNTERS AND BACKSPLASH. THERE
IS ALSO A FAMILY ROOM WITH COFFERED CEILINGS AND AN
ELECTRIC FIREPLACE OFF THE KITCHEN, HALF BATH, ACCESS TO
BOTH THE 2 CAR GARAGE AND THE PATIO AND FLAT BACK YARD.
THE 2ND FLOOR FEATURES 4 BEDROOMS ALL WITH CUSTOM
CLOSETS, A LAUNDRY ROOM WITH BUILT-IN CABINETS, A LARGE
FULL BATH WITH 2 SEPARATE VANITIES AND MIRRORS. THE
PRIMARY SUITE HAS A CUSTOM WALK-IN CLOSET AND A TO DIE
FOR EN-SUITE. THE SHOWER HAS 3 SHOWER HEADS AND 2
SPRAYS FOR A SPA-LIKE EXPERIENCE. WIDE PLANK 6” HW
FLOORS AND 9’ CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE 1ST AND 2ND
FLOORS. THE FINISHED BASEMENT OFFERS A FULL BATH AND A
CUSTOM WET BAR. DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!
LYNNFIELD $1,590,000 CALL KEITH 781-389-0791
COMING SOONCOMING
SOON
BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION COLONIAL
LOCATED ON A NICE SIDE STREET NOT FAR
FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE
CENTER OF TOWN. 4 BEDS, 3.5 BATH WITH
HARDWOOD THROUH-OUT. OPEN CONCEPT
BEAUTIFUL WHITE KITCHEN WITH QUARTZ
AND GORGEOUS BATHS. EXQUISITE DETAIL
AND QUALITY BUILD. ONE CAR GARAGE
UNDER.
SAUGUS
CALL KEITH 781-389-0791
COMING SOON
COMING SOONTHREE
BED, ONE BATH COLONIAL
SINGLE FAMILY ON NICE SIDE STREET,
FRESH PAINT, NEW APPLIANCES,
PLENTY OF PARKING RE-FINISHED
HARDWOOD FLOORING, VINYL SIDING,
NEW WINDOWS
EVERETT
CALL KEITH 781-389-0791
FOR MORE DETAILS
FOR SALE
FOR SALE- 3 BEDROOM, 1.5 BATH TOWNHOUSE,
GRANITE KITCHEN WITH
STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. FULL
WALK OUT BASEMENT. GAS HEAT. TWO
CAR
PARKING, DECK. CLOSE TO SHOPPING
AND MAJOR HIGHWAYS.
TEWKSBURY $439,900
CALL RHONDA 781-706-0842 FOR
DETAILS
FOR SALE
FOR SALE- 2 BEDROOM, 2 FULL BATH HOME WHICH WAS
COMPLETELY RENOVATED IN 2007. THIS HOME FEATURES
BAMBOO FLOORING THROUGHOUT WITH EXCEPTION OF
TILE IN THE BATHS, SPACIOUS ROOMS, FIRST FLOOR
LAUNDRY, LOTS, OF SKYLIGHTS FOR PLENTY OF NATURAL
LIGHT AND MUCH MUCH MORE. ALL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN
UPGRADED. LOCATED UP OFF STREET FOR ULTIMATE
PRIVACY AND LARGE HALF ACRE LOT OF LAND. BIG DECK
OFF KITCHEN FOR ENTERTAINING OR JUST ENJOYING THE
OUTDOORS. MALDEN $639,900
CALL DEBBIE 617-678-9710
RENTALS
• 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT EAT-IN KITCHEN WITH PLENTY OF CABINETS. FRESHLY PAINTED AND NEW CARPETS.
LAUNDRY HOOK-UPS IN UNIT FOR AN ELECTRIC DRYER. 2 CAR OFF STREET PARKING. NO PETS AND NO
SMOKING.-SAUGUS $1,800 CALL RHONDA 781-706-0842
• 2ND FLOOR 3 BED APARTMENT OFFERS A LARGE EAT IN UPDATED KITCHEN WITH GAS COOKING AND HARDWOOD
FLOORING. NICE SIZE LIVING ROOM AND MAIN BEDROOM PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS ALL WITH
HARDWOOD FLOORING. THERE IS COIN-OP LAUNDRY AVAILABLE IN THE BASEMENT AS WELL. PARKING FOR TWO
CARS OFF STREET. GAS HEAT AND PEABODY ELECTRIC.PEABODY $3,000 CALL RHONDA 781-706-0842
• 2 BED, 2 BATH MODERN CONDO WITH LAUNDRY IN UNIT. 2ND FLOOR UNIT WITH HARDWOOD FLOORING,
CENTRAL AIR, EXTRA STORAGE, AND OFF STREET PARKING. SPACIOUS BEDROOMS. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY.
REVERE $2,600 UTILITIES NOT INCLUDED. CALL LAUREN 781-835-6989
MOBILE HOMES
• BEAUTIFUL UNIT IN VERY DESIRABLE MOBILE HOME PARK. MANY NEW FEATURES INCLUDING NEW
FURNACE, NEW WIRING, NEWER WINDOWS UPDATED KITCHEN, PITCHED ROOF LARGE YARD, HUGE
SHED 1 AND A HALF BATHS LARGE TREK DECK, NEWER OIL TANK AND SO MUCH MORE.
SAUGUS $169,900
• THIS IS LIKE LIVING IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME . BEST BUY ON MARKET HUGE BEAUTIFUL UPDATED
AND VERY PRIVATE UNIT WITH APPROX 1180 SQ FT LIVING AREA.. VERY RARE TO FIND UNITS
AVAILABLE IN THIS VERY DESIRABLE PARK. 2-3 BEDROOMS HUGE PRIVATE DOUBLE CORNER LOT.
NEWER PROPANE FURNACE, CENTRAL AIR, NEWER KITCHEN ,NEWER FLOORING, NEW HW TANK,
PITCHED ROOF, HUGE FAMILY ROOM CAN BE MASTER BEDROOM. FULL SIZE WASHER AND DRYER IN
LAUNDRY ROOM. SAUGUS $169,900
LOOKING TO
BUY OR SELL?
ANTHONY
COGLIANO
857-246-1305
CALL HIM
FOR ALL YOUR
REAL ESTATE NEEDS
• VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND SPACIOUS UNIT IN VERY DESIRABLE PARK. LARGE DECK, MANY
UPDATES INC NEWER OIL TANK AND NEWER WINDOWS, FULL SIZE WASHER AND DRYER, 2 CAR
PARKING, RUBBER ROOF, MUCH MORE. PEABODY $179,900
• GREAT YOUNG ONE BEDROOM UNIT IN A VERY DESIRABLE PARK IN MOVE IN CONDITION. 2 CAR
PARKING. LOW PARK RENT OF 410 A MONTH INCLUDES RE TAXES, WATER AND SEWER, RUBBISH
REMOVAL AND , SNOW PLOWING. NO DOGS ALLOWED. SOLD AS IS WILL NOT LAST.
DANVERS $99,900
• PRE-CONSTRUCTION. WELCOME TO SHADY OAKS BRAND NEW MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY.
AFFORDABLE YET UPSCALE LIVING , EACH HOME HAS AMPLE SQUARE FOOTAGE WITH 2 BEDROOMS
AND 2 BATHS. ONE WILL HAVE 3 BEDROOMS AND ONE BATH. OPEN CONCEPT PERFECT FOR
ENTERTAINING. HIGH QUALITY FINISHES FROM TOP TIER APPLIANCES TO ELEGANT FINISHES.. A
SERENE WOODED SETTING WHILE BEING CONVENIENT TO SCHOOLS, SHOPPING, DINING AND
MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF
THIS THRIVING COMMUNITY AT AN UNBELIEVABLE PRICE. LOW PARK RENT OF 450 A MONTH.
INCLUDES TAXES, WATER AND SEWER, RUBBISH REMOVAL AND SNOW PLOWING. ACT NOW BEFORE
PRICE INCREASE. EXPECTED OCCUPANCY DATE APRIL 2024 DANVERS $249,000
CALL ERIC 781-223-0289
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