Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 6, 2023 MONITORING | FROM PAGE 4 ty through extensive engagement. The results of the monitoring will be shared with communities to identify potential interventions. Beyond Tufts University, AIR Inc., STEP, Cambridge Health Alliance, the City of Malden and the City of Everett will partner in this work. About the Mystic River Watershed Association MyRWA works to improve the lives of the more than 600,000 residents of Mystic River watershed communities through its eff orts to protect and restore water quality, natural habitat and open space throughout the 76-squaremile watershed. The Mystic River watershed is in 21 communities: Arlington, Belmont, Boston (Charlestown & East Boston), Burlington, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Reading, Revere, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Watertown, Wilmington, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn. For more information see www.MysticRiver.org. Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? Call Dennis at (857) 249-7882 for details. Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com ~ Malden Musings ~ James Hyppolite Update By Peter F. Levine “Y ou gotta be a football hero to get along with the beautiful girls...” Well, that helps but you combine that with a killer smile, an outsized personality and Hollywood good looks – whatcha got is Malden High School sophomore James Hyppolite, this week’s Malden Musings Celebrity Spotlight. His contribution on Turkey Day 2022 helped score an impressive Thanksgiving Day victory over ancient MHS arch rival, Medford High School. The future looks bright for this young man. Malden Recreation Director Joe Levine, his wife Helen and daughter Dorothy have taken young James under their collective wings. When Dorothy speaks, we listen: “About 5-6 years ago, my dad called me and said, ‘Dorothy you got to meet this kid James I just met’. Something about my dad’s fi rst encounter with him made a lasting impression. Then every week for a few months my dad said the exact same thing ‘you gotta make time to come meet James.’ I headed to Green Street where I met James after his basketball game. A young skinny 5th grader with a smile that lit up a room, from that moment I knew he was something special. They do not make kids like him anymore; he is a combination of Wiston Jeune and Witche Exilhomme with his own little spark. Not many kids have as much passion and motivation as James does. James has not had the easiest life, but you would never know by talking to him. He makes every single person feel special with his rapport. “One of my favorite recent memories of James was after From all of us at Carpenito Real Estate... The face of happiness, James Hyppolite the Malden/Medford Thanksgiving game at Fenway. He arrived back at the stadium, Joan Santo (bus driver) got off the bus fi rst to congratulate every kid, most kids said thank you and kept moving. James (who would not let go of the trophy) got off the bus and thanked her but stopped and asked her to take a picture with him and the trophy. The look in Joan’s face was priceless. “One more thing, this year Malden/Medford had a unifi ed fl ag football game. I could not attend, but received messages that James really stood out as a leader that day. James was interviewed by the media and unfortunately, his clip was cut out. I asked him if he was upset, he said, ‘no, I’m just happy the unifi ed students got to speak, and they enjoyed their day.’ He then told me someone from Medford told him he is going to be a great leader someday; little did that person know James is already emerging as great leader at just 16 years old. 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com “James just knows how to make everyone feel included and special. James’s loyalty is unmatched. Malden is a better city for having James in it; he holds all his friends accountable while making each of them a better person. His future is bright, and I am excited to be there for every step along the way. Sky’s the limit.” Let’s hear from James himself: 1. My full name is... James Hyppolite. 2. I am currently... wrestling at the high school and working out with the best coach in the state, Witche Exilhomme. 3. I am saving up... to get a house in Texas with (brother) Kevin. Our childhood dream is to get a house together. 4. My home is in... Malden. 5. I love people who... genuinely love me. 6. Something I say a lot is... “what the word man!” 7. I consider myself to be... a loving, caring person. 8. I need to have... my family and friends in my life because they are what motivates me to keep working hard every day. 9. My favorite movie of all time is... ‘Love & Basketball.’ 10. My all-time role model is... Witche Exilhomme! Witche has such a pure heart, and he shows me you can accomplish anything in life if you put your mind [to it], since the 7th grade he has been there for me, and I love and appreciate that man a lot. 11. I respect people who... respect me and I also respect people who respect themselves because without self-respect you have no value. 12. The best thing anyone has ever said to me is... “work hard to make life easy.” (Thank you Coach Witche.) 13. I am happy when... I am with the people I love. What makes me truly happy is seeing others around me happy. 14. I find my brother (Kevin) very funny – whenever I am mad, he makes me laugh. 15. I am not named after anybody in particular. 16. My favorite coach(es) are... Witche Exilhomme and Winston Juene because they are both great mentors and leaders. They are very funny, and I love being around them. MUSINGS| SEE PAGE 19
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