Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 14, 2020 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 www.eight10barandgrille.com Kitchen Hours: Mon-Thurs: 12-10pm Fri-Sat: 12-11pm Sunday: 1pm-10pm Come in & Enjoy our Famous... $12 LUNCH Menu! Choose from 16 Items! Served Monday thru Thursday until 3:30 PM / Dine-in Only Grilled Rib Eye Steak! includes Two Sides Every Friday FRESH HADDOCK DINNER Prepared Your Way! Includes two sides SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY Call for a Quote 617-387-7466 Or email Rocco@sabatino-ins.com We cover: * Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available T Lipper-Garabedian thanks voters for Democratic nomination By Kate Lipper-Garabedian hank you, voters in the 32nd Middlesex District, for nominating me as your Democratic candidate for State Representative with the General Election on March 3. I’m humbled and excited to be the lead vote-getter among a selection of passionate advocates for our District. I thank Wakefield Town Councilor Ann McGonigle Santos and Mat Helman for stepping forward to represent us and look forward to working with them moving forward. So many of you made a difference in this campaign – attending events, canvassing, dropping literature, making phone calls, donating financially, and holding signs – and I am immensely grateful. I’m also proud to have received the endorsements of so many elected officials in the Disthe role government can play in supporting individuals and their families. Most of all, thank you to my husband Mark and our sons Harrison and Oscar for being with me on this effort. I could not have done this without you. On his deathbed, the late ConKate Lipper-Garabedian trict and of the Environmental League of Massachusetts. Many notes, texts, hugs of encouragement, and warm welcomes when I arrived at your doors (more than 1,000 personally) really mattered, too. Together, we worked to ensure that the 32nd Middlesex District is represented by someone who believes passionately about gressman John D. Dingell shared, “In a democratic government, elected officials do not have power. They hold power – in trust for the people who elected them.” While on the campaign trail, that principle has been front of mind for me. It will remain so as we move forward together and build on our collective work to date. I ask for your support on Tuesday, March 3, so that our District continues to be represented by someone who listens carefully, works hard, and gets things done. Reserve Now for Valentine’s Day! City plans pilot program for translation services By Barbara Taormina C ity Councillors support the plan to offer translations of their dockets and meeting minutes, but they want more time to consider a program proposed this week by the Citizens Engagement Committee. Councillor-at-Large Debbie DeMaria, who chairs the committee, outlined a four-month pilot program that would offer translations upon request through the city website. Bay State Interpreters would provide the translation services, which would be paid for with $10,000 in a fund for professional services for the City Council. “Through the hard work of the members of the committee, we have validated the need within the community,” said DeMaria. Although the proposal for the program originally specified translations in Arabic, Cantonese, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese, DeMaria recommended that translations be offered in any language. But councillors were concerned about the cost of the program. At Bay State Interpreters’ rate of 16 cents per word, the cost to translate the docket and minutes of one City Council meeting into one language could run around $475. Requests for translations in multiple languages could quickly deplete the $10,000 budget for the program. Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan proposed scaling back the pilot to translations in one or two languages that have been identified as the greatest need in terms of linguistic isolation. “That would give us a chance to get our arms around the budget a little more,” she said. Ward 5 Councillor Barbara Murphy suggested that if the pilot program is successful, the city should solicit multiple bids from translation services providers to see if there are companies that offer rates more favorable than 16 cents a word. Other councillors felt the city should move forward with the four-month pilot until either the time or the money runs out. “We have a budget and we have a limited amount of time. I think we should find ways to make this happen as opposed to ways to not make it happen,” said Ward 7 Councillor Neal Anderson. “We brag about the diversity in the city and we need to respond to that,” he added. Councillors voted to have a joint meeting of the Citizens Engagement Committee and the Finance Committee review translation services before the city moves forward with the pilot program. http://www.sabatino-ins.com SABATINO 564 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 617-387-7466 Hours of Operation are: Mondays - Fridays 9am to 5pm Saturdays by appointment only Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma
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