Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 7 den -FREEYour Local News & Sports Online in 6 Languages! Subscribe Here! AADD By Steve Freker A four-year period of uncertainty regarding the fate of a 115-year-old building in the heart of Malden Square appears to be over. Malden Building Commissioner Nelson Miller announced to the Malden City Council at a recent meeting that a demolition permit has been prepared and signed for the structure at 15 Ferry St. It was built in 1906 to serve as CTE CAT AT www.advocatenews.net Inspector: Building at 15 Ferry St. now set for demolition, not moved to MHS space N Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 By Steve Freker ello Barbosa and Carlos Lemon were both driving on The building at 15 Ferry St. will now be demolished as originally planned and not moved to a site next to Malden High School since that proposal never advanced in the past several years. (Courtesy Photo) the Malden Industrial Aid Association by Mary Ida Converse, a prominent local philanthropist. In 2019, the adjacent 1 Ferry St. building was torn down after years of disrepair and changing tenants. Originally, the owner intended to demolish the adjacent 15 Ferry St. building as well, but had a separate building demolition request by the owner, Alpha Business Center. INSPECTOR | SEE PAGE 7 North Shore Road near Wonderland Station, Revere on a late Friday afternoon in August 2019. No one really knows what transpired before the fi nal fateful act, but minutes later, two gunshots were fi red from Lemon’s vehicle through the passenger window on Barbosa’s car. Shortly afterward, Lemon sped away, back down Revere Beach Parkway. Barbosa, 34, a Malden resident and local business owner, was slumped over the wheel, bleeding heavily and barely clinging to life – hit twice, including once in the neck, by a gun fi red by Lemon. On Wednesday, Lemon, 37, of Lynn, was convicted of fi rst-degree murder in Suff olk Superior Court in the car-to-car shooting that left Barbosa dead on August 2, 2019. Nelio Barbosa was shot in the neck at about 5:16 p.m. that day and died two days later. Carlos Lemon was eventually indicted by a grand jury on the murder charge and two gun charges; he was convicted on all charges after a nine-day Malden School Committee hires statewide agency to lead new Superintendent search Mass. Association of School Committees service is now underway to supervise process By Steve Freker A superintendent search service under the auspices of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) will lead the process of hiring a new Malden Public Schools (MPS) leader. Co-Superintendent Search Committee Co-Chairs Jennifer Spadafora and Sharyn Rose-Zeiberg led a presentation regarding options for the selection of a professional search service at the recent Malden School SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 18 F trial, according to a spokesperson from the Suff olk District Attorney’s Offi ce. Lemon is due to be sentenced on Feb. 21. Under Massachusetts General Laws (MGL), any person who is found guilty of murder in the fi rst degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life and shall not be eligible for parole. “This was an extraordinarily reckless act of violence during E Friday, February 16, 2024 Lynn man guilty in 2019 murder of Malden man, 34 Nelio Barbosa, 34, of Malden, was killed in a fatal shooting on North Shore Road/Rt. 1A in Revere on August 2, 2019. (Courtesy Photo) rush hour in a busy section of Revere that not only took the life of Mr. Barbosa, but placed everyone on the road that day and everyone in nearby dwellings in extreme danger,” Suff olk DA Kevin Hayden said Wednesday in a statement. “I thank the witnesses who came forward, the investigators and prosecutors who worked on MURDER | SEE PAGE 8 Free tickets to Mayor’s State of the City Address ree tickets to Mayor Gary Christenson’s 2024 State of the City Address, which is being held on Monday, March 4, from 8-9 MASC: The Malden School Committee has hired the Massachusetts Association of School Committees Superintendent Search Service to help select a new school leader. M ASC SEAR CH: T he Massachusetts Association of School Committees Superintendent Search Service has been assisting School Committees for over 30 years. a.m. at Anthony’s, will be allocated on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis and will be required for admittance. Attendees may obtain tickets via Event Bright at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ mayor-gary-christensons-2024-state-of-the-city-address-tickets-815600923317?aff =oddtdtcreator. Due to capacity, seating will be limited, and residents are encouraged to secure tickets early. For admittance into the event, please make sure you have your ticket printed out or have the QR code ready to be scanned on your phone. For those unable to attend in person, the event will be captured by Urban Media Arts (UMA) and subsequently broadcast on Public Access Television and UMA’s YouTube channel. The City of Malden hopes you will participate to celebrate Malden’s resilience and achievements and the path forward.
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