THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 20, 2026 Page 11 MUSINGS| FROM PAGE 9 Bay State Class A Basketball crown. Four players were standouts for the Golden Tornadoes: Tom Fallano had 19 points and was picked for the All-Star team as a forward; Captain Paul Finn was the MVP of the tournament; Marty Rubenstein had 17 points and was also chosen an All-Star; and John Coughlin (no, not Preacher Jack!) chipped in with 14 points, being chosen as an AllStar guard also. • BC High was led by Terry Driscoll’s 35 points. Terry went on to have a stellar five-year NBA career as a first round, fourth pick by the Detroit Pistons. He also played for the Bullets, Bucks and Spirits of Saint Louis (ABA), before going off to Italy for five years as a player/coach. • The M.E.N. headline screamed, “Malden Ex-Con Is Gang Victim; 2nd Man Wounded Early Today.” • President (Lyndon B) Johnson will go before Congress and the nation this evening to outline the voting rights measure, he hopes will correct “a deep and very unjust flaw in American democracy.” • In Chicago the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. said it is “midnight in the moral order” and vowed to continue civil rights demonstrations in Alabama even if it is necessary to fill the state’s jails. • With 700 people in attendance at the Malden Armory (the Irish American was four or so years from being built), the Malden Irish-American Association hosted their annual Saint Patrick’s Day Banquet. Mayor Walter Kelliher was there as well as James Lucey, Arthur Bauer, William Madden and Mrs. Lois Mahoney. • Glick’s Kosher Meat Market at 181 Salem St. has rolled beef at $1.39 a pound, knishes at 98 cents a pound and kishka at 69 cents a pound. • The Granada at 17 Pleasant St. is showing ‘Kiss Me Stupid’ with Dean Martin and Kim Novak. A short distance away at the Strand, “Young Fury,” with Virginia Mayo and Rory Calhoun, is showing. Direct from the Channel 7 studios, Major Mudd will make a Saturday matinee appearance at the Granada. • “It is said in Malden...” A reader writes that Spring Street is like the rock road to Dublin and claims that no amount of hole filling will correct the lumps and bumps on the roadway. Sound familiar, Malden? Insert smiley face. As Peter Falk’s iconic TV character Columbo would say, “Just one more thing, sir” — speaking of MLK and in honor of Black History Month... Rest in peace, “Lynda Blackmon Lowery, 75; injured at Selma at age 14.” As recounted in her obituary, 14-year-old Lynda marched on Bloody Sunday in 1965; “After ignoring orders to disperse, the marchers felt tear gas burning their eyes and lungs. Lynda heard a crude racial epithet shouted at her and remembered being grabbed by a man who struck her twice with a bat, leaving gashes that required 7 stiches over her right eye and 28 on the back of her head. He continued to hit her as she fled.” Just for the record, that last sentence was very difficult to even write without becoming emotional. The courage that little girl displayed?! Beyond words. Question: What kind of human being chases a 14-year-old girl to continue hitting her with a bat?! Postscript: Leaving — if at all possible — on a brighter, sweeter note… In what feels like the blink ~ Legal Notice ~ Section 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID MGL c.30 §39M Over $50K The MALDEN HOUSING AUTHORITY, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Drive Aisle and Gathering Space at State Aided Development: Springdale (667-2) in Malden, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by ALLEN & MAJOR ASSOCIATES, INC. The Project consists of but not limited to: Remove and reconstruct bituminous drive aisle. Slightly widen existing drive aisle. Install new concrete patio, benches, flag pole, American flag and solar light on flag pole. Prep and install new landscape plantings. Other associated site and landscape improvements. The work is estimated to cost $57,000.00. All bidding Requests for Information (RFIs) shall be submitted online by 03/03/2026 at 10:00AM EST for general bids. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.30§39M and to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive. THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. All Bids shall be submitted online at biddocs.com and received no later than the date and time specified. General Bids will be received until 13 March 2026 at 10:00AM EDT and publicly opened online, forthwith. • Basement Renovation & Restoration • Bathroom Remodeling • All Aspects of Carpentry • Chimneys Rebuilt/Repaired • Roofing & Siding Installed/Repaired • Masonry Repairs • Foundation Leaks Repaired • Waterproofing • Interior Painting & Much More Free Estimates & Consultation Fully Licensed & Insured 617-955-5164 Toughbuildmasonry.com Johntoughbuild@gmail.com General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (including all alternates) and made payable to the MALDEN HOUSING AUTHORITY. Note: A bid deposit is not required for Projects advertised under $50,000. Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for review at biddocs.com (may be viewed and downloaded electronically at no cost). The Contractor and all subcontractors (collectively referred to as “the Contractor”) agree to strive to achieve minority and women workforce participation. The Workforce Participation benchmark is set at 6.9% for women and 15.3% for minorities. The Workforce benchmark percentages are a statutory requirement under MGL c. 149 § 44A(2)(G). PRE-BID CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: Scheduled Date and Time: 02/25/2026 at 10:00AM EST Address: 47 Springdale Street, Malden, MA 02148 Instructions: Meet in site drive aisle. For changes to Pre-bid meeting due to snow, an Addendum will be posted on Biddocs Online. The hard copy Contract Documents may be seen at: Nashoba Blue Inc. 433 Main Street Hudson, MA 01749 978-568-1167 February 20, 2026 of an eye, my beloved granddaughter Lana turned six this Valentine’s Day. Six! How that happened without me signing off on it, I’ll never know. Cute as a button and smart as a whip (a combination that already has the world on notice), our one and only “Lana Banana” had me wrapped around her tiny little finger from the very first moment I held her in my arms. Game over. Papahood signed, sealed and deMUSINGS| SEE PAGE 13
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