THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 21, 2025 Page 7 questions about accident reconstruction needed to be answered. My father was on his way home from Boston but had not yet arrived. Mom and I were escorted into a high back red upholstered booth in the Highland Café and comforted by the staff, who were our friends and relatives. Other neighbors and relatives began to fill the Café along with my father. Vinny, against the odds, and by God’s grace miraculously survived. He went on to graduate college and got married. Of course I can never forget the Highland Café, our home away from home on that bittersweet day. “Peter, thanks for your articles and memories of Edgeworth. My greetings to your brother Joe (a great guy) and Bobby Covelle (a great ball player and my accountant), Henry Gennetti (who I am sure remembers this event) and all the other bocce players at the IACC. I couldn’t have been born into a better neighborhood in 1950s/60s America than Edgeworth. God Bless America.” It is said in “Malden Musings”... • News Flash! Malden Man Discovers Fountain of Youth! Move over, Ponce de León – Malden’s own Richie “Ace” Howard has cracked the code to eternal youth, and he didn’t even have to leave M-Town to do it! The former mayor strolled into the Parking Department on a blustery Monday, looking like he had just stepped out of a time machine set to 1970. With the energy of a young ace taking the mound for Bob Rosano’s Stars in the Babe Ruth League, Richie looked ready to throw heat – and maybe even take on “Broadway” Phil, Mario Pallotta, Brendan Duffy and Joe Levine on the old Y’s handball court. Dressed to impress in a classic trench coat and a stylish scarf, Richie rocked his trademark easy smile, proving that time had nothing on him. A true Malden legend, still in his prime! Great seeing you, big guy – stay forever young, Richie! • Great to see Maldonia MVP Johnny Furlong on the mend and looking fit as a fiddle! Caught up with Johnny at the final session of the Rec Dept’s youth basketball program at Salemwood last Saturday. We talked of time fleeting, NY Knicks (and teammate of John’s at Salem State) Coach Tom Thibodeau, the state of Maldonia, and of better days ahead. Stay well, Furgie. • Bobby McVicar doesn’t want the acclaim, he ain’t one of those “look at me” type guys, but here it is anyhow. Bobby, step right up... Bob McVicar has been quietly supplying the Malden Warming Center with quality (and quantity) foods all season long. Before the holiday season, he made sure there were Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas hams for 20-plus families in the area. According to reliable sources (thank you, Dana Brown) this was Thursday’s delivery: lasagna, mac & cheese, chicken tenders, turkey breasts, hams, meatballs, cheese, butter, soup, four 12-15-pound pieces of beef, shaved steak and hot chocolate! For 25 guests no less! Fuhgeddaboudit! Enough for a month or more!! Shout out to Costa Foods for their support also! Bobby, thanks for always (quietly) stepping up, bigly! • He’s Butch Russell, and we are not. He’s a Meffa guy (please don’t hold that against him), but he’s spent so much time “socializing” in Malden over the last 50 years he’s morphed into a Maldonia Townie in very good standing (actually, Butchie lives in M-Town these days so he is one of us – gabba, gabba hey!). From learning the law of the land as barkeep at the old Stadium Café/Bambino’s to having his own barstool named after him at the Italian American Citizen’s Club, Butch has endeared himself to both highbrow Maldonians and many of the more lowbrow class that call Maldonia home sweet home (insert smiley face). Next time you see Butch, thank him for his time in the service (actually, our country could really never fully repay or thank him enough for his time spent in service to his country). Thanking Butch is the least we can do for him (or buy him a beer, which might be an even better idea). Love ya, dude. • Kasa at 637 Broadway... What the heck is that place and will it ever open? • In case you ever forget, Superior Gas at 60 Lebanon St. in the heart of beautiful downtown Maplewood Square is, no doubt, one of the very best auto repair shops in this glorious city of ours. My main man Mohammed (Saab) and his brothers are hardworking, engaging and most of all, honest businessmen that – since goodness knows when – I am proud to call acquaintances (and just for the record, Mo is like wicked smaht!). Many was the time I entrusted my vehicles to these hardworking gentlemen and came away smiling; secure in the knowledge that once again they hooked me up, bigly. Thank you, my friends. • Former Malden Cemetery Director, 25 ppg scorer in the old Malden Men’s Rec League, and doting husband to the Fabulous Judy, Jimmy Cahill, how can we miss you if you will not go away. I kid, of course. Stinger, your visits, although short and sporadic, are held near and dear to each and every one of us, and I always look forward to that big hug but not so much when you kiss my head. Stay well, my friend. • Please welcome to Team Malden Grace Tumavicus, our new Outreach Specialist in OSPCD! Fun fact: Two summers ago Grace rode her bike across the country from Oregon to Maine. Hello and way to go, Grace!! As Peter Falk’s iconic TV character Columbo would say, “Just one more thing, sir” – speaking of Jimmy Cahill and the picture that accompanies this article... Alright, let’s set the scene properly... The Atlantic breeze rolls over the fairways of Cape Arundel Golf Club in Kennebunkport, MUSINGS| SEE PAGE 18 If We Happen To Meet By Accident ... You’ll Be Glad You Found Us! There is a difference between the rest and the BEST! Celebrating 46 Years In Business! 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