State Representative LipperGarabedian Designated as House Chair of the Massachusetts Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology B Malden Superintendent of Schools Dr. Timothy Sippel hosted a well-attended, informative feedback session for caregivers at The Gallery at Malden High School Tuesday night. (Advocate Photos) Malden Superintendent holds wellattended informational session on path ahead for district schools Dr. Sippel has visited over 400 classrooms and has interacted with several thousand Malden Public Schools students and staff since assuming post By Steve Freker S ometimes it is a sprint, but it is truly a marathon, realistically. That describes the task of forging a strong path forward for the Malden Public Schools. Malden's first-year Superintendent of Schools Dr. Timothy Sippel made another stop SUPERINTENDENT | SEE PAGE 13 OSTON (February 20, 2025) – State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D-Melrose) has been designated the House Chair of the of the Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology. The Special Commission was established by the legislature last year in an omnibus gun safety law, An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws, chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024. The Special Commission is charged with investigating the status, feasibility, and utility of emerging firearm technologies, including microstamp technology and personalized firearms. “I am grateful to Judiciary House Chair Day and Speaker Mariano for designating me House Chair of the Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology,” said State Kate Lipper-Garabedian State Representative Representative Lipper-Garabedian. “I proudly joined the Legislature last session to pass our latest gun safety law. I look forward to the Commission’s work ahead and collaborating with my fellow Commissioners as we hear from experts and stakeholders COMMISSION | SEE PAGE 4 Mysterious deaths of three Revere women – one a 2019 Malden High grad – becomes worldwide news Revere and Malden residents stunned after three local women found dead in Belize resort hotel room Saturday; Revere Mayor Keefe seeking answers from Belize officials By Steve Freker he mysterious deaths of three young Revere women – one a 2019 Malden High School grad – has become an international news story. Residents of two local communities, Revere and Malden, are stunned over the fact that the trio of women were inexplicably found dead in a Central American hotel room in the resort city of San Pedro, Belize. T Wafae El-Arar, 26, Imane Mallah, 24, and Kaoutar Naqqad, 23 – all from Revere – were found Saturday morning, February 22, at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort in San Pedro by hotel housekeeping personnel, police said. Tragically, the women were discovered dead just one day before their scheduled return to the United States, which was Sunday. Ms. Mallah was a 2019 DEATHS | SEE PAGE 9 Wafae El-Arar Imane Mallah Kaoutar Naqqad
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