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Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 9 den -FREEYour Local News & Sports Online in 6 Languages! Subscribe Here! AADD T he Malden City Council voted to spend over $2 million in Community Preservation funds – set aside through Malden residents’ municipal taxes – to either initiate or complete five new community projects citywide. All of the projects were accompanied by a letter of support from Mayor Gary Christenson. These projects are: — A $983,000 for the Malden River Works Project The Malden River Works Project will construct a publicly open space along the Malden River while improving climate resiliency along the Malden DPW Yards. All Community Preservation Act Funds will be expended on the open space improvement only. The overall scope of the nearly $7 million project includes rehabilitation of the DPW Facility on Commercial Street, with none of this work attached to Community Preservation funding. — $783,000 for Malden Hospital Open Space Acquisition This funding will cover all of the cost of acquiring open CTE CAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Malden City Council approves funding for several long-awaited community improvement projects Councillors approve over $2.1 million in expenditures from Community Preservation funds for fi ve new projects citywide By Steve Freker — $175,000 for improvements to Fitzgerald Park, adjacent to the CBD Parking Garage on Exchange Street Some of an overall $225,000 City Council President Stephen Winslow presided over one of the most momentous evenings in recent memory with fi ve new community improvement pr o je c ts a pp r o v e d . (Courtesy City of Malden) space at the Malden Hospital site, which has been set aside by the overall plan of Tufts Health Medicine in rehabbing the major former Malden Hospital site at 100 Hospital Rd. This expenditure will allow the city to acquire 6.7 acres of open space next to what will be a new behavioral health center operated by Tufts. The city intends to use it as passive recreational space (in initial discussions). project in the downtown on Exchange Street has been completed; $40,000 from Community Preservation funds has already been expended. It is a continuation of the project – creating an enhanced play area in the downtown. — $67,360 to Linden Rink Project at Wescott Street, Linden Park The total project includes construction of an outdoor recreational hockey rink for outdoor “street hockey” with an asphalt and acrylic surface. An earlier proposal for an enclosed ice hockey rink requesting funds was not approved for funding. This total project cost is approximately $481,000 and will be completed with use of $150,000 in Ward 8 mitigation funds and $200,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding. — $151,650 for Design Planning for Oak Grove Community FUNDING | SEE PAGE 7 617-387-2200 By Tara Vocino M any patrons have attended Moose events, but not many know the backstory of the Loyal Order of Moose, the fraternal and service organization founded in 1888 and headquartered in Mooseheart, Illinois, with a membership of over one million members. The Moose organization is known for its dedication to children and seniors with their support of two facilities: the Mooseheart Child City E Friday, March 1, 2024 Celebrating its 65th anniversary, Malden Moose Lodge continues its work of caring Malden Moose Lodge No. 1910 administration, shown from left to right: Administrator Henry Dorazio, President Ed “Porky” Strong and Senior Regent Kathy Regent last Friday afternoon at the Malden Moose Lodge 1910, which is located at 562 Broadway in Malden. & School, a 1,000-acre campus located 40 miles west of Chicago, which supports children and teens in need, and Moosehaven, a 70-acre retirement community near Jacksonville, Florida, for elderly residents who have at least 15 years of service to the Moose organization. According to Moose International, the organization contributes between $75 to $100 million worth of community service (counting CELEBRATING | SEE PAGE 9 Seven Malden High students receive total of over $2 million in full scholarships to college MHS seniors set school record for number of recipients of Posse and Questbridge Scholarships; All receiving full, 4-year academic grants By Steve Freker I f you see a contingent of Malden High School seniors from the Class of 2024 walking around with big smiles on their faces that just will not go away, there is a great reason. These seven students have just been informed they have been selected to receive full, 4-year academic scholarships to some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the nation. In all, the full scholarships add up to over $2 million in full grants, covering all costs: tuition, fees, room and board. What about the colleges and universities they are headed?Tufts University, Centre College (Kentucky), Union College (N.Y.), Rutgers University (N.J.) SCHOLARSHIPS | SEE PAGE 17 Fnu Dolkar Tsering Bryn Mawr Cahterine Alaynre Centre C1 Damien Josephat Centre College

Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Job Program geared towards people 50 and older continues at the Malden Public Library T he Malden Public Library continues to offer an online job support program for people 50 years old and older. The 50+ Job Seekers Program is a free service, and people 50 years or older are welcome to join any or all of the sessions, which are held on Zoom. Anyone interested who doesn’t have a computer or isn’t familiar with Zoom is welcome to come to the library and borrow a Chromebook during the sessions. Library staff will make sure anyone interested in participating can do so. The morning sessions are from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and meet on the fi rst and third Wednesdays. Here are the session dates and topics: March 6 – Resumes (Part #1) March 20 – Resumes (Part #2) April 3 – Cover Letters & Using AI in the Job Search April 17 – Networking May 1 – Interview Strategies May 15 – Interview Practice June 5 – Thinking Outside the Box June 12 – Marketing Plan The Library is excited to continue off ering this program and encourages anyone interested to attend. Call the Malden Public Library with questions at 781324-0218; ask for Marita. T Early Voting Begins Feb. 24 for March 5th Presidential Primary Special to Th e Advocate hose who wish to vote early may do so from Saturday, February 24 through Thursday, February 29 in Room 220 at Malden City Hall (215 Pleasant St.). Hours for in-person early voting are as follows: Saturday, February 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sunday, February 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Anyone who misses this voting window will have to vote at their regular polling location on Election Day. The City of Malden would like to remind voters that some ward/precinct lines and polling locations have changed since the federal redistricting and they may confi rm their voting location by using the Secretary of State’s Where Do I Vote feature at https://www.sec. state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/ WhereDoIVote Those wishing to vote by mail must have their application submitted to the City Clerk’s Offi ce by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 29. This deadline will assure a proper amount of mailing time to get the ballot to the voter. Applications for Vote by Mail or Absentee Ballots may be downloaded at https://www.sec.state. ma.us/ele/eleabsentee/absidx. htm. All Vote by Mail / Absentee Ballots must be returned to City Hall by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. Vote by Mail / Absentee Ballots are not to be dropped off at polling places on Election Day. Twenty-four hour a day ballot drop off is available by using the offi cial City of Malden drop boxes located outside at City Hall (215 Pleasant St.) and the Malden Police Station (800 Eastern Ave.). Voters may follow the status of their Vote by Mail ballots by using the Secretary of State’s Track My Ballot feature at https://www.sec.state. ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/TrackMyBallot The last day to register to vote for the Presidential Primary is February 24 at 5:00 p.m. Voter registration is available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week at https://www.sec.state. ma.us/ovr/ 50+ Job seekers For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM Poll Workers Help wanted

THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Page 3 ~ Malden Musings ~ MHS Alumni Hall of Fame Banquet By Peter Levine F ellow Maldonians, it is that time of the year again! The Malden High School Alumni Association’s 6th Alumni Hall of Fame Banquet will take place Friday, May 3, at (the iconic) Anthony’s of Malden on Canal Street. Nomination forms are available at the main offi ce at Malden High School or at: http:// maldenhighalumni.com/. Don’t be left out, get your choice in asap; nomination papers are due back by February 24 and can be mailed to: MHSAA, Inc., PO Box 47, Malden, MA 02148. If you have any questions, contact: Anthony Dickinson at anthonyndickinson@gmail.com. This year it is an honor and my extreme (pun intended) pleasure (actually, mine, my sister Barbara and Gary Cherone’s) to nominate bassist Philip Bynoe for consideration for induction into the Alumni Hall of Fame. Philip, being one of the most successful, most well-known, most talented musicians ever to graduate MHS, is still performing and creating music in 2024. At MHS the 1979 graduate was involved in the orchestra/band and studied music theory all the while playing in a ton of groups before college. After Malden High (pre-stardom), Phil attended Berklee, where he studied with Berklee giant Wit Brown, practicing relentlessly and changing bands several times in the ensuing years. Destiny stepped in. Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone from the band Extreme introduced Philip to Mike Mangini (Extreme/Dream Theater drummer). Soon, he and Mangini were playing together in the “Rick Berlin Band.” They entered and won a local rhythm section competition, and it was Mangini who later got Philip an audition with Steve Vai. The rest, as they say, is history. Philip went on to work regularly with superstar guitarist Vai (and Joe Satriani), touring with him/them since 2012, a role he previously held from 1996 to 2000. He has also played on four of Vai’s studio albums. Amazing stuff for a Malden guy! Speaking of Amerige Park’s Gary Cherone, here’s a well-deserved nod to GC for remaining true to his down-to-earth Malden roots – never getting lost in the insanity of the profession he chose. This is what Gary Advertise in Print or Online, reach thousands of readers by calling 617-387-2200. Mid-grade Regular $3.88 95 64 93 Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $3.65 Order online at angelosoil.com 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 MHS 1979 graduate Philip Bynoe had to say about Phil’s Hall of Fame nomination: “Phillip, my classmate and dear friend was the first in the flesh musician I looked up to in high school, long before my dreams of being in a band materialized, Phil was already a pro playing in nightclubs around town. I was in awe of his talent then and still am! He has gone on to tour the world over with many elite artists and Phil has played second fi ddle to none! He cannot help but shine on any stage! And may I add a personal note: throughout his whole amazing career Phil has remained a true gentleman. I am honored to call him my friend and a very worthy candidate for the hall.” Check out some of these famous Maldonians now ensconced in the Alumni Hall of Fame: • Gary Cherone – Extreme frontman, pretty decent hoop player, and Amerige Park’s most famous son (besides Cliff Cioffi , of course – insert smiley face). • Bobby Sager – billionaire philanthropist, Park Street’s most famous son, and the only person I know who has a working ATM machine in their living room. • John Volpe – MHS Class of 1926, United States Ambassador to Italy, second United States Secretary of Transportation, 61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts and in his spare time Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. Amazing career. • Kevin Cullen – renowned journalist and author – his time at The Boston Globe is legendary. Also, not a bad little athlete when we were growing up. MUSINGS| SEE PAGE 18 Open Daily 4:00 PM Closed Sunday Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Monday & Tuesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s SHOP LOCAL & DROP BY FOR DINNER! www.eight10barandgrille.com

Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Malden Antique Show Is Back March 9 F ebruary 28, 2024 MALDEN, MA – The Malden Historical Society will bring its annual Antique Show and Sale back to Anthony’s of Malden on March 9, 2024 from 10 am to 3 pm. Now in its 36th year, this event provides a great opportunity to get out of the house during the winter doldrums, explore the wares of more than 25 dealers, and take home an interesting piece of our tangible past. Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! Four-Year-Old Tobacco * 100% Long Filler * Cellophane $49.95 WINTER STORE HOURS: OPEN DAILY 7 DAYS A WEEK, 9AM - 6PM R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! WE MAKE HOUSE KEYS! Green Label Cigar Sale! Buy 2 Cigars, Get One FREE! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 L The one-day Malden Antique Show and Sale has attracted dealers from throughout New England who offer a range of items for sale, including art, gold and silver jewelry, glass, china, silver, pottery, linens, lighting, toys, books, post cards, small furniture, ephemera, and much more. Anthony’s provides convenient access for dealers and shoppers alike. Admission to the show is $6 ($5 with an ad, card, or copy of this article, print or electronic) and benefits the Malden Historical Society. Anthony's will have lunch and beverages available for purchase, so everyone can make a day of it. Anthony’s is located at 105 Canal Street in Malden, has ample free parking, is a two-block walk from the Malden Center MBTA Station (Orange Line), and is wheelchair accessible, with all dealers on one floor. The Malden Historical Society is a local volunteer-run nonprofit organization founded in 1886 and dedicated to collecting, preCelebrating Our 52nd Year Chris 2024 serving, and disseminating the history of Malden and beyond. This year, we are proud to join the rest of Malden in celebrating the 375th anniversary of the City’s founding. To learn more about the Malden Historical Society, visit www.maldenhistoricalsociety.org or email info@ maldenhistoricalsociety.org. Maldonian has hands blessed before first clinical rotation ocal students who are studying nursing at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., gathered in the Abbey Church for a blessing before they began their first clinical placements. The Blessing of the Hands Ceremony held on February 2 is a beloved tradition for the college’s future nurses – connecting the Benedictine values at the center of their college experience to their future work. A total of 114 future nurses representing seven states received the Blessing of Hands, marking a new chapter in their nursing education by taking the classroom, lab and simulation learning to the clinical environment. Malden student Hannah Gately was included in the honor. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be in good academic standing and have completed three semesters of a liberal arts nursing curriculum. The nursing students were joined by faculty, family and friends, listening to prayer and reflection. Father Francis McCarty, O.S.B., presided over the blessing. About Saint Anselm College: Founded in 1889, this is a nationally ranked four-year liberal arts college providing a 21st century education in the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. Located in southern New Hampshire, Saint Anselm is well known for its strong liberal arts curriculum, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, commitment to inclusiveness, a highly successful nursing program and a legacy of community service. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma

THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Page 5 Tickets going fast for Malden Baseball LEGACY Hall of Fame banquet set for March 7 Bob Rotondi is Legacy Selection; Other inductees Shawn Brickman, Joe Caraco Sr., Kenny Mazonson, Deano Summers, Sal Turilli, Pearl & Perry Verge Sr. Advocate Staff Report T ickets are going fast for the Inaugural Malden Baseball LEGACY Hall of Fame banquet set for Thursday, March 7. The much-anticipated event is set for the Malden Moose Hall, 562 Broadway. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for the social reception, with photo opportunities at 6:45 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. An induction ceremony will follow the dinner. Some of the most well-known and appreciated contributors to the sport of Baseball in the city of Malden will soon get their due honors. All those who want to share in honoring these inaugural honorees are welcome and invited to attend the First Annual Malden Baseball LEGACY Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony. The Malden Baseball LEGACY Hall of Fame's mission is simple: “To honor those who lives and worthy." This year's inductees to be honored on March 7 are the following: — Bob Rotondi, LEGACY Inductee — Shawn Brickman, former longtime Malden High Head Varsity Baseball Coach, Northeastern University Division 1 Baseball record-holder, Malden High School, Malden Babe Ruth and Malden Little League standout —Joe Caraco Sr., former longtime Malden Babe Ruth Manager and BRL Board Member and Offi cer BANQUET | SEE PAGE 6 Hall of Fame LOGO meaningful contributions have directly and positively impacted Baseball in the city of Malden through the years.”. In the letter to the inductees from the MBL Hall of Fame, it explains: "Baseball has been an integral part of the history of the city of Malden and indeed, it is a part of the very fabric of this community. The institutions that have been formed, then grown and thrived surrounding the sport of Baseball in our city have helped thousands of individuals and families in the city of Malden create so many wonderful and lasting relationships, friendships and memories." Certainly, your contributions through the years to Baseball in the city of Malden deserve special recognition and acknowledgement among those whose contributions have been exemplary and particularly noteNeed a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available Sabatino Insurance is proud to welcome the loyal customers of ALWAYS READY TO SERVE YOU: Our Staff are, Emma Davidson, Jeimy Sanchez, Josephine Leone, Marie D’Amore, Rocco Longo, Z’andre Lopez, Anthony DiPierro, Darius Goudreau, Laurette Murphy, Danielle Goudreau and Tina Davidson. PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM

Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Malden artist’s latest drawings on exhibit SJ Art Consulting presents “Notes on the World Around Us” S J Art Consulting was pleased to announce Notes on the World Around Us, a two-person exhibition featuring original drawings by Ingrid Ludt and Sand T Kalloch, at their gallery in downtown Haverhill, Mass. The two series of drawings by Ingrid Ludt and Sand T Kalloch tell stories related to physical places and objects, real and in the mind’s eye. Sand T’s abstract series utilizes wax pastels, graphite, conte and ink to ruminate on the concept of “A Mile Long.” Beginning with more concrete concepts, such as length, speed and time, Sand T’s fi nal drawings lead the viewer to more abstract notions of survival, endurance and our very existence. The work invites viewers to dive into their own experiences, seeing both recognizable and newer concepts emerge. Ludt’s ink and pencil drawings capture the essence of physical forms by focusing on their outer edges. Through the use of BANQUET | FROM PAGE 5 —Kenny Mazonson, present 50-year-plus Malden Little League and Malden Youth simplifi ed gestures, she uncovers the intrinsic energy and distinct character of objects like stones and shells. Her attention to rhythm and line is inspired by a background in dance. The public is invited to attend an opening reception on Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 5-8 p.m. Both artists will be in attendance, and refreshments will be served. The exhibition will be on view from March 14 through April 14 at 43 Washington St. in Haverhill. Sand T Kalloch is a contemporary artist known for her reductive abstract work. She maintains a studio in Malden. Her artistic output comes in the form of mixed-media paintings, low relief, and works on paper. A simplifying approach to art-making is the driving force behind her mixed-media works. The primary intention is to utilize six basic elements of visual language: dot, line, surface, color, form and light. Sand T holds a Master of Fine Baseball Manager, League Offi cer and Board Member; Former Malden Babe Ruth coach and former Malden Senior Babe Ruth Manager Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Sand T Kalloch, A Mile Long #1699, #1704 and #1829, a set of three, wax pastel Sand T Kalloch, A Mile Long #1699,wax pastel Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants for her work in the visual arts, as well as for her volunteer works in art advocacy and community building. Her exhibition history is extensive, with representation in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Australia, Canada, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the United — Deano Summers, present Malden Babe Field Director (nearly 20 years), present Malden Babe Ruth Manager (Flames, nearly 30 years), former Malden Senior Babe Ruth Manager (Marlins), former Malden High School Assistant Baseball Coach) —Sal Turilli (posthumously), former longtime Malden Babe Ruth (Stars) and Malden Little League (Tornadoes) manager, coached many, many future high school stars in Malden —Pearl and Perry Verge Sr., one of the early "First Lady of Malden Babe Ruth" contributors and her husband, who was a former longtime Malden Babe Ruth Manager and League Officer. 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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of Columbia Insurance Company, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. Equal Housing Opportunity. States. Represented by art dealers in the United States, Canada, Malaysia and Singapore, her work has been shown nationally and internationally in dozens of art fairs. Sand T’s artwork resides in public and private art collections worldwide. About SJ Art Consulting, LLC: The company was established in 2013 by owner Sarah LoVasco to fi ll a need for residential design, curatorial and installation work. LoVasco began selling original artwork directly to clients in their homes, further exposing the need for nontraditional ing Assistant to league Treasurer The Legacy Inductee for 2024 is the individual whose contribution to the sport of baseball in Malden has been both very impactful and long-lasting. The baseball legacy of Bob Rotondi extends back to the 1950s, when he began his coaching career as manager of the Little League Rifl es. He then continued in the managerial ranks with the Malden Babe Ruth League for 13-15 year olds in 1960 and continued to the present day, where he still serves as manager of the Malden BRL Knights. "It should be a great night for everyone and we are expecting a great turnout," said Malden Baseball LEGACY Hall of Fame representative and one modes of promoting and selling artwork. The Gallery at SJ Art Consulting in downtown Haverhill, Mass., is a reliable source for original work created by regional, emerging to mid-career artists. Today, LoVasco operates an arts-based business where clients can expect top-notch customer service and highly skilled installation teams, and artists can rely upon a proven reputation of trust and integrity when exhibiting and selling their artwork. 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Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 MIDDLESEX DA: Everett Auto Body shop at center of wide-ranging $1 million-plus auto insurance scam Everett, Revere and Saugus residents charged with others in connection with three-year investigation of case D istrict Attorney Marian Ryan, Everett Chief of Police Steven Mazzie and Chief of Investigations of the Massachusetts Insurance Fraud Bureau Katherine Mulligan have announced the indictment of six individuals in connection with allegedly filing false and fraudulent insurance claims through their business, Riviera Auto Body, which is located on Bow Street in Everett. Four of the defendants have been arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court. —Fabio Rodrigo Jordao Correa, 31, of Saugus, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200, six counts of larceny over $1,200, one count of common and notorious thief, 11 counts of false or fraudulent insurance claims and one count of identity fraud. —Jose Manuel Gordon, 49, of Roxbury, has been charged Two other individuals were indicted by the grand jury and are fugitives: —Jhon Alexander Lopera DA RYAN Logo with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200 and one count of receiving stolen property. —Tabajara Alves Ribeiro, 23, of Saugus, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200. —Wanda Greene, 56, of Revere, has been charged with receiving a bribe as a public employee, receiving unlawful gratuities as a public employee and receiving improper compensation as a public employee. Munera, 40, of Revere, charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200, six counts of larceny over $1,200, one count of common and notorious thief, 15 counts of false or fraudulent insurance claims, one count of bribery of a public employee, one count of giving unlawful gratuities to a public employee and one count of promising or offering improper compensation to a public employee. —Edwin Alexander Lopera Munera, 33, of Pawtucket, R.I., charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200. Both of those individuals are believed to have fled to Colombia. During a two-year investigation by the District Attorney’s Office, the Everett Police and the Massachusetts Insurance Fraud Bureau, authorities learned that an auto-body shop, FT Auto or Riviera Auto in Everett, was allegedly at the center of a wide-ranging scheme to defraud multiple insurance carriers. This scheme operated for multiple years and was allegedly masterminded by defendants Jhon Lopera and Fabio Correa. The defendants allegedly orchestrated the submission of scores of insurance claims for customers of the shop that defrauded the insurance carriers of in excess of $1 million in payments. The claims were false in a variety of ways: They often included descriptions of automobile collisions that had never occurred, or collisions in which the damage to the vehicles were inflated, or damage to the vehicle was done at the shop itself and was not the result of a collision. The claims also listed persons as drivers of vehicles involved in the collisions who were simply aliases of the defendants or stolen identities appropriated by the defendants for use in the fraudulent scheme. As part of the scheme, defendant Lopera allegedly cultivated a relationship with defendant Greene, who was a clerk at the RMV branch in Revere and performed RMV queries and transactions at Lopera’s request and received electronic payments and gift cards from Lopera as compensation for her services to him. **** A scheduling hearing was set for Monday, at which time a trial date and other events in the case were to be set. The Assistant District Attorney assigned to this case is Graham Van Epps. Malden Reads Community Dinner on March 20 J oin Malden Reads on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. for a community dinner – one of the events for this year’s featured book, “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist,” by Judith Heumann. Dinner will be at 110 Grill at 200 Exchange St., starting at 6:30. Parking is available at the Jackson Street Garage, and 110 Grill will provide free validated parking there. The evening will begin with social time and a buffet of appetizers. Afterwards attendees will sit down, and guests will be able to order from a limited selection of main dishes. All dishes can be prepared gluten-free, and vegetarian options will be available. The restaurant is fully accessible; questions about accessibility can be directed to 110 Grill. The cost of the evening is $28, including appetizers, a main dish, tax and tip. Drinks and dessert may be purchased individually. Reservations must be made and paid for no later than March 18 by directly contacting 110 Grill at 781-605-2172. Please tell them you are with the Malden Reads dinner on March 20. You can provide your credit card number by phone or prepay with cash by visiting the restaurant in person. When you arrive for the event, you will be given a gift card to use to pay for your dinner. All are welcome! “We hope you have read the book but it is not required to attend. Being Heumann highlights the history of the disability rights moveThe Malden Reads community enjoyed dinner at an Ethiopian Restaurant. (Courtesy photo) ment in this country, and is available in book, e-book, and other formats at the Malden Public Library and for purchase at The Gallery@57 on Pleasant Street.” Through informal conversation, there will be an opportunity to discuss themes from the book, including disability awareness, hidden disabilities, the benefits of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to non-disabled people, civil rights and human rights and the power of one person working in collaboration with a team to create change. For more information about Malden Reads and to see what other events are coming up, see MaldenReads.org. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net

THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Page 9 CELEBRATING | FROM PAGE 1 monetary donations, volunteer hours worked and miles driven) annually. In an interview at the Malden Moose Lodge No. 1910 at 562 Broadway, Rte. 99, in Malden last Friday afternoon, Malden Moose President Ed “Porky” Strong said the Lodge is one of many throughout the United States and Canada that support the two facilities. “If something happens to anyone under age 18 with a parental hardship, they are able to live there,” 54-year member Strong said, regarding Mooseheart. “They usually get a college scholarship, or they will join the service – they give them a high school education and a chance to join the ROTC or enter a trade.” “That’s the reason that I’m involved in the Moose organization,” Strong said. “I don’t have any children of my own, but those are my kids.” For 33-year Lodge Administrator Henry Dorazio, of Malden, he became invested following in his father’s footsteps, also named Henry, who was the original administrator in 1959. “It’s satisfying to me,” Dorazio Malden Moose Administrator Henry Dorazio by the founding fathers memorial, which includes his father – also named Henry. said. “Circling back to the children’s home, they live in family-like settings situated on farmland and attend public school. “Similar to an assisted living facility, they have a dining room, hospital, activity center and a lounge,” said Strong about Moosehaven. “It is paid for by seniors’ social security checks.” Keeping it local, the Malden Moose Lodge has 522 members with active memberships – and over 100 of them are women. Dues are $60 yearly, with the exception of this year’s special discount: $40 annually off ered during the club’s anniversary. The discount is in honor of the Malden Moose’s 65th anniversary, which will be highlighted with a visit from Moose International Chairman John Sipes on Thursday, March 14 at 6 p.m. Malden Mayor Gary Christenson, Police Chief Glenn Cronin and Assistant Fire Chief Lennie Dunn are slated to be in attendance. Besides providing for children in Illinois and seniors in Florida, the Moose gives back localMembership, shown from left to right: Bartender/Past President Bobby Freni, Administrator Henry Dorazio, Senior Regent Kathy Hannan and members Patty Graffam, Steve Graff am, Karen Dellemonico, Mike Thompson and Paul Webber in front of the bar. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) ly. According to Senior Regent Kathy Hannan, they initiated a Toys for Malden drive, amounting to approximately 700 toys this year, which are dropped off at the police station. “I’m a Moose member, because giving back to children and the elderly is amazing,” Hannan said. Dorazio added that the Moose runs a peer pressure prevention program in elementary schools and churches for approximately 40 children. The Moose also raises $2,500 for the Breast Cancer Association at a Halloween dance. In addition, the Moose has a sock drive for veterans and collects backpacks for Housing Families in Malden. Each local lodge collectively donates $500, according to Dorazio. As far as activities, Hannan said the Lodge has shuffleboard, bocce, a pool table and darts – open from 1 to 10 p.m. weekdays and later on weekends. To become a member, fill out an application at the lounge.

Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Malden Recreation teams up with Malden High for Girls Softball Clinic Malden Recreation and Malden High Girls Softball teamed up to provide a free, successful, instructional Softball Clinic for several weeks on Saturday mornings at the Salemwood K-8 School Fieldhouse. Drills and individual instruction were provided to about 40 girls. The clinic was free of charge to all who attended and was led by Coach BiBi and Malden High softball Head Coach Rebecca Krigman, other MHS coaches and some MHS players. Malden Rec Coordinator Joe Levine and Assistant Laura Perez said that the clinic was “very well-received and all the girls who attended got some quality instruction and had a great time.” Rec Coordinator Levine thanked the Malden High Athletic Program and softball coaches for their collaboration in this event. (Courtesy Photo/Malden Recreation) Maldonians named to Saint Anselm College Dean’s List for Fall 2023 Semester S aint Anselm College has released the Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the fi rst semester of the 20232024 school year. To be eligible for this honor, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study that award a letter grade. This semester there were a total of 562 students from 24 states and four countries. Dean Mark W. Cronin announced that the following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester: Jane Harrington, Communication, 2024; and Mia Polston, English, 2027. About Saint Anselm College: Founded in 1889, the four-year liberal arts college provides a 21st-century education in the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. Located in southern New Hampshire near Boston and the seacoast, Saint Anselm is well known for its strong liberal arts curriculum, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, a highly successful nursing program, a legacy of community service and a commitment to the arts. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma

THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Page 11 Mystic Valley girls swimming places 6th at MIAA Division 2 State Championship Meet By Emily Brennan T he MIAA Division 2 girls state swimming championships took place on Saturday, February 17 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. The Eagles collected their best result in program history, finishing in sixth place overall. Sydney Cao, Crystal Tang, Isabelle Pennachio and Lana Santos Albuquerque opened the meet with a celebration on the podium in the 200-medley relay. The foursome dropped a full second from their previous best and touched the wall in 1:57.34 to earn a seventh-place finish and a school record. A few minutes later, sophomore Isabella Cirame touched the wall in tenth place in the 200 yard Individual Medley with a swim of 2:18.07. Cirame’s time was not only a lifetime best, but the program’s second fastest ever in the event. Later in the day in the 100 freestyle, Cirame and Cao both broke their lifetime best records. Cirame would finish in ninth place with a time of 55.61 while Cao achieved a 15th place finish in 56.69. With that time Cirame is closing in on the Mystic Valley record. After a short break Mystic Valley’s 200-yard freestyle relay Shown from left to right are Isabelle Pennachio, Nicole Kelso, Khloe Co, Lucia Antonucci, Lana Santos Albuquerque, Brooke Burke, Sydney Cao, Britney Nayiga, Crystal Tang and Isabella Cirame. was arguably the most exciting event of the day, with the team of Cao, Albuquerque, Cirame and Nayiga going neck and neck with four teams for the relay title. With a swim of 1:41.80, Mystic Valley finished in fourth place – three tenths of second behind State Champion Wayland – which finished at 1:41.50. Mystic Valley finished almost two full seconds ahead of the previous record in an amazing photo finish with Wayland, Duxbury and Weston High Schools. Mystic Valley added valuable points in the 100 breaststroke, led by sophomore Lucia Antonucci in 10th place (1:10.71). Britney Nayiga was not far behind, touching the wall in 1:10.77 to drop just over two seconds from her fastest Shown from left to right are Isabelle Pennachio, Lana Santos Albuquerque, Sydney Cao and Crystal Tang. Shown from left to right are Britney Nayiga, Lana Santos Albuquerque, Sydney Cao and Isabella Cirame. Britney Nayiga this year, finishing in 11th place. The 400-freestyle relay team of Cirame, Albuquerque, Antonucci and Nayiga secured another podium appearance with a sixth-place finish in 3:51.25. Most notably, Cirame swam to a 55.56 in her 100-freestyle leg, earning her yet another lifetime best. “I am so proud of this young group of girls to achieve what they did this weekend,” Head ~ Malden Neighborhood Basketball League ~ Week 9 – ‘Then there was 1’ 2024 Malden Neighborhood Basketball League Team Bullets - c 11 Sixers - c 9 Lakers - c 7 Celtics Pistons Kings 4 3 2 W L 1 3 4 9 10 9 Games behind Streak W - 9 W - 4 L - 3 L - 3 L - 1 L - 1 0 2 3.5 7.5 8.5 8.5 c - Clinched playoff spot Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Ferryway Game 1 – Pistons 53, Kings 47 The Pistons took advantage of a 26-14, 2nd half offensive barrage or they could’ve lost this one. It was N. Sullivan that led them with the game-high of 22, followed by the “weekly improving” R. Wallace with 15. But on the other side, Z. Pierre had a nice game himself, ending with 18 – A. Brathwaite chipped in 11 in this close defeat. Game 2 – Bullets 58, Celtics 43 The Emerald played the Bullets tough again, but in the end the boys in blue pulled away behind another strong game from “MVP candidate” L. Guertin (21) – and also in the conversation, his teammate C. Mijar had 18 and yet another dagger 3 in the 4th from G. Biscan. Celts C. Mathely (18) & J. Sweeney (15) each played a great game but needed just a lil more help to finish the game. Saturday, Feb. 24 at Ferryway Game 1 – Kings 43, Pistons 40 The Kings finally got a much-needed victory after hard, rough weeks. The Kings Z. Pierre had a solid game with 15; A. Brathwaite, who was the catalyst in the 1st to get them going, added 13 by game’s end. The Pistons J. Bly led with 16 and R. Wallace had 11 in this unexpected loss. As they could only muster up a total of 2 points in the final frame, that basically made up the overall difference. Game 2 – Sixers 39, Lakers 23 The Crimson surprisingly didn’t shoot 1 free throw the whole game and still won? The Lakers did shoot F.T.’s but only hit 20% of them, and they never were able to score double digits in any of the 4 quarters. This low scoring affair only boasted 2 double-digit scorers: The Pistons’ C. Joseph with 10 and the Lakers “MVP Candidate” S. Warton with 13. Both teams struggled and it showed throughout the game. Sunday, Feb. 25 at Ferryway Game 1 – Sixers 42, Celtics 37 The Sixers beat the defending champs and jumped into 2 places with the victory as well as clinched a playoff spot for the madness. And thanks to this Celtics loss, the Lakers also clinched a playoff spot. C. Joseph carried his team in every quarter and had a Monster Game, dropping 26. The Celts’ J. Sweeney (14) and C. Malave (10) had the big points for their team, which struggled all over the place. As a team they scored just 3 points in the 4th quarter and went 2-15 from the line. Ya’ can’t defend the title shooting like that. Game 2 - Bullets 50, Kings 40 The final game showcased an energized Kings team that played well throughout and even outscored the Bullets in the final frame. But as usual the will & fight of L. Guertin would not be denied – he scored 23 in the game. G. Biscan hit another Big 4th quarter 3 pointer to seal the Win. We can’t say enough on the improvement of A. Brathwaite, who started from the bottom; now he’s here as the team’s leading scorer with 19. The Kings missed 15 free throws, compared to the Bullets’ 3 misses. This Week’s Games Sat., March 2 Sixers Bullets Kings Lakers Sun., March 3 Kings Celtics Pistons Lakers Coach Andrew DiGiacomo said. “What is even more exciting is that we do not graduate a single swimmer from this states team. It was a great end to a great season.”

Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 THEY EVEN SAID IT ON SPORTS CENTER! Michael Jordan’s decision to try pro baseball had a direct effect on the career of Malden’s Carmine Cappuccio Imagine: Michael Jordan basically stole Cappuccio’s spot on the Double-A Birmingham Barons in 1994 (Following is Part 2 of two-part series telling the story of how a decision by the greatest player in NBA history, Michael Jordan, had a direct effect on the professional baseball fate of Malden High School’s greatest athlete, Carmine Cappuccio.) By Steve Freker I t was February 7, 1994, and big news in Chicago that day was how the Bulls had heated up in a hurry, winning 21 of 24 games, jumping to fourth place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference standings. The Atlanta Hawks, led by Dominique Wilkins and former Boston College star John Bagley and the Patrick Ewing-fueled New York Knicks were 1-2 in the East at the time. Much was being made of the Bulls’ hot streak as the three-time defending NBA champs were apparently getting on just fine without the services of the legendary Michael Jordan, who had shocked the world three months and a day earlier, when he announced his retirement. Before that day was out, however, it would be the man who many call the greatest player in NBA history that would make the earth move once again. In a press release out of another Chicago professional sports team’s office, it was announced that Jordan had signed a minor league contract with the MLB Chicago White Sox. At the time, both the Bulls and the White Sox were owned by sports conglomerate builder Jerry Reinsdorff. Check that Richter Scale, folks, here was another seismic announcement with the most recognizable athlete in the world, front and center. Though not unheard of, after all, Bo “Knows Everything” Jackson was on the White Sox roster at the time and Deion “Primetime” Sanders was playing for the two Atlanta franchises, football Falcons and baseball Braves, at the time. But this was different. This was Michael Jordan. Plus, he wasn’t talking about playing two sports, just the one: baseball. Think LeBron James retiring and going to the NFL dan got that spring. The Indian prospect? Manny Ramirez, who would go on to hit 555 homers and help bring the Red Sox two World Series titles in the following decade. Up-and-coming ChiSox prospect from Malden: Carmine Cappuccio There were also a trio of more “B A G IT!” SPORT S ILLUSTRATED COVER: A Sports Illustrated cover bashed NBA great Michael Jordan for deciding to give professional baseball a try. Think LeBron James retiring from the NBA and then announcing he would be strapping on a football helmet and playing D-End for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. Or Mike Trout putting away his bat and glove and telling the world he would next be seen skating in the NHL for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Even though these statements today would be mind-boggling and seem outlandish, to say the least, multiply all that times 1000!! It was Michael Jordan saying and doing this! Of course, a common reaction to all this was “This isn’t real... it’s all just a hoax, wait and see.” Everyone waited, and then it was not a hoax. Then they saw Jordan suited up at White Sox spring training in Sarasota, Fla., a couple of weeks later. He dressed in the same locker room with Bo Jackson and the rest of the major leaguers and even played in a game against the Cleveland Indians against a hot Cleveland prospect who simply pounded the ball to gaps with authority, when he wasn’t hitting it over the fence. That guy, also an outfielder, did not even get the big league spring training media attention or instant recognition that Jorfine, up-and-coming young outfielders on the other side of the White Sox Sarasota spring training complex toiling away, who also were not illuminated in the spotlight that shone brightly on Michael Jordan that spring. The threesome included two future major leaguers and a Malden, Mass., native who had done what most every professional athlete does on their way up the ladder: rip it up and be one of the best at every level of play. Malden’s Carmine Cappuccio had just come off his best professional baseball season to date, joining his fellow outfield prospects Mike Cameron and Jimmy Hurst in leading the South Bend (Indiana) White Sox to a Midwest League championship. Cappuccio hit .305, his highest average in his pro career, with four homers and 52 RBIs in 101 games in ’93 for South Bend. He was among the team leaders in extra base hits (26 doubles, 6 triples) and led all everyday players in OPS (.813). Cappuccio was a key man in a strong outfield contingent that included the likes of Cameron and Hurst, who hit 20 home runs that season. The 1994 season looked like it could be a big one as to moving up the Chicago White Sox baseball ladder, for all three prospects. Who knows? maybe one, two or perhaps all of the three might get a shot at a roster spot at the Double-A level, which that year was the Birmingham (Alabama) Barons. Cappuccio was in his third year of professional baseball, Cameron and Hurst in their fourth. All three had legitimate conGOLDEYES STATS CARD: Here is a look at Carmine Cappuccio’s professional baseball stats through the years, on the back of his Winnipeg Goldeyes card. sideration at a Double-A roster spot. Those in the know tell of the value of that Double-A year. “It’s a blink away from the big leagues, for most organizations. Double-A ball is where teams fine-tune and ready their players for the majors,” a seasoned Atlanta Braves scout named John Stewart told me a year after that 1994 season when he was scouting another Malden High-bred future pro, Kevin McGlinchy. McGlinchy later became Malden’s second pro of the 1990s when he was picked in the fifth round by the Braves in the 1995 MLB draft. You know something else? That Braves scout, John Stewart, knew the whole story about Cappuccio and Jordan. Everyone in MLB did, it seemed. Because everyone knows how rare it is to make it to the “bigs.” He commiserated with us Malden folks, agreeing that Carmine got the short end of that Chicago stick. Double-A: A blink away from the big leagues A blink away. So that Double-A spot is pretty valuable real estate when it comes to a professional baseball career, especially if you had just turned 24 years old a week before Jordan’s big news announcement, as Cappuccio had done on February 1, 1994. Still another shoe dropped about a week and a half before spring training broke in March 1994 when it was announced that the most famous minor league baseball player in the world, Michael Jordan, would be starting his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Barons, at the Double-A level. And – you guessed it – he’d be playing outfield. You heard that correctly. Here was a man who had last played baseball 13 years previously, at Laney High in Wilmington, N.C. Two games into his senior year baseball season at Laney, he was dismissed from the team because he had missed time on the baseball diamond due to playing in a basketball tournament. Despite his basically nonexistent baseball resume, the 31-yearold Jordan was getting a coveted and highly valued outfielder roster spot in one of the top Double-A professional baseball leagues in the nation. As for the aforementioned trio of Cappuccio, Cameron and Hurst? No Double-A for them. Not even a sniff in 1994, not with the Michael Jordan Show head

ed to Birmingham and the Barons. The promising trio of upand-comers was assigned to the Prince William Cannons in Woodbridge, Virginia, an Advanced (Long Season) Single-A White Sox franchise. I was there in the second row on Opening Day to see Carmine go 1-for-4 with an RBI double in the left-center gap in his debut with Prince William. Just like he had at every stop along the way – Malden High, Rollins College, South Bend – and now in northern Virginia, he looked like a stud hitter. Being assigned to the Single-A was not a step down so much as it was a “stay in place” assignment. Could Cappuccio, Cameron or Hurst have used that possible promotion to Double-A Birmingham as a stepping stone to the bigger and better futures? Of course they could have used it. Cameron actually did get a big league call-up the next season. He was playing for Birmingham in 1995, along with Cappuccio and Hurst, but he got sent back down after an unproductive, 22-game stint. Maybe if Cameron had played with Birmingham that extra year, the added experience would have helped him to stick in the “bigs”? Same for Hurst. His value was high enough after the 1994 season in Birmingham that he was a decent piece in a trade to the Detroit Tigers in the 1995 offseason. He bounced back and forth for a couple of seasons between the majors and the minors, never gaining a niche at the highest. Would that ’94 season at Double-A have made a difference? Sure it would. They even said it on ESPN’s Sports Center! As for Cappuccio? You know it would have made a difference. They even said it on ESPN’s Sports Center! That very night of the news about Jordan, on Sports Center, I recall, vividly, anchorman Dan Patrick stating, “It’s great that Michael Jordan wants to try and play professional baseball. But who is the player that’s going to be held back an extra year in the minors because of this? “Maybe it’s Carmine Cappuccio from Malden, Mass., who led the South Bend White Sox in hitting last year? Or one of the other outfielders from that team like Jimmy Hurst or Mike Cameron?” Patrick said on national television. “Who knows? What we do know is that one of these White Sox prospects is going to miss experience at a higher level because of Michael Jordan.” So there. Dan Patrick said so! I remember sitting on my couch on Jacob Street that night, thinking the same exact thing: “Yeah, Michael Jordan is SINGLE-A PRINCE WILLIAM CANNONS: In 1994, Malden’s Carmine Cappuccio played for the Advanced Single-A Prince William (Virginia) Cannons. It was thought in spring training he might have made the jump to Double-A Birmingham. runs. He walked 51 times, nearly leading the team in that department, when the “Moneyball” era was not even a thought. He did lead the team in strikeouts and was a below average fielder, but stole 30 bases, too. Sports Illustrated bashed him with a cover story screaming “Bag it, Michael!”. But even that writer later retracted part of his vitriol. For someone whose resume only went up to a smattering of varsity baseball games in his junior year of high school and then a 13-year layoff, it was actually pretty commendable MJ could even get up against 90-mph-plus fastballs. a great basketball player and all that, but what’s up with him playing baseball? He’s 31 years old and there’s no way he intends on making this a longterm thing. “He’s playing outfield? That’s what Carmine plays. I hope this really does not hurt his chances,” I thought. Then, lo and behold, MJ goes to Double-A Birmingham and the other three outfielders are off to Virginia with the Cannons. What followed in the 1994 season appears to be further validation of some suspect decision-making in the White Sox organization. Only success for Birmingham was at ticket booth The only success Birmingham had that 1994 season was in the ticket booth. They set an attendance record for the franchise that was never broken as the traveling carnival atmosphere Jordan brought to the team filled the stands all year. Truth be told, Jordan was far from great and shy of good. But it would be a lie to say he was awful. He hit .203 for the season, starting nearly every night for manager Terry Francona (that guy again! future Red Sox icon). He did drive in 51 runs in 127 games and hit three home THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Of course, after he fashioned a remarkable, to say the least, 27game hitting streak in the early part of the season, the entire rest of the opposing pitchers in the Southern League went all “Not on My Watch” and threw the NBA’s greatest player nothing but the first number of his Bulls’ jersey. Yup. Nothing but deuces. Ever. That’s probably why he walked so many times thereafter. Can’t hit what you can’t see. They threw him so many curveballs, he probably got lucky, too, as not many hooks are in the strike zone. To add insult to injury, the three home runs MJ hit that season led the outfielders who were on the Birmingham Barons roster that season. PopGun City! Did the White Sox purposely have a subpar outfield contingent in Birmingham so as not to draw attention to their shortsightedness with Jordan’s addition? If every outfielder stinks, no one will notice how rough MJ looks. Who knows? What we do know is that no outfielder that year from Birmingham ever made it to the big leagues. What about those guys stuck in Single-A? We wonder what those three guys stuck in Single-A would have done that extra year in Birmingham? How would Malden’s Cappuccio have done? Plenty of people said they thought they saw major league potential in Jordan, more than that say he wasted his time. After that 1994 season, he never put on a glove or took a swing again. His dalliance peaked before it even evolved. In March of the following year, after long eschewing a return to the White Sox, Jordan flipped the switch and returned to the Bulls, leading them to 24 of 27 wins in the home stretch of the NBA season, on their way to the 1994-95 World Championship. Two more titles followed as a second “Three-Peat” emerged before Jordan retired again, in 1997, only to return for a brief stint with the Washington Wizards. He’s now just your average billionaire NBA owner with the Charlotte Hornets in his home state of North Carolina. That 1994 season for Prince William was a solid one for all three budding White Sox prospects. Cappuccio led the team in hitting at .292 and established a career high in home runs (12) and RBIs (60). Teammates Hurst (25 HRs) and Cameron (18 HRs) also showed off some power. The Cannons’ year was also the first time Cappuccio was on the same team with Pete Rose Jr. Son of “The Hit King” Pete Rose Sr., he became best “baseball friends” with Cappuccio and the two of them ended up bePage 13 ing on the same team, in different levels and leagues, for many of the following years the two of them played. I met Pete Jr. during the opening game for the Cannons, which I attended in ’94, and several years later joined him as a member of Cappuccio’s wedcome back in 1999. With no MLB offers, Cappuccio decided to go the Independent League route and signed with a fledgling team, the New Jersey Jackals. One of his teammates was TRIPLE-A NASHVILLE SOUNDS: Malden’s Carmine Cappuccio played in 1995, 1996 and 1997 at the Triple-A professional baseball level for the Nashville (Tennessee) Sounds. ding party when he married his wife Shannon in St. Joseph’s Church on Salem Street in Malden in 1997. Pete Jr. “The Hit Prince”! What a great guy and a great friend! All three outfielders did finally make it to Birmingham and Double-A the next season, in 1995. Cappuccio shined in Double-A and in midseason, got promoted to Triple-A Nashville, making local history as the first Malden High product to ever make it to that high a level – one step from the big leagues! He hit .278 with four homers in 65 games for Birmingham and .272 with five homers in the same amount of games at Nashville. Cameron got a call-up to the “bigs” and played 22 games in the majors in 1995. Hurst got traded to Detroit after the 1994 season. Cappuccio firstever Malden HS player at Triple-A In 1996, Cappuccio played a full season at Triple-A Nashville and had one of his best pro seasons of all with 10 homers, 61 RBIs and a consistent .273 average. In 1997, Cappuccio ran into something he had avoided in his entire professional career until then: the injury bug. He missed about half the season with back issues, and they accelerated, even with therapy, so that he played just 55 games. He tried to come back and get ready for the 1998 season, but the clock had run out. He was released by the White Sox at the age of 27 and did not go to spring training in 1998. Married and with a new baby at time, a daughter, Tia, Cappuccio opted to take the season off in 1998 and heal up, hoping to Pete Rose Jr. so there was some familiarity. Cappuccio went on a hitting tear the first week of that season that did not end until he was named Independent League “Player of the Year” by Baseball America magazine. He was the Independent League’s version of the Triple Crown winner that year, leading the league in batting average (.349), homers (17) and RBIs (75) in just 80 games. Was there a “Comeback City” story here in the offing? I saw him play quite a few games in person that year, splitting time visiting either him or Kevin McGlinchy either in Atlanta or on the road, with McGlinchy – now with the MLB Atlanta Braves in his fourth year in professional baseball. What a thrill it was to be able to go see two guys I coached at Malden High – the city’s greatest hitter and player, Capuccio, and its greatest and most successful pitcher, McGlinchy, play pro ball in real time at the same time in 1999. Cappuccio’s stellar season with the Jackals earned him an invite to MLB spring training in 2000 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and he was assigned to Double-A Reading (Pennsylvania). At 30 and stuck behind some younger Phillies prospects, his playing time was staggered and his hitting numbers suffered. He was released by Reading about halfway through the season and with few options, signed a contract with Yucatan in the Mexican League to finish their season. That detour lasted 14 games and 62 at bats before he returned home to Florida to contemplate his future. Now with two children, his son C.J. now “on the roster,” the Cappuccios decided to give it another shot, this time headed out of the country once again, this time to Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada, to play for the Winnipeg Goldeyes, in the 2001 season, once again in the Independent League. Cappuccio’s final pro season in Canada in 2001 In Winnipeg, Cappuccio quickly became a bit of a folk hero. As he did in New Jersey, he went ballistic at the plate and set franchise and league records, including a 45-game hitting streak that still stands. He played in all 90 games, hit 9 homers and drove in 80 runs while hitting .359. His season there was so legendary, and so earth-shattering that the Goldeyes had a BASEBALL | SEE PAGE 21

Page 14 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 MVRCS boys swimming places 10th at MIAA D2 State Championship By Emily Brennan T he Mystic Valley Regional Charter School boys swim team recently concluded their season at the MIAA Division 2 State Championships. The Eagles faced great competition around the state and finished 10th overall with 100 points. Leading off the meet, the team of Dylan Phan, Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso, Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso and Lucas Freitas dropped almost a full second off their 200-medley relay best time to earn an 11th place finish at 1:45.0. Sophomore Jaden Anthony followed in the 200 Freestyle scoring while placing 15th at 1:50.48. Anthony also swam the 100 freestyle later in the day but finished out of the scoring with a time of 50.6. In the next event, the 200 Individual Medley, in which the swimmer swims two lengths of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, Mystic Valley senior captain Jason Yan finished 10th in a personal best time at 2:04.05, just ahead of teammates and sophomores Shown from left to right: Christian Antonucci, Jason Yan, Jaden Anthony and Lucas Freitas. Shown from left to right: Lucas Freitas, Christian Antonucci, Jason Yan, Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso, Jaden Anthony and Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso. Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso and Christian Antonucci finishing 11th and 12th, respectively in 2:04.44 and 2:05.62. It is rare to have three swimmers score in any event. Thomas and Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso took home 9th and 13th place, respectively, scoring valuable points in the 500-yard freestyle. Thomas finished just shy of a podium appearance Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 22,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and influence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications. MASSterlist will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Friday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more information and to get your free subscription, go to: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/aPTLucK THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. Beacon Hill Roll Call’s research shows that so far there are at least eleven bills that have been approved unanimously by the Senate in 2023 but are languishing in the House Ways and Means Committee as of February 23, 2024. With no opposition in the Senate, observers question why the bills have not yet been considered and approved by the House. Under House rules, any individual representative can move to discharge any and all if these bills from the Ways and Means Committee. There is a 7-day waiting period prior to the House considering the motion to discharge. The discharge motion must receive a majority vote of the members present. If the measure is discharged from the committee, the committee has four days within which to report out the measure for placement on the House’s agenda for action. A bill may also be discharged from the Ways and Means Committee by any representative by filing a petition signed by a majority of the House. The bill would then be discharged seven days later and go onto the House agenda for the next session. A state representative who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Beacon Hill Roll Call that some bills are sometimes held up in committee because someone in a high position of power either inside or outside the Statehouse is opposed to it. “Rank and file members have little control over with a time of 5:02.13. Kevin dropped almost 5 seconds from his lifetime best to finish 13th in 5:07.61. With an 11th place time of 2:04.44, Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso slashed seconds off his 200 IM for another personal best. Sodeyama-Cardoso was followed by Christian Antonucci, who finished 12th in 2:05.62. The Eagles’ strongest swim of the bill if a powerful person wants the measure buried,” said the legislator. An ex-state representative who wished to remain anonymous said, "Although under House rules, every representative has the power to attempt to discharge a bill, hardly any attempt is made to do this out of fear of alienating the powerful speaker, his leadership team and committee chairs." Beacon Hill Roll Call’s archives show that motions to discharge a bill from a committee and bring it to the full House for debate and a vote were a common practice back in the 1970s and 1980s. Beacon Hill Roll Call contacted the House Speaker’s office and and asked why the bills are still in committee. We received this e-mail response: “Each of those bills are currently being reviewed by the House, with a continued focus on fiscal responsibility,” said Max Ratner, a spokesman for House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy). He also cited three important bills that were approved by the House in November 2023, December 2023 and January 2024 and are in the Senate Ways and Means Committee awaiting action. Beacon Hill Roll Call will report on those bills in a future report. Here are five of the important bills that were approved unanimously by the event came from senior captain Jason Yan, who added a 10th place finish to the Eagles’ score card with a time of 2:04.05. Mystic Valley’s 200 freestyle relay team of Anthony, Yan, Lucas Freitas and Antonucci turned in a solid 8th place performance and a podium appearance and medal in a time of 1:33.57. As all four are underclassmen, it points to an excellent future. After the podium appearance, sophomore Antonucci was back in the water for another fantasthe Senate and are currently in the House Ways and Means Committee: GENDER X (S 2429) On July 27, 2023, the Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would allow Bay Staters to choose the gender-neutral designation “X” in lieu of “male” or “female” on their birth certificates and marriage certificates. Another provision in the bill codifies into law a current practice that allows individuals to select “X” as their gender designation on their driver’s license, learner’s permit, identification card and liquor purchase identification card. In addition, current state law requires medical documentation in order to change a gender designation on a birth certificate. The bill does away with that requirement. Similar proposals were approved by the Senate during the 2018, 2020 and 2022 sessions but died from inaction in the House. “People know what gender they are,” said sponsor Sen. Jo Comerford (D-Northampton). “This bill affirms the ability of people to choose a non-binary gender option on state documents and forms, which would align the commonwealth with many other states that have adopted this designation …Together, with our partners in the House, we will continue to move tic swim and did not disappoint, dropping nearly two seconds from his previous best time and finishing 10th in the 100 breaststroke at 1:01.8. Antonucci’s time makes him the 3rd fastest in the event in Eagles history. In the final event of the day, Antonucci teamed up with Yan, Anthony and Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso to produce a sixthplace finish, the teams highest of the day, in the 400-free relay with a time of 3:24.7. With the 2023-24 season in the rearview mirror, fifth-year Head Coach Andrew DiGiacomo has high hopes for the 2024-25 season and looks to the future of the program with great excitement and anticipation. “After coming in 3rd last year, and the number of seniors we lost to graduation, we came into this meet with expectations to set the stage for a young group of swimmers over the next couple of years,” said coach DiGiacomo. “Overall, it was a very good meet and as a team we will use this as a learning experience to continue to aim for a state championship in the coming years.” our commonwealth to embrace this basic human right.” “Giving people the opportunity to be who they are is a human right and one that we are proud to extend to every member of the commonwealth, regardless of how they identify,” said Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) who first introduced the bill in 2017. “Allowing a nonbinary option for state licenses and birth certificates is fundamental to building a society that welcomes, protects and respects all individuals … I am as hopeful as ever that Massachusetts will be able to enshrine this change into our state laws this session and continue welcoming everyone into our commonwealth with open arms.” Although no senators voted against the bill, there was opposition from some outside groups. Catholic Action League Executive Director C.J. Doyle called the bill a “malign, non-rational proposal” that will “require the state to affirm and give legal sanction to the ideologically driven delusion that gender is a subjective social construct, which can be altered arbitrarily and capriciously, rather than what it is, which is an objective and immutable biological reality." "It will make government a party BHRC| SEE PAGE 16

THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Page 15 Fast start, strong finish lead King Philip past Malden HS girls basketball Tornado girls comeback not enough, knocked out in MIAA State Tournament first round By Steve Freker T he King Philip Regional High Warriors girls basketball team started out red hot and never stopped off the rest of the way in a 62-38 state tourney win over Malden High on Tuesday night. in Wrentham. Tuesday’s game was in the MIAA Division 1 State Girls Basketball Tournament’s preliminary round. The loss ended Malden’s season with a 13-8 overall record. It was the second time Malden had qualified for the postseason in two years – the first time a Golden Tornados team had accomplished this feat in decades. The #27-seeded Warriors held #38-seeded Malden scoreless until 50 seconds were left in the first period, starting the game on a 13-0 run over the opening seven minutes, including a trio of three-point shots. KP ended up with 7 3-pointers for the first half after burying 4 in the first quarter alone on its way to a 20-2 first quarter lead. “We got in a hole early and it was hard to fight back from that, especially when our shots were not falling,” said Malden High seventh-year Head Coach Scott Marino. “We played better defense in the second quarter and stayed even with them, but still were behind at halftime.” Malden did regroup somewhat in the second quarter, using some better defense and rebounding in the defensive end. The visiting Torvarious scoring deficits it faced. The Tornados did stay aggressive as well, driving to the basket and fighting for offensive rebounds most of the night. Malden found itself at the free throw line frequently, but was not able to capitalize, shooting barely 50 percent from the line. The Tornados also could not match KP’s 3-point range, hitting only 1 3-pointer (Tolete) for the night and missing a bunch. Angie Colon readies for a free throw against King Philip in the State Tournament game. nados kept it even and trailed, 267, at halftime. “I challenged [our team] at halftime to make it a game and I think our players tried that,” said Coach Marino. “King Philip scored quicker and better than us, that was the difference.” Both teams heated up defensively in the third quarter, with King Philip going back to the “three” (finishing with 9 for the game) and Malden getting some scoring from Tori Gammon and Ina Tolete. King Philip’s big start in the first quarter was exactly the game plan, according to Warrior Head Coach Jeff Miszkiewicz.“ [The hot start was] very important, the last couple of games we’ve got [behind] early, so my pregame speech MALDEN VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL: In front: Tori Gammon, Kimberly Trompas and Manichia Exilhomme; in back: Ina Tolete, Sophia Rodriguez, Angie Colon, Olivia Rodriguez, Jamila Said, Amanda Ebenezer, Mandy Cook and Jazzy Antoine. (Advocate Photos) “I am glad our players were able to earn the experience of playing in the state tournament – a lot of them two years in a row,” Coach Marino said. “That is something no one can ever take away from them. “We appreciate all the support we received from the players’ families and our other fans all season,” Coach Marino said. “We also are grateful for the cheerleaders, the Malden High School administrators, staff and fans who traveled down to this game to support our team. They have backed us all year and in this game as well.” Coach Marino also noted the efHALFTIME TALK: Malden Head Coach Scott Marino and assistant coach Larry Kelleher talk with the team at halftime at the King Philip state tourney game. was for our defense to create our offense,” Miszkiewicz said in an online report. “We certainly did that in the first quarter.” Malden certainly did not quit throughout the game, despite the forts of senior captains Tori Gammon and Angie Colon all season as well as his other two seniors, Jamila Said and Julisa Ramirez. “We wish our seniors the best of luck in the future and at the same time, we are excited about the future with three starters and 11 varsity players returning,” Coach Marino said. DeLeire leads Lady Eagles basketball team past Chelsea in season finale By Emily Brennan M Bailey DeLeire scored a game-high 13 points against Chelsea. ystic Valley girls’ basketball earned a 48-25 win in the final game of the regular season at the Eastern Avenue Gymnasium on Monday, February 19. The night started with a ceremony to honor all the seniors: Aya Abbassi, Breana Nansamba, Inssaf Machouk, Thaila Jean-Baptiste and Sophie Lebrun. Bailey DeLeire scored a gamehigh 13 points, while Breana Nansamba notched 10 points and 7 rebounds as the Eagles picked up their 14th win. Sylvie LaFeber finished with 10 points and 2 rebounds. Aya Abbassi contributed 6 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals. The Eagles were outscored by Chelsea in the first minute of play, but they were shortly plagued by turnovers and poor rebounding and managed to outscore them 11-8 in the opening frame. That three-point Eagles advantage turned into a Chelsea seven-point deficit after two frames thanks to Sylvie LaFeber with 7 points and Nansamba with a 3-pointer. Through the third frame, the Eagles paced Chelsea and came away with a very comfortable, 20-point lead. Abby Ssewankambo and Anna Luiza-Batista opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back buckets to give Mystic Valley the lead and victory at 48-25. The Eagles compiled a record of 14-6 throughout the regular season to earn a spot in the Division 4 MIAA tournament. They are the #34 seed.

Page 16 BHRC | FROM PAGE 14 to this delusion,” continued Doyle. “It will confuse and falsify public records and compel government employees to participate in this falsification. It will result in discrimination in public employment against those who hold a traditional understanding of reality and will make the investigation of offenders more difficult for law enforcement. Section 4 of the bill will essentially empower government bureaucrats who administer programs for youth to proselytize the minors in their care for so-called gender transitioning." (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Jason Lewis Yes MAKE OBTAINING ID CARDS EASIER FOR HOMELESS PERSONS(S 2251) On July 27, 2023, the Senate 38-0, approved and sent to the House legislation that would make it easier for homeless youth and adults to secure free state ID cards. Supporters said that currently a person experiencing homelessness faces prohibitive fees and documentation requirements when trying to obtain an ID card. They noted that this legislation removes those barriers by eliminating fees and only requiring that applicants present documentation showing that they are currently receiving services provided by the state, a homeless service provider or another service provider. They argued that ID cards are necessary for applying for jobs, enrolling in school, interacting with law enforcement, accessing government buildings, opening financial accounts and many other basic services that many take for granted. “When we listen to our homeless youth about the challenges they face, there is a common denominator and that is access to identification,” said Sen. Robyn Kennedy (D-Worcester), the Senate sponsor of the bill. “Having proper identification is the foundation to accessing food, shelter and employment opportunities, while also breaking the cycle of poverty.” “Fees and documentation are not just barriers to identification,” saidSenate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland). “By extension, they are barriers to getting a job, accessing healthcare and applying for services—the most basic of necessities. These barriers harm the most vulnerable people in our commonwealth and eliminating them is a compassionate step that makes the path to stability a little bit easier.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Jason Lewis Yes MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS (S 2491) On October 26, 2023, the Senate 38-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would require all prisons, homeless shelters and K-12 schools to maintain free menstrual products, including sanitary napkins, tampons and underwear liners in private and public restrooms and to make them available in a “convenient manner that does not stigmatize any persons seeking the products.” Supporters said that according to THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Under the bill, pharmacists could the Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition, approximately one in seven children in Massachusetts is living in poverty and struggles to pay for menstrual products. They argued that research shows that the inability to access menstrual products affects students’ class attendance. They also noted that women facing homelessness or who are incarcerated face high barriers to access, with Massachusetts shelters reporting that menstrual products are among the least donated items. They argued that restricted access in shelters and correctional facilities means that products can be used as bargaining chips and tools of control for people in vulnerable circumstances. “I learned about this issue from young people in Medford High School, Somerville High School and Cambridge Rindge and Latin who took leadership at the local level to make menstrual hygiene products available in their own communities,” said sponsor Sen. Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville). “This is a true grassroots movement starting with girls talking about their experiences of missing valuable class time or feeling embarrassed to access products during the school day. These conversations have already started to change the culture and have motivated us to expand this across the state.” “Period products are not luxuries, but necessities required for people’s basic needs, health and hygiene,” said Sen. Julian Cyr (D-Truro), Senate Chair of the Committee on Public Health. “Today’s passage of the … bill affirms that women and all menstruating people deserve access to menstrual products. An inaccessibility of period products speaks to the longstanding and persistent misogyny in our society, a bias that intersects with inequalities in housing, education, socioeconomics and beyond. By ensuring better access to these products, we support further access to essential health needs regardless of our situation in life.” During floor debate, Cyr sarcastically commented, “I think it's pretty obvious that if most men could menstruate, these products would be as ubiquitous and free as toilet paper.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Jason Lewis Yes HIV PREVENTION DRUGS (S 2480) On October 26, 2023 the Senate 380, approved and sent to the House a bill that would allow pharmacists to prescribe, dispense and administer a short-term supply (60-days once in a two-year period) of HIV prevention drugs, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to a patient without a prescription. The bill requires pharmacists to provide counseling to the patient regarding the use of PrEP, to inform the patient’s primary care doctor that the pharmacist has prescribed the drug and to connect patients without a primary care provider with a health care provider for ongoing care and to obtain a prescription for PrEP. only prescribe PrEP to patients who have tested negative for HIV within the past seven days, do not have HIV symptoms and are not taking medications that are not safe to use with PrEP. Supporters say that PrEP is a life-saving medication that is nearly 100 percent effective in stopping the transmission of HIV. They note that under current law, individuals who take PrEP must make an appointment and go through their doctor, a barrier that can stand in the way for people who need the medication on short notice, cannot make an appointment or cannot access medical care. “PrEP is a game changer in HIV prevention. Yet, while this life-saving medication reduces the risk of transmission by 99 percent, it remains inaccessible for too many,” said sponsor Public Health Care chair Sen. Julian Cyr. “Allowing pharmacists to prescribe and dispense PrEP on a shortterm basis, similar to what’s already allowed for contraceptives, would significantly increase the accessibility of this essential HIV prevention tool. With greater access to PrEP we can narrow the gap in PrEP utilization among LGBTQ+ people of color. I am someone who uses PrEP and most of my gay, bisexual and queer friends rely on it too. With this legislation, we are once again putting people at the center of our public health policy. I’m thrilled it has passed the Senate.” “When someone is ready to begin PrEP, it is crucial that they are able to [do so] as soon as possible,” said Carrie Richgels, Manager of Policy and Advocacy at Fenway Health. “At Fenway Health, we regularly work to overcome barriers that patients face due to trauma, stigma and discrimination. We know from experience that to overcome these obstacles we must meet people where they are and build trust. Trust is essential to getting people on PrEP, and a local pharmacy can provide a lower threshold of access and can be a trusted access point for those who may face discrimination in traditional healthcare settings.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Jason Lewis Yes PHARMACEUTICAL ACCESS, COSTS AND TRANSPARENCY (S 2520) On November 15, 2023, the Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that supporters say would make major changes and reforms to the state’s pharmaceutical system by “lowering the cost of drugs at the pharmacy counter and improving oversight of the pharmaceutical industry.” “The Senate has made pharmaceutical cost containment and oversight a priority for a long time, and I’m proud that we’ve had the opportunity to pass this bill in three consecutive sessions, improving it as we learn more and more about the industry,” said Sen. Cindy Friedman (D-Arlington), Senate chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing. “While we are supportive of the work of the pharmaceutical industry, we also know that far too many Massachusetts residents are struggling to access lifesaving, essential medication due to outrageous and skyrocketing costs. [This legislation] will provide necessary transparency and oversight measures, so that consumers can trust that this system is putting patients and their health before profits.” “I am pleased the Senate has passed this crucial prescription drug legislation,” said Sen. Mike Rodrigues (D-Westport), Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. “Healthcare is all about accessibility and affordability, and this reform-minded consumer focused bill will allow increased access to prescription drugs while also considerably driving down the cost of everyday medications.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Jason Lewis Yes ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL INCREASE FINES FOR VIOLATING HANDICAPPED PARKING (H 3261) – The House gave initial approval to a proposal that would allow cities and towns to increase the current $300 maximum fine for parking illegally in a parking space reserved for handicapped persons. That $300 fine is set by the state and goes into the municipalities’ General Fund. The measure would allow cities and towns to impose an additional $450 fine - making the total fine $750. The additional $450 would be placed into a specialized local account to be used for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades in the city or town where the violation occurred. The original $300 fine would still go into the community’s General Fund. “In my district and across the state, cities and towns through commissions on disabilities have plans to make their communities more accessible,” said sponsor Rep. Bruce Ayers (D-Quincy). “However, oftentimes a lack of funding prevents them from enacting their plans. This bill allows them to place some of the financial burden on the backs of those who violate the laws that exist to protect the rights of people with disabilities, and to provide for greater opportunities of access.” CHANGE ARCHAIC LANGUAGE REFERRING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (H 4396) – The House gave initial approval to a bill that would modernize written state laws to reflect the evolution of terminology relating to persons with disabilities. Changes include replacing “handicapped persons” with “persons with disabilities,” replacing “the mentally retarded” with “persons with an intellectual disability,” replacing “retarded children” with “children with an intellectual disability” and replacing “disabled American veterans” with “American veterans with disabilities.” Supporters said the primary objective of the bill is to identify and eliminate outdated, archaic language from the General Laws of Massachusetts and replace it with more respectful, person-first language. They noted that once the archaic language was found, they contacted the relevant state agency or office to confirm that the bill would have no unforeseen consequences, such as impacting funding or access to services. "Modernizing state statutes to reflect the evolution of terminology relating to persons with disabilities is an essential step the commonwealth can take to reflect the respect that we should have for all residents,” said sponsor Rep. Mike Finn (D-West Springfield). “Getting the bill to this point is a result of collaboration between many executive offices, stakeholders and legislative committees. My hope is that the latest version of the bill will pass legislative scrutiny and reach the finish line this session. Working on this bill in particular has been an honor because it represents my own personal beliefs about how every individual in this commonwealth deserves to be treated with dignity." NOAH FERNANDES MITOCHONDRIAL AWARENESS DAY (H 4140) – The House gave initial approval to a bill designating the Friday of the third full week of September as Noah Fernandes Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Day, in recognition of the Team Noah Foundation, whose goal is to alleviate the financial and emotional stress by providing transportation and home improvements to families with children who are affected by Mitochondrial Disease and other developmental disabilities. “Noah Fernandes was the son of a friend, Victor Fernandes, who is a business leader in New Bedford and very involved in our community,” said sponsor Rep. Tony Cabral (D-New Bedford). “Noah was diagnosed with Melas, one of the most severe forms of Mitochondrial disease when he was five years old. For the next 10 years, Noah’s muscular and mental condition deteriorated as juvenile dementia overtook his body and left him unable to move or speak until he passed away at age 15.” Cabral continued, “Within their grief, Victor and Noah’s mom, Christine Fernandes, launched the Team Noah Foundation – a non-profit which helps the families of severely disabled children with conversion projects to make their homes more handicap-accessible and to help provide specialized vans, bicycles and other transportation needs. The Team Noah Foundation also was the driving force behind the Noah’s Place Playground in New Bedford which is the largest and most inclusive playground in New England. Given the great work that the Team Noah Foundation does, in the memory of Noah Fernandes, it seemed only fitting to acknowledge this and bring awareness of this disease to the state level.” MARIJUANA AND FIRST RESPONDERS (S 48) – The Committee on Cannabis Policy has given a favorable report and recommended passage of a measure that would require the Cannabis Control Commission and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to study and report to the Legislature on the barriers that first responders face about their BHRC| SEE PAGE 18

THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Page 17 MBTA Police seek two suspects who robbed victim at gunpoint at Malden Center T Station Public’s help is sought by authorities to identify photos of persons of interest in case By Steve Freker T wo brazen armed robbery suspects stuck up their victim at gunpoint and then hopped on an Orange Line car and took off toward downtown Boston on Sunday, Feb. 19. The victim was not reported to have been injured in the robbery, which took place at 4:45 p.m. in broad daylight. SCHOLARSHIPS | FROM PAGE 1 and Bryn Mawr College (Pa.). The students are all Malden High seniors and include: Catherine Alayne (Centre College), Fnu Dolkar Tsering (Bryn Mawr College), Nathan Dean (Rutgers), Thomas Ghile (Union College), Damien Josephat (Centre College), Zhiqiang "Phillip" Li (Tufts) and Zeng Yu (Tufts). Alayne, Dolkar Tsering, Dean, Ghile and Josephat were awarded their full scholarships through the Posse Scholarship program. Five selectees from Malden High equals the school mark for full scholarships from the Posse program, the most in five years, according to MHS administrators. Li and Yu were recipients of the Questbridge Match Scholarships program, another national program where Malden High students have received scholarships in the past. "We were amazed and so proud and excited when we were informed of these scholarship awards," said Malden High School seventh-year Principal Chris Mastrangelo. "What a tremendous honor for these students and a huge impact on their families, for saving the full cost of their college educations.” "On top of all of this, these are some of the best places of higher learning in the nation," Mastrangelo added, "and it is all a result of the education they have received at Malden High School and the support of their families." Mastrangelo gave special thanks to Malden Public Schools Director of Guidance Erin Craven and the Malden High Guidance Department for shepherding the seven students and the many other MHS seniors who also applied, through the lengthy process. Yu Zeng Tufts University "I am so happy and my family is just thrilled about this," Josephat, one of the Posse Scholarship recipients who was also a member of the Malden High football team, said. "It was a long and tough process applying for this scholarship, but of course it was all worth it. This is really going to help me and my family so much. It is incredible, really, hard to express in words what this means." To be eligible for national Posse Scholarship program, a high school senior must: —Be nominated by their high school or a community-based organization —Be in the first term of their senior year in high school —Demonstrate leadership Ahiqiang 'Phillip' Li Tufts University within their high school, community or family —Demonstrate academic potential —Apply on time; depending on the Posse city or program, nominations are accepted in the spring and summer before senior year begins (contact your local Posse office for specific deadlines) —The Posse Scholarship is neither a minority nor a needbased scholarship. It is open to students of all backgrounds. Posse seeks students who are: —Leaders in their high schools and communities —Committed to their education and those who demonstrate academic potential Interested in teamwork and Police said the suspects were described as being Black males in their mid-to-late teens and dressed in all black – sweatpants and puffy winter jackets over black hoodies. The two persons of interest in the case also wore black “shiesty” ski masks. One of the persons of interest wore sunglasses. MBTA Police did obtain clear photos of each of the two persons of interest from inside the Orange Line train and is asking the public’s assistance with any information that could lead to the identification and apprehension of the suspects. Please call the MBTA’s Criminal Investigation Unit at 617222-1050 with any information; callers may remain anonymous. MBTA Police are seeking to identify these two persons of interest from a photo taken in an MBTA Orange Line train in connection with an armed robbery at gunpoint at the Malden Center T Station on Sunday, February 19 at 4:45 p.m. (Courtesy/ MBTA Police) Posse Scholarship and Questbridge Match Scholarship Programs help Malden students and those nationwide: Here's what you need to know To be eligible for national PosNathan Dean Rutgers University Thomas Ghile Union College se Scholarship program, a high school senior must: —Be nominated by their high school or a community-based organization —Be in the first term of their senior year in high school —Demonstrate leadership within their high school, community or family —Demonstrate academic potential —Apply on time; depending on the Posse city or program, nominations are accepted in the spring and summer before senior year begins (contact your local Posse office for specific deadlines) —The Posse Scholarship is neither a minority nor a needbased scholarship. It is open to students of all backgrounds. Posse seeks students who are: —Leaders in their high schools and communities —Committed to their education and those who demonstrate academic potential Interested in teamwork and diversity —Positive, motivated, talented, ambitious young people **** The Questbridge Match Scholarship Program is another national program.Match Scholdiversity —Positive, motivated, talented, ambitious young people The Questbridge Match Scholarship Program is another national program. "I know and hope all of their teachers, guidance counselors and administrators who have guided these students through their four years at MHS can share in the pride and honor associated with these scholarships," Mastrangelo said. arship Recipients are granted admission to one of QuestBridge's college partners with a full four-year scholarship worth over $200,000 each. Our college partners use a combination of their own funds as well as state and federal aid to fund the scholarship. Please view each college partner's Financial Aid section for further details and see a glossary of financial aid terms. The Match Scholarship is offered as part of a generous financial aid package provided by the QuestBridge college partner that covers the cost of attendance, including: —Tuition and fees —Housing and food —Books and supplies —Travel expenses All Match Scholarship packages: Have NO parental contribution Have NO student loans May contain a student contribution in the form of workstudy, summer work, or student savings. For more information on the Posse Scholarship Foundation or Questbridge Match Program, go to: www.possefoundation. org or www.questbridge.org.

Page 18 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 MUSINGS | FROM PAGE 3 • Richie “Ace” Howard – former mayor of Malden overseeing the beginning of our renaissance in Malden and Malden Square, which we are all benefitting from today. On a personal note, one of Malden’s best athletes and stand-up guys! • Marc Phaneuf – think about this: We got a Malden boy (straight outta Greystone Road) who has worked with Iggy Pop, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Roger Daltrey and Lou Rawls. Think about that! And his dad Paul was the most beloved Superintendent of the past 75 years. • Heather (Kahn) Braver – Arthur’s little girl is an award-winning broadcast journalist who anchored the number one rated newscast at WCVB-TV in Boston for nearly 10 years – also serving as the station’s chief medical reporter. On a personal note, thank goodness Heather has her mom’s good looks. (I kid, Arthur!) • Also, my former boss at Cataldo Ambulance, Diana Cataldo; my Miller High Life drinking buddy back in the day at Anthony’s, Albert Spadafora; political kingmaker and landsman Michael Goldman; the most well-known hippie to ever call Malden home, Norman Greenbaum; the Malden MVP of the past 50 years (?), Ron Cox; LenBHRC | FROM PAGE 16 legal right to use cannabis. “As we move away from cannabis prohibition, we should ensure we do not hold on to pre-existing, bias-driven bans,” said sponsor Sen. Julian Cyr (D-Truro). “I filed [the bill] to investigate the existing barriers to first responders’ legal right to use cannabis … The bill would also explore the effectiveness of cannabis in treating anxiety, depression, stress, PTSD and other traumas.” DECLARE RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS (S 1412) – The Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee gave a favorable report and recommended passage of legislation that would declare racism as a public health crisis and direct the Office of Health Equity to develop policies to dismantle systemic racism impacting health and establish programs focused on the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases disproportionately impacting communities of color. FREE DIAPERS (H 149) – Another proposal given a favorable report by the Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee would create a pilot program to provide free diapers to low-income families at food pantries. “Access to new, clean diapers is necessary to preserve our babies’ health,” says sponsor Sen. Joan Lovely (D-Salem). “No parent should have to resort to reusing soiled diapers due to an inability to pay or have to underny’s wonderful wife, Joanne (Assetta) Iovino; former MPD Chief, Saint Peter’s congregant and YMCA regular, Eddie Trabucco; amongst others. • So, hurry, get your nomination papers in (by Feb 24) for the next worthy candidate: Mike Boyle? David or John Surette or their band, Boy’s Life? Charlie Farren? Paul “Quadzilla” DeMayo? Mayer or Aaron Mintz? Paul Gilligan? Al Barriss? Dom Fermano? Dave Russo? Norman Pashoian, Sr.? Dan Ford? • On a personal Philip Bynoe note, I’ve known Philip for a very long time – a sweetheart of a man from that first time I met him in 1981 to this very day. I know I speak in hyperbole at times (at times!?), but Malden, please believe me when I tell you this time, Philip is a monster at his chosen profession. Just ask four of the most prolific gunslingers in the music business: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci or Nuno Bettencourt. He would not be holding down the bottom for these guys all these years if he were not. It is said in “Malden Musings”... • Had a great “phoner” recently with Maldonian Bobby Stead. We spent 15 or so minutes traveling back in time to when life was a lot less complex. We tossed around the names of Kevin Hannon and Karl Ryan, go further economic hardships to acquire diapers. This legislation puts the well-being of our infants and families where it should be, at the forefront.” AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (S 2589) – The Education Committee gave a favorable report to and recommended passage of a measure that would require that American Sign Language (ASL) be taught in all Bay State public elementary and secondary schools to increase interactions between hearing persons and deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, as well as children with autism. Current law allows but does not require schools to teach ASL. "I sponsored the legislation to promote greater equity and inclusion in our public school systems,” said Sen. Jake Oilveira (D-Ludlow). “In recent years, it has become apparent that instruction in American Sign Language provides children with autism with increased opportunities for education and development. It is visually based, unaided and provides a mode of quick communication. American Sign Language is a language our students should get the opportunity to learn in our public school system, and it supports inclusion and involvement for all students.” QUOTABLE QUOTES "Nearly 70 percent of those deaths took place where we should feel safest – at home. Tragically, more than half of those deaths took place in homes without working smoke alarms. And about two-thirds of last year’s fatal fire Sean Gilligan, John “Fieldsy” Fields, Greg & Jeff Carroll, as well as Jimmy “Moe” Molinari to name but a few – the “Connah Gang” (Highland & Whitman), where some of the nicest boys and girls Malden ever produced got into mischief. Thanks for the memories, Bobby. • Caught Paulie “G” Gilligan’s act at his home away from home (Prince Pizzeria) last week. In case you were wondering, Paulie is as funny as he was the first time you saw him. Never, ever a dull moment with Paulie G! More on this amazing comedian (and proud Maldonian) in the future. • Ain’t DPW Director Bobby Knox doing a great job over there on Commercial Street. And his early morning inspirational Facebook posts are becoming stuff of legend in Malden. Thank you, Bobby! As Peter Falk’s iconic TV character Columbo would say, “Just one more thing, sir” – once again, we salute the most awesome decision made by the current occupants at 215 Pleasant St. since they agreed to tear down “The Beast That Ate Pleasant Street” (thank you, Mayor Christenson!) and reinvent Malden Square in the process. In the 1980’s Malden acquired $17.4 million from the Urban Development Action Grants program for office convictims were adults aged 65 or older." ---State Fire Marshal Jon Davine on the 45 Massachusetts residents who died in fires last year. “When a company repeatedly violates our wage and benefits laws, the workers and their families suffer, and sadly some of these violations took place during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.My office will continue to hold accountable those who violate our worker protection laws.” ---Attorney General Andrea Campbell announcing $2.4 million in citations against Concierge Services, Inc., a Plymouth-based corporation that provides concierges staffing services to high-end, luxury properties in Greater Boston. The violations include failure to pay minimum wage and overtime, failure to make timely payment of wages, improper deductions from wages, record keeping violations and failure to comply with numerous provisions of Massachusetts' earned sick time law. “As the largest fair housing lawsuit by defendant size in Massachusetts history, this lawsuit sends a clear message to every landlord and broker in the state: if you are a real estate company that discriminates against families and children with housing vouchers, the question of whether you will be caught is not a matter of if, but when.” --- Aaron Carr, Founder and Executive Director of Housing Rights Initiative on the group’s lawsuit “Our communities deserve water infrastructure that fully serves their needs, protects residents from harm and preserves our natural resources. This funding will make a real difference in addressing combined sewer overflows that affect water quality and our environment and removing contaminants like PFAS from our drinking water.” ---Commissioner Bonnie Heiple of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, announcing the $151 million federal grant for Massachusetts drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thoustruction, beautification projects, and infrastructure improvements, used $60 million in private sector money for the construction of commercial housing and $2.8 million in state transportation bonds. With this infusion of cash, we still could not dig ourselves out of our decline. We still were a city that young couples and businesses avoided – despite throwing all kinds of money at the problem and having great, forward thinking leadership teams led by Jim Conway, Tom Fallon, Eddie Lucey, Richie Howard and now Gary Christenson. Until we tore that Beast down! Continuing in the spirit of forward thinking or thinking outside the box three years past, Malden made a change to when we begin our winter parking restrictions. In prior years, winter parking restrictions began November 1, regardless of the weather. The winter parking restrictions placed a great burden on those who rely upon the street to park. Malden’s prior policy often left residents restricted to one side of the street for months on end when snow wasn’t even on the ground. Common sense prevailed. Parking Director (and much more) Ronny “Hoganater” Hogan decided to begin restrictions with the arrival of what he called the “first big winter event” – a against 20 Boston-area landlords and real estate brokers for alleged discrimination against low-income tenants. snowstorm significant enough to warrant the ban. For three straight years it has been a godsend for residents who rely on street parking, particularly last year because winter (once again) never really materialized. Thank you to Mr. Hogan and all our elected officials who have finally started to think creatively. As Malden continues its remarkable comeback, after decades of stagnation, it is good to know that our mayor and his staff are up to the task of guiding Maldonians to the next step in our evolution. Postscript 1: Donnie from China Garden has passed away. I do not exclude Donnie’s last name (Quon) out of disrespect. I exclude it out of great respect for a most remarkable human being. I will follow up on this iconic Edgeworth figure soon. May his memory be a blessing. Postscript 2: Speaking of Richie Howard, my sincerest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your wife Lisa. May her memory be a blessing, my friend. —Peter is a longtime Malden resident and a regular contributor to the Malden Advocate and can be reached at PeteL39@aol.com for comments, compliments or criticisms. sands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of February 1923, the House met for a total of 56 minutes and the Senate met for a total of 30 minutes. Mon. Feb. 19 No House session No Senate session Tues.Feb. 20 House11:02 a.m. to 11:38 a.m. Senate 11:29 a.m. to 11:43 a.m. Wed. Feb. 21 No House session No Senate session Thurs. Feb. 22 House11:01 a.m. to11:21 a.m. Senate 11:15 a.m. to11:31 a.m. Fri. Feb. 23 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019.

THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Page 19 OBITUARIES Chris Constantine Mirageas Passed away peacefully on February 22, 2024. Chris was born in Malden, MA to his loving parents, the late Constantine and Demetra (Makrys) Mirageas. He was adored beyond measure by his late grandparents Christos & Koula Mirageas and Nicholas and Angeliki Makrys. Chris leaves behind his son, Chris Jr., of Eliot, ME. He is also survived by: his sister Ann Mirageas of Bedford, NH; sister Kathy Perrone and her husband Jerry of Melrose, MA; loving uncle to Angelica Murphy and her husband Colin of Malden, MA Jerry Perrone of Manchester, NH and Phillip Perrone of Charlestown, MA. In addition, he will be missed by many dear, lifelong friends. A graduate of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School in Wakefi eld, MA, where he obtained his degree in welding. This education, along with his natural aptitude for auto mechanics and auto body served him well. “The Greek” operated C&C Collision, a successful business, for over 40 years until his retirement in 2020. He was a hardworking, simple t-shirt and blue jeans guy. From a very young age he showed his love and fascination with cars. You would often fi nd him under the hood of many a car including his beautifully restored, red 1962 Chevy Impala. Ann and Kathy would like to thank those who called, visited, checked in or showed random acts of kindness. Special love goes out to Basil, Joe, Paul, Casey, and his cousins, Nick & John. We are forever grateful. Services were held at the A.J. Spadafora Funeral Home, Malden on Tuesday, February 27th Burial was private. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Donations may be made in Chris' memory to the Northeast Regional Vocational High School 100 Hemlock Road, Wakefi eld, MA 01880 John T. "Jack" Garrity Of North Reading, formerly of Malden and Sarasota, Florida. Passed away surrounded by his REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYER1 THALI, AMOGH BUYER2 SELLER1 DEJESUS, MARCIO SELLER2 family on February 23rd, at the age of 104. He was an amazing man who will be profoundly missed by his family. Beloved husband of the late Lillian (Mahoney) Garrity. Predeceased by his sisters, Harriet Turco and Helena Dunlap. Devoted father of Lillie Fournier and her husband, Robert, of Sarasota, Florida; June Fagan and her husband, Joseph, of Wilmington; and Lorri McBride and her husband, David, of Andover. Loving “Papa” to Joseph Fagan III and his wife, Anna; Caroline Wilcox and her husband, Bryan; Elizabeth Kramer and her husband, Benjamin; and Laura Zawalich and her husband, Daniel. Proud great grandfather of Theodore, Charles, Violet, Kathleen, Madeline, and Louise. Retired Chief of the Malden Fire Department. Graduate of Malden High School Class of 1938. Enlisted and served with United States Army Air Forces' 14th Flying Tigers as a radio-operator and gunner during WWII, fl ying more than fi fty combat missions. Relatives and friends are invited to pay respects at the Nichols Funeral Home, 187 Middlesex Avenue, Wilmington on Friday, March 1, 2024, from 4 PM to 8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial shall be celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant Street, Malden, on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 10 AM. Please go directly to the church. Services will conclude with burial and military honors at Forestdale Cemetery, Malden. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in Jack’s name to the Relief Association of the Malden Fire Department, One Sprague Street, Malden, MA 02148. Leah Knickle Of Malden. Born in Melrose and a longtime Malden resident, Leah, at 44 years of age, passed away unexpectedly at the CHA Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett early morning on February 17th. Devoted mother of OBITUARIES | SEE PAGE 20 CAPITAL GAINS TAX EXCLUSION AND IRREVOCABLE TRUSTS ½ of the capital improvements attributed to wife, or $15,000. Selling expenses of $25,000. In this example, the cost basis P eople often question if they transfer their principal residence into an irrevocable trust, will they still be entitled to the capital gains tax exclusion upon a subsequent sale, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 121. The answer is yes. A married couple fi ling a joint income tax return has the right to exclude up to $500,000 of capital gain on the sale of their principal residence. The limit is $250,000 for a single taxpayer. The capital gain is simply the diff erence between the selling price and the cost basis of the home. The cost basis of the home is determined by adding the original purchase price, plus capital improvements over theyears as well as expenses associated with selling the home such as a broker’s commission, tax stamps, legal fees, fi xing up expenses and any other expenses associated with the sale. In some cases, you also have the benefi t of using the date of death value as part of the cost basis if one of the spouses were to die. For example, if husband and wife purchased a home 25 years ago for $250,000 and the husband died 10 years ago when the home’s value was $350,000, upon a subsequent sale of the home by the wife, the cost basis is computed as follows (also assume capital improvements prior to husband’s death were $30,000 and selling expense were $25,000): ½ of the $250,000 purchase price is allocated to wife, or $125,000. She only owned 50% of the home. ½ of the fair market value of home at the time of husband’s death is $175,000 ($350,000 x ½, since the husband only had a 50% interest in the home at the time of his death). would be $340,000 ($125,000 + $175,000 + $15,000 + $25,000). If the home were sold for $575,000, the capital gain would be $235,000. The entire gain would be non-taxable. Since the husband passed away, one half of the fair market value of the home at thetime of his death enters into the calculation of the wife’s cost basis. This is referred to as the “step-up in cost basis”. For the $500,000 capital gains tax exclusion to apply, the married couple must have lived in the home for 2 out of the previous 5 years prior to the actual sale. Since the irrevocable income-only trust is designed to qualify under the “grantor-type” trust rules, the law treats the Settlors/Donors/Grantors of the trust as the owners for tax purposes. What makes the trust a grantor-type trust for capital gains tax purposes is the reserved right in the Settlors to direct where the trust principal and/or income of the trust can go during the Settlors’ lifetime. In accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 674(a), this retained power is what makes the trust a grantor-type trust for capital gains tax purposes, thereby preserving the capital gains tax exclusion. This is referred to as a lifetime special power of appointment. Most often, a lifetime special power of appointment and a testamentary special power of appointment provision is included in an irrevocable Trust. The testamentary special power of appointment is designed to allow the Settlor the ability to change the ultimate benefi ciary of the Trust by exercising that power of appointment via the Settlor’s Last Will and Testament being submitted to a probate court upon death. A power of appointment is essentially a power to redirect where the Trust principal will go. This also results in an incomplete gift for gift tax purposes. Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, Certifi ed Public Accountant, Certifi ed Financial Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a master’s degree in taxation. Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. ADDRESS 13 PRESTON ST CITY MALDEN DATE 01.22.24 PRICE 755000\

Page 20 avvya yavvy eniiooravvy S iorn or v y io iori by Jim Miller How to Divide Your Personal Possessions Without Dividing the Family Dear Savvy Senior, Do you have any suggestions on divvying up my personal possessions to my kids after I’m gone without causing hard feelings or confl ict? I have a lot of jewelry, art, family heirlooms and antique furniture, and four grown kids that don’t always see eye-to-eye on things. Confl icted Parent Dear Confl icted, Divvying up personal possessions among adult children or other loved ones can often be a tricky task. Deciding who should get what without showing favoritism, hurting someone’s feelings or causing a feud can be diffi cult, even for close-knit families who enter the process with the best of intentions. Here are a few tips to consider that can help you divide your stuff with minimal confl ict. Sweating the Small Stuff For starters, you need to be aware that it’s usually the small, simple items of little monetary value that aren’t mentioned in your will that cause the most confl icts. This is because the value we attach to the small personal possessions is usually sentimental or emotional, and because the simple items are the things that most families fail to talk about. Family battles can also escalate over whether things are being divided fairly by monetary value. So, for items of higher value like your jewelry, antiques and art, consider getting an appraisal to assure fair distribution. To locate an appraiser in your area, try ISA-appraisers.org, Appraisers.org or AppraisersAssociation.org. Dividing Fairly The best solution for passing along your personal possessions is for you to go through your house with your kids or other heirs either separately or all at once to fi nd out which items they would like to inherit and why. They may have some emotional attachment to something you’re not aware of. If more than one child wants the same thing, you’ll have to make the ultimate decision. Then you need to sit down and make a list of who gets what on paper, signed, dated and referenced in your will. You can revise it anytime you want. You may also want to consider writing an additional letter or create an audio or video recording that further explains your intentions. You can also specify a strategy for divvying up the rest of your property. Here are some popular methods that are fair and reasonable: Take turns choosing: Use a round-robin process where your kids take turns choosing the items they would like to have. If who goes fi rst becomes an issue, they can always fl ip a coin or draw straws. Also, to help simplify things, break down the dividing process room-by-room, versus tackling the entire house. To keep track of who gets what, either make a list or use adhesive dots with a color assigned to each person to tag the item. Have a family auction: Give each person involved the same amount of play money or use virtual points or poker chips to bid on the items they want. Use online resources: For families who want help or live far apart, there are web-based resources like FairSplit.com that can assist with the dividing process. For more tips, see “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” at YellowPiePlate.umn.edu. This is a resource created by the University of Minnesota Extension Service that off ers a free video and detailed workbook for $12.50 that gives pointers to help families discuss property distribution issues and lists important factors to keep in mind that can help you avoid or manage confl ict. It’s also very important that you discuss your plans in advance with your kids so they can know ahead what to expect. Or you may even want to start distributing some of your items now, while you are still alive. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma ~ Legal Notice ~ NOTICE OF ACTIVITY AND USE LIMITATION 906-910 EASTERN AVENUE, MALDEN, MA 02148 RELEASE TRACKING NUMBER 3-18088 A release of oil and/or hazardous materials has occurred at this location, which is a disposal site as defined by M.G.L. c. 21E, § 2 and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan, 310 CMR 40.0000. On February 23, 2024, Crazy Good Kitchen Express LLC recorded with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds a NOTICE OF ACTIVITY AND USE LIMITATION on the disposal site, pursuant to 310 CMR 40.1070 through 40.1080. The NOTICE OF ACTIVITY AND USE LIMITATION limits the following site activities and uses on the above property: (i) Use for residential, hotel, day care, school (for children under 18 years of age), public park, and/or community center (for children under 18 years of age) unless such use is conducted in accordance with the controls as identified below; and (ii) Excavation, drilling, or otherwise disturbing the soil unless controls are established as identified below. The following controls are necessary and shall be undertaken and/or maintained at the Property to avoid the above limitations: (i) The subsurface soils beneath building foundations, building slabs on-grade, bituminous or concrete pavement and existing topsoil/loam surficial soil layers on the entirety of the parcel(s) of land of the entire Property, (hereinafter the “Protective Cover”) are presumed to contain pollutants or contaminants requiring restricted exposure. The Protective Cover shall be maintained to continue its effectiveness in preventing exposure to the subsurface soils. In the event the Protective Cover is modified, altered, replaced or removed, a surface cover of equal protective function shall be reinstalled to prevent changes in exposure. If, in the opinion of a Licensed Site Professional, restricted access is not required, the Protective Cover does not need to be maintained; and (ii) Construction or site improvements, including utility-related activities, involving the excavation, disturbance, or movement of subsurface strata must be carried out in accordance with performance standards for Release Abatement Measures (RAMs) set forth by the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) at 310 CMR 40.0440, the performance standards for Utility Related Abatement Measures (URAMs) set forth by the MCP under 310 CMR 40.0460, the Soil Management procedures pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0030, and/or all applicable worker health and safety practices pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0018. Landscaping and groundskeeping activities, including but not limited to planting trees and shrubs, maintenance and resurfacing of parking lots, sidewalks and driveways, cutting and raking grassy areas are not subject to these requirements. Any person interested in obtaining additional information about the NOTICE OF ACTIVITY AND USE LIMITATION may contact Jose Desouza of Crazy Good Kitchen Express LLC, 53 Summit Street, Malden, MA 02148; (617) 785-1151. The NOTICE OF ACTIVITY AND USE LIMITATION and the disposal site file can be can be viewed at MassDEP website using Release Tracking Number (RTN) 3-18088 at https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal#!/search/wastesite/results?RTN=3-0018088 or at MassDEP, Northeast Regional Office, 150 Presidential Way, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801; Main Phone: 978-694-3200. March 01, 2024 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 OBITUARIES | FROM PAGE 19 Maxx and Myles Smith, Beloved daughter of Stanley and Dorothy (Flowers) Knickle of Malden. Sister of the late Andrew E. Knickle. Lovingly survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. Longtime companion of the late Kenan Smith. She is also leaves behind many close friends including Karen Schiavo, Colleen Baker as well as members of the Maplewood Baptist Church Youth Group. A graduate of Malden schools and the Northeast Vocational High School. She spent many years a private livein nanny for many families. A loving mother, she would do anything for her sons she also loved cooking shows as well as time spent in North Conway, NH. Family and friends were invited to attend Visiting Hours in the Carroll Funeral Home, Malden on Sunday, February 25. Committal Services were. In lieu of fl owers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to her children and sent to Stanley Knickle, 13 Marshall Avenue, Malden, MA 02148.

THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Page 21 BASEBALL | FROM PAGE 13 “Carmine Cappuccio Night” five years later... and gave out Carmine Bobbleheads that same night! Epic! It was a season to remember, and even though he was the highest-paid Independent League player in the United States and Canada, he was 31 and not looking at a major league contract in his future. With two kids, the nomadic life of a professional hitter looking to catch on and someday play in the big leagues was not so appealing. Cappuccio decided to call it a career after 9 professional seasons, 663 games, 2,634 at bats, 50 home runs and 336 runs batted in. For his entire pro career, he hit a prolific .291, a sensational statistic. These days he is a successful sales executive making his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For many years previously, he lived in Greensboro, N.C., ironically, just a county or two away from Michael Jordan’s present home. His two children were both accomplished high school athletes and both graduated from college in Florida, as their parents did. Thirty years and “The Last Dance” later, lots of people, including Terry Francona (whose For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@ advocatenews.net Clean-Outs! We take and dispose from cellars, attics, garages, yards, etc. Call Robert at: 781-844-0472 opinion I respect, but not in this instance), glamorously spoke of how Jordan “could have definitely been a major leaguer, if he stuck with it...” I do not buy into that school of thought. Could Carmine Cappuccio have been a major leaguer, perhaps with that extra season of Double-A seasoning? Perhaps. Yeah, maybe, but we will never know. But it is always nice to think of what may have been, isn’t it? What cannot be taken away is that Carmine Cappuccio is the greatest and most successful player of all time from the great city of Malden. He also played more professional baseball than anyone who ever picked up a bat or a glove in Malden history. Thanks for your service and your achievements, my friend. You made us proud, Carmine, you really did. ~ Legal Notice ~ Notice of Organization Notice is hereby given that on January 30th 2024. PPG Production LLC. Arts of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, Office is located at this address 668 Salem St, Malden, MA 02148, Middlesex County to conduct business as a theatrical booking agent as required in the Commonwealth under Ch.140 of the general code. March 1, 2024 - Legal Notice - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 Docket No. MI24D0135DR DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING ENGREED M REMY vs. JEAN T REMY To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Irretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage 1B. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Engreed M Remy, 217 Highland Ave. #2, Malden, MA 02148 your answer, if any, on or before 04/02/2024. If you fail to do so the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. WITNESS, Hon. Terri L. Klug Cafazzo, First Justice of this Court. Date: February 21, 2024 TARA E. DeCRISTOFARO REGISTER OF PROBATE March 01, 2024 1. The name of the 1969 Woody Allen film “Play It Again, Sam” was inspired by a line in what movie? 2. On March 1, 2007, the Swiss Army accidently invaded across an unmarked border into what country that also borders Austria? 3. What Irishman wrote, in “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (1890), “There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about”? 4. Who was the lone survivor of the wreck of the Pequod? 5. On March 2, 1789, what state founded by a Quaker revoked its ban on theatre performances? 6. How many inches wide is a regulation basketball hoop: 18, 20 or 22? 7. What does a paleographer study? 8. Bibendum (or Bib) is the mascot of the Michelin tire company and what else? 9. March 3 is a national day to celebrate what lean bacon that is usually round? 10. About how many gallons of maple sap are used to make a gallon of syrup? 11. On March 4, 1922, at the Berlin Zoological Garden, what film – the first about vampires – premiered? 12. What alleged 1892 murderess inspired a punk musical? 13. Why did a bloodless “war” between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly last for 335 years (1651-1986)? 14. Women first participated in Olympic swimming in what year: 1897, 1912 or 1922? 15. On March 5, 1868, the impeachment trial of what president began? 16. What 1800’s Boston-born poet/minister/abolitionist stated, “Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour”? 17. What is the fastest fly: dragonfly, horsefly or mosquito? 18. On March 6, 1997, who began the first official royal website? 19. It was proposed that what should have the scientific name of Nessiteras rhombopteryx? 20. On March 7, 1946, due to nuclear testing, citizens were evacuated from what atoll? ANSWERS 1. “Casablanca” 2. Liechtenstein 3. Oscar Wilde 4. Ishmael 5. Pennsylvania 6. 18 7. Ancient manuscripts 8. The “Michelin Guide” to restaurants and hotels 9. Canadian 10. 40 11. “Nosferatu” 12. Lizzie Borden (“Lizzie”) 13. It soon ended without a peace treaty; later a peace treaty was instigated by a historian writing to the Dutch Embassy. 14. 1912 15. Andrew Johnson 16. Ralph Waldo Emerson 17. Horsefly 18. Queen Elizabeth II 19. The Loch Ness monster 20. Bikini Atoll

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Page 24 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 1, 2024 Carpenito Real Estate is now SAUGUS $1,475,000 Incredible colonial with a gorgeous fireplace in an impressive 2-story great room. No detail was missed! SAUGUS $925,000 Custom colonial in the Woodlands with fireplace, finished lower level, central air, and 2-car garage. New Year, New Home! Aja Arsenault Your Forever Agent® (781) 941-0185 Aja is ready and equipped to be Your Forever Agent® and help you find the home of your dreams. SAUGUS $679,900 Cape Cod style Colonial with 4 beds, 2 full baths, 1st-floor family room, and a 2-car garage, in a convenient location. COMMONMOVES.COM 335 CENTRAL STREET, SAUGUS, MA | (781) 233-7300 SAUGUS $329,900 New 2 bedroom condo with a granite kitchen, central air, gas heat, new windows, and off-street parking. ©2024 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. 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MALDEN $639,900 CALL DEBBIE 617-678-9710 FOR SALE FOR SALE -.NOTHING TO DO BUT MOVE IN!!! 3 BED CAPE WITH NEWER OPEN CONCEPT KITCHEN/DINING ROOM THAT INCLUDES STAINLESS APPLIANCES, GRANITE COUNTERS, BREAKFAST BAR, CERAMIC TILE FLOOR WITH MATCHING BACKSPLASH. 1ST FLOOR ALSO HAS SEPARATE LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM AND BEDROOM. RED OAK FLOORING, CROWN MOLDING, SUN ROOM W/SKYLIGHT LEADS TO GREAT SIZE DECK OVERLOOKING A NICE SIZED, FLAT LOT. LOWER LEVEL HAS FAMILY ROOM WITH BERBER CARPET AND AN ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR STORAGE AND A WORKSHOP. GAS HEATING SYSTEM. THE BACKYARD INCLUDES A STORAGE SHED AND IS FENCED-IN FOR ALL THE PETS! SAUGUS $570,000 CALL KEITH 781-389-0791 COMING SOON COMING SOON -GORGEOUS QUALITY NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH 3800 SQFT OF LIVING! THIS HOME FEATURES 9' CEILINGS ON BOTH FLOORS, CUSTOM KITCHEN CABINETS, THERMADOR APPLIANCES, REFRIGERATOR BUILT INTO THE CABINETS, COMMERCIAL STOVE/OVEN, BUILT IN HOOD, 10' ISLAND, QUARTZ COUNTERS AND BACKSPLASH, COFFEE STATION, AND BREAKFAST NOOK OVERLOOKING THE PATIO AND BACKYARD. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRIC FIREPLACE IN FAMILY ROOM WITH COFFERED CEILING, WIDE PLANK OAK 6" HW FLOORS. 2ND FLOOR LAUNDRY WITH CUSTOM CABINETS, 3 BEDROOMS WITH CUSTOM CLOSETS. LARGE PRIMARY SUITE W/ CUSTOM WALK-IN CLOSET. SHOWER HAS 3 SHOWER HEADS AND 2 BODY SPRAYS FOR SPA- LIKE EXPERIENCE. AMAZING ENTERTAINMENT AREA WITH A FULL BATHROOM AND A CUSTOM WET BAR IN FULL BASEMENT .LYNNFIELD CALL KEITH 781-389-0791 FOR MORE DETAILS RENTALS • 2 BEDROOM SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH OPEN CONCEPT, LARGE BEDROOMS WITH BALCONIES AND ONE BATHROOM. FIRST FLOOR LAUNDRY, QUAINT AREA. SAUGUS $2,800 PLUS UTILITIES CALL RHONDA 781-706-0842 • 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT EAT-IN KITCHEN WITH PLENTY OF CABINETS. FRESHLY PAINTED AND NEW CARPETS. LAUNDRY HOOK-UPS IN UNIT FOR AN ELECTRIC DRYER. 2 CAR OFF STREET PARKING. NO PETS AND NO. SMOKING. FIREPLACE IN BEDROOM IS DECORATIVE ONLY. GOOD CREDIT AND REFERENCES. 3 MONTHS RENT REQUIRED TO MOVE IN. AVAILABLE 3/1-SAUGUS $1,800 CALL RHONDA 781-706-0842 • SECOND FLOOR THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENT OFFERS A LARGE EAT IN KITCHEN WITH UPDATE CABINETS, GRANITE, GAS COOKING AND HARDWOOD FLOORING. NICE SIZE LIVING ROOM AND MAIN BEDROOM PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS ALL WITH HARDWOOD FLOORING. THERE IS COIN-OP LAUNDRY AVAILABLE IN THE BASEMENT AS WELL. PARKING FOR TWO CARS OFF STREET. GAS HEAT AND PEABODY ELECTRIC. THREE MONTHS' RENT REQUIRED TO MOVE IN. PEABODY $3,000 CALL RHONDA 781-706-0842 • TWO BEDROOM, 2 BATH MODERN CONDO WITH LAUNDRY IN UNIT. 2ND FLOOR UNIT WITH HARDWOOD FLOORING, CENTRAL AIR, EXTRA STORAGE, AND OFF STREET PARKING. SPACIOUS BEDROOMS. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. REVERE $2,800 UTILITIES NOT INCLUDED. CALL LAUREN 781-835-6989 FOR SALE FOR SALE -RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS 2 FAMILY HOME LOCATED ON A DEAD END STREET IN SAUGUS CENTER. FIRST FLOOR OFFERS 1 BEDROOM, EAT-IN KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM, OFFICE, DINING ROOM (COULD BE A SECOND BEDROOM) FULL BATH AND IN-UNIT LAUNDRY. THE SECOND UNIT FEATURES EAT-IN KITCHEN, NICE SIZED LIVING ROOM AND TWO BEDROOMS. NEWER GAS HEATING SYSTEMS. SEPARATE UTILITIES, PAVED DRIVEWAY, PLENTY OF OFF STREET PARKING. LARGE BASEMENT WITH PLENTY OF STORAGE. THIS PROPERTY IS PERFECT FOR ANYBODY LOOKING TO OWNER OCCUPY OR RENT. SAUGUS $749,000 CALL KEITH 781-389-0791 COMING SOON MOBILE HOMES • SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM IN NEED OF TLC. GREAT FOR HANDYMAN. HEAT AND A/C NOT WORKING. LARGE ADDITION.2 CAR PARKING. DANVERS $79,900 LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL? COMING SOON-BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION COLONIAL LOCATED ON A NICE SIDE STREET NOT FAR FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE CENTER OF TOWN. 4 BEDS, 3.5 BATH WITH HARDWOOD THROUH-OUT. OPEN CONCEPT BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN AND BATHS. EXQUISITE DETAIL AND QUALITY BUILD. GARAGE UNDER. SAUGUS CALL KEITH 781-389-0791 JUSTIN KLOACK 978-815-2610 CALL HIM FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS • YOUNG ONE BEDROOM IN GOOD CONDITION IN A DESIRABLE PARK WITH 2 PARKING SPOTS. SOLD AS IS. SUBJECT TO PROBATE DANVERS $99,900 • SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NICE YARD. LOW PARK RENT. PEABODY $179,900 • PRE-CONSTRUCTION. WELCOME TO SHADY OAKS BRAND NEW MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY. AFFORDABLE YET UPSCALE LIVING , EACH HOME HAS AMPLE SQUARE FOOTAGE WITH 2 BEDROOMS AND 2 BATHS. ONE WILL HAVE 3 BEDROOMS AND ONE BATH. OPEN CONCEPT PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING. HIGH QUALITY FINISHES FROM TOP TIER APPLIANCES TO ELEGANT FINISHES.. A SERENE WOODED SETTING WHILE BEING CONVENIENT TO SCHOOLS, SHOPPING, DINING AND MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF THIS THRIVING COMMUNITY AT AN UNBELIEVABLE PRICE. LOW PARK RENT OF 450 A MONTH. INCLUDES TAXES, WATER AND SEWER, RUBBISH REMOVAL AND SNOW PLOWING. ACT NOW BEFORE PRICE INCREASE. EXPECTED OCCUPANCY DATE APRIL 2024 DANVERS $249,900 CALL ERIC 781-223-0289

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