THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 3, 2023 Page 13 Malden High School Boys Basketball Senior Night Justin Bell Malden seniors greeted athletic trainer Jen Sturdevant with some flowers on Senior Night. Pictured from left to right are Andrew Louis, Justin Bell, Peyton Carron, Jen Sturdevant, Aiden Tham and Jonald Joseph. (Advocate Photos) Peyton Carron and family Andrew Louis and family By Steve Freker T he Malden High School Boys Basketball program honored its five senior players on Senior Night, which was held at the Roy Finn Gym at MHS on Friday, February 26. Malden later celebrated even more with a victory over visiting Woburn High to finish the regular season at 12-8. The three senior captains for Malden High this year, who were honored along with their families, were 6-6 center Jonald JoBHRC | FROM PAGE 12 ten only cover the cost of one hearing aid, even if the patient may need one in each ear to hear. Every citizen should have the right to a comfortable life and this tax credit would help reduce the financial burden many seniors face and allow them to carry on with everyday life.” QUOTABLE QUOTES “[We] appreciate the support and partnership with USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service and remain committed to ensuring that our most vulnerable populations, including elders, have access to local, fresh food.At a time when food insecurity rates remain high, the added benefit will provide elders with high-quality, nutritious food while supporting our Massachusetts farmers and food Jonald Joseph and family Aiden Tham and family seph and guards Justin Bell and Peyton Carron. Also honored were senior guard Aiden Tham and senior 6-4 forward Andrew Louis. “We are very grateful for all the time, commitment and passion our seniors put into this season. They have been through some of the toughest times with the COVID pandemic and other adversities,” said 18th-year Head Coach Don Nally. “We also went through a very tough season last year (1-19) and these senior producers.” --- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner John Lebeaux announcing that Massachusetts has been awarded $1.4 million to expand the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. “Massachusetts has completely lost its economic competitive edge, now having the highest top tax rate for income taxes in New England, and seventh highest in the entire country. Despite this setback, some Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing forward with ways to add more taxes such as penalizing couples when they file their taxes as married.” --- Paul Craney, spokesman for the Mass Fiscal Alliance on a new Tax Foundation report. “His public health expertise and military service make him uniquely qualified to serve as Massachusetts’ captains helped make it a huge turnaround in just one season.” JONALD JOSEPH: Senior 6-6 Captain Jonald Joseph was one of the top rebounders and led the Greater Boston League in blocked shots, averaging nearly 4 blocks per game and finishing with nearly 60. He scored just under 10 points per game. JUSTIN BELL: A senior captain and shooting guard, Bell was Malden’s leading scorer with 12.7 ppg, and the top three-pointer on the team as first-ever Secretary of Veterans’ Services. I’m confident that he will be the leader our veterans need and deserve and will always stand up for their health, safety and wellbeing.” ---Gov. Maura Healey on appointing Rep. Jon Santiago (D-Boston), a major in the U.S. Army Reserve and a physician as the state’s Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs which was recently elevated to a cabinet level position. “One thing I did hear as I crisscrossed the state is, yes, folks want us to pay attention to some national issues, of course, and protect us, but they don’t want us to forget the issues we have to deal with here at home.” ---Attorney General Andrea Campbell. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks well. He scored a season-high 38 points in a season-opening win over Medford, and when he was hot, he poured in the points. PEYTON CARRON: A third-year varsity player and a senior captain, Carron was a fixture in the starting lineup and helped create stability on the court. He also could shoot the “three” and proved to be a reliable rebounder as the season progressed. ANDREW LOUIS: A first-year player in the program, the 6-4, 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 thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brieflength 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 20210 Louis was a rugged contributor under the boards and on defense, making the transition from football captain to basketball big man – made some key minutes count in some big Malden wins. AIDEN THAM: A reliable guard off the bench, he could shoot threes, drive to the hoop and provide steady defense. His best game was his last, when he came off the bench and threw in 7 points to spark a big Malden rally in the loss against Lowell. 24, the House met for a total of nine minutes while the Senate met for a total of four minutes. Mon. Feb. 20 No House session No Senate session Tues.Feb. 21 House11:05 a.m. to11:11 a.m. Senate 11:10 a.m. to11:12 a.m. Wed. Feb. 22 No House session No Senate session Thurs. Feb. 23 House11:02 a.m. to11:05 a.m. Senate 11:23 a.m. to11:25 a.m. Fri. Feb. 24 No House session No Senate session
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