Maldden alld a Vol. 31, No. 9 den AADD -FREEBy Steve Freker H e was not carrying a lighted lantern, like Jacob Marley in “A Christmas Carol,” but Malden’s chief budgetary strategist, Ron Hogan, did give some information which was quite illuminating at Tuesday night’s Malden City Council meeting. Most of Hogan’s detailed report centered on Malden’s “Budget FuCelebrating three decades of local News! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Malden’s financial future detailed by city’s top strategy officer City Council receives report on medium range, long-term budget impact items Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 Some of the Malden City Councillors – meeting for the fi rst time in person since being elected – are shown listening to Ron Hogan’s presentation on fi nancial matters on Tuesday night. Shown from left to right are Councillor-at-Large Karen Colón Hayes, Ward One Councillor Peg Crowe, Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald and Ward Five Councillor Barbara Murphy. (Advocate Photo) ture” and some relevant contrasts to this city’s “Budget Present.” Not so much about the “Budget Past,” except for a reference to an ongoing formulaic miscue Hogan said continues to skew the fi gure Malden is assessed to pay locally when it comes to determining its Chapter 70 state funding for the MalFUTURE | SEE PAGE 7 Malden City Councillors show support at Tuesday's meeting for the Black Suff ragists exhibit on display at Malden City Hall courtesy of the North Shore Juneteenth Association. From left, fi rst row, Council President Craig Spadafora, Councillor at large Karen Colon Hayes, Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan. Back row, from left, Councillors Stephen Winslow (Ward 6), Carey McDonald (at large), Ryan O'Malley (Ward 4), Barbara Murphy (Ward 5), Jadeane Sica (Ward 8), Paul Condon (Ward 2), Chris Simonelli (Ward 7) and Peg Crowe (Ward 1). (Advocate Photo) By Steve Freker T he Malden City Council met for the fi rst time — in person — since they were elected as a group in November in its reguTornado Boys Basketball Senior Night I lar meeting at City Hall Tuesday. "It’s great to see everyone here, in person, for the fi rst time this year," said Council President Craig Spadafora, who, in turn, gaveled into session an in-person meeting for the fi rst time since the November election. The indoor mask mandate in Malden, in eff ect since August COUNCIL | SEE PAGE 5 IN ‘REAL TIME’: Malden High’s Model UN tackles global issues in midst of international crisis Invasion of Ukraine by Russia looms over annual academic event this week By Steve Freker t did not take long for real life to step right into real time Malden’s Kidus Paulos was accompanied by his father, Paulos Hailu, his mother, Tigist Asseged, and his sister, Arsema Paulos, respectively, during last Thursday’s Senior Night against the Somerville High School Highlanders. After graduation, he plans to study kinesiology. See page 13 for photo highlights. at a popular annual academic event at Malden High School on Wednesday. The Model UN (United Nations), a yearly exercise where high school students take on the personas of UN delegates of various countries, has been on the calendar for the Malden High Social Studies Department all year. Little did anyone know that this week’s Model UN would coincide with the fi rst war on European soil since World War II, as Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, and the battle has been raging since CRISIS| SEE PAGE 8 E Friday, March 4, 2022 CITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Malden City Council meets for the first time – in person – since November election Councillors support Black Women Suffragists exhibit at City Hall Council approves salary adjustments due to job reclassifi cations The student-delegate from Ukraine addresses the Russian student-delegate during the Model UN exercise at Malden High School last Wednesday. (Advocate Photo by Steve Freker)
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