Maldden alld a Vol. 32, No. 10 den A ADD -FREESpecial to Th e Advocate I n collaboration with Malden Overcoming Addiction, the City of Malden and Malden Public Schools held the annual “STOP THE STIGMA DAY” event Spring Forward Clocks 1 Hour This Saturday! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Stop the Stigma Day” with Malden Overcoming Addiction 617-387-2200 By Steve Freker T he Malden School Committee at its regular meeting on Mayor Gary Christenson (center), presented a Proclamation from the City to MOA President Paul Hammersley, left, and members of Malden Overcoming Addiction are pictured during the annual “STOP THE STIGMA DAY” event on Wednesday, March 8. on Wednesday, March 8th. In honor of the initiative, Mayor Gary Christenson issued a Proclamation designating the second Wednesday in March hereafter as Malden Stop the Stigma Day. Malden Overcoming Addiction (MOA) is a community partner whose mission is to connect the community with addiction support and recovery services, ADDICTION | SEE PAGE 3 Malden’s Corynne McNulty is a USA Wrestling National Champion... AGAIN! Just an 8th Grader at Forestdale School, 14-year-old was MIAA 127-lb. State Champ for Malden HS in 2022 By Steve Freker M alden eighth-grader Corynne McNulty was crowned 16U National Champion in the 127-lb. weight class this past weekend at the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals in Omaha, Nebraska. After battling through a bloody nose in the earlier rounds, she won the crown in overtime, no less, with a takedown point. It was McNulty’s second National Championship is as many years. Last year she won the 2022 14U National title at 127 lbs., also in Omaha, Neb. “When it was overtime, I knew I couldn’t just freak out and shoot bad shots because I didn’t want to give up a point,” CHAMPION | SEE PAGE 20 Malden resident Corynne McNulty, 14, an eighth-grader at the Forestdale School in Malden, is shown above with her fi rst-place plaque for winning the 16U 127-pound class at the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals. (Courtesy Photo) Jason Lewis State Senator B Monday night ended a nearly four-year saga surrounding the viability and future of the city’s AEAP program with a 7-2 vote to eliminate the longstanding academic model designed for top students in grades 1-8. The vote came after a nearly two-hour presentation by three Malden Public Schools literacy and STEM directors on the new districtwide curriculum in place for this full school year at the grades K-8 level. A full livestream of Monday’s meeting is available at www.youtube.com@ MATVShow. Voting in favor of “retiring” the AEAP program were School Committee Members Michael Drummey (Ward 1), Robert McCarthy Jr. (Ward 2), Vice Chairperson Jennifer Spadafora (Ward 3), Dawn Macklin (Ward 4), Adam Weldai E Friday, March 10, 2023 Malden School Committee votes to retire AEAP program, citing value of district’s new K-8 curriculum Promoting equity in local education, Supt., other school leaders detail how all students will continue to be challenged; unveil new MS Honors Pathway Ward 8 School Committee Member Sharyn Rose Zeiberg at Monday night’s meeting proposed a resolution that was adopted by a 7-2 vote of the members regarding the AEAP program and the Malden Public Schools Program of Studies. (Courtesy/City of Malden) (Ward 5), Sharon Rose Zeiberg (Ward 8). Voting against the resolution which retired AEAP were Ward 7’s Keith Bernard and Ward AEAP | SEE PAGE 8 Sen. Lewis celebrates big increase in proposed state funding for Malden Public Schools Advocate staff report OSTON – State Senator Jason Lewis was pleased to see the release of Governor Maura Healey’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 state budget on March 1, which includes great news for the City of Malden. Her proposed budget increases Chapter 70 school funding for Malden to $63.2 million, an increase of $9.1 million, or 17%, over FY23. This very substantial increase FUNDING | SEE PAGE 18 $3.48 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602
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