Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 17, 2023 ~ Malden Musings ~ State of the City Musings By Peter F. Levine t is said in Malden (State of the City) Musings... • Innovative, clever and wicked good were just some of the accolades being thrown around after the Malden State of the City Address debuted. Mayor Gary Christenson’s informative and witty parody of Saturday Night Live – “Malden Night Live” – lit up the interweb with MHS I ninth-grader Henry Lam stealing the show. • The 63-minute livestream event (watch it, you’ll like it!) had many highs with G Man having a ball poking fun at himself. His attempt to banish winter – “Can’t win ’em all” – was balanced with more mayoral statements, such as “Our strength as a community shows in everything we do.” Well played, Mayor Gary. • “Mayor Henry” Lam nailed his Need 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? Call Dennis at (857) 249-7882 for details. Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com role as Mayor Christenson. He rocked his mini-Mayor suit and delivered his lines impeccably. Well done, young man. • I was impressed with the 286 lead water service lines replaced and the 38 Malden streets repaved. That’s great progress. Malden on the move! • Nobody works harder than the mayor and his staff – notably Addiction Recovery Resource Specialist Paul (Bella’s dad) Hammersley – at addressing the scourge of substance abuse disorder. The Bridge Recovery Center, partnering with Malden Cares and Malden Overcoming Addiction, has seen a 30% decline in overdoses and a 50% decrease in overdose deaths in the past two years. Amazing stats! Staff ed by an amazing group of selfl ess people. • Made my day to hear that the gift that keeps on giving aka the ARPA Funds will once again scholarship gift graduating seniors in Malden another grand and be used to upgrade my (former) home away from home, the only park that really matters, Devir. • I was also impressed with Building Inspector Nelson Miller in Inspectional Services, who is just killing it over there at 215 Pleasant St. They’ve streamlined the permit ordering process, making it much more effi - cient and “easy peasy” to acquire a building permit. That’s good news! Thank you, Mr. Miller. • Citizens of Malden lost (through retirement) two local giants who worked for the city they loved and grew up in. Greg Lucey from the Clerk’s Office and Chief of Police Kevin Molis rode into the sunset during 2022, but fear not, Malden, Mayor Christenson made two of his fi nest hires when he replaced ~ Home of the Week ~ REVERE....IMPRESSIVE and perfectly maintained Split Entry Ranch offers 7 rooms, 2 bedrooms, full, 4 year old bathroom, gorgeous maple kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances, center island with seating and ceramic tile flooring, great open floor plan with elegant columns, formal living room and dining room with custom woodworking and custom baseboard covers, hardwood flooring, finished lower level offers family room with newer flooring and wet bar area, office/ bedroom, full bath and laundry room, updated heat (2004) and roof (2006), security system, central air - up and down, updated windows and exterior doors, deck, level lot, Reeds Ferry storage shed, located in convenient North Revere. Absolutely beautiful! Literally, nothing to do! You won’t be disappointed! Offered at $599,900 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com Henry Lam aka Mayor Gary Christenson and the Real McCoy, Mayor Gary Christenson them with Carol Ann Desiderio and Glenn Cronin (respectively) – two individuals more than qualifi ed to bring Malden forward. • So many great takeaways in this year’s address – way too many to recount. I make no bones with my admiration for most everything that this administration has accomplished. A staff that lives and breathes Malden, from the Mayor all the way down the line, these individuals care. Nobody mails it in, especially hizzoner. Skeptical? Next Malden social event you see the mayor attend – whether it be a high school game, a senior event, a 4th of July celebration – check out who the last man standing is. Correct – Mayor Christenson. When most of us are bailing for comfortable recliners, hizzoner burns the midnight oil making sure the lights are off and the last picture has been taken (that’s a joke, son). No pretending. His heart and soul immersed in the job he loves so. • After watching this video, good luck to whomever throws their hat into this year’s mayoral race. Uphill battle for sure – trying to communicate to (voting) Maldonians why change is necessary when change isn’t necessarily a better option. That ain’t an easy sell. Ask Joe Kennedy III. He challenged Ed Markey for his senate seat last time round and could not articulate very well to the voting public why they should elect him over Eddie – how electing him would make their lives better. Tough sell, indeed. Picked up pieces while reading the Malden Sun-Times from April 5, 1973... “MiniMaxMessage – Bargain Classifi ed Corner”: • “Greetings from Hawaii! Donna, I love you so much that I hope me, and you stay together forever. I plan on coming home in a while so me and you can be happy again. Your marine boyfriend – Dennis.” • “Cottage for rent in Falmouth – July & August – $110 per week – 387-4202. Families only.” • “1971 Super Beetle V.W. One owner. Like new. $1400 – call after 6:30, 665-4279.” • “Four large rooms in Malden. First fl oor, no utilities, convenient location, local. $140 a month. 322-2245.” • “Weekly Whist Parties by Oak Grove Improvement Association – Community Building. Oak Grove Square. Tuesdays at 8 p.m.” • “Dennis! Are you having fun in Hawaii? I’m being good. How about you? Love always, Donna.” • “To a nameless ‘Friend in Humanity,’ I sign my name, why don’t you? You bait but miss the point. Please reread my letter then let’s discuss with names, Toby.” • “Malden: 6 room apartment, newly decorated, 2nd floor, front porch, on bus line near Square. $185 heated. Call after 5 p.m. 289-1686.” More picked up pieces reading the rest of the paper... • John O’Brien’s Sports Musings: “I have revised my Red Sox lineup. I now have Harper – left fi eld batting fi rst, Aparicio – shortstop batting second, Yaz – fi rst base batting third, Cepeda – DH batting fourth, Smith – center fi eld batting fi fth, Petrocelli – third base batting sixth, Fisk catching batting seventh, Evans – right fi eld batting eighth, and Griffi n – second base batting ninth.” • In Steve Clooney’s “Sport Scope”: a discussion centered around high school hockey and Junior A hockey – “For example, wouldn’t a Matty Marden or a
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