Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 12 den -FREEYour Local News & Sports Online. Scan and Subscribe Now! AADD CTE CAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Senators announce steps to transform early education system, read to ABCD Head Start children 617-387-2200 By Steve Freker K ashawna Harling is not new to the city of Malden, but is several months into a diff erent role serving and supporting residents of the community. Harling has dealt with hundreds of Malden teens, young adults and others in the past several years as coordinator of the municipal Career Services offi ce, as well as directly supervising the Mayor's Youth Summer Employment Program (MYSEP). In November 2023, Harling Shown from left to right: Mayor Gary Christenson, Senator Susan Moran, ABCD Head Start Center Director Gabby Florio, Senator Rebecca Rausch, City Council President Stephen Winslow (in back), Senate President Karen Spilka, Senator Jason Lewis, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Senator Robyn Kennedy, Strategies for Children Executive Director Amy O’Leary and Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) President/CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq. Clean Water Action national activist group brings message of ‘zero waste’ to Malden High School students Youth Action Collaborative celebrates World Recycling Day on March 18 was hired as the city's new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Coordinator, a post that had been vacant for much of 2023. At the request of several Malden City Councillors, Harling appeared before the Council reCOORDINATOR | SEE PAGE 9 Kashawna Harling is the new city Diversity, Equity and Inclusion coordinator, coming aboard in November. She previously served as Malden's Career Services and Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program (MYSEP) Coordinator. (Courtesy/City of Malden) Malden High’s 84th Junior Varieties Show: ‘Late Night with Barbie’ E Friday, March 22, 2024 New city Diversity, Equity, Inclusion coordinator presents plans, goal to Malden City Councillors Kashawna Harling has been on board since November in new DEI role MHS YOUTH ACTION COLLABORATIVE: The Malden High School activist group celebrated World Recycling Day on Tuesday, March 18, by participating in some activities on achieving “Zero waste,” led by Omesa Monkaya, of Clean Water Action Massachusetts, a branch of the national group Clean Water Action. Monkaya is shown along with Malden High students and MHS science educator Kathy Maglio. (Courtesy/CleanWater/MA/Posted on X) By Steve Freker T he message is simple: “Fighting for clean water is all we do.” That is the fi rst line you will read on the website of the naMESSAGE | SEE PAGE 9 IT’S A BARBIE WORLD: “Late Night” with FOUR Barbies! Pictured from left to right: Addison McWayne as “Cowgirl Barbie,” Darian O’Brien as “Doctor Barbie,” Ollie Dodge as “Rockstar Barbie” and Sophie Leblanc (back right) as “just” Barbie. See photo highlights on page 11.
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