Maldden alld a A Vol. 30, No. 12 W den -FREEThe Advocate - A household word in Malden for 30 Years! AD O C TE AD CAT AT www.advocatenews.net Supt. Oteri: Pandemic is still with us; Malden school families must maintain COVID-19 testing protocols Students that are symptomatic and/ or awaiting test results must not come to school for in-person classes Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 By Steve Freker A Is your child awaiting COVID-19 test results? Please keep them home from hybrid or full in-person learning in their school unless or until the results show negative for the virus. By Steve Freker ith the Malden Public Schools inching closer to hybrid in-person learning in all grades, from pre-K to 12, and mandated full in-person classes also on the way, Superintendent John Oteri reminded local families they should follow established protocols regarding COVID-19 symptoms and testing. Supt. Oteri outlined the district’s stance and protocols in a TESTING | SEE PAGE 6 t Tuesday night’s City Council Finance Committee meeting, Committee Chairperson Paul Condon led a discussion of an Open Meeting Law violation complaint initiated with the Mass. Attorney General’s offi ce by Councillor-at-Large Debbie DeMaria. Councillor DeMaria’s complaint centered on a January email originated by Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica. It was the second Open Meeting Law violation complaint up for discussion by Malden City Councillors in as many weeks. COMPLAINTS | SEE PAGE 9 Saying Hello on a Sunny Day! E Friday, March 26, 2021 Two Open Meeting Law violation complaints made by one City Councillor against another discussed in two weeks Full City Council will attend in-person training on Open Meeting Law regulations in near future The Malden City Council includes the following: fi rst row, left to right: Barbara Murphy (Ward 5), Amanda Linehan (Ward 3), Jadeane Sica (Ward 8) and Debbie DeMaria (at Large). Second row, same order: Craig Spadafora (at Large), President Neal Anderson (Ward 2) and David Camell (Ward 6). Third row, from left: Paul Condon (Ward 2), Peg Crowe (Ward 1), Stephen Winslow (at Large) and Ryan O’Malley (Ward 4). (Courtesy/City of Malden) Ward 3 hosts spring clean-ups at Patchell Park, Fellsmere Pond Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan announced two spring park clean-up events taking place in Ward 3 this month. The fi rst will take place this Sunday, March 28 at 2 p.m. in Patchell Park, which is located on Glen Rock Road, and is hosted by the Friends of Oak Grove, Inc. (FOOGI). The second will take place on Saturday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to noon at Fellsmere Pond, and volunteers should meet on the Savin Street side. All participants must wear a mask, and tools, such as rakes, trash pickers and garbage and lawn bags, will be provided. Kids are always welcome! For more information, please e-mail Councillor Linehan at alinehan@ cityofmalden.org or call/text her at 781-873-9224. (Courtesy Photo) John Lightbody took a moment to say “hello” to some regular visitors to the Malden Public Schools meal distribution site at Malden High School on Wednesday morning. Lightbody is a longtime employee of the Malden Public Schools Food Service Dept. (Steve Freker Photo)
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