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Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 29, 2024 JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Daily 4:00 PM Closed Sunday Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Monday & Tuesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s SHOP LOCAL & DROP BY FOR DINNER! www.eight10barandgrille.com Deano Summers and his family and friends (Advocate Photos by Henry Huang) Special to the Advocate A full house of close to 200 packed the Malden Moose Hall at 562 Broadway/Rt.99 on March 7 to celebrate the induction of the first-ever class of individuals who have made a substantial and continual positive impact on the sport of baseball in the Malden community. Mayor Gary Christenson and Malden City Councillors Steve Winslow, of Ward 6, who also serves as City Council President, Ward 7 Councillor Chris Simonelli and Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica were among the guests of the evening. The Legacy Inductee for 2024 is the individual whose contribution to the sport of baseball in Malden has been both very impactful and long-lasting. Honored that evening were: —Bob Rotondi, LEGACY Inductee. The baseball legacy of Bob Rotondi extends back to the 1950s, when he began his Inaugural Malden Baseball LEGACY Hall of Fame inducts eight before packed house at Moose Hall Shawn Brickman and his entire family (Advocate Photos by Henry Huang) Kenny Mazonson with his family and friends. coaching career as manager of the Little League Rifles. He then continued in the managerial ranks with the Malden Babe Ruth League for 13-15 year olds in 1960 and continued to the present day, where he still serves as manager of the Malden Babe Ruth League (BRL) Knights. —Shawn Brickman: former longtime Malden High Head Varsity Baseball Coach, Northeastern University Division 1 Baseball record-holder, Malden High School, Malden Babe Ruth and Malden Little League standout —Joe Caraco Sr.: former longtime Malden Babe Ruth Manager and BRL Board Member and Officer —Kenny Mazonson: present 50-year-plus Malden Little League and Malden Youth Baseball Manager, League Officer and Board Member; former Malden Babe Ruth coach and former Malden Senior Babe Ruth Manager —Deano Summers: present Malden Babe Ruth Field Director (nearly 20 years), presHOUSE | SEE PAGE 23

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