Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 7, 2023 Upcoming Movie Night at Malden Public Library – April 12 Malden Public Library hosts art workshop T he Malden Public Library will host award-winning pastel artist Gregory John Maichack’s oin us for Movie Night on Wednesday, April 12 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. We will be showing a 2022 movie called “The Fabelmans.” The story is loosely based on Steven Spielberg’s life. “Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see The Greatest Show on Earth. Armed with J a camera, Sammy starts to make his fi lms at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.” Rated PG-13 – 151 minutes. Free snacks will be provided. This fi lm is free and open to the public. Movie times are approximate. Please call the Malden Public Library at 781-324-0218 for more information. “The Rose” workshop, with art materials provided, for adults 18+ on Monday, April 24 from 6-8 p.m. This is a Zoom workshop designed for both sheer beginners and more advanced participants. Please call 781-324-0218 for more information and to preregister for this free Zoom workshop (email address required to receive Zoom meeting link). ers, and a symbol of love. Here it is! In this new, fun, two-hour workshop, all produce their very own personalized pastel of a rose bloom inspired by Georgia O’Keeff e. All are guided in drawing, blending and layering. All materials will be supplied Maichack has been asked over the years to off er a rose workshop, the most popular of fl ow(pastels, paper, blending material, etc.), and all keep their 12 x 18 painting – and are also entertained by anecdotes on Georgia O’Keeffe’s flower painting and her life. ~ Letter to the Editor ~ MSBA and the NEMT Building Committee Need to do the right thing N ortheast MetroTech Vocational School has been Help us protect the rights and dignity of nursing and rest home residents. planning to build a new stateof-the-art school (The Voke) for a long time. The site the NEMT Building Committee chose is on the forested hilltop of Wakefi eld’s ONLY forested CORE habitat. In 2016, a pre-feasible study Be a GLSS Ombudsman volunteer. You can make a difference in the lives of area nursing and rest home residents through visiting, listening, advocacy, and problem-solving. To learn more, contact Jillian O’Brien at 781-586-8548 or jobrien@glss.net. LYNN LYNNFI ELD NAHANT SAUGUS SWAMPSCOTT rejected the hilltop site because it was economically and logistically unsound. However, the NEMT Building committee again chose that same hilltop site on which to build the school. There’s a lot wrong with this plan. • The decision to build on the same rejected site was made by only a few people – there was no public participation. • Unnecessary destruction fl ies in the face of federal and state environmental standards. • There are two other viable building sites located right on vocational school land. • Building on said site will cause irreparable damage to the environment by destroying a 14acre forest, endangering wetlands and threatening endangered species. • Safety and accessibility concerns have many Commissions on Disability worried that not Everett Aluminum 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Celebrating 65 Years in Business! Owned & Operated by the Conti Family since 1958 “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. We must be doing something right!” •Vinyl Siding •Free Estimates •Carpentry Work •Fully Licensed •Decks •Roof ng • Fully Insured • Replacement Windows www.everettaluminum.com Now’s the time to schedule those home improvement projects you’ve been dreaming about all winter! everyone will be able to navigate the 1,100 foot ramp up and down the hillside or the many stairs. • The 1/25/22 ballot sent to the 12 cities/towns did not mention the forested hilltop, the blasting and destruction of a 14-acre mature forest. This lack of transparency has taxpayers feeling deceived. • The ballot was voted on by less than 3% of the voters in the 12 sending communities. For further information, go to nemtforest.org. The 12 sending cities/towns are Revere, Malden, Stoneham, Chelsea, Reading, North Reading, Saugus, Melrose, Winthrop, Winchester, Wakefi eld, Woburn which send their vocational students to the Voke for vocational and regular classes. We request that the MSBA and the NEMT Building Committee do the right thing and work together to build our new school on one of the other available sites. Voters and taxpayers should have a choice as to where the new school should be built. Submitted by Joy Pearson Malden resident Spring is Here!
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