THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 9, 2021 Page 11 Malden Health Department sponsoring three more COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Residents 55 and over or age 18 with one medical condition are eligible T he Malden Health Department will run a limited number of COVID-19 vaccine clinics over the next two weeks. All of the remaining clinics will off er the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which only requires one dose. To qualify, residents must be over the age of 55 or be over 18 with at least one medical condition. Visit https://registrations. maimmunizations.org to register. If you need assistance, call the Malden Board of Health at 781-397-7049. **** Friday, April 8 - COVID Vaccine Clinic at Linden School (J&J) Wednesday, April 13 - COVID Vaccine Clinic at Anthony's (J&J) Thursday, April 14 - COVID Vaccine Clinic at Anthony's (J&J) Three more vaccine clinics are being off ered in Malden over the next week. (Courtesy Photo) MALDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Notice of Upcoming Tiered Focused Monitoring Review D uring the week of April, 12 the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE’s) Offi ce of Language Acquisition will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Malden Public Schools. The Offi ce of Language Acquisition reviews each district’s and charter school’s ELE program every six years to monitor compliance with federal and state English learner education laws and regulations. Areas of review will include English learners’ student assessments, identification of English learners; what programs English learners are placed in, parent and community involvement, curriculum and instrucMALDEN: TODAY | FROM PAGE 6 smacked! It is two of my favorite people who currently walk planet earth: my old schoolmates Andy Sawyer and Gus Murray. The Grim Reaper been stalking these two good ole boys for years now, but they are Malden strong and isn’t ready just yet! Both looked great! Andy and I go back to hanging out behind the Glenwood School, up Beebe Hill, in the woods at the Rez and way back to Beebe. Always loved that guy! Gus and I played a lot of basketball together over the years, mostly at the old Y. Gus hustled his (expletive deleted) off during some of the most competitive ball Malden has ever seen. Gus and Andy as tion, student support services, licensure requirements for faculty, staff and administration, program plans, and evaluation and recordkeeping. In addition to the onsite visit, parent outreach is an important part of the review process. The review chairperson from the Offi ce of Language Acquisition will send a survey to the parents of students whose records the review team examines. The survey focuses on key areas of their child’s English learner education program. Survey results will contribute to the monitoring report. Parents and other individuals may call Andy McDonie, Offi ce of Language Acquisition Review well as Tommy Cunha, Freddy Ribeiro, Kevin Carey and a cast of many still are “thick as thieves” after 55-plus years. Still going strong. Stay well, guys. Does Michael Goldman know how to pick a winner, or does Michael Goldman know how to pick a winner?! If you remember back, Michael (Malden High Class of 1967) was the mastermind behind getting Marty Walsh elected mayor of Boston! Can ya believe it?! The kid from Suff olk Square can spot a winner from Barker Street to Charles Street Place! Eyes closed! In case you haven’t heard, Mayor Walsh has been tapped by none other than President Joe Biden to become his new United States Labor Secretary! How about that! Chairperson, at (781) 338- 3541 to request a telephone interview. If an individual requires an accommodation, such as translation, to participate in an interview, DESE will make the necessary arrangements. Within approximately 60 business days of the onsite visit, the review chairperson will provide the Malden Public Schools with a report with information about areas in which the district meets or exceeds regulatory requirements and areas in which the district requires assistance to correct or improve practices. The report will be available to the public at https://www.doe. mass.edu/ele/cpr/. Betty in the Treasurer’s Offi ce was the fi rst to point out that Demarco’s Café was located on the corner of Pearl and Charles – not Highland Avenue and Charles as I wrote a couple weeks back. Thank you once again to my eagle-eyed readers for keeping me honest. Just for the record, Danny Siraco was the second. Philip Rogers passed away a few weeks ago – the “original baller” – I gotta say Phillip may have been the most talented Rogers out of the whole Rogers extended family back in the day, with all due respect, of course, to two of Malden’s best ever, my friends Gregory and Douglas Rogers. Smooth as silk as he would jet by you or simply pull up for a nonchalant long-range bomb. Such Go to Prep Mod at: https://registrations.maimmunizations.org to register for one of the Malden COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics. TRASH | FROM PAGE 1 cations Director Cochran, who has been responsible for the effort to educate and inform residents about this program over the last month. “One thing I can say is that a big change like this is diffi cult to communicate with 100% of residents. We have challenges that include language barriers, diff erences in levels of engagement and where people get their information from coupled with a program that doesn’t quite fi t the mold of what other cities have implemented.” Cochran points out that he has tried to cover all of these challenges by printing materials in multiple languages and making the information available on social media as well as traditional media, such as newspaper and TV, but he understands that there will still be residents who are confused about how the program works and that’s ok. “That’s what the hotline is for!” said Cochran. What are the most important things that residents need to know at the outset of the program? When asked what are the most important things that residents need to know at the outset of this program, Cochran said, “We understand that people are busy and that the last thing they want to add to their plate is something about how to get rid of their trash.” With that said he suggests that for the initial rollout, keep these three things at the forefront: For the fi rst few months of the program, residents must continue to buy blue bags and you will put them in your new black trash cart. In July, “Trash Tags” will be made available which will allow household bags to go in the black cart but not until that point. Just remember this rhyme: “Blue bag or trash tag.” For recycling, once you receive your new blue recycling cart, stop using your 18-gallon a talent. Such a great kid. My sincerest condolences to his family. “This is the end, beautiful friend, this is the end, my only friend, the end” – looks like the Saint Rocco Feast in Edgeworth this August may be canceled again this year – not looking good. There is hope, though: The vaccines are rolling, the numbers are decreasing and the Governor continues to cautiously reopen life as we once knew it. A full-blown Feast is probably out of the question. But if that is not possible maybe a scaled down version would work. The music. The vendors. The Beer Garden. The Procession. Friends and family. Only in smaller quantities? Forgetaboutit!! Stay tuned as we get closer to that second weekTo dispose of non-recyclable trash, Malden residents may use a Trash Tag, which is affi xed to the Green Barrel for an annual fee of $75.00, or they may continue to purchase Blue Bags in $2 or $1 sizes and place them in the Green Barrel for pickup. (Courtesy City of Malden) Items that may be recycled can be placed in the Blue Barrel moving forward under the new Trash & Recycling Program. (Courtesy City of Malden) blue bins and start to use the blue cart. Malden is now a single-stream community, which means all types of recycling that you once separated can now go inside that one cart. Continue to use other barrels, toters, carts, etc. that you have used for overfl ow trash and recycling with a sticker to let collectors know what is contained in them. Contact the DPW at 781-397-7160 and they will mail stickers to you. ****** For more information about the new PAYT program, visit cityofmalden.org/trash end in August for breaking Saint Rocco news! Postscript: And speaking of Edgeworth and the San Rock Festa...loved this quote by Robert DiGiovanni, an old-school Edgeworth guy who is wise beyond his years: “I don’t think the geographical lines of Edgeworth can be accurately mapped out. It’s more a feeling of love deep in our hearts, for a place where we raised thousands of our sons and daughters. It’s a tradition more than a location, in our minds, of years past and present, of our parents, families, friends, and memories both good and bad, residing in this part of the world forever, we call Edgeworth.” Awesome, Rob!
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