Page 14 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 12, 2024 M The Great American Rain Barrel will water a 200-squareayor Gary Christenson is proud to announce that the City of Malden is partnering with The Great American Rain Barrel Company to offer residents the opportunity to purchase their own rain barrels. A rain barrel can collect the runoff from roofs and gutters, preventing the rain from making its way to impervious surfaces, and therefore from fl owing into local streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and marine waters. Keeping and using rainwater on your property helps reduce pollution and erosion and improves local watershed health. According to the U.S. Environfoot garden. “The City is excited to Rain barrel clip art add rain barrels to our growing list of green off erings,” Mayor Christenson says. “Come to the Green Malden Fair to learn more about them!” The Green Malden Fair will take place at the fi eld house at Pine Banks Park on Sunday, April 28, from 12 to 3 p.m. To participate in The Great mental Protection Agency (EPA), 30% of daily water use is outdoors. The EPA also states that rain barrels can save the average homeowner 1,300 gallons of water annually. Using a rain barrel’s stored water around the landscape saves water resources and reduces the amount of water purchased from municipal sources. Rainwater is “soft,” or free from minerals and chemicals, such as chlorine, fl uoride and calcium, often present in municipal water. Rainwater is considered ideal for watering plants or washing cars and windows. A 500-square-foot roof can fi ll a properly installed 50-gallon rain barrel in about one hour. A modest amount of rainfall can supply much or all of your outdoor watering needs – a full rain barrel American Rain Barrel program, please visit www.greatamericanrainbarrel.com/community/ and select “Malden”. Barrels are off ered for $85. Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), Malden is off ering residents $50 off for the fi rst 200 barrels purchased. Note that only one discount can be applied per household. Barrels will be available for pick up on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Malden Department of Public Works (356 Commercial St.). The deadline for purchase is May 19 at midnight. About The Great American Rain Barrel Company: This is a local food importing company that has been repurposing shipping drums into rain barrels since 1988. The company has been an approved vendor with MassDEP since 2010. Residents who are interested in this program can visit the website above or contact Suzanne Gebelein at sales@tgarb.com - LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Division Docket No. MI24P1743EA Estate of: CHRISTIAN ANDREW PAHL Date of Death: JANUARY 28, 2023 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE G.L. c. 190B, § 3-306 To all persons who have or may have some interest in the above-captioned estate and, if interested, to the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Veterans Affairs, notice is hereby given that the Petitioner Joseph Polito II of Slingerlands, NY intends to file with the above-named Probate and Family Court, not sooner than seven (7) days after this notice, a Petition for Informal Probate of a Will Petition for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative, to serve without surety on the bond Joseph Polito II of Slingerlands, NY The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. April 12, 2024 T Job Program geared towards people 50 and older continues at the Malden Public Library he Malden Public Library continues to off er an online job support program for people 50 years old and older. The 50+ Job Seekers Program is a free service, and people 50 years or older are welcome to join any or all of the sessions, which are held on Zoom. Anyone interested who doesn’t have a computer or isn’t familiar with Zoom is welcome to come to the library and borrow a Chromebook during the sessions. Library staff will make sure anyone interested in participating can do so. The morning sessions are from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and meet on the fi rst and third Wednesdays. Here are the session dates and topics: April 17 – Networking May 1 – Interview Strategies May 15 – Interview Practice June 5 – Thinking Outside the Box June 12 – Marketing Plan 50+ Job seekers The Library is excited to continue off ering this program and encourages anyone interested to attend. Call the Malden Public Library with questions at 781324-0218; ask for Marita. Launch of Malden Community Electricity Program T he City of Malden is beginning the launch of its new Community Electricity Program with Mayor Gary Christenson’s recent signing of a contract with Dynegy, the City’s new energy contractor. Last fall, the City announced approval of its Community Electricity Program by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Approval from DPU came after nearly a year of advocacy from the Mayor, Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald and Malden’s state delegation. The initiative will provide new electricity supply options for all Malden residents. Although it officially kicks off this June, the City will begin publicizing the program through newspaper, social media, flyers and postcards and will also announce community meetings for the public to learn more. The City has hired a consultant, Good Energy, to handle customer support. The program is being overseen by Malden’s Director of Public Facilities, Eric Rubin. The goal is to provide cleaner electricity with more renewable energy while also providing stable and competitive prices compared to National Grid. Malden Community Electricity will also off er two other options: one with 100% renewLightbulb clip art able energy, for those seeking the maximum climate impact, and one with just the minimum renewable energy required by the Commonwealth, for those seeking to minimize cost. Municipal aggregation programs like Malden Community Electricity almost always result in lower electrical rates compared to National Grid’s default rates, in part because they use the collective purchasing power of the whole community instead of one household. However, because utility supply prices change seasonally and future prices are unknown, the City cannot guarantee savings through the program. When the program launches, electricity customers who have not already selected their own electricity supplier will be eligible for automatic enrollment in Malden Community Electricity’s default off ering. These customers will receive a notice in the mail explaining the options 30 days before the program launches. Electricity customers who have selected their own electricity supplier will not be eligible for automatic enrollment but will be able to join the program at any time if they wish. More information about the program can be found on the program website: https://maldencommunityelectricity.com/
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