Page 20 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 18, 2025 MBTA | FROM PAGE 1 1. On April 18, 1775, was the midnight ride of Paul Revere; did he ride alone? 2. What First Lady with a three-letter nickname invented the White House Easter Bunny? 3. The New York Yankees have had success with a new “torpedo” bat that was created by a physicist at what Mass. school? 4. On April 19, 1775, the Battle of Menotomy occurred in what current community? 5. When did the White House egg-rolling race with spoons debut: 1878, 1933 or 1974? 6. For April Fool’s Day 2025, what carmaker announced Mobilet, an app-controlled, self-driving toilet cubicle (fictional)? 7. On April 20, 1912, Fenway Park and Detroit’s Navin Field opened; the latter was later called what? 8. What baked good is traditional for Good Friday? 9. How are Archie and Edith, Lucy and Ricky, and Louise and George similar? 10. What island with the same name as a holiday is part of Chile? 11. On April 21, 1977, what musical based on a comic strip opened on Broadway? 12. In what city is the Forbidden City? 13. On April 22 in what year was the first Earth Day celebrated: 1970, 1980 or 1990? 14. In what country is the world’s largest Easter Egg Museum: Poland, Russia or USA? 15. For April Fool’s Day 2025, Curry’s introduced its De-Boner for what chicken part? 16. Was New York Stock Exchange (founded in 1792) early trading done in one building? 17. April 23 is Independence Day in the “Conch Republic” in what state? 18. On April Fool’s Day 1980, BBC announced that what was going digital and being renamed “Digital Dave”? 19. Do identical twins have the same fingerprints? 20. On April 24, 1800, what largest library in the world was founded? ANSWERS meeting, gave a detailed explanation of how this could be accomplished through an ordinance change. She recounted how she and her staff went through the timeline of communications between her office and the state EOHLC. City Council President Ryan O’Malley asked and received several clarifications of terms related to the proposed changes. “These are important points that we all have to fully understand as we move forward with the important legislation,” Council President O’Malley said. Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan asked if any of the proposed changes would affect an already “in the works” major development project/addition at the Overlook Ridge site. “We know it is in its early stages. Would this have an impact?” Councillor Linehan asked. Romero noted that building permits have not even issued for any parts of the project, it is still so early. A communication from Mayor Gary Christenson to the City Council outlined what is required of the city to bring Malden to full compliance with the state law. “As required by the state, the proposed zoning amendments to our MBTA Communities Zoning Overlays before you now would eliminate the development cap in the MBTA Communities Multifamily Overlay subdistrict MCMOD-MD 1 and eliminate the effective date of final approval by the state of our District Compliance Application,” Mayor Christenson wrote in his communication. “Since receiving notice of our Conditional Compliance Determination for MBTA Communities under Section 3A of the Zoning Act from the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities in November 2024, City staff has worked to prepare zoning amendments that address the two issues identified by the state in that Determination. The state has recently informed us of its review and approval of our proposed approach,” the Mayor added. Following is the text of the proposed ordinance revisions: Be it hereby ordained by the Malden City Council that Title 12 of the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) be amended as follows: I. To amend Section 12.08.010 (ESTABLISHMENT of DISTRICTS) and to amend Section 12.08.020 (ZONING MAP) to amend the MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District (MCMOD) to include those parcels shown on the attached map, “City of Malden MBTA Communities Zoning Overlay Districts 12/13/23 revised (date TBD) MCMOD - MMUD Boundary Map,” and specifically, to amend the boundaries of subdistrict MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District-Medium Density 1 (MCMOD-MD1) as follows: 1. To remove the property known as 474-484 Broadway and by City Assessor’s parcel identification number 151 627 770; and 2. To add the parcels known by City Assessor’s parcel identification numbers 185 575 508, 185 575 510 and 185 575 513, and a portion of the property known as 0 State Highway and by City Assessor’s parcel identification number 185 575 506. II. To amend Section 12.12 (USE REGULATIONS) Section 12.12.400, MBTA COMMUNITIES ZONING OVERLAYS, as follows: 1. MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District (MCMOD) Section 12.12.400.1.B.6 Applicability, Effective Date. To delete in its entirety the following provision: The effective date of this Ordinance shall be the date of final approval by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the City of Malden’s District Compliance Application, filed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40A, Section 3A. 2. MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District (MCMOD) Section 12.12.400.1.C.3. MCMOD-MD 1 Subdistrict Development Limitations. To delete in its entirety the following provision: There shall be limitations on the overall amount of residential development within the MCMODMD 1 subdistrict as specified, and the aggregate number of dwelling units shall not exceed the sum of 1,582. 3. Mandatory Mixed-use Overlay District (MMUD) Section 12.12.400.2.B.5. Applicability, Effective Date. To delete in its entirety the following provision: The effective date of this Ordinance shall be the date of final approval by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the City of Malden’s District Compliance Application, filed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40A, Section 3A. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net 1. William Dawes also rode to Lexington that night, but by a different route; Dr. Samuel Prescott joined them on their way from Lexington to Concord. 2. Pat Nixon 3. MIT 4. Arlington, Mass. 5. 1974 6. Hyundai 7. Tiger Stadium 8. Hot cross buns 9. TV sitcom couples – “All In The Family,” “I Love Lucy” and “The Jeffersons,” respectively. 10. Easter Island 11. “Annie” (based on “Little Orphan Annie”) 12. Beijing (Peking) 13. 1970 14. Poland 15. Wings 16. No – in coffee houses 17. Forida – a protest of a 1982 roadblock in the Keys became an annual tourism booster. 18. Big Ben 19. No 20. The Library of Congress in D.C. (it includes services for the blind and physically handicapped)
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