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Page 8 Disposing of 18-gallon recycling bins and old trash barrels M THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 23, 2021 SCHOOLS | FROM PAGE 1 schools and families. With this funding, Malden alden residents will have the opportunity to dispose of their old 18-gallon recycling bins or any barrels/bins or carts that they previously used for trash or recycling that are broken or unwanted. Residents may place these at the curb on their trash day the week of May 15-21, and JRM will dispose of them. Resident are asked to turn them upside-down and attach a label that can be printed and affixed to the old cart(s). This label can be downloaded and printed from the City of Malden’s website at cityofmalden. org/trash. Please note that the 18-gallon recycling bins may be reused in other ways, such as storage, so residents are encouraged to hang on to them if they have a reuse for them, but please do not continue to place them at the curb or they will be taken away and disposed of. Please also remember that residents are permitted to use nonCity barrels for overflow trash and recycling, so the City is encouraging that only truly unwanted/unusable containers be disposed of. schools, and schools across the district, will be able to open their doors and provide essential services to keep the entire school community safe. According to federal officials, "This pandemic and its physical, emotional, and economic fallout have made life increasingly hard for students and families, but this funding provides vital relief to get the Commonwealth and country back on its feet.” “The hallways of Malden Public Schools look like the walkways of Massachusetts - it’s the most diverse school district in the Commonwealth,” said John Oteri, Superintendent of Malden Public Schools. “Yet despite this mirror, students of color are too often left behind by policy and budgets, creating outcomes stained by inequity. "Outcomes that were exacerbated this year by COVID-19, remote learning and state cuts," Superintendent Oteri added. "With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, Malden Public Schools will receive nearly $16 million to bridge current budgetary gaps and help us ensure our students can access the equitable education they deserve.” In total, Massachusetts will receive an estimated $512,000,000 for child care providers and families, $13,628,000 for Head Start programs, $1,830,128,000 for K-12 schools, and $825,467,000 for higher education institutions. Nationwide, the American Rescue Plan provides: More than $120 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, which will give schools the resources they need to reopen safely for in-person instruction and address the significant impact of the pandemic on students’ education and well-being. $40 billion from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, which is awarded directly to institutions of higher education. At least half of the funding institutions receiving funding must be distributed to students in the form of emergency grants to prevent hunger, homelessness, and other hardships caused by COVID-19. —$39 billion in supplemental funding for child care, which will help child care providers keep their doors open and reduce costs for struggling families. —$1 billion in emergency funding for Head Start, which will be used to maintain access to services for children and families. Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Giggles Comedy Club (Under the tent) 517 Broadway (Route 1) Saugus, MA 01906 Doors open at 6:00 p.m. For a Night Full of Laughter Those Who Can, For Those In Need, Inc., Invites you to our 8th Annual Fundraising Event: “Uplift Yourself with Laughter” Join your friends and colleagues to benefit our Winthrop based non-profit organization whose mission is to connect the Boston and North Shore area with community resources and volunteer opportunities in a variety of areas, including, but not limited to: issues related to services for the elderly, coping with the loss of a loved one, children’s topics and struggling with low income and homelessness. The LAUGHTER begins at 6:00 when you walk thru the door at Giggles Comedy Club in Saugus. Your evening will include all-you-can-eat pizza dinner, cash bar, exciting and prized raffles, and the comedy of Lenny Clarke and many more! We will be collecting full size toiletries in honor of our 6th Annual “Those Who Can” award to be presented to Dan O’Leary, Executive Director of Mystic Valley Elder Services. Don’t miss this night full of laughter – for a great cause! Call Judie VanKooiman at (617) 462-5719 Tickets must be purchased in advance. No ticket sales at the door. MyRWA announces 25th Annual Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle C ome run with the herring – literally. Join the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) from May 9-23 to celebrate the annual return of the herring. Each spring, more than 700,000 herring swim from Boston Harbor to the Mystic Lakes – the Herring Run and Paddle celebrates this spectacular wildlife migration. The Herring Run and Paddle will take place at the Blessings of the Bay Boathouse in Somerville with the Somerville/Medford 5k route passing through Medford’s scenic Torbert Macdonald Park. The nine-mile paddle race route takes paddlers from between the Upper and Lower Mystic Lakes back to the boathouse. The race this year is virtual, meaning that participants can go to the racecourse at their own convenience anytime during from May 9-23. Run, walk, paddle, bike or cheer – this race is for all. As part of the race, you are also invited to join the brandnew 3 Rivers Challenge, which is brought to you by MyRWA in partnership with the Charles and Ipswich River Watershed Associations. Whether you paddle, walk, bike, fish, or simply skip rocks, make sure to track your hours on and by the river. The individual with the most hours logged wins! The prizes are a Lincoln Hide-a-way solo forest green fiberglass canoe, watershed group swag, adult craft beverages, and more. The challenge will launch on Sunday, April 25, with the Charles River Watershed Association’s Run of the Charles; it will run through the Mystic’s Herring Run and Paddle (May 9-23) and end on the Ipswich’s Paddle-a-thon on Saturday, June 19. Make sure to check out the 3 Rivers Challenge Facebook Group, a place for our paddlers, runners, walkers and bikers to connect and share their river stories! More information and how to track your hours can be found at MysticRiver.org/herring-run-paddle. “I think the Mystic River Herring Run & Paddle really brings together some of the best and most unique parts of Boston: the waterways and the tightknit running community,” said MYRWA | SEE PAGE 14

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