Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 17 den -FREEYour Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe Here! AADD CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday ‘NEVER FORGET’: Recurring plea from topical speakers will be realized through new grant for schools Malden Public Schools students will benefi t from DESE-provided Genocide Education Grant Floramo’s Restaurant opened at the site of the former Dockside in Malden at 229 Centre St. (Rt. 60) in September 2022. Above is a look inside the restaurant. Earlier this month, it abruptly closed its doors, with reports indicating that a return to its original roots in Chelsea-Everett environs may follow. (Courtesy Photo) SOUNDS of MALDEN Farewell Floramo’s, we hardly knew you! Pictured from left to right, in a 2001 photo, are Malden Mayor Gary Christiansen, “Izzy” Arbeiter, former Consul General of Germany to New England Dr. Ralf Horlemann and Malden High School students. (Courtesy/ Jewish Community Relations Council) By Steve Freker A recurring plea has been made by many speakers who have appeared in one of more of Malden’s schools over the past many years: Never forget! A compelling and important topic that must be addressed with all students got a major boost recently with the announcement that the Malden Public Schools have been awarded a grant to provide resources for genocide education. Malden’s state delegaGRANT | SEE PAGE 11 Winningest high school coach in city history is one of only 40 statewide, ever, with 400 HS baseball coaching victories By Jason Mazzilli F reshman Ryan Bowdridge spun a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts to lead the Malden High School baseball team to a 10-0 shutout win over visiting ‘The restaurant falls off... the entire local and area scene’ By Steve Freker F irst it was one, then it was two... and now it is none. That is the story of Floramo’s arrival, expansion and now, ultimate departure from the local and area restaurant scene. For the better part of the last 40 years – since it opened in Chelsea near the Everett line at 213 Everett Ave. in 1984 – Floramo’s Restaurant has been one of the most popular eateries in the FLORAMO’S | SEE PAGE 11 Malden High Baseball Coach reaches 400-win milestone Everett on Wednesday at Pine Banks Park in Malden. The Greater Boston League victory was the 400th in the career of Malden Head Coach Steve Freker. COACH | SEE PAGE 9 617-387-2200 E Friday, April 26, 2024 The Malden High Baseball Team and coaches, along with Malden High Director of Athletics, Wellness and Physical Education Charlie Conefrey celebrated the 400-win milestone achieved when Malden topped Everett, 10-0, at Pine Banks Park. (Courtesy Photo/Malden Public Schools Athletics/Katie Bowdridge)
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