Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, May 3, 2024 State Senator Jason Lewis and Mass. Senate Pass Consumer Protection Bills O n April 25, 2024, Senator Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to protect residents and consumers from predatory tactics and promote fairer interactions with businesses in the state – passing three bills on the same day. The bills mandate banning third-party residential Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! MAJOR BRANDS AT DISCOUNT PRICES! Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES If you use what we specialize in (Cigars & Accessories), then take advantage of our 52 Years of Experience! HOURS: OPEN DAILY 7 DAYS A WEEK, 9AM - 6PM * Join our Rewards Program! Humidor Specials! Starting as LOW as $99. Complete with Accessories R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! Green Label Cigar Sale! Buy 2 Cigars, Get One FREE! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 “The Color Purple” (Courtesy of the Malden Public Library) J oin us for Movie Night on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. We will be showing the 2023 musical version of the fi lm based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book “The Color Purple.” The fi lm stars Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks and was produced by Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, among others. “A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately fi nds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.” (Rated PG-13; 141 minutes) Free snacks will be provided. Movie times are approximate. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Jason Lewis State Senator protect Massachusetts residents from businesses that target consumers with scams and unfair, deceptive tactics,” said Senator Lewis. “This is especially true of third-party residential electric suppliers that have scammed hundreds of millions of dollars from seniors, low-income peoCelebrating Our 52nd Year Chris 2024 ple, and other residents of the Commonwealth.” An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections bans third-party electric suppliers from enrolling new individual residential customers in contracts and protects residents from unfair and deceptive pracelectric suppliers, enhance the state’s protections for car buyers and mandate home insurers cover residential oil spill damages. On April 29 the Massachusetts House of Representatives referred the three bills to its Committee on Ways and Means. “I’m very pleased that the state Senate is taking action to better tices in the competitive electric supply market. According to the Attorney General’s Offi ce and the Department of Public Utilities, Massachusetts’ consumers lost more than $577 million to competitive electric suppliers between July 2015 and June 2023. The industry uses deceptive advertising and marketing techniques to prey upon vulnerable consumers. An Act relative to the remediation of home heating oil releases mandates that insurers in Massachusetts provide residential owners with insurance for damage to home and property caused by a leak in a residential liquid fuel tank or home fuel supply lines. An Act modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions creates legal safeguards for residents who purchase used and leased cars in Massachusetts by adding new consumer protections in the car buying process. Upcoming Movie Night at Malden Public Library: Wed., May 29
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