Malden High Robotics Team wins New England Regional Championship MHS squad and advisor Morrison invited to compete in July Nationals in Oklahoma By Steve Freker T hey are now the “Best of the Best” in New England and have received an invitation to compete for the title of top High School Robotics Team in the nation. Led by Advisor Brian Morrison, the Malden High School Robotics Team competed in the New England Regionals on Saturday, May 3 at Malden Catholic. Malden placed second in the Seeding round, 1st in Double Elimination and 1st in Documentation and were crowned 1st Place Overall New England winners at the conclusion of the competition. They have now been invited to compete in the Global Conference on Educational Robotics (GCER) in Norman, Oklahoma, in July. “They did a tremendous job! Our Malden High School Robotics team and their advisor Mr. Morrison continue to achieve at the highest level and bring honors to our school and community,” said Malden High School Principal Chris Mastrangelo. “We are very of proud of all of them.” From left to right: Jimmy Lei, Jiachao Chen, Hassan Freeman, Kyle Huang, Mogos Ghile (kneeling), Dylan Huang (kneeling), Ilyes Ouldsaada, Tanvir Singh, Suyog Shrestha, Cam’ron Crawford. Members not in photo: Stanley Jiang, Satvir Singh and Lincoln Boswell. (Courtesy/Malden High School Robotics) Malden House delegation votes to pass FY26 Budget Bill prioritizes significant funding for the MBTA, local schools and the continuation of universal school meals P Memorial Day 2025 Ceremonies May 26 at Bell Rock Park lease join the Malden community for a ceremony as we remember and honor the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation’s freedom on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, at 10 a.m. at Bell Rock Memorial Park (corner of Main and Wigglesworth Streets in Malden). For more information, please email kjarvis@cityofmalden.org. Paul Donato Steve Ultrino State Representative Special to The Advocate O n April 30, 2025, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.4000, the State Representative Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget. Funded at $61.47 billion, the House’s FY26 budget addresses the critical needs of families and residents across the ComKate Lipper-Garabedian State Representative monwealth while dedicating funding to making our communities and state more afVOTES | SEE PAGE 9
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