Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, May 14, 2021 Disposing of 18-gallon recycling bins and old trash barrels uring the week of May 17-21, residents may 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, and JRM will dispose of them. Residents 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’s website at cityofmalden.org/trash. Please note that the 18-gallon D recycling bins may be reused in other ways, such as storage, so we encourage residents 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 rememPOLICE | FROM PAGE 1 Police officers take, that they will perform their duties to the best of their ability, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the police department, that they will uphold the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Ordinances of The City of Malden.” But it was the way that he chose to perform those duties that truly defined who he was. There are many dramatic stories and episodes of courage and bravery along with countless examples of his great kindness and compassion. He was involved in a heroic lifesaving rescue at a fire, a gunfight with an armed criminal; he chose to spend most of his career working nights during the overnight hours when danger and evil lurk, when most of the calls are 911 calls, when the risk is great and when backup is crucial. That is where Officer Ray chose to serve and protect. Perhaps his willingness to ber that residents are permitted to use non-city barrels for overflow trash and recycling, so we are encouraging that only truly unwanted/unusable containers be disposed of. 3RD ANNUAL FRANK MASTROCOLA KIWANIS BOCCE TOURNAMENT FOR THE ERSILIA CUP TO BENEFIT EVERETT KIWANIS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND CHARITY SPONSORED BY SABATINO INSURANCE WHEN: Saturday, June 12, 2021 TIME: 8 AM – 5 PM CONTACT: WHERE: Methuen Sons of Italy 459 Merrimack St. Methuen COST: $250/Team $75/Player SCHOOLS | FROM PAGE 3 “ These unprecedented times have posed a number of significant challenges to our students and their families,” said Mayor Gary Christenson when the purchase was first officially announced this past December. “We are grateful to point person Toni Mertz [MPS Business Manager] and the innovative thinking that has resulted in this award which will allow us to serve a greater number of families and hopefully make life a bit easier for them during such difficult times," Mayor Christenson said. serve where most needed is best exemplified when in the early 1990’s Officer Ray chose to work in a housing development where violence, crime, gangs, guns and drugs were prevalent – Officer Ray’s kind of place. The good people there needed him. He became their beacon of hope; his badge was the shield that protected them; with his unique zeal and spirit he helped reclaim the area for the good people. Here was an officer who put his life on the line for people on the margins of society, an officer who would find himself engaged in a gunfight with a dangerous armed criminal in October of 1993 and who could still be known as the officer who would go to the pharmacy to pick up the prescriptions for the elderly and help young kids with their homework – or his remaining at the scene of a burglary to calm the fears of a 79-year-old victim and him taking the time to reconnect a TV and telephone for the grateful victim who wrote about Officer Ray’s “great compassion. That is the essence of Officer Al Ray. According to Chief Molis, “Officer Al Ray was widely respected for his devotion to duty, his bravery and his compassion. He received many awards and Officer Al Ray Pictured in the 1980s recognitions during his exemplary career as a Malden Police Officer. He represented all that is good about the police profession. He personified the very essence of service to others. His professionalism, courage, indefatigable sprit, zeal and compassion reflect the highest standards of what being a police officer is all about. The Malden Police Department and The City of Malden continue to owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to him for the way that he consistently answered the call to duty. Neighborhoods became safe because of him. Our city was made better because of him. Our police department was and remains strengthened by him and his memory. We are all blessed and fortunate that such a good and decent man chose to serve Malden, the place where he was born and raised. His memory sustains us. His memory lives on through the service and sacrifices that continue to be made each and every day by the good men and women of the Malden Police Department who represent what he lived for and gave his life for. His memory remains etched upon our hearts and upon the hearts of the many people whose lives were made safer and better because of him. That his name will be etched upon the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial along with the thousands who have given all that they had in the service of others is a fitting tribute to his life and lasting legacy.”
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