Malden Vol. 30, No. 22 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net A household word in Malden for 30 years! ADVOCATE Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, June 4, 2021 Vietnam, Korean War statues unveiled during City's Memorial Day Ceremony HONORING OUR WAR HEROES: St. Joseph’s Church Rev. William Minigan offers the invocation as Malden Veterans Services Director Kevin Jarvis looks on during the city’s Memorial Day exercises at Forestdale Cemetery on Monday evening. Pictured is one of the city’s new bronze statues honoring those who served in the Vietnam and Korean wars.(Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) MEMORIAL DAY | SEE PAGE 14 City mourns tragic loss of popular teen Simon Daponta Class of ’20 Malden HS studentathlete victim of crash on I-93 By Steve Freker T here was no mystery about this kid. If you knew him, even a little, you probably considered him a friend. Those who knew him the best, even more so. A quick smile, an easy laugh and those bright, magical eyes which could brighten a room like a firefly in the midst of a summer night. Those are just some of the gifts he possessed. LOSS | SEE PAGE 9 Walkin’ the Red Carpet Simon Daponta 2020 MHS graduate (Courtesy/MHS Maldonian) DRESSED TO THE NINE’S: Mayor Gary Christenson points out stylin’ MHS student Ron Baptista on the Red Carpet outside the Jenkins Auditorium last week. The annual tradition has prom-goers walking the Red carpet where family and friends can take their pictures before they head off to the prom. See photo highlights on pages 10 through 14. (Advocate photo by Paul Hammersley)
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