MUSINGS | FROM PAGE 26 place, but to a feeling. I remember everything about that day, that dusty old gym and my unkempt moss. It was 1972, and I was a gangly 15-year-old with a bad haircut and a head full of (day) dreams, standing proudly in the Beebe Junior High gym as a member of the “Gym Club.” Mr. Carey was our gym teacher back then — Mac Singleton moving on the year before. The picture had been taken for the yearbook, but looking at it now, it feels like it captured much more than just our mugs. It caught a whole era in a single click from the Camera Club’s lens. There we were. My childhood goombahs, my good time pallies, froze in time. There’s curlyhaired Paul “Pony” Coleman with his hand resting on the bemused head of Timmy Silva — yes, the same Timmy of Timmy’s Roast Beef fame in West Yarmouth. Just to Paul’s right is Jimmy Anagnis, and there’s Mark “Bunza” Burns, Billy “Smitty” Smith, Bobby Stelmach and Bobby “Jeep” Jones. And there I am, too — moptopped like the rest — glancing down just as Charlie Femino throws a casual elbow over George Grime’s shoulder, both caught in a moment of friendship as natural as breathing. To Charlie’s left stands Rocco Saraceni, sporting that unforgettable, wild and curly Ital-Fro he used to wear, which Rocco pulled off bigly! THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 6, 2025 Down front, kneeling with youthful confidence, is eighth grade up and comer Frankie Letizia — you could already see the ball player he’d become. I can make out Gary Dawson, Greg - LEGAL NOTICE - City of Malden Massachusetts Board of Appeal 215 Pleasant Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148 Telephone 781-397-7000 x2104 MALDEN BOARD OF APPEAL PUBLIC HEARING The Malden Board of Appeal will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 6:30 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) at Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant St, Room #106 Herbert L Jackson Council Chambers, Malden, MA on Petition 25-005 by Dominic Shelzi, seeking a variance under Code of the City of Malden as amended – Title 4.16.090 Sign Control as per Plans SGER-070884-2025 at the property known as and numbered 361 Main St., Malden, MA and also known by City Assessor’s Parcel ID #075-283-301. Additional information, Petition & plans available for public review in the Office of Inspectional Services, 215 Pleasant St., 3rd floor, Malden, MA or online at www.cityofmalden.org or https://maldenma-energovweb. tylerhost.net/apps/Self#/home Nathaniel Cramer, Chair June 6, 13, 2025 - LEGAL NOTICE - City of Malden Massachusetts Board of Appeal 215 Pleasant Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148 Telephone 781-397-7000 x2104 MALDEN BOARD OF APPEAL PUBLIC HEARING The Malden Board of Appeal will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 6:30 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) at Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant St, Room #106 Herbert L Jackson Council Chambers, Malden, MA on Petition 25-008 by Arthur Purcino, seeking a variance under Code of the City of Malden as amended – Title 12.16.060 Table of Intensity Regulations: Specifically: Side Set Back and Lot Size (area) as per Plans Res-068347-2025 at the property known as and numbered 875 Main St./AKA 3 Forest St., Malden, MA and also known by City Assessor’s Parcel ID #070-826-603 Advocate Call now! 617-387-2200 advertise on the web at www.advocatenews.net Additional information, Petition & plans available for public review in the Office of Inspectional Services, 215 Pleasant St., 3rd floor, Malden, MA or online at www.cityofmalden.org or https://maldenma-energovweb.tylerhost.net/apps/Self#/home Nathaniel Cramer, Chair June 6, 13, 2025 Page 27 Phaneuf, Mr. Sanford, Ricky DiPietro, Paul Nazzaro and Mike “Hawk” Scibelli also. And then there’s Stratus “Chuckie” Frangulas, our dear, late friend — second row, next to Rocco, goofing around, clowning as only Chuckie did. He’s gone now, but in that photo, he lives forever — laughing, young, full of mischief and light. What a picture. What a time. What a memory. Postscript 1: We get letters... from Barbara Levine Scibelli: “beautiful tribute to one of the OGs of Edgeworth moms - Marie Bionelli!!! She loved and respected her kids like no one I’ve ever met and in return, they her. Welcoming, warm, inclusive… and if you watched closely, she taught you how to love your family. You would be smart and blessed if you lived your life like she did. Rest peacefully, Mrs. Bionelli and your memory will be a blessing for sure.” Postscript 2: MHS Class of 1975! Do not forget your 50th reunion is approaching rapidly! It’s inevitable. Get over it. Save the date for September 20th at the Crowne Plaza in Woburn. Contact me for details about this life-altering event. —Peter is a longtime Malden resident and a regular contributor to The Malden Advocate. He can be reached at PeteL39@aol.com for comments, compliments or criticisms. FOR RENT - EVERETT 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts. All New - Off-Street Parking - Central AC - Gas Heat - Hardwood Floors. Going Fast! Call: (617) 839-8954 & leave message CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
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