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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 16, 2023 Page 19 OBITUARIES Dr. Claire L. (Baglio) MacDonald DNP, RN Of Malden (formerly of Andover) passed away on June 6, 2023 after a brief illness. She was born April 20, 1959 to Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Baglio. She will be sorely missed by her loving partner Dominic Sardo. Claire is survived by her devoted children Edward Joseph MacDonald III and his wife Sarah (Lemelin) MacDonald of London and Sean Patrick MacDonald and his partner Shalina Patel of Malden. She will be lovingly missed by her cherished granddaughters Evelyn and Josephine. She is survived by her mother Rosemary Baglio and will be dearly missed by her many, close siblings Rosemary Sczwecyk, Carolann Gabriella and her husband Marty, Kathleen Humphreys and her husband Ray, Allison Ames and her husband Gary, Christine Baglio, John Baglio and his wife Jennifer and Charles Baglio. Being from a large family, Claire is survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins in addition to many other relatives and friends including Edward J MacDonald Jr and the Falzone, DunINSPECTIONAL SERVICES 215 Pleasant Street, Room 330 Malden, Massachusetts 02148 (781) 397-7000 ext. 2044 phy, Nee and Gottholm families. She is predeceased by her father Salvatore Baglio and her brother Joseph Baglio, both of whom she adored. Claire was an accomplished leader in the fi eld of nursing and nursing education having proudly served on several state and national nursing boards and committees. She received her BSN in Nursing from University of Lowell, her MSN from Salem State University and her DNP from Regis College. During her remarkable career she was a professor of nursing at Regis College and Northeastern University. More recently was the founder and CEO of CLM Associates and the Executive Director of the Board of Registration in Nursing in Massachusetts. She enjoyed dining out with her much loved sisters and her partner Dominic, playing pickleball, enjoying walks and spending time in Naples, Florida as well as in London, UK with her beloved granddaughters who knew her as “Gigi”. Visiting hours were held at the Weir Funeral Home, 144 Salem St, Malden on Monday, June 12. Funeral services were held from the funeral home on Tuesday, followed by a Funeral Mass at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Malden.Interment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden. In lieu of fl owers the family has requested donations to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill or Bread of Life in Malden. Paul A. Brant Of Malden passed away June 3, 2023. Paul was born January 5, 1967. Paul was raised in Malden and attended Malden High School, graduating in 1985. Following graduation Paul entered the Army National Guard and was called to serve in Desert Storm. Paul was an active DJ and Radio personality, he even had his own radio show. Paul was an avid sport fan and could talk about the Buff alo Bills until you didn’t want to hear about it anymore and even then, he still might talk about them some more. In his free time, he enjoyed weightlifting and was a personal trainer for a while and he enjoyed playing street hockey. Paul even played Semi-Pro Football in Charlestown and was a wrestling OBITUARIES| SEE PAGE 20 City of Malden Massachusetts MALDEN PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING The Malden Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the Herbert L. Jackson Council Chamber, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 on the petition of Tufts Medicine, Inc. on behalf of Hallmark Health Systems, Inc./Melrose Wakefield Healthcare (Permit Application # CMID 0568122023) seeking a special permit under Title 12, Chapter 12, Section 030 of the Code of the City of Malden, to allow hospital use of property in the Residence A zoning district, namely, to demolish the existing hospital building and to construct a new building for use as a behavioral health hospital, containing four stories and total gross floor area of approximately 106,230 square feet, on a project site to be comprised of a new parcel to be created, approximately 6.06 acres in size, at the property known as and numbered, 100 Hospital Road, Malden and by City Assessor’s Parcel ID# 025 104 401. Petition and plans are available for public review in the Inspectional Services Department, City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Room 330, Malden, MA and on the City website under Permit Application # CMID -056812-2023 at https://maldenma-energovweb.tylerhost.net/ apps/SelfService#/home By: Diane M. Chuha Clerk June 09, 2023 June 16, 2023 aavvyvy S avy Dear Never, Yes, depending on your specifi c circumstances, you may very well be eligible for divorced spouses Social Security benefi ts. Here’s what you should know. Who’s Eligible? A divorced spouse can collect a Social Security retirement benefi t on the earnings record of their ex-husband (or ex-wife) if you are at least age 62, were married for at least 10 years, are unmarried, and are not eligible for a higher benefi t based on your own earnings record. In order to collect, your former spouse must also be at least 62 and eligible for Social Security benefi ts. But he doesn’t have to be receiving them in order for you to collect divorced spouse’s benefi ts, as long as you’ve been divorced for at least two years. Even if your ex is remarried, it won’t aff ect your right to divorcee benefi ts, nor will it aff ect your ex’s retirement benefi ts or his current spouse’s benefi ts. Benefi t Amount A divorced spouse can receive up to 50 percent of their ex’s full Social Security benefi t, or less if they take benefi ts before their full retirement age, which is 66 for people born in 1945-1954 but is gradually increased to age 67 for people born in 1960 or later. To fi nd out your full retirement age and see how much your benefi ts will be reduced by taking them early see SSA.gov/benefi ts/retirement/planner/agereduction.html. Keep in mind though, that if you qualify for benefi ts based on your own work history, you’ll receive the larger of the two benefi ts. You cannot receive benefi ts on both your record, and your ex’s work record too. To fi nd out how much your retirement benefi ts will be, see your Social Security statement at SSA.gov/myaccount. And to get an estimate of your ex’s benefi ts, call Social Security at 800772-1213. You’ll need to show your marriage certifi cate and divorce decree to prove your marriage lasted at least 10 years along with his Social Security number to get it. Other Factors to Know You also need to be aware that working can aff ect your divorced spouse’s benefi ts. If you start taking benefi ts while working, and are under full retirement age, your benefi ts will be reduced $1 for every $2 you earn above the annual limit, which is $21,240 in 2023. In the year you reach full retirement age, however, the annual limit increases to $56,520 and the reduction lowers to $1 for every $3 above that limit. See SSA.gov/pubs/ EN-05-10069.pdf for more details. Another factor that can reduce your divorced spouse’s benefi ts is receiving a pension from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes (like a government). This is a rule know as Government Pension Off set (see SSA.gov/benefi ts/retirement/ planner/gpo-calc.html) which can reduce your benefi ts by twothirds of the amount of your pension. Divorced Survivor’s Benefi ts You also need to know that when your ex-spouse dies (and if you were married for 10 or more years), you become eligible for divorced survivor benefi ts, which is worth up to 100 percent of what your ex-spouse was due. Survivor benefi ts are available to divorced spouses as early as age 60 (50 if you’re disabled). But if you remarry before 60, you become ineligible unless the marriage ends. Remarrying after age 60 will not aff ect your eligibility. Also note that if you are receiving divorced spouses benefi ts when your ex-spouse dies, you will automatically be switched over to the higher paying survivor benefi t. For more information visit SSA.gov/benefi ts/retirement/planner/applying7.html and click on “Benefi ts for Your Divorced Spouse.” Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book. avvy S oiorenniioor nior by Jim Miller Can I Collect Social Security from My Ex-Spouse? Dear Savvy Senior, Is it possible to collect Social Security benefi ts from my ex-spouse? We were married for 12 years but have been divorced for almost 20 years now. Never Remarried

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