Page 10 Friends of the Malden Public Library Newsletter G reetings, Friends! Spring has sprung and our schedule is heating up for the summer! • June 21 (Saturday), 10 a.m.1 p.m.: Family Garden Day at Malden Community Garden (67 Bryant St. in Malden along the bike path). We will not be tabling here, but it will be a fun, educational and free event for all! • June 22 (Sunday), 12-4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 20, 2025 SCHOOL | FROM PAGE 1 tion support professionals, nurses, coaches, counselors and other Malden Public Schools district employees. The new, three-year contract p.m.: Pride in the Park at Devir Park (182 Emerald St. in Malden). • June 26 (Thursday), 1-2:30 p.m.: Summer Reading Program Kickoff at the Malden Public Library lawn. We will be giving away children’s books and there will be free ice cream from Dairy Delight. You can preregister for the Summer Reading Program at bit.ly/BeanstackMPL. The Kid Does Clean Outs From 1 item to 1,000 * Basements * Homes * Backyards * Commercial Buildings The cheapest prices around! Call Eric: (857) 322-2854 ~ School Bus Drivers Wanted ~ 7D Licensed School Bus Drivers Malden Trans is looking for reliable drivers for the new school year. We provide ongoing training and support for licensing requirements. Applicant preferably lives local (Malden, Everett, Revere). Part-time positions available and based on AM & PM school hours....15-30 hours per week. Good driver history from Registry a MUST! If interested, please call David @ 781-322-9401. CDL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER WANTED Compensation: $28/hour School bus transportation company seeking active CDL drivers who live LOCALLY (Malden, Everett, Chelsea and immediate surrounding communities). - Applicant MUST have BOTH S and P endorsements as well as Massachusetts school bus certificate. Good driver history from Registry a MUST! - Part-time hours, BUT GUARANTEED 20-35 HOURS PER WEEK depending on experience. Contact David @ 781-322-9401. will cover the 2025-2026, 202627 and 2027-2028 school year and would go into effect on September 1, 2025, after a formal ratification vote, which would be taken either on Friday or early next week. In addition to granting a number of working condition requests contractually, the MEA reportedly secured salary increases of 3% in 2025, 3% in 2026 and then unit specific salary increases in 2027, which apparently will be similar, about 3%. Most MEA union members work 42-week schedules lining up with the schools’ academic calendars. Before the contract negotiations started between the MEA and the School Committee’s Negotiations Subcommittee — led by Vice Chairperson Jennifer Spadafora and Ward 8 member Sharyn Rose-Zeiberg — and Superintendent Timothy Sippel, Ed.L.D., there was a mutual goal expressed of potentially reaching a contract agreement before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. It now appears that goal has been attained. It is believed to be the first time in many years a new contract has been reached this early in the negotiations process. During the previous negotiations in 2022, there was much acrimony and lack of progress, with the workforce beginning the 2022-2023 school year with no contract, leading to the first-ever teachers’ strike in Malden in October of that year. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma C B& Landscaping, Inc. 781-233-0348 * Landscaping Maintenance * Mulch * Lawn Mowing & Dethatching * Spring & Fall Clean-ups * Owner-Operated FREE ESTIMATES * CANDBLANDSCAPINGINC.COM 1. June 20 is National Take Your Dog to Work Day; what is the name of the cartoon genius who often went with the dog Sherman into the Wayback Machine? 2. Where would you find the Mohawk Trail? 3. Legend has it that what garden was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? 4. June is National Accordion Awareness Month; zydeco music features the accordion and originated in what state? 5. Which is not a Scout rank: Life, Scribe or Tenderfoot? 6. On June 21, 1948, news of the first vinyl LP record was announced at a news conference at what NYC hotel with a name that includes the name of a side dish? 7. Where in the USA would you find the Maid of the Mist boat tour? 8. On June 22, 1964, Dan Brown was born; he wrote what book involving Leonardo da Vinci? 9. Whose 1953 inaugural parade had 22,000 military members? 10. How many U.S. states are called a Commonwealth: two, four or six? 11. On June 23, 1926, the College Board’s SAT test was first given; what does SAT stand for? 12. The political terms right and left began in what revolution: Chinese, French or Russian? 13. The first American casino outside Nevada opened in Atlantic City when: 1955, 1964 or 1978? 14. On June 24, 1939, Siam was renamed what? 15. America’s first printing press was in 1638 in what locale: Boston, Cambridge or Salem? 16. How many stages of the 2025 Giro d’Italia bicycle race did the winner win: 0, 10 or 20? 17. On June 25, 1949, the cartoon “Long-Haired Hare” with what character was released? 18. In what two ways are pink, rose and violet similar? 19. Who was nicknamed “The Greatest”? 20. On June 26, 1498, the bristle toothbrush was invented by an emperor in what country: China, Japan or Russia? ANSWERS 1. Mr. Peabody (from the TV cartoon series “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends”) 2. Western Massachusetts 3. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 4. Louisiana 5. Scribe 6. Waldorf Astoria (Waldorf salad) 7. Niagara Falls 8. “The Da Vinci Code” 9. President Dwight Eisenhower’s 10. Four (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia) 11. It was originally Scholastic Aptitude Test but became Scholastic Assessment Test 12. French (based on French National Assembly seats) 13. 1978 14. Thailand 15. Cambridge 16. 0 of 21 (His overall time was the best.) 17. Bugs Bunny 18. They are names of colors as well as flowers. 19. Muhammad Ali 20. China
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