State Representative Democrat Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 27 den AADD -FREEBy Steve Freker I f there was ever was a television show called “Only in Malden,” where they asked and answered questions about our community, what would be the top answer to this one? “Name one person you would most likely see in the community on any given day, walking or driving around the city of Malden?” Top answer in any decade going back to at least the 1970s? That’s easy: Salvatore “Butch” Gennetti. Butch was not just a fi xture in Malden going back, well, to 1955, when he graduated from Malden High School. Most likely beyond that in the neighborhood of Edgeworth, where he grew up – he has been the fi xture. He is the veritable glue that holds APPRECIATION | SEE PAGE 10 Leadership with Results! Have a Safe & Happy July 4th! CAT AT 617-387-2200 By Tara Vocino Salvatore “Butch” Gennetti touched thousands of lives as part of the many roles he chose to play in Malden’s community for nearly nine decades. (Courtesy/Malden Police Department) Malden legislators support passage of bill to prevent abuse and enhance protections for survivors B OSTON - State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Paul Donato, Steve Ultrino and Kate Lipper-Garabedian joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to enact comprehensive legislation that bans image-based sexual abuse (the nonconsensual sharing of explicit images, commonly referred to as “revenge porn”), creates a diversion program for teens who share explicit images, expands the legal defi nition of abuse to include LEGISLATORS | SEE PAGE 4 T he City Hall Conference Room was renamed the Karen Anderson Memorial Conference Room, and a quilt was unveiled outside of the MalPublished Every Friday www.advocatenews.net APPRECIATION: ‘Butch’ Gennetti, at 86; he was a living bridge who connected Malden’s past with its present He never stopped being a cop; always a family man, friend, mentor, volunteer and Malden community leader (Pol. Adv.) CTE E Friday, July 3, 2024 City Hall Conference Room renamed in honor of late City Clerk Karen Anderson Shown from left to right: Karen Anderson’s daughter, Maggie Chiavelli, husband, Jim Chiavelli and daughter, Emily Chiavelli. See page 8 for photo highlights. den City Clerk’s Offi ce at City Hall last Thursday afternoon in memory of Karen Anderson, Malden’s longest serving and most esteemed city clerk and registrar of voters from 1984 to 2017. Vote Donato Sept. 3
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