THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, July 22, 2022 Page 15 Greater Boston League is achieving many of its goals as success and competitive spirit rise GBL puts most teams in the postseason MIAA State Tournaments than any season in league history O ne of the chief reasons the Greater Boston League was reconstituted two years ago into the vibrant, successful league it is becoming was the type of competition and spirit shown on the fields and courts this past spring. A prominent marker of success is participation in the MIAA postseason State Tournaments for the various sports. This past Spring Season, more teams, on both the boys’ and girls’ sides, participated in the MIAA State Tournaments than any season in GBL history: 27 league wide! Malden High School and Revere High School were among the league leaders, with 5 teams each in the postseason, along with prominent participants in the track and field individual events. Everett High was close behind with 4 teams in the postseason, along with several boys and girls track participants. When the member school principals and athletic directors came together to reconstituting the Greater Boston League, this was indeed what they had in mind, with the goal of establishing the GBL as the premier urban school league for Athletics and Wellness in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It was so important that the "Original Four" of Everett, Malden, Medford and Somerville were able to be joined in a "leap of faith," first by Revere Public School, then Lynn English, Lynn Classical and fi nally, Chelsea Public Schools. There is a good chance that more schools continue to come the GBL's way as the prominence and success of the league resonate. Hats off and an enthusiastic salute to all of the administration, athletic directors and support staff , coaches, athletic trainers and staff , game offi - cials — and most importantly— the GBL teams and players, who made this past Spring Season, and the entire 2021-2022 academic and athletic year! Let's hope that the 2022-2023 Above, Malden High senior placekicker Ronald Juarez and holder Gavin West prepare for the game winning fi eld goal in this past season's 137th Malden-Medford Thanksgiving Day football game, now the longest continuous high school football rivalry in the nation. This past fall was the fi rst full season of Greater Boston League football competition. (Courtesy Photo/ Malden High School Athletics) brings even more accomplishment and success for the Greater Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 22,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and infl uence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications selected by widely acclaimed and highly experienced writers Keith Regan and Matt Murphy who introduce each article in their own clever and inimitable way. MASSterlist will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Friday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more information and to get your free subscription, go to: https://lp.constantcontactpages. com/su/aPTLucK THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 11-15. $4.2 BILLION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE AND TAX CUTS (H 5077) House 154-0, approved and sent to the Senate a $4.2 billion economic development package. The bill provides $500 million one-time tax rebates to an estimated 2 million eligible people. A $250 rebate would go, by September 30, to individual taxpayers and a $500 rebate to married taxpayers. Eligibility will be determined by annual income reported in 2021, with the minimum income required to be $38,000, and the maximum $100,000 for individual fi lers and $150,000 for joint fi lers. Beginning in 2023, several permanent tax reductions would take eff ect including increasing the Child and Dependent Care Credit from $180 per child to $310 per child, as well as eliminating the current cap of $360 Boston League and its member schools: Chelsea, Everett, Lynn for two or more children; increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit from 30 percent to 40 percent of the federal credit; increasing the Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit from $750 to $1,755; increasing the rental deduction cap from $3,000 to $4,000; and increasing the estate tax threshold from $1 million to $2 million. The measure would break new ground for the Massachusetts Lottery by allowing it to sell some of its products online. Some of the revenue collected from online sales will go to fund an Early Education and Care Fund. Other provisions include $80 million for community health centers; $30 million to support rest homes; $15 million for grants to reproductive rights providers for security, workforce and educational needs; $175 million for state parks and recreational facilities upgrades, with $25 million for communities of color; $100 million for the Clean Water Trust Fund; $125 million for small businesses, with $75 million for Classical, Lynn English, Malden, Medford, Revere and Somerville. minority-owned businesses; $50 million for broadband investments in underserved communities; and $75 million in grants to hotels across the state who saw financial loses during the pandemic. “Today, the House passed much needed relief for the citizens of the commonwealth,” said Rep. Mark Cusack (D-Braintree), House Chair of the Committee on Revenue. The one-time stimulus program we adopted, along with the Essential Premium Pay Program from earlier this year, means that nearly three million residents will have received direct payments totaling nearly $1 billion this year. We are also making permanent changes to our tax system that will provide over $500 million in relief every year going forward.” “As Massachusetts residents continue to face severe infl ation and economic uncertainty, I’m proud of the action taken by the BHRC | SEE PAGE 16
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