Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, July 31, 2020 GRADUATION DAY | FROM PAGE 3 gether – school, city and public safety officials – and come up with a plan to hold a Graduation Day at the stadium that is done with the health and safety of our students, their families and our staff as the number one priority.” The much-anticipated event will be COVID-19-style, with strict limitations on attendance, spectator seating and appropriate physical distancing for the guest-of-honor graduates. Intently staring into a computer screen waiting for their name to be read in a videoconference ceremony was what many fellow graduates across the country had to settle for this year. Malden High School newest alumni-to-be will now have the opportunity to bask in the spotlight in one of the iconic moments of their young lives, right on their home turf at Macdonald Stadium. Strict limitations on guests and physical distancing Mastrangelo said strict limitations on student guests – just two per graduate – will ensure the proper physical distancing in the spectator stands. On the field itself, the approximately 440 members of the MHS Class of 2020 will be physically distanced as well, according to the most recent state and local health and safety guidelines. The podium for speakers has been reconfigured and limited in size to fit guidelines, though the Class Speakers will be delivering their traditional speeches, live and in person, a notion that had hung in the balance for most of this summer. The ceremony will follow a familiar pattern with the Class of 2020 entering the stadium, physically distanced, to the piped-in strains of Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance.” The “Star Spangled Banner” National Anthem will then be played. Principal Mastrangelo will then introduce the guests on stage before presenting the members of the MHS Class of 2020. Mayor Gary Christenson will then deliver the Greetings from the City of Malden, followed by remarks from Superintendent of Schools John Oteri on behalf of the Malden Public Schools. Class Speakers will then take to podium, as the third-ranked student in the Class of 2020, Class Orator ThaoMi Nguyen, will address the audience. Following then will be number two-ranked Salutatorian Rasmee Ky. Concluding the A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 Same Location * Same Service for 48 Years! student speaking portion will be top-ranked student Jacky Luong with the Valedictorian Address. Luong also serves as Class of 2020 President. The other Class Officers are Christine Nguyen (Vice President), Rodneisha Normil (Secretary), Keri Gilligan (Treasurer), Bethany Taddeo (Class Historian), Vivian Chen (Social Media Coordinator) and Julia Argueta/Olivia Santangelo (Senior Activities Coordinators). Following the Class Speakers, MHS Principal Mastrangelo will announce the names of the recipients of the Malden High School Scholarship, Inc. awards before distributing diplomas – greeting the graduates one-byone along with the Superintendent and Mayor. Thanks made for a “team effort” to put safe, effective Graduation Plan together “This was truly a team effort CITY COUNCIL | FROM PAGE 1 Chris Dan Steve COME ON DOWN...WE ARE OPEN AND READY TO SERVE YOU...MASK REQUIRED! * Desktop Humidors * Travel Humidors * Vapes * Juice * Cigar Accessories * Bongs * Lighters & Ash Trays * Glass Pipes * Gift Cards * Rewards Program * Juuls * CBD Infused Products Buy your Cigars by the Box & Save! Plus our “Golfers’ Special” 15 Handmade Cigars - Churchill Size including a Cohiba! Only $43.95 SPECIAL OF THE MONTH SERIOUS CIGAR USERS SHOULD HAVE A HUMIDOR TO PROTECT THEIR SMOKES. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET A COMPLETE HUMIDOR THAT HOLDS UP TO 25 CIGARS FROM OUR SELECTED INVENTORY...FREE WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY BOX OF Montecristo 27’s...RETAIL VALUE OF $100...Limited time! STORE HOURS 8 AM - 7 PM Mon. - Sat., Sun. 8 AM - 6 PM The position entails supervising and overseeing the assessment of valuation of the more than 13,000 land parcels in Malden, both residential and commercial. It also includes annually striking a property tax rate – approved by the City Council – which leads to the city’s largest source of municipal revenue, roughly half of Malden’s annual $180 million city budget. Cramer, a Reading resident who presently serves as Town Assessor for the town of Newbury, Mass., was one of three finalist candidates originally intended to be interviewed by the full Council in a rare summer meeting Wednesday night. Malden resident John Amirault, a 21-year employee of Century 21 Bond Realty in Malden, and Stoughton resident Feliquire Lucien, who also works in the real estate industry, were also scheduled Monday. As it turned out, Amirault was interviewed first for approximately 40 minutes. Lucien was apparently unavailable when his slot came up, and when he could not be reached, the Council resumed the process after a brief recess and interviewed Cramer, in a session lasting just over an hour. Cramer has been in Newbury on the municipal side for the past six years as Town Assessor. Cramer has a BS from Emmanuel College and a master’s in Public Administration from Suffolk University; he had also worked six years for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR), where he dealt directly with local city and town assessor departments. He also had worked before that for a private regional assessing company that did valuations for the to ensure that our graduates could be traditionally honored on a Graduation Day, for which I am sure they and families will always be grateful,” Mastrangelo said. “I’d like to thank Supt. Oteri, Mayor Christenson, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff Maria Luise, Board of Health Director Chris Webb, Malden Safety Coordinator Capt. Glenn Cronin, Police Chief Kevin Molis, Fire Chief Bill Sullivan, Stadium Supt. Joe Levine for all their assistance in planning and putting forth this special day. I’d also like to single out for thanks our MHS Staff, led by the many hours put in behind the scenes by 2020 Class Advisor Caitlin Quinn and from the MHS main office, Judie Sullivan and Barbara Scibelli, and our House Principals, Stephanie Sibley, Heather Northrop, Marta Cabral and Jayson Payeur, all of whose efforts will make this day happen.” Nathaniel Cramer New Municipal Assessor City of Leominster. Cramer also explained during his interview he had served three years on the Town of Stoneham Board of Appeals, which reviews requests for building and construction variances. Malden’s City Assessor also serves on this city’s Board of Appeals. Ward Seven Councillor Neal Anderson at one point in the interview asked, “Why Malden?” after Cramer has served years in Newbury. Cramer replied that there is an obvious big difference between the 3,200 assessed parcels in largely residential Newbury and the over 13,000 in Malden, pointing to the large amount of construction activity in this city at times and home sales. He said he is “ready for a new challenge.” Ward Six Councillor and Finance Committee Chairman David Camell made a motion, after the conclusion of the interviews, to appoint Cramer to the position, and it was seconded by Ward Two Councillor Paul Condon. The vote was unanimous, 11-0, to appoint Cramer, with an amendment by Councillor Anderson, pending salary negotiations conducted by City Council President Jadeane Sica and Malden Human Resources Director Anthony Chiccuarelli.
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