Page 14 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE – Friday, August2, 2019 APARTMENT Wanted 70-year-old male needs one bedroom first floor Recent Section 8 certificate Off street parking space needed NO SMOKING, NO DRINKING, NO PETS Please call 617-943-4549 J& • Reliable Mowing Service • Spring & Fall Cleanups • Mulch & Edging • Sod or Seed Lawns • Shrub Planting & Trimming • Water & Sewer Repairs Joe Pierotti, Jr. We buy STAMPS & COINS 781-324-2770 S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. Masonry - Asphalt • Brick or Block Steps • Brick or Block Walls • Concrete or Brick Paver Patios & Walkways • Brick Re-Pointing • Asphalt Paving www.JandSlandscape-masonry.com • Senior Discount • Free Estimates • Licensed & Insured 617-389-1490 Congrats Kathy! After 39 years at Everett Bank, our Senior Vice President Kathleen Rush is retiring. Kathy started as a Customer Sales Representative and worked her way up to the top, embodying the values of the bank every step of the way. Don’t worry, she’ll still be serving as the Clerk of the Corporation so you’ll see her around. Nonetheless, we wish her the best of luck in this next chapter of her life! Designing and Constructing Ideas that are “Grounds for Success” Landscaping TENANTS | FROM PAGE 1 Ave., an industrial building at 950 Eastern Ave. and two parking lots on Madison and Florence Streets. Tsitos paid $6.25 million for 33 Park St. and added it to his portfolio of properties in April of this year. A Malden Catholic graduate who earned a degree in electrical engineering and cofounded Apex Computers on Ferry Street, Tsitos began investing in real estate in 1995. According to the United Properties website, “Andreas will seek out mismanaged value-added properties that are in need of improvements with the intent to reposition them into higher quality and better performing buildings.” Neither Tsitos nor any of the property managers at United Properties returned a call requesting comment on the rally or the rent increases. Recent listings for studio BEACON | FROM PAGE 11 that Massachusetts still has the chance to be on the forefront of justice. “Unfortunately, 1,231 underage youth were married in Massachusetts between the years 2000 and 2016,” said the bill’s sponsor Sen. Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester). “This is a problem, because young people who marry under the age of eighteen are not afforded the tools to protect themselves or to remove themselves from an abusive relationship or a forced marriage. (A Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Jason Lewis Yes MUST UPDATE DATABASE OF MEDICAL PROVIDERS (S 2295) Senate 39-0 approved and Right by you. 418 BROADWAY, EVERET T, MA 02149 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 7 8 1 - 7 7 6 - 4444 Member FDIC Member SIF sent to the House legislation designed to make it easier for patients to access health care, both behavioral and physical, by requiring health insurance companies to do monthly updates of their provider databases which tell patients which doctors and other medical resources are available to them. "Many families and individuals seeking health care are unable to find a provider that meets their needs because of outdated and unclear provider directories," said Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester), the sponsor of the proposal. "Accurate provider directories are critical to improving access to timely and appropriate care to reduce disparities, to improve health outcomes and to decrease unnecessary utilization of emergency and inpatient care. We are proud that the Senate took this important step forward today." apartments at 33 Park St. have rents that range from $1,400 to $1,600 depending on the square footage of the unit. Although tenants are rallying against an abrupt and dramatic increase in rent, $1,500 a month for a studio in Malden seems to be the average rate, particularly in the many buildings owned by Tsitos. Monthly rent for studios in some of the city’s newer residential buildings, such as the Residences at Malden Station, the Exchange Street Apartments and the Gateway at Malden Center, range from about $2,000 to $2,650 a month. Tenants at 33 Park St. hope members of the Malden community will join them on Saturday and support their effort to find an equitable solution to the rent increases. They have also asked Malden to donate and support City Life/Vida Urbana and their efforts to ensure racial, social and economic justice for residents in cities in the Greater Boston area. (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Jason Lewis Yes HOW LONG WEEK'S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature's job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of July 2216, the House met for a total of seven hours and 25 minutes while the Senate met for a total of eight hours and 21 minutes. Mon. July 22 House 11:02 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Senate 11:04 a.m. to 4:59 p.m. Tues. July 23 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:06 a.m. No Senate session Wed. July 24 House 11:08 a.m. to 4:36 p.m. No Senate session Thurs. July 25 House 11:06 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Senate 1:04 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fri. July 26 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com
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