Page 16 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 21, 2026 Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 51 – Report No.33 August 10-14, 2026 By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives' votes on roll calls from recent sessions. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. MEDAL OF FIDELITY LICENSE PLATE (H 5624) House 157-0 approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would authorize the creation of a license plate honoring Medal of Fidelity recipients and their families. This medal is provided to the next of kin of a Massachusetts service member or veteran whose death was a result of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder; a service-connected traumatic brain injury; or a service-connected disease or injury related to exposure to harmful toxins, herbicides, agents or materials, where the exposure occurred while serving in the U.S. armed forces (active duty or reserves), or while serving in the Massachusetts National Guard. The new license plate created under this bill would be made available by the Registry of Motor Vehicles free of charge to recipients of the Medal of Fidelity. “The Medal of Fidelity was established four years ago to honor our state’s fallen veterans and their surviving family members,” said sponsor Rep. Brad Jones (R-North Reading). “Providing a Medal of Fidelity license plate is a way to fur- LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, SS. SUPERIOR COURT NO. 2581CV00709 TO: VINCENT R. VALENTI AND VIBE CREATORS, LLC OF PARTS UNKNOWN: WHEREAS a civil action has been filed against you in our Superior Court by Robert White and Denise A White, Plaintiffs, wherein said plaintiffs request that this Court award them damages, punitive damages, all attorney fees and court costs. All that is set forth in the Plaintiffs’ Complaint filed in said Court on March 21, 2025. Accordingly, we COMMAND YOU if you intend to make any claim or defense, that on November 2, 2026, or within twenty (20) days from said day, to file your written appearance and written answer and other lawful pleadings to be served upon Francisco J. Rosa, Esq., Rosa and Taing Law, LLC, 1550 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA, and to file your written appearance and written answer and other lawful pleadings in the Office of the Clerk of Court at Middlesex Superior Court, 370 Jackson Street, 7th Floor, Lowell, MA 01852 and further that you defend against the suit according to law if you intend any defense, and that you do and receive what the Court shall order and adjudge therein. Hereof fail not, at your peril, or as otherwise said suit may be adjudged and orders entered in your absence. It appearing to this Court that no persqnal service of the Complaint has been made on the Defendants, Vincent R. Valenti and Vibe Creators, LLC, after diligent search to lawfully make service, it is ORDERED that notice of this suit be given to you by publication of an attested copy hereof in the Malden Advocate, a newspaper published in Malden, Massachusetts, once a week for three successive weeks, the last publication to be at least twenty days before said return day of November 2, 2026 and by mailing a copy of this notice by certified mail to the defendant’s last known address. ENTERED: JULY 30, 2026 BY THE COURT, (BARRETT, J.) Robert Macintyre Assistant Clerk August 21, 28, September 4, 2026 ther recognize and thank our military families and their loved ones for their service and sacrifi ce on behalf of our country.” (A "Yes" vote is for the bill.) Rep. Paul Donato Yes Rep. Steven Ultrino Yes EXPAND THE “MOVE OVER” LAW (H 5622) House 154-0, approved a bill that would expand a current law that requires motorists to slow down and make every eff ort to change lanes if they are approaching a stationary emergency, maintenance or recovery vehicle with fl ashing lights on a highway. The bill would expand the law to require motorists to do the same when approaching a stationary utility truck–defi ned as a vehicle being used to install, maintain, repair, operate or restore communications service, electric or gas distribution or transmission service in an emergency. The Senate has approved a different version of the measure and the House version now goes to the Senate for consideration. Rep. Jim Arciero (D-Westford), House chair of the Committee on Transportation, said the that the bill is a sensible change to an important law and updates the “move over” law to extend its protections to utility vehicles and workers at the roadside. He noted that the measure, which got overwhelming support in the Transportation Committee, also increases penalties for repeat off enses and requires an education component for motorists who commit multiple off enses. He said that the Registry of Motor Vehicles would be required to produce a public service campaign on the move over law. (A "Yes" vote is for the bill.) Rep. Paul Donato Yes Rep. Steven Ultrino Yes ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL BANNING SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKS AND MATERIALS (H 5489) – Gov. Healey signed into law a bill that supporters said would protect people’s access to library materials and guard against politically motivated book bans in Bay State school libraries and public libraries. The bill requires local policies to be developed using nationally recognized library standards and lays out a process around challenges to library materials. The measure also protects librarians and school library professionals from retaliation. Provisions include ensuring that students have free and open access to library books and other school library materials by establishing clear standards for library teachers and other employees to follow as they select school library materials; requiring that school library materials be age-appropriate, serve an educational purpose and be chosen based on a teacher or employee’s professional training—leaving aside any of their own personal, political or doctrinal views that could aff ect whethBHRC | SEE PAGE 17 - LEGAL NOTICE - City of Malden, Massachusetts INSPECTIONAL SERVICES 215 Pleasant Street, Room 330 Malden, Massachusetts 02148 (781) 397-7000 ext. 2030 MALDEN PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING The Malden Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the Herbert L. Jackson Council Chamber, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 on the petition of AGM Auto Sales, Inc. on behalf of 150-160 Charles Street LLC in Permit Application #COO-077996-2026, seeking a special permit under Title 12, Code of the City of Malden, Sections 12.12.030 and 12.28.010.E, to extend a preexisting nonconforming building and allow use of property in the Industrial 2 zoning district for retail sales of 5,000 square feet or more, namely, to construct additions to the existing building and use the property for vehicle sales with accessory offices and motor vehicle repair shop, at the property known as and numbered, 150-160 Charles Street, Malden, MA, and by City Assessor’s Parcel Identification # 056 232 207. Petitions and plans are available for public review in the Inspectional Services Department, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Room 330, Malden, MA and through the City website under Permit Application # COO077996-2026 at https://maldenma-energovweb.tylerhost.net/ apps/SelfService#/home. By: Diane M. Chuha Clerk August 21, 28, 2026
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