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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 4, 2020 Page 13 MALDEN: TODAY | FROM PAGE 4 presidential campaigns, three as a senior adviser and consultant! His latest success includes being a key consultant and adviser in the election of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. With so much at stake this presidential season, Mike continues to fi ght the good fi ght. For proof, go to his Facebook page. I interviewed Mike a couple years back. This particular answer to a question resonated so I thought I would bring it back to life – keen observers will notice I have shortened it a bit due to space limitations: PL: Malden is a small, vibrant community with, by any standard of measurement, a bright future. You have long known Malden, through good times and bad. With the infl ux of new restaurants, new apartment construction, a forward looking administration in City Hall led by Mayor Christenson, the ongoing transit-oriented development centered around the Orange Line, and the much anticipated removal of the City Hall building, what is your vision of Malden and the downtown area in, say, fi ve years? And how would you continue to spur growth in Malden? MG: “Malden is in fi ne hands with a terrifi c mayor (my good friend Gary Christenson and his great staff ) and with hardworking and very eff ective State Reps like Steve Ultrino. For the city to continue to thrive, it is this mix of skill sets and (new) experiences that must work together to preserve the best of the city’s past, while being willing and unafraid to innovate and adapt for a future that is still evolving. It is my belief that these new people and their cultures will slowly merge with the previous generations of ethnic Irish, Italians, Poles, Blacks and Jews who preceded them to create an even more beautiful tapestry of an American city that works.” “This is the end, beautiful friend; this is the end, my only friend, the end...” I, reluctantly, am the bearer of glum news! Not only is summer in the rearview mirror, but Mike McCarthy and the good old boys at the Irish American Club had to cancel this year’s Irish American Labor Day Road Race. There were many long faces throughout Malden when the news hit the street. First smile I saw on Mike Cherone’s face since he heard that news was just last week when he spent some (well earned) vacation time with his four brothers at Humarock Beach in Scituate, a favorite place for Mrs. Cherone and her fi ve baby boys over the years. Mayor Christenson went into an immediate funk and started to grow his hair out when he heard the news. Great “moss” by the way, Mayor. He and Michael were always top fi nishers in their respective age brackets. Mayor Gary fi nally smiling through his City of Malden face mask last week as he enjoyed a private tour of Malden Center Fine Wines, the fresh, locally produced pasta catching his eye and producing the smile. But fear not Maldonians, you can still make a diff erence. Race Chairman Mike McCarthy tells me that Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is always looking for blood donations. Their blood bank is a vital resource and always in need – especially these days. In lieu of donations to the annual road race, Mike is asking that people donate blood. You can contact DFCI at 617-6323206 for all the details. Thank you, thank you very much. Postscript 1: In the middle of the Edgeworth neighborhood stands a sturdy house made of concrete and wood. An oasis located a short distance from the “Batman Box” at the corner of Adams and West (inside joke) – a beautiful home spectacularly decked out with colorful summer hanging plants. But it is the backyard paradise filled with peace and tranquility that I rested at one weary evening after a hard day at the offi ce. The tomato plants overfl owed with fruit and the “Elephant Ears” were a spectacular sight to behold. The golden ale flowed as we consumed “skiff y skaf” and homemade braciola. (What on earth is skiff y skaf? a Tony Brandano and Richie Cremone creation but a story for another time.) Dom and Sheila Fermano were genial hosts after quarantining themselves for the past three-plus months. We sat social distance– style 2020 as the late afternoon became night. We spoke of many things as we hurtled through space and time (yes, hyperbolic, I know but I’m on a roll). Names and events from the past. Names and events for the future. Paul DeMayo, Joe Cimino, Phil Longo and of course Johnny Angelo. Johnny Angelo and the place where “everybody knows your name.” Dom and Johnny’s special friendship goes back to the Eisenhower era (I know, they don’t look that old) traveling many miles together – the rough roads and the newly paved. Hate to end it here but space limitations prevent me from going any further. To be continued. Postscript 2: So, I found out that Lt. Hall works with Gabby’s nephew Tom (Angelo) who wanted to preserve the sign and keep it at his house to show his kids, grand-kids and other family members to keep Gabby’s Barbershop’s memory alive. Tommy’s son Peter is currently in barber school ready to (eventually) keep the family tradition alive, in real time. A VIRTUAL WALK OF HOPE FOR ALS The Walk of Hope for ALS will be 19TH ANNUAL ALS Hope Walk for VIRTUAL of held virtually this year on SEPTEMBER 12TH SATURDAY 2020 11:00am Walk from anywhere! Register as an individual walker or create a team, gather your family and friends, practice social distancing, and join us virtually as we walk to raise funds for ALS research! We can’t walk together this year, but we can walk for ALS research! The Angel Fund for ALS Research 649 Main Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 Register today at www.theangelfund.org Call 781-245-7070 for more information Angel Fund for The RESEARCH ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ MALDEN PLANNING BOARD VIRTUAL & REMOTE PUBLIC HEARING The Malden Planning Board will virtually and remotely hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 on the petition of 326 Commercial Street Associates Limited Partnership seeking a special permit under Section 12.12.030 of Chapter 12, Revised Ordinances of 2020 of the City of Malden, to allow wholesale and distribution use and offsite parking facility use of property in the Industrial 1 zoning district, at the property known as and numbered 326 Commercial Street, Malden, MA, and also known by City Assessor’s Parcel ID # 059-230-011. Petition and plans are available for public review on the City website under Permit # CMID 032456-2020 and Permit # CMID 033732-2020 at https://permits.cityofmalden.org/EnerGov_PROD/SelfService#/home. By: Kenneth Antonucci Clerk In accordance with Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and Governor’ Baker’s March 23, 2020 Revised Guidance on Order by the Governor Prohibiting Assemblage of More than Ten People, this hearing will be virtual and conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. No in-person attendance by members of the public will be permitted, and all effort will be made to permit remote public attendance and participation in this virtual hearing via technological means, in the manner specified below, and if available, via public broadcast of the meeting by Malden Access Cable Television on public access television channels. Public access will also be provided by posting draft minutes, and/or a transcript, recording, or record of the meeting on the City of Malden website at www.cityofmalden.org, as soon as practicable after the meeting. Additional information/guidelines for the public can be found here: https://www.cityofmalden.org/DocumentCenter/View/2487/Public-information-on-PublicMeetings-and-Hearings-during-the-Declared-State-of-Emergency-related-to-COVID19PDF Members of the public who wish to attend virtually and participate remotely may do so using the following information: Please click the link below to join the Zoom webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95432964372?pwd=cWVTMEJpaXhCTWJVMStrZDB3cnNWUT09 Webinar ID: 954 3296 4372 Passcode: 775881 Or iPhone one-tap: US: +13017158592,,95432964372# or +13126266799,,95432964372# Or Telephone Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aeU9TNanI September 4 & 11, 2020

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