Maldden alld a Vol. 32, No. 37 den AADD -FREESpecial to Th e Advocate M alden resident Karen Buck, who serves as the volunteer president of the nonprofit organization Friends of the Malden River (FoMR), was recently recognized as a 2023 Commonwealth Heroine. She School's Open! Please Drive Carefully! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Maldonian Karen Buck recognized as a 2023 Commonwealth Heroine Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 Standing on the bank of the Malden River, Malden resident Karen Buck, shown with Sen. Jason Lewis who nominated Buck, was named 2023 Commonwealth Heroine recently. was nominated for this honor by State Senator Jason Lewis. Each year Commonwealth Heroines are recognized in a special ceremony at the Massachusetts State House. The initiative is run by the Massachusetts CommisHEROINE | SEE PAGE 8 Special to Th e Advocate O n Saturday, September 30, the May-plewood Festival will return to Maplewood Square from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The festival will feature a variety of live music, art and fun activities. The Maplewood restaurants will off er options for Latin-American, Caribbean and Chinese food as well as aff ordable food lunch specials for pizza and burgers. The live music lineup will include the band Slide Slip, Carlos Parada and friends, and Rusty Scott. Side Slip is a Malden-based band and has performed all over the Boston area. Rusty Scott is a jazz organist who has played with some of the bigE Friday, September 15, 2023 Rescheduled May-plewood Festival returns to Maplewood Square on Sept. 30 On Sept. 30, the May-plwood Festival (shown in a photo taken from last year) will bring in the fun in Maplewood Square once again. gest names in jazz, including Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz. Carlos Parada is a Latin percussionist who has performed with artists such as Celia Cruz and Tito Puente. There will be a variety of art vendors and children’s activities. The art vendors will FESTIVAL | SEE PAGE 7 ‘Back to School Fest’ throws out the ‘Welcome Back!’ mat for Malden Public Schools students and families First-time event is a big success, draws over 1,000; hosted by Malden High Classes of 2024 & 2025, plus the City of Malden By Steve Freker I SQUIRT CITY: Malden students jockeyed for position at the “Squirt Races” game, using water from squirt guns to push their vessels along the track – one of the many interactive games on-site at the fi rst-ever “Back to School Fest” – which was held as a districtwide, citywide event at Malden High School. t has become a quite common recipe for success in our city, when it comes to event planning and those who are seeking to raise funds for a worthy cause. It goes something like this: Some of our young people get together with adult mentors and come up with a great WELCOME | SEE PAGE 10
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