Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 38 den ADD -FREEYour Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Malden gets an exciting ‘Huynh’ in opener, ‘4’ sure! Tornados get brilliant special teams play, hold on for a 27-20 victory in the season opener 617-387-2200 Komal Bhasin was introduced as Malden’s newest Assistant Superintendent at the first Malden School Committee meeting of the new school year. (Courtesy Photo/Malden Public Schools) By Steve Freker RECORD RETURNS: Malden High senior Johnson Huynh (4) sees some daylight on one of his recordsetting punt returns. Huynh returned two punts for touchdowns in Malden’s 27-20 win over Lynn Tech in its regular season and home opener game, tying a school record. (All Advocate Photo by Henry Huang) By Steve Freker H eading into its Thursday, September 12 regular season and home opener game versus Lynn Tech, Malden High’s football locker room closely resembled a very busy auto body shop. Banged up, dinged up and with more than a few loose parts hanging around, Malden’s roster featured more than a few injuries, ranging from nagging to HUYNH | SEE PAGE 16 Malden City Council eyes how new state Affordable Homes Act may affect this community New law called ‘pro-housing’ by Governor; lessened restrictions will allow more accessory dwelling units By Steve Freker T hey come with a lot of different names and descriptions, but the end result of what is being called historic legislation would be the same – more housing units in most communities across the state. When Governor Maura Healey signed sweeping state housing legislation just over a month HOMES | SEE PAGE 9 Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan Ward 1 Councillor Peg Crowe T hough her commute to work will be nearly identical, since both her former and present operational bases are located in the heart of Malden Square, her duties will be quite diff erent moving forward for a key, new local Malden central offi ce school administrator. Malden Public Schools has welcomed a new Assistant Superintendent to its ranks – Komal Bhasin – who will serve as the point person for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. Bhasin was introduced as the new Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning at the recent Malden E Friday, September 20, 2024 MALDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: New Asst. Superintendent named for Teaching and Learning New Superintendent Dr. Sippel taking part in statewide mentoring and support program School Committee meeting. She was formally approved for hire at a special meeting of the School Committee held in August, just before the offi cial start of the school year. Bhasin was called “a critical member of my leadership team” in an informational message shared with the district’s staff by first-year Superintendent of Schools Dr. Timothy Sippel shortly after her confi rmation for appointment by the School Committee. The new Assistant Superintendent comes to the Malden Public Schools from “right around the corner” – as a former highly ranked administrator with the Mass. Department of Secondary and Elementary Education (DESE), whose main headquarters is located – at present – directly across the street from the Malden Public Schools central office at 110 Pleasant St. in Malden Square. For the last fi ve years, Bhasin has served as Chief of Schools and Senior Associate Commissioner at the DESE, which oversees all public schools and sets statewide school policies in the Commonwealth. In this role, her focus was supporting the improvement eff orts of educators and instructional leaders at the school and district level across the Commonwealth, with a particular focus on meeting the needs of multilingual learners. Superintendent Sippel told the ASST | SEE PAGE 7
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