Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 39 den ADD -FREEt is part of the opening line of a 155-year-old literary classic and it quite literally captured the essence of this past Friday night’s “instant classic.” “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times...” For Malden High football at I Dilboy Stadium in Somerville – as Charles Dickens once wrote in “A Tale of Two Cities” – it was all that, indeed. On one hand, you had Malden High freshman running back Jayden McGuffi e authoring the best and most prolifi c off ensive performance in school history. The 5-10, 175 lbs. McGuffi e was a one-man wrecking crew, setting four new, single-season off ensive records that may never be broken: Touchdowns (6), points scored (40), rushing yards (342 on 18 carries) and total yards from scrimmage (414). Cue in “the worst of times...” Despite McGuffi e’s showstopping performance for Malden – which is more than an entire team, combined, puts out for off ense in most high school games – the Tornados did not emerge victorious on this night. In a crushing loss, Malden saw host Somerville persevere until the end and capture its fi rst Greater Boston League victory since 2013. RECORD | SEE PAGE 16 Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Malden rookie rewrites record book, but Tornados stunned in double OT loss, 42-40 Jayden McGuffi e scored 6 TDs, runs for a whopping 342 yards, scores all Malden’s points, but Somerville outlasts Tornados By Steve Freker 617-387-2200 By Steve Freker M assachusetts voters this fall are facing the most Ballot Questions to ponder – fi ve in all – since a state record eight questions appeared on the 2000 state ballot. The fi ve this year represents the second-most. With five binding statewide ballot questions offi cially certifi ed to appear on the November 5, 2024, State Election ballot, Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin has assigned question numbers to each initiative. The questions on the November ballot will appear as follows: Question 1: State Auditor’s Authority to Audit the Legislature. Question 2: Elimination of MCAS as High School Graduation Requirement. Question 3: Unionization for Transportation Network Drivers. Question 4: Limited Legalization and Regulation of Certain Natural Psychedelic Substances. Question 5: Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers. According to a new WBUR Malden High freshman Jayden McGuffi e had a game for the ages in a 42-40 loss to Somerville on Friday, setting four school records with six touchdowns and 342 rushing yards, scoring 40 points in all and 414 all-purpose yards. All four feats were single-game Malden High all-time off ense records. (Courtesy Photo/Malden High School Athletics) Alsym Energy picks Malden for new headquarters at Berkeley Investments’ development, Exchange 200 Special to Th e Advocate W oburn-based battery maker Alsym Energy has signed a 60,000 square foot lease with real estate developer Berkeley Investments and its partner, Singerman Real Estate, to expand its operations to Exchange 200 in Malden. The Exchange 200 location will become the company’s offi cial headquarters, with operations continuing at Alsym’s existing Woburn facility. This expansion represents the largest lease signing to date at the building, which is Malden’s largest laboratory development, and one of the largest new cleantech lab MALDEN | SEE PAGE 13 poll, things are still very much up in the air in voters’ minds as the General Election nears. According to the WBUR poll, most respondents said they want the state’s auditor to have authority to investigate the Legislature, and a slim majority want to end the MCAS standardized test as a high school graduation requirement. But voters are still mulling if tipped workers should receive the general minimum wage E Friday, September 27, 2024 Mass. voters face wide range of Ballot Questions on Nov. 5th Election Day New poll: Voters still up in the air on most of the questions, but support auditing the Mass. Legislature; ending MCAS testing for HS grad support building Five ballot questions will be decided by Massachusetts voters on November 5. (Advocate Photo) and if therapeutic psychedelics should be legal. The WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon poll of 800 likely voters was conducted from Sept. 12 to 18 and has a margin of error of 4.1%. It was conducted by MassINC Polling Group and supported with funding from Knight Election Hub. The poll did not ask about an initiative that will be labeled Question 3 on the ballot: to grant network transportation workers like Uber and Lyft drivers the right to join a union. Here are some WBUR poll results on the ballot questions: Question 1: State Auditor’s Authority to Audit the Legislature Some 70% of respondents ELECTION | SEE PAGE 7
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