THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 30, 2022 Page 11 Melrose Arts & Crafts Society held first monthly meeting of 2022-2023 on Sept. 19 ASSAULT | FROM PAGE 1 ly assaulted referee Thomas Abruzzese, 66, near the end of a U-14 game. Dana Jones, 50, of Roslindale, was arraigned on a single charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over the age of 60 in Malden District Court. After pleading “not guilty,” he was released on his own recognizance until a pretrial conference on November 9. The report of the alleged assault has since been reported nationally on various news outlets. This is the first time in reMelrose Arts & Crafts Society members M ore than two dozen teddy bears were stuffed, sewn up and ribboned. These teddy bears will be donated to the Melrose Police and Fire Departments, MelroseWakefield Hospital and other local organizations or charities in need. After the monthly business report, members enjoyed the ice cream social, which is traditional at the first monthly meeting of the fiscal year. On Saturday, October 15, the members will hold the Melrose Arts & Crafts Society Annual Exhibit and Sale. It will be at First Congregational Church (121 W. Foster St., Melrose) from 9:00 to 1:30 p.m. There will be many items for display and sale besides demonstrations – an event worth attending. The next monthly meeting will be on October 24. If you are interested, please contact Dorothy Iudice at 781-6622099. Looking forward to seeing you. cent memory where an arrest has been made of a coach at a sporting event in Malden for any reason. According to general reports, however, there has been a definite uptick in negative and confrontational behavior by coaches and players toward game officials – in all sports – in recent years; on some occasions, though infrequently, there have been some instances of violence in these negative interactions. Jones was a coach of the Mattapan Patriots in a game against the Malden Pop Warner Cyclones U-14 team on Sunday afternoon. According to police, toward the end of the game Abruzzese, who has been officiating Pop Warner youth football and other levels for 25 years, threw a penalty flag against a Mattapan player for a helmet-to-helmet hit, a 15-year personal foul infraction. Then, according to police reports, a number of Mattapan coaches began “screaming obscenities,” according to the referees (three were officiating at the time). When Abruzzese turned around, he was “blindsided” and hit in the chest by a ball thrown hard by the coach, Jones. According to police, Abruzzese said the football Jones threw at him hit him in the center of his chest and the impact “caused him to kneel over from the pain.” According to reports, two other referees said they saw the coach throw the football hard at Abruzzese and hit him in the chest. A third referee told police that he didn’t see the throw, but saw the football hit off Abruzzese before he fell down to the ground. In the Malden police report, the coach apparently believed the “ref was making bad calls” and the “other team was cheating,” causing him to become upset. Malden, let us wrap your home in energy savings all year round. As a part of National Grid’s Community First partnership, Malden residents are eligible to save 75% or more on approved insulation and no-cost air sealing. Just think of insulation as a comfortable sweater for your home keeping the air you want in and air sealing as a jacket keeping dust and allergens out. Air sealing and insulation work together to save energy all year long. This program will help residents like you: Better manage energy use. Increase comfort all year long. To get started, schedule your no-cost Home Energy Assessment today. Learn more at masssave.com/malden or call 1-866-527-SAVE (7283) Make your home more environmentally friendly. Keep out dust and allergens.
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