THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 1, 2021 Page 15 GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE NOTEBOOK: MIAA to student-athletes... Get the Vax! State board votes in near-unanimous fashion to support schools in encouraging student-athletes to get vaccinated against COVID-19 By Steve Freker T he Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Board of Directors made it loud and clear what its stance would be when it comes to student-athletes and the widely-available COVID-19 vaccine: Get the Vax! At a meeting at its Franklin headquarters on Tuesday and following a recommendation by its Sports Medicine Committee, the MIAA Board of Directors voted nearly unanimously, 22-0-1, in favor of encouraging student-athletes to take the COVID-19 vaccination shots. According to recently appointed MIAA Executive Director Bob Baldwin, the Board’s support was in line with the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) guidance on the issue. Baldwin told the Board that NFHS has set the goal “of getting as many kids vaccinated as possible.” The MIAA director also noted that it would be valuable to get ahead of this issue before the arrival of winter Nearly 40 years of Malden High Football Coaching represented by three former coaches at MHS opener When Malden High opened sports, largely due to the fact that some of the MIAA’s traditional, premier postseason venues, such as the TD Garden in Boston, where high-level basketball and hockey championships have been played in the past, are now requiring proof of vaccination for entry to events. Malden Public Schools Director of Athletics Charlie Conefrey is a member of the MIAA Board of Directors, as well as MIAA District 5 Chairperson, and he joined his colleagues in voting to encourage student-athletes to be vaccinated. There are no public high schools in Massachusetts that formally mandate that students be vaccinated to either attend school or participate in interThe MIAA Board of Directors voted Tuesday unanimous fashion to urge Massachusetts studentathletes to get vaccinated against COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo) scholastic athletics, though nearly every school has strict protocols in place to address student-athletes who either display COVID-19 symptoms or test positive for COVID-19. Similar protocols such as these are in place at Everett High, Malden High and Revere High, as well as the fi ve other GBL schools: Chelsea High, Lynn Classical, Lynn English, Medford and Somerville. **** Meet the 2021-2022 MHS Golden Tornadoes Field Hockey Team MHS Field Hockey: P ictured at top right photo, front row, from left to right: Belen Quispe Almendro, Tiffany Chau, Marianne Rivadeneira-Henrique, Peyton Lightbody, Zhuo Yuan and Sabrina Flores Palencia. Middle row, from left to right: Megan “Mack” Keating, Lilleana DeSantis-Cail, Yara Alves Escobar, Alexander Goon, Trinity Valencia-Garzon, Jayden Caplis and Edmund Chen. Back row, pictured from left to right: Head Coach Samantha Souza, Lyra Gold, Pampam Sam, David Flores, Darryn Ho, Lydia Li, Jason Chen, Henry Zhao and Andrew Landaverde and Asst. Coach Tiff any Cane. its season on September 16, nearly 40 years of coaching contributions were represented by the attendance of three former Golden Tornadoes football head coaches. Present at the game in near ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 (781) 865-4000 Docket No. MI21P4965EA Estate of: Virginia H. Shea Also known as: Virginia Shea Date of Death: 09/06/2021 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by John M. Shea of Malden, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: John M. Shea of Malden, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 10/25/2021. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Maureen H. Monks, First Justice of this Court. Date: September 27, 2021 Senior Lydia Li Pictured in front of the net are Co-Captains Lyra Gold, Peyton Lightbody, Henry Zhao and Lydia Li with Coaches Samantha Souza and Tiff any Cane. TARA E. DECRISTOFARO REGISTER OF PROBATE October 1, 2021 were former MHS football Head Coaches Paul Finn, Joe Pappagallo and Steve Freker. Coach Finn is one of the longest-serving head coaches of any sport in MHS history, as he led the Golden Tornadoes’ football fortunes from 1973 to 1998: 27 seasons. Pappagallo was MHS head football coach from 2009-2015 VAX | SEE PAGE 14
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