Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 1, 2021 Library announces Movie Night in the Park at Rivers Edge T he Malden Public Library and Preotle, Lane & Associates present "Movie Night in the Park at River's Edge" on Friday, October 8 at 7 p.m. The movie will be on The Park at River's Edge Great Lawn adjacent to 200 River's Edge Dr.in Medford. The Great Lawn section of the park will be transformed into an outdoor movie theatre where residents and visitors of all ages are welcome to gather and enjoy a free movie night featuring "Hotel Transylvania." The movie tells the story of Count Dracula; he's the owner of the hotel called Hotel Transylvania where the world's monsters can take a rest from humans. Dracula invites some of the most famous monsters to celebrate the 118th birthday of his beloved daughter MaO Sen. Lewis joins bipartisan vote to pass the Healthy Youth Act n September 23, State Senator Jason Lewis joined an vis. When the "human free hotel" is unexpectedly visited by an ordinary 21-year-old traveler named Jonathan, Dracula must do everything in his power to prevent Mavis from falling in love with him before the hotel's guests learn a human is in the castle. The film is rated PG. Attendees should bring their own blankets or chairs for use, drinks and snacks will be served. Ouvèti Haitian Folkloric Dance Class and Performance – Oct. 2 U rban Media Arts (UMA), in collaboration with the City of Malden and its Unite Malden initiative, is delighted to invite the public to enjoy an outdoor site-specific Haitian dance class followed by a performance at Malden’s City Hall Plaza on Saturday, October 2 from 1:30-4:15 p.m. This special opportunity to celebrate Haitian culture and gather together during a difficult time is brought to Malden by Jean Appolon Expressions (JAE), an acclaimed contemporary dance company with a vision to use Haitian-folkloric dance to cultivate hope and healing towards a more expressive and socially just world. The cost is free – with all donations going to support earthquake relief efforts in the southwest of Haiti through JAE partner organization ACEGA (Association Pour La Culture et L’Éducation Dans La Grand’anse). The schedule for the occasion is as follows: overwhelming bipartisan majority of state senators to pass the “Healthy Youth Act.” This bill will ensure that Massachusetts schools electing to provide their students with sex education use age-appropriate and medically accurate curriculum that covers a comprehensive range of topics. The legislation also calls for sex education to be inclusive and appropriate for students regardless of gender, race, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity. “Providing comprehensive, • 1:30-3:00 p.m.: Haitian Folkloric community dance class with live drumming. • 3-3:30 p.m.: live drumming and local artisan shopping. • 3:30-4:15 p.m.: Ouvèti dance performance. (Note: Some may wish to only attend the performance or class.) Registration is recommended (to donate) though not required. For more information or to register or donate, please visit urbanmediaarts.org. age-appropriate and medically accurate information to our youth is the best way to prepare them to make safe and healthy choices,” said Lewis. “I’m pleased that the Senate was able to advance this legislation that will strengthen education and reduce rates of teen pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted infections, while keeping parents informed as to students’ curricula.” Lewis is a longtime champion of this legislation, and as the Senate Chair of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education, he was a leader in the Senate advocating its passage this session. (The Senate had also passed similar versions of the Healthy Youth Act in prior legislative sessions.) Currently, when Massachusetts public schools provide their students with health education that covers sexual activity, there is no way to ensure that students are being taught research-informed and comprehensive curricula. Schools are still able to utilize ineffective MURDER | FROM PAGE 4 bullet was consistent with having been fired by an individual standing in the area of the doorway to the apartment, where the victim had resided with her In 2018, State Senator Jason Lewis (right) joined his wife, Susan, and daughter, Jessie (left), with other youth advocates at a State House rally in support of the Healthy Youth Act. (Courtesy Photo) and incomplete abstinence-only or abstinence-centered programming, as well as curricula that excludes important information for LGBTQ+ youths and critical lessons on consent. The Healthy Youth Act changes this by requiring school districts that offer sex education to follow certain guidelines to ensure students are provided with age-appropriate, medically accurate and comprehensive information, including, including the following: the benefits of delaying sex, effective contraceptive use, prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), healthy relationship and communication skills, consent and gender identity and sexual orientation. Under the bill, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) would be required to review and update the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework to be consistent with the provisions outlined in this legislation. The most recent Massachusetts Health Curriculum Framework is dated October 10, 1999. To ensure that the foster family and where Daniels had been staying that evening. As investigators continued to search for new information, they began re-interviewing witnesses and were also able to locate a witness who had been out of the United States for an extended period. That witness, who lived in the second-floor apartment at the time of Patricia’s murder, revealed that on the night of the murder the witness had been awakened by a loud noise and immediately looked to the fire escape. Reportedly, the witness was able to provide a physical description of the party that was consistent with the appearance of Rodney Daniels and described the party immediately retreating into the apartment and closing the door behind him. As a result of the new information, investigators applied for and obtained a warrant from the Malden Disframework is periodically updated, DESE would also be required to review the framework at least every 10 years. This legislation does not require schools to offer sex education and also protects parents’ right to remove their children from all or part of sex education if they choose to do so – an action protected by state law. In addition, it provides districts that teach sex education curriculum with updated guidance on how to notify parents about these programs. A 2018 poll conducted by EMC Research showed overwhelming bipartisan support for sex education in Massachusetts, with 92 percent of likely voters agreeing that students should receive sex education in high school and 89 percent of likely voters agreeing that sex education should include comprehensive information, such as how to build healthy relationships and understand consent. On September 27, the Massachusetts House of Representatives referred the Healthy Youth Act to its Committee on Ways and Means for consideration. trict Court for Daniel’s arrest on a charge of murder. On September 27, 2021, Daniels was arrested at his home without incident by Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Malden Police Detectives and the City of South Fulton Police in Georgia with the assistance of their Metro South Swat Team. He was arraigned in Georgia as a fugitive from justice and is being transported back to Massachusetts to be arraigned tomorrow. The Victim Witness Advocate assigned to the case is Kristen Chamberlain. The prosecutor assigned to this case is the Chief of the Cold Case Unit, David Solet. Recognizing the enormous hole that the loss of a loved one leaves in the life of a family, District Attorney MariMURDER | SEE PAGE 14
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