MUSINGS | FROM PAGE 6 cause of these rats. Yesterday I saw one in my yard the size of a cat. Something has to be done, or I really have no problem putting poison everywhere. I will not even have people over for a BBQ afraid a big rat is joining the party. This City should be ashamed of itself. Now, I think it is too late. Just wondering if I could get reimbursed for the rat poison.” Heaven help you, Mr. Alkins. • You won’t have Superintendent of Cemeteries Jimmy Cahill to “kick around anymore”! Stinger retired recently after many years of dedicated service to the city he loves so much. Contrary to written accounts, Jimmy did not “resign,” he “retired.” Insert smiley face. More on the third favorite man in the “Fabulous Judy’s” life at a later date. As Peter Falk’s iconic TV character “Columbo” would say, “Just one more thing, sir” – former Ward 6 Councillor, longtime Maldonian and social media sensation Neil Kinnon was on the road again. Take it away, Neil: “Drove from Malden to Fargo N.D. over the weekend with (son) Ryan (U hauled it). His job has been there since graduating college, yet he up until now has lived home and worked remote due to Covid. No longer, he now will work from the office or the road living in Fargo. “Never been to Wisconsin, THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 7, 2022 Wonderful, Neil! Enjoy your Minnesota or North Dakota and was surprised at how beautiful Wisconsin and MN were as we drove through. We live in an enormous and great diverse country. “Stopped in Saint Paul, MN and visited the Cathedral of Saint Paul, the third largest I’m told in U.S. behind the National Cathedral in D.C. and Saint Patrick’s in N.Y.C. It was stunning inside. The Capitol down the Street also quite nice. “Finally arrived in Fargo Sunday night. The area is booming. Thirteen percent population increase in last decade. New housing going up everywhere. New schools and even new Catholic Churches and schools built. The downtown is a throwback in time and seems to be thriving. “Learned Fargo was home to Roger Maris, still the true single season home run record holder and also the place Bob Dylan bussed tables and hung out from 1959 until around the time he made it big. Was surprised by Fargo not what I expected and quite nice. Looking forward to another trip back. Good luck to Ryan on his new adventure. Lisa and I are now empty nesters, first time in thirty years. Sure went by fast.” newfound freedom. All the best in the future. Postscript 1: Happy belated (89th) birthday to longtime Maldonian Harry Lockhart. Harry’s daughter Karyn and I were schoolmates, graduating M.H.S. together in 1975. Karyn’s mom, Betty, passed away a year ago; the family is still reeling. Muriel Elizabeth LeCain Lockhart was born in Medford on November 8, 1933, but lived in Malden all her life, graduating from Malden High in 1951 with her husband, Harry. Engaged in 1953, they tied the knot on July 29, 1956. They had three children: Karyn, her brother Kenny from the class of ’77, and their sister Elaine (class of ’87). Harry and Betty were both lifelong Maldonians, living on Hawthorne Street until Betty passed on September 30, 2021. Harry, my sincerest condolences on the loss of your beloved wife. Thank you for reading this column. Stay well, my friend. P.S. Karyn, let’s start planning the 90th right now! Postscript 2: My mother, Dorothy Drago Levine, left us in 2015. But never actually left us. That hole which appeared in our lives shortly after? You could fly Air Force One through it. Fortunately, she is the fabric of our existence, so she is really never too far away. With that said, “my Malden, let us wrap your home in energy savings all year round. Page 11 mom made the best...” • School lunch sandwiches • Chicken cutlets • Braciola • Christmas mornings • Apple pie • Birthdays • Potato balls • Chicken soup SOLDIER| FROM PAGE 6 honors in Malden, Graham said. Here is an excerpt from a report compiled on Cpl. Puopolo’s accident from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA): “In late 1950, Puopolo was a member of C Battery, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery, 8th U.S. Army. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, after his unit attempted to withdraw from Kunu-ri, North Korea, on Nov. 30, following the Battle of Ch’ongch’on. “In 1953, four POWs who returned during Operation Big Switch reported Puopolo had been a prisoner of war and died in February 1951 at Prisoner of War Camp #5.” In the late summer and fall of 1954, during Operation Glory, North Korea returned remains reportedly recovered from Pyoktong, also known as Prisoner of • Meatballs & spaghetti • Memories Postscript 3: Speaking of my mom’s chicken soup…that is what we dined on during the “Northeast Blackout of 1965” – by candlelight with Joe’s schoolmate Vinnie Disano staying for dinner. War Camp #5, to the United Nations Command. None were associated with Puopolo. One set of remains disinterred from Camp #5 returned during Operation Glory was designated Unknown X-14430 and buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In July 2018, the DPAA proposed a plan to disinter 652 Korean War Unknowns from the Punchbowl. In December 2019, the DPAA disinterred Unknown X-14430 as part of Phase Two of the Korean War Disinterment Plan and sent the remains to the DPAA laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for analysis. To identify Puopolo’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. 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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