Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, November 11, 2022 For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 orInfo@advocatenews.net 10% Off Senior Discount! SNOW BLOWER SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS Pickup/Delivery Available 1039 BROADWAY, REVERE WWW.BIKERSOUTFITTER.COM Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Sen. Lewis thanks voters and supporters after election victory S tate Senator Jason Lewis, representing the Fifth Middlesex District in the State Senate, thanked voters and supporters as voters reelected him to the Massachusetts Senate in the November 8, 2022, General Election. “I’m excited and grateful to have the opportunity to continue to serve the residents of our district in the State Senate, and look forward to continuing to deHERRING | FROM PAGE 3 only at age 3 or 4, when they are sexually mature. When the fi rst cohort of fi sh born in the newly expanded freshwater habitat reached reproductive age and returned for the fi rst time to Mystic Lakes in 2015, volunteer counts showed that the population of fi sh loyal to the Mystic River had doubled (Figure 1). And numbers continued to climb over the next few years to an estimate of as many as 780,000 fi sh in 2019. This is a huge success story: the single simple fish ladder at Mystic Lakes doubled — and even tripled — a significant wildlife population. For a sense of scale: 500,000 of these foot-long fi sh end-to-end would stretch 100 miles! NEXT STOP: HORN POND Volunteer fi sh counters also 73 4.25 4.55 5.78 By Container Only 5.54 DEF SALE! $13.99/ 2.5 gals monitored fish entering the next big lake upstream in the Mystic River watershed: Horn Pond in Woburn. Currently the Scalley Dam at Horn Pond mainJason Lewis Senator ly blocks fi sh passage into the lake, although a small percentage of fi sh who arrive make it up a small cascading stream that goes around the dam when water levels are high enough. The estimated number of fi sh able to enter Horn Pond this year, based on volunteer counts, was approximately 20,000. Many more fish were seen at the base of the dam, most of which presumably turned back downstream. The good news is that money from two federal environmental damages settlements — including from famous Superfund cases in Woburn — will bring millions of dollars of investment in building a fi sh ladder at Horn Pond. The City of Woburn is also investing in this project, expected to be completed in the next few years. Fisheries scientists believe this will expand the population of river herring in the Mystic system even further. Horn Pond will also likely be a place where the general public will be able to view this migraliver results for our communities and Commonwealth,” said Senator Lewis. “I want to thank everyone who took the time to vote in this important election, and express my deep gratitude to our campaign team, volunteers and supporters for all your hard work.” Senator Lewis earned 63% of the vote in the election; his opponent Ed Dombroski earned 37%. tion directly. "Woburn has proposed expansive improvements to the park area to integrate the ladder and viewing opportunities for the public,” says DMF’s Ben Gahagan. “I think all parties see public engagement as integral to long term success." GET INVOLVED Will the Mystic herring run reach a million fi sh? Will the Mystic continue to lead the state in herring populations? Stay tuned for more data from a remarkable urban wildlife migration. In the meantime, keep an eye out for volunteer opportunities to participate in our in-person and video counting programs. Registration to be a herring monitor for the 2023 season will open in February/March. And fi nally, this can never be said enough: all the data we have about the river herring population on the Mystic River we have because of volunteer community scientists. This is public knowledge generated by residents of the watershed. Thank you, all. Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? Call Paul at (617) 387-5457 for details. Simply put, thank you. We wanted to say Thank You to those that served our country. We are honored by your service and grateful for your patriotism. We’ll be closed Friday, November 11th in observance of the holiday. As always, you can access your accounts using our ATMs and Online & Mobile Banking. Thank you!
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