Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, November 13, 2020 It is said in Malden By Steve Freker T hat a number of people who attended the virtual meeting of the Malden School Committee Monday night remarked at how well city Information Technology Director Anthony Rodrigues delivered a presentation on the status of the school-based technology, in easier than expected “laymen’s terms” that everyone could understand. **** That all of the Malden City Council members wished all who served or still serve a Happy Veterans Day, which was on Wednesday, November 11. **** That this has to be fi rst time in perhaps close to 80 or more years that a Veterans Day Parade was not held in Malden – cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. **** That those waiting for “the other shoe to drop” should probably stop waiting, as an offi cial announcement that the immensely popular Malden Parade of Holiday Traditions, customarily held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, will not be held this year as well, due to the pandemic. This will be the fi rst cancellation in the storied history of the parade, now going on 20-year-plus. **** That Malden Fire Chief Bill Sullivan and several of his apparatus and personnel were on hand for the moving ceremony honoring the late Malden Offi cer Isaiah McClain, who was killed in the line of duty on November 12, 1934, and was honored with a plaque which was unveiled yesterday across from Prospect Street on the Fellsway, on the grounds of the Fellsmere Pond park. **** That for those who were unaware, Malden Ward 7 Councillor Neal Anderson is a proud U.S. Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War and he served on the U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt aircraft carrier. He remarked at Tuesday’s City Council meeting on the value either military service or community service has for youths aged 18-25 and how he wished more would embrace the opportunity. **** That longtime Police Commissioner Salvatore “Butch” Gennetti was in attendance front-and-center for the McClain dedication ceremony Thursday and afterward remarked how much he liked reading this column each week! Enough said, “Butch”... what an endorsement! **** That Malden Police Capt. Glenn Cronin drew high marks for his stirring rendition of “Taps” on the trumpet at yesterday’s ceremony. $10K reward offered for information leading to arrest in 2019 Cambridge homicide M iddlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police Commissioner Branville Bard, Jr. recently announced that the family of Paul Wilson is off ering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for his death, which occurred in Danehy Park in Cambridge on January 2, 2019. Anyone with information about this case can contact Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office at 781897-6600, Cambridge Police at 617-349-3121 or through a third party. Anyone with information about the case should contact law enforcement. Investigators will direct questions about the reward to the appropriate person. At approximately 6:48 p.m., on January 2, 2019, Cambridge Police responded to Danehy Park following a report of what appeared to be a body lying on the paved pathway under a lit streetlight. Wilson was approximately 6'6" tall and was found in a location visible from ARREST | SEE PAGE 14 Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Mayor swings by Forestdale Park for pie pickup event W hile Forestdale Park Senior Living would usually be hosting several seasonal events at their building, the Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support Community found a unique way to safely provide dessert to local care partners. On a rainy afternoon, nearly 20 cars pulled past Forestdale Park to pick up a pie of their choice, and a bottle of wine to pair. Mayor Gary Christenson, who was involved in the fi veyear development of Forestdale Park, stopped by as well. “At Forestdale, we are lucky to have so many strong relationships with our neighboring partners,” said Forestdale Park Executive Director Terri Guenard. “Most of these individuals are in a profession of providing or coordinating care for others and have been on the front lines during this pandemic, so we wanted to recognize that by giving away some dessert for free!” Forestdale Park is a Volunteers of America Massachusetts nonprofi t senior community located in Malden, off ering service-enriched assisted living options as Shown from left to right are Forestdale Park Director of Community Relations Sarah Starkweather, Mayor Gary Christenson and Mayor’s Offi ce Administrative Offi cer Kathleen Manning Hall. (Courtesy Photo) well as a secure Compass Memory Support Neighborhood designed for those experiencing memory loss. 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