Page 16 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 6, 2024 MUSINGS | FROM PAGE 6 this presidential season?! LOL). Anyways, Okie is now in fullblown panic mode, knowing that his windshield wipers don’t work. Well, technically, they do but there is no rubber left on them! Okie jumps into the Beast, pumps the pedal, turns the key, throws it into gear and off he goes. Straight across the intersection, but not out the exit but the entrance, where he must swerve the Beast around an incoming car – consequently hurtling across the road. Bam! Right into a telephone pole on the Holy Cross side of the intersection. A crack and bam so loud it nearly wakes the souls of the dearly departed. No worries though, Okie is fine. The telephone pole? Not so much. Okie’s mission to reach the Linden Projects as quickly as possible had been derailed. Funny seeing that the railroad track coming from the “Linden on the Saugus Branch” is just a stone’s throw from the Cross. If you remember, in my first excerpt I was inspired by the “true” Keeper of the Flame, Linden U.S.A., Elliot Paul, author of the same “Linden on the Saugus Branch!” I am rambling…some months later that same year, the high school football team, which I am a member of, are riding in this yellow school bus heading to a road game. If I recall correctly, we were on the way to “Tanner Country” in Peabody. As we hit Broadway, Jimmy Pelosi looks out the window and notices a pile of brand-new telephone poles sitting on the side of the road. The brains of the outfit, Frankie Tenaglia, suggests we get the driver to pull over so we can get one of those poles (later dubbed, “the great heist”) so Okie doesn’t have to pay for that pole he “inadvertently” destroyed in the recent past. I chime in and say, “Great idea, we can slide it in the back door of the bus” (yeah, that’s the ticket!). Meanwhile, at the front of the bus is the MHS Coaching Staff, including Paul “Hawk” Finn, Tommy Kelly, Rich “The Rock” Cullen, Skippy Zimmerman and Lou Racca. They are taking all this in – not so much Hawk. He and quarterback (the late) Stevie Powell have their heads buried in the day’s game play books. Coach Kelly and Cullen are smirking at each other while overhearing this harebrained scheme from the rear of the bus. Then suddenly Coach Racca erupts! “I’ve heard enough of this buffoonery! Listen up you clowns! You have a big game to play today; so help me, we lose this game…we will pull over on the way back and LET THE PROS HANDLE IT! ™ Say “NO” to Cleaning Out Your Gutters. Protect Your Home With LeafFilter. 20 10% OFF Your Entire Purchase* FREE INSPECTION! BEFORE AFTER + % OFF Seniors + Military ++ We off er fi nancing that fi ts your budget!1 Promo: 285 CALL TODAY FOR A 1-888-617-2908 + See Representative for full warranty details. *One coupon per household. 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Okie turns to his mate and says, “Hey, you see that utility company across the road (Eastern Ave.) installing that pole – remember when you asked me why I was working here instead of enjoying my summer before heading off to college (Springfield) to play ball?” Okie then points across Eastern Ave. on the Cross side and says, “That ‘Telephone Pole” is why I’m working here – to pay for that (expletive deleted) pole!” There you have it folks, a tale from a “Linden Man.” Thank you, Joe O’Keefe, for that little ditty of a long-forgotten memory (long live our glory days!). Chris “Keeper of the Linden USA Flame” Moro signing off (for now). As Spock would say, “Live long and prosper, Maldonia!” It is said in “Malden Musings”... • Giovanni Soares on the recent retirement of little sis, Barbara Scibelli: “Barbara Scibelli made a remarkable impact on every student who had the pleasure of knowing her. Even students who she might not worked with often or at all, like me. She was and is awesome, and I’m glad to have gotten to know her as a Malden High student. Our family talks about her and her brothers often, and we feel honored to have gotten to know them. Also… she looks just as fabulous now and EVER!! I wish her nothing but the best. Thank you, Ms. Scibelli, for all your hard work.” • Apropos of nothing? November 6, 2024, 8:02 in the morning; Alexa play WMEX, “Eve of Destruction” by Barry McGuire. Believe it...or not. LOL. • This holiday season, Malden is heavy with grief. The City of Malden Massachusetts INSPECTIONAL SERVICES 215 Pleasant Street, Room 330 Malden, Massachusetts 02148 (781) 397-7000 ext. 2044 ROWE’S QUARRY SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE PUBLIC PROJECT REVIEW MEETING The Rowe’s Quarry Site Plan Review Committee will hold a public project review meeting in the Herbert L. Jackson Council Chamber, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, December 16, 2024 to review the following two applications of WinnDevelopment Company LP, made on behalf of Overlook Ridge LLC, seeking Site Plan Review and Approval under Title 12, Chapter 28, Section 140 of the Code of the City of Malden, for development in the Rowe’s Quarry Reclamation & Redevelopment District, Subdistrict RQ3: 1. Permit Application # CMID-068997-2024 to construct a building for multifamily residential dwelling use, containing five stories and a total of ninety-nine (99) units, on the proposed building lot known as Lot 13B; and 2. 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In this time of sorrow, their memories are cherished, and their absence is felt deeply by all who loved them. As we gather with those we love during the holidays, let’s hold these families close in our hearts, wrapping them in the warmth of our collective thoughts and prayers. Grief touches us all differently – some will shed quiet tears; others will wrestle silently with the weight of these losses. In our own ways, we will all seek to navigate the heartbreak. Through it all, the strength of Malden shines, uniting us in compassion and resilience. Let us honor their memories by supporting one another, finding solace in togetherness and remembering that even in sorMUSINGS| SEE PAGE 17
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