Maldden alld a Vol. 32, No. 51 den AADD -FREET he Malden City Council at a recent meeting voted unanimously to approve a recommendation from City Assessor Nate Cramer setting the property tax factor for residential and commercial industrial property for the upcoming year. The City Council also voted unanimously to retain the 30% percent owner-occupied residential tax exemption, which this year is estimated to save the average single-family homeowner approximately $2,611 annually. Malden remains one of only 17 communities out of 351 statewide that provides the 30% residential/ owner-occupied tax exemption for its residents While the actual tax rate numbers are going down for 2024 from those previously set in 2023 – $11.70 per $1,000 of assessed value for residential property and $18.21 for comMalden City Council approves new residential and commercial property tax rates Exact tax factor goes down this year, but higher assessed values of properties overall will mean higher tax bills in 2024 By Steve Freker Have a Very Merry Christmas! CTE CAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 By Steve Freker I t was not being named captain before his senior year. Nate Cramer Malden City Assessor mercial/industrial property (CIP) – homeowners and business owners will still be paying more in property taxes moving forward next year. The new rates represent a decrease in last year’s tax factor, which was set at $12.19 per $1,000/assessed value for Malden residential RATES | SEE PAGE 9 Family, friends say goodbye to Malden teen who lost his life in crash Robert ‘Bobby’ J. Giardino, 18, mourned by fellow students at Northeast Metro Tech By Steve Freker B obby Giardino was a “truck guy” who loved working on his vehicle and also was on his way to becoming a skilled plumber thanks to his training at Northeast Metro Tech in Wakefi eld. Tragedy struck on December 6 when he was involved in a fatal crash while driving in the woods in Middleton. The 18-year-old Malden resident was off -roading with three of his friends when his pickup overturned. Bobby later died from his injuries at a nearby hospital, accordCRASH | SEE PAGE 10 Robert ‘Bobby’ J. Giardino ing to police. The three other teens who were passengers in the vehicle Not making some key tackle or a “lineman’s dream” interception. It wasn’t even starting both ways as a junior in Malden High’s fi rst game ever played at Fenway Park just over a year ago. None of those. Here is Jerrell Calixte’s most memorable experience as a four-year Varsity Football Player for Malden High School: “I had played Pop Warner in my former city, in Somerville, and I liked it until they said I could not be a running back. I was always bigger than the other kids on my team, but I loved to play running back, getting away from tackles and scoring touchdowns. “I stopped playing when they tried to switch me to a lineman because of my size,” the Malden High senior football co-captain recalled. CAPTAIN | SEE PAGE 10 Jerell Calixte and his family, pictured from left to right: brother, Travis, girlfriend, Elizabeth, Jerell, Proud Mom, Sharon and sister, Tara. Senator Lewis Helps Launch “Be Kind!” Public Awareness Campaign E Friday, December 22, 2023 Malden High football captain Jerrell Calixte honored by Malden Fire Dept. Tornado senior lineman receives fi rst-ever ‘True Grit’ Award from Chief Froio and Malden Fire Dept. Senator Lewis joined the Massachusetts (DCR), Friends of the Middlesex Fells, and other local organizations and residents to celebrate the launch of Be Kind (Photos are curtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.) Special to Th e Advocate S TONEHAM—State Senator Jason Lewis recently joined the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), Friends of the Middlesex Fells, and other local organizations and residents to celebrate the launch of Be Kind!, a new public awareness campaign encouraging visitors to the state park system to act with kindCAMPAIGN | SEE PAGE 14
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