THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 22, 2023 Page 13 Blind Chief Motorsport crew encourages students to never give up By Tara Vocino T he only blind crew chief in all of motorsport — Jay Blake — gave an uplifting message to students about never giving up last Friday morning inside the auditorium. A native of Marston Mills, Mass., he had an industrial accident in Boston, causing him to lose his sight, sense of smell and taste. With a passion for racing and support from his brother Jay, they launched the Follow a Dream Racing team, which competes in NHRA drag racing nationally. Blake speaks to schools across the country delivering his message of the five tools for success. Senior Raquel Machado greets Blake. Blake signs a flyer for senior Latoya Pierre. Kevin Nguyen by the motorsports car. Organizer/transitional program teacher David DePlacido with Blake. Malden High School LCSW Melanie Solomon, Jay Blake and junior Laila Abellard. Students got to see the race car. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) The Blue and Gold reporters Robert Stead and Aiden Luciano interviewed Blake for the Malden High School newspaper. Students listened on last Friday inside the Malden High School auditorium. Dom's Sausage Co. of Malden Featured in new Brookline Bank Business Brief Video (B oston, MA) December 14, 2023 — Brookline Bank announced today that Dom’s Sausage is featured in a new Business Brief video https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qfQhc-P1NPc . Located in Malden, Massachusetts, Dom’s is a third-generation local business run by Domenic Botticelli and his sisters Elizabeth Botticelli and Melanie Botticelli Fusco – the grandchildren of founder Angelo “Buddy” Botticelli. Today, Dom’s touts a full-service deli, butcher, catering service, and nationwide wholesale distribution. The video illustrates how Dom’s has evolved since its start as a sausage company in 1936 into the regional favorite it is today, with their original steak tips becoming must-have eats at Gillette Stadium. In the video, CEO Domenic Botticelli talks about the services they provide to the community. His pride for Dom’s steak tips is only surpassed by how he feels about what they’ve accomplished as a family. Botticelli said that Brookline Bank is “not just a neighbor, but they helped us renovate our brandnew store fronts from top to bottom to help us better serve our neighbors.” Dom’s products are sold at their shop at 10 Riverside Park, Malden, at various retail locations throughout New England, as well as online https://domsausage.com/. For more information about Dom’s, visit domsausage.com. About Brookline Bank Brookline Bank is a subsidiary of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL), and is headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts. A full-service financial institution, Brookline Bank provides individuals and businesses with deposit and lending services, residential mortgages, and home equity lending, commercial and CRE banking, cash management and foreign exchange services, and access to investment and wealth management services. Brookline Bank has convenient locations across Greater Boston and the North Shore. For more information go to brooklinebank. com. Brookline Bank is an Equal Opportunity and Equal Housing Lender. Member FDIC.
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