THE MALDEN ADVOCATE - Friday, September 22, 2017

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Friday, September 22, 2017

Malden Dems host Annual BBQ Voters narrow field for upcoming election By Barbara Taormina ith the preliminary election votes cast and counted, Malden now heads into the November election with incumbents, familiar faces, and political newcomers all competing for seats on the City Council and School Committee. In the Ward 3 council race, incumbent John Matheson won big, racking up more votes than his two challengers combined. Matheson, who is running for his fourth consecutive term will face off against Candace Julyan an educator known for her work on a variety of community projects and initiatives. Matheson’s campaign is highlighting his support for ballot questions, public forums and surveys to find consensus and drive policy decisions. Julylan, a conflict resolution consultant, finds consensus and compromise for a living. Two-term incumbent Jadeane Sica came out on top in the race for the Ward 8 seat on the council, followed by former councilor Richard Correale, Sr., who will join her on the November ballot. Both Sica and Correale are

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Congresswoman Katherine Clark is shown at the Malden Democratic City Committee’s recent annual BBQ, held at Anthony’s Spadafora Caterers on Canal St., with Ingrid Karen, Ward 3 Councillor John Matheson, and retired Malden Fire Chief Jack Colangeli. See more photos from the event inside on pages 12 & 13.

MVRCS students hit the right note on music ban By Barbara Taormina resh off a controversy over its rules on hair styles, Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (MVRCS) was back in the news again, this time for banning music from being played over loudspeakers at sporting events. A petition calling for the school to bring back the music was launched on the website change.org, and it was signed by 855 “MVRCS stakeholders� before it was delivered to MVRCS Interim Superintendent/School Director Alex Dan last week. Dan responded with an email to parents outlining the school’s concerns and the administration’s effort to find a “timely solution.� According to the petition, music selected by sports teams pumps up the players and adds to the home-court advantage. It also energizes the crowd and turns games into events where students can sing, dance and

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develop a sense of community. According to dozens of people who signed the petition, music is a mainstay of high school sporting events that motivates, inspires and unites players and spectators. “I am signing this petition because students need voice and choice in education,� wrote one supporter. “This school is repeatedly trying to exercise control over issues in situations where they should be listening to students exercise their voice and choice.� Others called the music ban an unnecessary and illogical move that stifles expression. “Music is one of the universal joys,� added a former high school basketball player. “Taking away the music will be detrimental to not only the players but the spectators as well. Who wants to sit in silence during halftime and time-outs? Music

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lifelong residents of Ward 8, and both are focused on strengthening their neighborhood and addressing the needs and concerns of their neighbors. Voters narrowed down the open race for the Ward 6 council seat to School Committee member Jerry Leone and political newcomer David Camell. Leone came in ahead of Camell by 12 votes. Leone has said his political experience and relationships with other city officials will enable him to work though established channels and make government respond to the needs and interests of the community. Camell sees the needs and interests of Malden residents as the foundation on which local government should operate. And in the Ward 3 School Committee race, first-time candidates Mekka Alicia Smith and Jennifer Spadafora will move on to the general election. Smith, a former classroom teacher with a masters degree in education policy from Harvard came in 36 votes ahead of Spadafora, a finance industry professional who knows Malden’s schools as a parent and volunteer.

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Although Ward 3 residents voted overwhelmingly against the expansion of charter schools in 2016, they still opted for Smith, who supports charter schools and is chief of staff at the KIPP Academy in Lynn. Turnout varied significantly across the city. In Ward 3, Precinct 2, which typically has one of the highest turnouts in Malden, 20 percent of registered voters cast ballots. But over in Ward 8, Precinct 2, only 65 people, or 3 percent of the neighborhood’s eligible voters, made it to Linden STEAM Academy to vote. Those numbers make it hard to draw broad conclusions about the community’s views on local issues and city government. Last winter, the Senior Action Council ran a series of Candidate Boot Camps organized to help first-time candidates run for office. Attendance at City Council meetings was on the rise, and the audience’s frustration with bickering among councilors was palpable. For a while, it felt like 2017 might be an anti-incumbent year in which a desire for change would trump experience and past service. But with the exception of former Ward 6 Councilor Neil Kinnon who resigned in June, all of the incumbents on the council are on the ballot, and four ward councilors are running unopposed.

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