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Tornado swimmer’s college search spans coast to coast By Tony Capobianco alden senior Pete Jinapin capped off his high school swimming career with a silver medal in the 100 meter breaststroke race in the state to championships, a moment he considers to be his crowning achievement. "It was a fast and successful meet for me and I won a silver medal in one of my events,� Jinapin said. “Surprising because I went faster in both my junior and sophomore years in the same event and placed 6th. I think I just got lucky this year and got 2nd." Now he is in the midst of a college recruiting process that literally spans coast to coast. "I have talked to the coaches at Boston University, Boston College, Johns Hopkins, UMass Amherst, and Clare-

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mont McKenna,� Jinapin said, “and if I get in the school, I would have a spot on their teams." Jinapin said he has no preference as to which school to join, given that there are plenty of positives with each of the potential landing spots. Claremont McKenna is based in Southern California and would offer Jinapin a chance to take a much needed reprieve from the harsh New England winters. Both BU and BC are the two local options for Jinapin. He recently received a full ride academic scholarship to BU and with a strong chance to join a program with a state of the art pool, the Terriers look like an early favorite. With a well-respected institution locked in, all is left is which school will get Pete as a swimmer. There’s a rea-

Pete Jinapin recently finished his high school swimming career with a silver medal in the 100 meter breaststroke race in the state championships.

son why the recruiting process is happening later than usual for Jinapin. He said he preferred not to commit to a school and program early because he wanted to know all

the possible options were on the table before the final decision was made. With reputable academics as a given, Jinapin is simply looking for the right fit.

"It's something that I've been doing for all these years," Jinapin said, "and I don’t want to start now." Jinapin said he plans to make his decision in April.

Renovated monument will honor City Council proposes all of Malden’s World War I vets updates for city zoning By Barbara Taormina lthough Malden is focused on building for the future, the city is also strengthening its ties to the past with a plan to refurbish the World War I Monument at the entrance to Devir Park. The city has teamed up with Malden veterans’ organizations, including the Jewish War Veterans and the Irish American Club, to raise $50,000 needed to restore and expand the monument. Dedicated back on July 4, 1920, the monument was

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erected to honor roughly 550 World War I veterans from the Edgeworth neighborhood. Thanks in part to City Councillors Paul Condon and Peg Crowe and Veterans’ Services Officer Kevin Jarvis, the city recently learned that about 1,500 local World War I vets, including 45 Malden women who served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, are not recognized and memorialized anywhere in the city. Renovation plans call for the addition of two bronze plaques that will include the names of all Malden residents who served in the war. Like other Massachusetts cities and towns with bluecollar roots, Malden has a

strong tradition of military service that continues today. According to Jarvis, in 1918 Malden lost approximately 80 residents serving in the war. Their sacrifice and the service of all the city’s World War I veterans are a key part of Malden’s history and its identity as a community. Malden vets, residents and local businesses interested in helping with the monument can donate $25 in the memory of a specific individual who served in the war. The city can also provide the name of a veteran for interested donors. A list of Malden’s World War I veterans is available on

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By Barbara Taormina ity councillors are planning to push for zoning changes that could encourage economic growth and make streetscapes greener. Members of the Ordinance Committee met this week to review a proposal to ease regulations on the uses allowed in Malden’s business and industrial zones in the hope of drawing more commercial activity to the city. They also discussed new regulations that would require landscaping and bicycle racks for offsite parking lots. Both proposals are on the agenda for the next Planning Board and Ordinance Committee joint public hearing scheduled for April 11. “We’re looking at changing a significant number of

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uses,� said Ordinance Committee Chairman/Ward 4 Councillor Ryan O’Malley, who also serves on Mayor Gary Christenson’s Zoning Task Force, which has been reviewing all the city’s zoning regulations. For example, research and development companies are now currently not allowed in the city’s business highway and industrial 1 zones. Committee members favor changing that restriction and allowing such companies to operate in business highway zones with a special permit and in industrial zones by right. Businesses involved in light manufacturing, which typically involves assembling

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