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Voters face four-way contest in race for Councillor-at-Large By Barbara Taormina his year’s councillor-at-large race offers Malden a chance
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to either send city government a vote of confidence or to demand some change with an election-day shake-up. Four candidates are running for the three at-large seats on the City Council. Incumbents Craig Spadafora, David D’Arcangelo and Debbie DeMaria are well known public figures with years of community service and political history under their belts. Challenger Steve Winslow is also a familiar face in Malden thanks to his four terms on the School Committee and his involvement with Bike to the Sea, an organization working on a biking and hiking trail that, when complete, will connect Everett with the Lynn coastline, via a winding route through Malden, Revere and Saugus. The incumbents have said they are running for reelection because they have more work to do for the city. Winslow agrees with the work, but he’s running because he thinks there’s a better way to do it. Common ground Like most Malden residents, the candidates in the at-large race feel the city has seen enough large-scale residential development. “Even people who are not
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Pictured above, Commander of Malden DAV Chapter 85 Marc Golub (center) accepts the check from Idle Hands Craft Ales owner Chris Tkach (third from left). Also pictured, from left to right, are Dan McDonnell from Idle Hands, Past Commander Bill Lloyd, Mayor Gary Christenson, former State DAV Commander and Chapter Commander Jim Follis and Past Commander Arthur Kahn.
By The Advocate he Black Ale Project was started by Gulf War Veteran Dave Poppas, asking breweries to join in and develop a brew where the proceeds of the beer sales would benefit a local veterans’ organization. Idle Hands Craft Ales of Malden took up the challenge and developed the “Check Fund Raise� a stout with an orange peel flavor in April/ May 2017. Sales at the Malden-based brewery did very well; $1 of a pint sold was donated to the DAV Chapter 85, plus donation pails were
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placed in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;tap room.â&#x20AC;? All in all, $1,049 went directly to the Malden Disabled Veterans Chapter 85. This money is to be used for the many different services the DAV provides to local vets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; money donated to help vets at the Chelsea
Soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Home and for expenses of the service office at the DAV in Malden. According to Service Officer Deb Olson, this is the first time in over 20 years that a Malden company has reached out to a veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organization.