Thank You
To my friends, family, and the people of Ward 3.
John Matheson Ward 3 Councillor
(Paid for by Committee to Re-Elect John Matheson)
Vol. 20, No. 45
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2017 Veterans Day Parade and Memorial Service he City of Malden Annual Veterans Day Parade will take place on Saturday, November 11, 2017 with kickoff at the corner of Elm and Pleasant Streets (across from the American Legion). The parade will step off at 9:30 AM and will proceed up Pleasant Street, continuing left onto Summer Street, turning right onto Mountain Avenue and will stop at the YMCA (formerly the Armory), 120 Mountain Avenue for a brief Veterans Day Memorial Service and Wreath Laying at the World War I and World War II Memorials. Following the ceremony, the parade will resume on Mountain Avenue, turn right onto Mt. Vernon Street, will move right onto Salem Street and concluding at the Malden Teen Enrichment Center. If you would like further information about the parade or would like to participate, please call the Malden Veterans Services Office at 781397-7139.
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Change comes to Malden in low turnout election By Barbara Taormina his week 6,629, or 22 percent, of Malden’s eligible voters cast ballots in the municipal election, and while the turnout was low, it was enough to open the door to some change in local government. Stephen Winslow was elected as the city’s new
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Chapter of the Massachusetts Senior Action Council, which promotes public participation in local government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think these people are very intelligent,â&#x20AC;? said Lynch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make a difference. They speak well; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll think things over, and I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be great.â&#x20AC;? Winslow came in third in a four-way race for the three atlarge seats on the City Council. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll join incumbents Debbie DeMaria and Craig Spadafora, who led the at-large race, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll replace Councillor David Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arcangelo, who lost his bid for a fourth term on the City Council by 120 votes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was an undercurrent of people wanting change and that worked in my favor,â&#x20AC;? said Winslow, adding that a surge of in-
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