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City Council races gain ground By Barbara Taormina ome hot contests seem to be shaping up in the upcoming races for seats on the Mal-
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Pasqualino (Pat) Piccione flips some burgers at the Ward 5 Fourth of July festivities. The 88-year-old has been cooking for the city’s annual Independence Day festivities for many years. See more Fourth of July photos inside on pages 11-13. (Photo by J. Lo Photography)
Community hopes to reclaim Oak Grove landmark
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or Councillor-at-Large David Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arcangelo, the challenge of reopening the Oak Grove Community Building comes down to basics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a will, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way,â&#x20AC;? said Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arcangelo, who acknowledged it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be easy. Malden, which is in the middle of a huge downtown revitalization, has built a new police station, helped create Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge Park on the Malden River and spent millions on repairing and rebuilding roads over the past several years. But
OAK GROVE | SEE PAGE 14
An uneven set of front steps is one of several problems the city needs to repair at the Oak Grove Community Building.