Vol. 28, No. 45
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Friday, November 8, 2019
Christenson’s victory closes out a tough race By Barbara Taormina n Tuesday night, Mayor Gary Christenson celebrated a big win in his bid for a third term with campaign staff, volunteers and supporters at a post-election party at Anthony’s. On Wednesday, he posted a message on his campaign Facebook page that let Malden know
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he was already back at his desk working, which was impressive given the fact that it was a long, hard and contentious race. Christenson carried 15 of the city’s 16 precincts, winning 58 percent of Malden’s votes. Challenger John Matheson, City Councillor for Ward 3, ended
ELECTION | SEE PAGE 4
Incumbents prevail in School Committee races By Barbara Taormina he hard-fought race for seats on the School Committee, which generated some heated moments, ended quiet-
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ly, with no major upsets. Three incumbents who faced challengers in contested races won new terms. And three incvom-
SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 15
Mayor Gary Christensen with Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian and supporters outside the Beebe School. See page 4 for photo highlights. (Advocate Photo by Christopher Roberson)