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The American Association for Arab Women (AAAW) held a workshop at the Immigrant Learning Center last Saturday on the topic of Islamophobia, a pattern of prejudicial behaviors by some people in the U.S. who are afraid of the Muslim religion and go as far as to automatically associate Muslims with terrorism. It’s the irrational...
The Citizen Engagement Committee met Tuesday evening with representatives from “Campaign for Our Communities” to discuss solutions to address the state’s revenue deficit. The group wants the city council to pass a resolution stating that they want the governor and state legislature to “invest in our community, to strengthen our economy and improve the...
Assistant City Solicitor Babara Durgin attended Tuesday evening’s Ordinance Committee meeting to discuss the Resident Employment Construction Ordinance. There are several construction projects coming to the city, and the Malden City Council is determined to see that Malden residents get hired by the contractors. “I’ve been assigned to the Residence Ordinance Committee by the...
The Malden School Committee’s Budget Subcommittee met Monday evening to continue their discussion on the school budget for this academic year. “The FY13 budget was $57,690,000… all I got to work with was $56,024,980, so there is my gap,” said Malden Public School Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. At the school committee meeting on...
The I Know English mentoring program members were pleasantly surprised with a visit from Mayor Christenson and Yan Yu, Mayor's Constituent Services Representative. The Mayor enjoyed visiting the very successful collaboration which has joined Malden High School students with 5th grade students from the Salemwood School. On the day of the visit the students were engaged in a tower building challenge which required the groups to build a standing tower in an allotted amount of time. The Mayor left the meeting with a gift. He took the winning tower back to the Mayor's office signed by all the 5th grade students who built it.
Disabled American Veterans Senior-Vice Commander Bud Klasner and Commander Joe Barbas asked Mayor Gary Christenson to officially open the DAV annual Forget-Me-Not Fundraiser which will run through May 22. After World War I, the Forget-Me-Not became the symbol for commemorating soldiers who had fallen during the war and this annual fundraiser has helped to...
Recovery fundraiser to be announced An accident in the Bahamas leaves Everett resident Ken Fougere, Sr. severely injured. He was vacationing with family and friends when the accident occurred. Ken and Joyce (Ruggiero) and their son, Ken, Jr., had taken a long-planned cruise to the Bahamas. On Friday, April 20, Ken was swimming...
Malden’s Italian-American Citizens Club hosted its 2012 Bocce Season Opener Monday evening. “It’s our 75th year as a club,” said club president Dick Barricelli. “This is the inaugural game of the 2012 Bocce Season. We have a new court and all new grounds. We’re dedicating the season to one of the members who passed...
Last week, the Malden City Council passed a resolution that after June 1, irresponsible dog owners with unregistered dogs would be fined $50 by the city. However, there would be an ‘amnesty period’ ─ the last week of May ─ during which owners could get their unregistered dogs licensed without being issued a license...
Mayor Gary Christenson, Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray and State Representatives Paul Donato and Stephen “Stat” Smith visited the home of Jane and Haile Mengesha at 2 Fairmont Street to recognize their exceptional contribution to helping to “green up” Massachusetts. Over a period of one week, the Mengesha’s completed an oil-to-gas conversion, installed a new...