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UPCOMING CITYWIDE EVENTS:
- The School Committee will be meeting on Monday, February 22nd and Monday, March 8th beginning at 6 pm in the City Hall, Council Chamber, 3rd Floor. The meetings will also be televised live on local access.
- Housing Families and Bread of Life will be teaming up for the second straight year to host "A Night of Caring" on Thursday, February 25th from 6-9 pm at the Irish-American Hall, 170 West Street. Tickets are $25. For more information, please contact the Bread of Life at 781-397-0404 or Housing Families at 781-322-9119.
- The Ferryway School Council will meet on Thursday, February 25th beginning at 7 pm in the school library.
- The Paul Sieswerda "Photography Exhibit" will take place on Friday, February 26th at 6:30 pm at the Senior Center, 7 Washington Street.
- Asian Spectrum's Annual Chinese New Year Celebration - Year of the Tiger will take place at the Beebe School, 403 Pleasant Street beginning at 10:30 am on Saturday, February 27th.
- MATV will be sponsoring a Haiti Benefit Event on Saturday, February 27th from 6-9 pm at the Senior Center, 7 Washington Street. There will be speakers, photos, stories, and more. Tickets are $10. For more information, please contact MATV at 781-321-6400.
- The Malden Arts Salon will meet at 7 pm on Thursday, March 4th at the First Parish in Malden, 2 Elm Street.
- Malden Historical Society's 24th Antique Show at St. Paul's Church, 26 Washington Street will take place on Saturday, March 6th from 10-3 pm.
- Bike-to-the Sea will be hosting its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 9th at Spuds Restaurant and Pub, 22 Lincoln Avenue, Saugus from 6:30-8:30 pm.
- Malden Democratic City Committee's St. Patrick's Day Breakfast will take place on Saturday, March 13th from 9-11 am at the Irish-American Hall, 170 West Street. For more information, contact Joe Lawless at 781-324-0405.
- Malden Rotary in conjunction with the Dockside Restaurant will be hosting the 7th Annual St. Patrick's Day Road Race on Sunday, March 14th beginning at 11 am near Ferry, Salem, and Main Streets. For more information, please visit http://www.maldenrotary.org/.
CITY COUNCIL NEWS:
The City Council's Charter Reform Committee will be reconvening to start up the process of making changes to the city charter. The meeting will take place Tuesday, Feburary 23rd at 5:30 pm in the Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, City Hall and can be viewed live on local access...The Public Safety Committee will be meeting with the Fire Department for an overview of incidents/activities for 2008-2009 on Tuesday, Feburary 23rd at 6:00 pm in the Council Chamber...The Ordinance Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 23rd at 6:30 pm in the Council Chamber on how the newly implemented rental unit inspection ordinance is proceeding and proposed changes to the administrative procedures of the Sign Design Review Committee...Finally, the full City Council will meet on the Residency Employment Construction Ordinance as it pertains to the Malden High School renovation project. The meeting will take place Tuesday, Feburary 23rd at 7:00 pm in the Council Chamber...The Public Works Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 2nd at 5:30 pm to follow up on some of the goals outlined at the January meeting of the committee, including how to improve our street sweeping program and options to expand the raised crosswalk concept at 630 Salem Street to other senior buildings.
Don't forget that census forms that will be used for Census 2010 will be mailed out in March and are due back by April 1. If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 781-397-7116 or cityclerk@cityofmalden.org. Your response is important as it will help determine future funding for Malden and the entire state going forward...Congratulations to Carmella "Mel" Gregorie for being recognized for her many years of dedication and service to Triangle, Inc. and the Zonta Club...Mass Senior Action Council (MSAC) Metro North Chapter will be hosting Ward 8 City Councillor Judi Bucci to discuss issues important to seniors on Wednesday, February 24th at 1:30 pm at the Senior Center, 7 Washington Street...Mayor Howard's "State of the City" address will take place on Thursday, March 4th...The Board of Health is asking residents to participate in a confidential survey on HIV & AIDS. The link to the survey is attached and it takes about 15 minutes to complete. For more information, please contact the Board of Health at 781-397-7049 or boh@cityofmalden.org.
The Malden community continues to rally around the residents who were displaced from the Mystic Side Apartments on Pleasant Street as a result of a terrible fire on Saturday, January 9th and is participating with the cities of Medford and Everett in aiding the people of Haiti from the devastating earthquake disaster. For residents still wishing to donate to one or both of these events, please visit the city's website, www.cityofmalden.org. Thank you!...The Ferryway School is reaching out to Haitian parents by offering assistance on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 pm beginning Feb. 23th and continuing through the end of March. For more information, contact Pat Fish at 781-388-0663 or pfish@malden.mec.edu.
To send a tip to Malden Police, citizens can send a text message to Tip411 (847411) or an e-mail by clicking on the "submit a tip" icon on maldenpd.com. If using texting, the word "Malden" must be added before the tip. Tip411 as a way for the community to send anonymous tips through text messages and e-mail...Congratulations to Anne D'Urso-Rose who was appointed as the newest Malden Public Library trustee. She replaces longtime trustee Rita Hashem who will be missed...The Bread of Life is seeking donations to be used for Easter gift bags for homeless and low-income children. For more information, please call Bread of Life at 781-397-0404 or go to www.thebreadoflifeonline.org...Remember: Cell phone numbers go public this month meaning that telemarketing companies can start making sales calls to your cell phone. You will also be charged for these calls. To take action, call 888-382-1222 from your cell phone. It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It blocks your cell number for five years. For more information, please visit https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx.
WARD 1 NEWS:
Save the Dates: Mother's Day Breakfast, Sunday, May 9th; Flag Day Ceremony, Monday, June 14th; Movie Night, Saturday, July 3rd; July 4th Celebration, Sunday, July 4th; Summer Concert, Saturday, August 14th; and Pumpkin Patch, Saturday, October 16th. Times and locations will be announced in the coming months.
Condolences to Gail Wise on the passing of her brother Charles Wilson...The Bell Rock Safety Plan continues to be in effect. We will have our follow up meeting on the changes in the Bell Rock, Medford, and Green Street area on Wednesday, February 24th at 6:30 pm at the Ferrway School Library, 150 Cross Street (enter Walnut Street side)...The petition to place two townhouses at 126 Cross Street was passed with conditions on Thursday, February 18th by the Board of Appeal. I spoke in favor of the proposal...Congratulations to the Ferryway School on a great International Food Festival. The place was packed and the food was delicious!
Please e-mail me any potholes that need to be filled in as soon as possible with a description such as the street address and location, i.e. manhole cover, near curb...The Mayor's Housing Task Force inspects problem residential and commercial properties throughout the community in an effort to eliminate blight in the neighborhoods. Ward 1 locations that are on the Mayor's Housing Task Force list as of February 16th include 168 Belmont Street, 141 Cross Street, 163 Ferry Street, 161-163 Madison Street, 91-95 Medford Street, 33 Pratt Street, 49 Walnut Street, and 141 Walnut Street...Please continue to report any street light outages, graffiti issues, and/or abandoned shopping carts to me as soon as possible..
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