Your Local News, Sports and Information Online. Scan & Subscribe! Vol. 35, No. 4 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday WINTER SAYS ‘HELLO’: Biggest storm in five years dumps over 23 inches of snow, closes Malden schools for two days Two-day Nor’easter makes ‘Top 10’ all-time, now ranked #8 in greater Boston area history By Steve Freker S ome folks loved it, most others hated it, but regardless, this one was memorable. The two-day storm that whacked us hard Sunday and Monday was also historical. The 23.2 inch snowfall recorded between 10:30 a.m. Sunday and around 11:45 p.m. Monday night settles in as the eighth highest single-storm finish in greater Boston history. The biggest snowstorm in just under three years came along with arctic temperatures, which began with single digits down to two degrees Fahrenheit on WINTER | SEE PAGE 2 Malden Square covered with snow at the height of the storm late Sunday afternoon. (Advocate Photo) 617-387-2200 Friday, January 30, 2026 This week’s storm — 23.2 inches — was #8 on the all-time biggest Top 10 in the greater Boston; #1 came in Feb. 2003 By Steve Freker T his week’s storm has become one of the biggest snowstorms in greater Boston recorded history, with a total of 23.2 inches, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). This comes after the bulk of the storm dumped large amounts of snow on Sunday, with additional snowfall throughout Monday helping push this storm to become the eighth largest storm in greater Boston. The NWS reported that snowfall totals in Boston reached 20.2 inches at 7 p.m. on Monday, placing it as the 10th largest storm at that moment. However, by the end of the day, the snow had stopped falling, and the city had received an additional three inches, which moved the storm up to the #8 spot. The total comes in just behind our last major storm, the twoday “Blizzard of 2022,” which dumped 23.6 inches on the city over the span of two days, January 28-29. As of January 2026, Boston’s top-10 snowstorms are led by the 2003 Presidents’ Day Storm (27.6 inches) and the 1978 Blizzard (27.1 inches). Recent major storms include the January 2022 blizzard (23.6 inches) and the Jan. 25-26, 2026, storm (23.2 inches), which rank highly in the city’s record-setting history. STORM | SEE PAGE 7 Malden City Councillors cite national unrest in calling for local response and creating policy to address potential issues Malden Police Chief speaks strongly against proposal to oppose federal government agencies, policies By Steve Freker I n a night where the debate included emotionally-charged words and jarring images, some members of the Malden City Council led an attempt to fashion a local response to the national unrest caused by recent tragic events in Minnesota. After a number of entreaties regarding a proposed Council order, the Councillors voted unanimously, 10-0, to refer the paper to further review by the Council’s Public Safety Committee. Voting in favor of referring the paper to the Council subcommittee were Councillors Peg Crowe (Ward 1), Paul Condon (Ward 2), Ryan O’Malley (Ward 4), Ari Taylor (Ward 5), Stephen Winslow (Ward 6), Chris Simonelli (Ward 7), Karen Colón Hayes (at Large), Michelle Luong (at Large), Carey McDonald (at Large) and Council President Amanda Linehan (Ward 3). The focus of a Council order proposed by cosponsors Councillor McDonald and Councillor Winslow called for a definitive policy to be followed by the City of Malden regarding all city employees — including Malden Police — as it relates to federal employees and agencies. The crux of the proposed order was, “No city employees, departments, appointees, processes or representatives shall assist in fulfilling the unique and separate responsibilities of the Federal government, including immigration enforcement, or cooperate with any Federal agencies or policies ISSUES | SEE PAGE 4 Carey McDonald Councillor-at-Large Stephen Winslow Ward 6 Councillor
2 Publizr Home