Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 30, 2026 WINTER | FROM PAGE 1 Saturday morning, rising only to seven or eight degrees by the time the snow started in earnest on Sunday morning. A snow emergency was declared Sunday morning in Malden and every other surrounding community and snow emergency parking bans were instituted for the first time in two years. Following an initial snowfall of about 18 inches from Sunday into Monday morning, all Malden Public Schools were closed due to treacherous travel conditions. The snow stopped around 3:00 p.m. Monday, but resumed after a several hour reprieve, with a “Part 2” of the storm bringing over five more inches by close to midnight. Malden DPW trucks and sanders and dozens more Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Malden DPW trucks and personnel worked around the clock to fight the storm. (Advocate Photo) Taking a late night stroll near the Jackson Street, this Siberian husky and his “dad” had a great time on Sunday in the storm. (Advocate Photo) trucks hired by the city as independent contractors worked around the clock beginning early Sunday morning and up past midnight Monday to keep the roads passable. Still, city officials urged Malden residents to stay off the roads and to keep their vehicles off the local streets to allow free passage to the many snowplow vehicles out on roads, to allow them to do their jobs. This week’s storm was nearly identical to the #7 biggest snowfall, which just happened to be our last major snowstorm, the “Blizzard of 2022,” just under three years ago, which took place over January 28-29, 2022. Should have moved it! Because now it’s going to be tough getting out from being buried. (Advocate Photo) The January 2022 North American blizzard caused widespread and disrupting impacts to the Atlantic coast of North America from northern Delaware to Nova Scotia with as much as 30 inches of snowfall, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding. This week’s storm was “The Last Roundup” for longtime Malden Department of Works (DPW) Director Bob Knox, who has led the charge in many a snowstorm over the years, since taking over the reins as DPW Chief in 2012. It was announced in December Knox would be leaving his post on February 1 to assume a similar, but expanded position next door in the city of Everett. In addition to Malden Public Schools, the two parochial schools in the city — Malden Catholic High School and Cheverus Catholic — and Mystic Valley Regional Charter School and high school being closed Monday, many local businesses also closed for Monday due to tough travel conditions. Malden Public Schools cited pedestrian safety, primarily, due to un-shoveled, blocked sidewalks. All of the schools remained closed on Tuesday for the same reasons, except Mystic Valley, which held regular classes for all students.
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