THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 3, 2023 Page 11 Read The Advocate online: www.advocatenews.net RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS INCREASE: The Malden Recreation Department increased its program offerings by 41% in 2022 over the previous year. appeared in the presentation, in a simulated talk show format with “host” Nester Dudley (played by UMA Director of Operations Terlonzo Amos). “Our schools and our students are thriving,” Supt. Noriega-Murphy said, noting the “continued hard work of our amazing staff and the support of our students’ families.” • In 2022, the Mayor noted, Malden Public Schools saw a substantial rise in student population – now close to 6,500 citywide; a successful streamlining of the student registration process at the MPS Welcome Center, including a new online registration portal; a new and successful curriculum introduction into the K-8 schools; a positive upward trend in MCAS scores districtwide; and a resurgence in student participation in extracurricular activities, such as athletics and family recreational and social events within the school district framework. • Over 600 Malden High School students achieved Honor Roll status on their First Quarter Report Cards, all grades 80% (B) or better. Of those MHS students, 210 had High Honors (All 90% or better, All As). • Some 286 lead water service lines were replaced in the past two years, and in 2022 38 Malden streets were repaved • Through the work and attention to battle substance abuse disorder through Addiction Recovery Resource Specialist Paul Hammersley and the coaches and staff at the Bridge Recovery Center and other resources like Malden Cares, the Mayor reported, Malden in 2022 experienced a 30% decline in overdoses and a 50% decrease in overdose deaths from 2021. • The Malden Recreation Department, which also oversees the management of Malden’s many parks and playgrounds, reported a 41% rise in programming for the city’s residents. It now offers programs for those in Pre-K to adults and on to senior citizens • The city’s Career Connection Center continues to help 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut St. We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 TUFTS MEDICINE PLAN at MALDEN HOSPITAL: A new behavioral care hospital by Tufts Medicine and Acadia Health will be built at the former Malden Hospital site. Malden residents find employment, and the Mayor shared a story about how a CCC employee met an individual while volunteering at the Warming Center in Malden and ended up placing that person with a new job and a permanent home. • In another welcome reveal for the evening, Mayor Christenson said this September will mark the return of the very popular Mayor’s Cookout for Malden senior citizens after a three-year absence, since 2019. • More reveals: To celebrate the 200th Birthday of Frederick Law Olmstead, who designed Central Park in N.Y., the Boston Common, Malden’s Fellsmere Park and dozens of other celebrated park projects, Malden this year is reviving and reestablishing the Converse Gardens behind the Malden Public Library. • Malden this year also intends on putting into place the Malden Transit Plan, which includes the introduction of raised speed reduction tables at selected intersections, as well as the adoption of various ways to acquire speed data around the city. • In related moves, the city has acquired a $127,000 Mass. Dept. of Transportation Shared Streets grant to institute new school zone flashing beacons: two at Beebe K-8 and five at Ferryway K-8. • Building Inspector Nelson Miller of the Inspectional Services Dept., which handles over 4,000 building permits annually, streamlined the process, putting it all online, making it more efficient and a lot easier access. The Department also closely inspected 50 older buildings in Malden to test the strength and durability of their upper facades following the close call when a major part of building’s top facade fell off the sidewalk below from an apartment building at the corner of Salem and Mount Vernon Streets in 2021. • The introduction of a new Malden Community Electricity was praised, and a rundown of Malden’s mostly new, extensive climate action groups like Green Malden was also delivered. Since 2017, Malden has received over $500,000 in green community grants. “While many things are changing and transforming, one thing that remains constant in Malden is that we continue to be a place that is welcoming, engaged, connected and where people care for another,” Mayor Christenson said. “Our future is strong and our strength as a community shows in everything we do.” We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! 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