Daylight Saving Time! Spring Forward Your Clocks One Hour on Saturday Night! Vol. 35, No. 9 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday New Malden High School principal is appointed for 2026-27 school year MPS Supt. announces Boston Public Schools administrator Michael Sabin will take reins at MHS July 1 By Steve Freker A new principal has been appointed to lead Malden High Michael Sabin, a Boston Public Schools administrator, has been appointed as the next Malden High School principal, effective July 1, 2026. (Courtesy Photo) School, following a search-and-hire process which began in December and continued through the end of this past month of February. Superintendent of Schools Timothy Sippel told the members of the Malden School Committee at its regular meeting Monday night that he has appointed Michael Sabin as the next principal at Malden High School, effective July 1, 2026. Supt. Sippel informed administrators and staff at Malden High School of the decision just before the start of the meeting in an email message early Monday. Sabin is coming to Malden from the Boston Public Schools, where he is now in his fourth school year as Executive Director of School and District Transformation. Before that he had served seven years as principal at the McDevitt Middle School in Waltham. He also served as a K-8 principal in Boston for five years and before that, two years as a Somerville K-8 school leader. His career education, spanning 35 years in all, began as a teacher in the Cambridge Public Schools in 1991. PRINCIPAL | SEE PAGE 9 Malden City Council approves resolution opposing city resources being used to assist ICE agents, others in immigration enforcement here Action follows weeks of discussion over original proposal of Council order rejecting broader interaction between local employees, federal agencies By Steve Freker Further, the resolution noted condemnation of the actions of T he specter of immigration law enforcement that has gripped many parts of this country is affecting residents here in Malden, several City Councillors attested. Led by chief City Council sponsors Carey McDonald (At Large) and Stephen Winslow (Ward 6), a resolution was approved unanimously, expressing strong, definitive opposition to the use of municipal resources “to assist with the Federal government’s responsibility for civil (non-criminal) immigration enforcement in any manner not required by law, court order, or subpoena.” one specific federal agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), stating specifically, “We support the protections in the US Constitution for due process and condemn aggressive and inhumane tactics of ICE agents in Malden and other communities across the country.” This vote came following discussions held over several weeks and in subcommittee meetings, which followed a late-January Council meeting where Councillors McDonald and Winslow originally proposed passage of a formal Council order, calling for a potential policy instructing: “...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 contrary to the stated goal of this Order. Through executive action, through select boards, other Councils are acting on this.” The proposal for the order — for which Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin expressed disagreement at the January meeting where it was broached — was sent to the Council’s PubRESOLUTION | SEE PAGE 8 Glenn Cronin Malden Police Chief 617-387-2200 Friday, March 6, 2026 Malden DPW ‘trash tagging’ addresses noncompliance, seeks to improve neighborhood cleanliness Flyers will be placed on problems barrels; enforcement and potential fines will follow Special to The Advocate T he Malden Department of Public Works (DPW) has begun a citywide trash tagging initiative as part of an ongoing effort to address unsanitary conditions and improve neighborhood cleanliness. During this time, DPW staff are placing informational flyers on barrels that do not meet the City of Malden’s trash disposal requirements. This period is intended to help residents understand and comply with the ordinance before formal enforcement and fines begin. To avoid violations, please ensure that: TRASH | SEE PAGE 3 Residents must follow the trash pickup rules —Trash MUST be contained within a lidded barrel with the lid completely closed — for both regular trash and recycling, or fines may be assessed. Malden Police Chief Cronin Statement on Local Law Enforcement's interaction with Federal Agents & Agencies M alden Police Chief Glenn Cronin read the following statement at the recent Malden City Council meeting with a call for City Council Order 72-26, which partly read: “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 contrary POLICE | SEE PAGE 6
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