Malden firefighters battled 4-alarm blaze on Ferry Street Wednesday Mutual aid crews from Everett, Revere, Saugus and five other communities on scene at inferno which destroyed 4-family home By Steve Freker A s early evening arrived, a large American Flag fluttered along a trellis on the front porch, most likely an ode to just-passed Memorial Day. There did not seem to be much else left intact on Wednesday after a four-alarm fire ripped through a multi-family residence on Ferry Street in the late afternoon hours. Malden firefighters battled the blaze, which initially sent flames shooting out the top of the roof plus clouds of billowing smoke, beginning about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. BLAZE | SEE PAGE 4 Holocaust survivor Janet Singer Applefield visits MHS AERIAL VIEW— Firefighters battled a four-alarm blaze at a Malden multi-family residence at 206 Ferry St. Wednesday afternoon. Courtesy/ Channel 7 News Malden Boy and Cub Scouts Pack 603 Pictured from left to right: Mayor Gary Christenson, MHS Social Studies Teacher Leader Kurtis Scheer, Janet Singer Applefield and MHS Principal Chris Mastrangelo. Special to The Advocate participate in City’s Memorial Day Observance H olocaust survivor Janet Singer Applefield recently visited Malden High School for a presentation to students. Janet has met with more than 4,000 students over the years — speaking about her experiences and her life. As it was also the occasion of her 90th birthday, Mayor Gary Christenson presented her with a citation. Janet’s life story is nothing less than awe inspiring. Born Gustawa Singer in 1935 in Krakow, Poland, as World War II was developing, her parents made the heart-wrenching decision to leave her with a disHOLOCAUST | SEE PAGE 18 The Malden Boy and Cub Scouts from Pack 603 participated in the Memorial Day Observance at Bell Rock Memorial Park as they displayed the US flag during.The scouts joined the Malden community for a ceremony honoring the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation’s freedom on Memorial Day.
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