THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 2, 2023 Page 5 Nearly all incumbents poised for reelection runs in Malden 2023 municipal election Only open seat elections to be decided this fall are both in Ward 5 for City Council and School Committee at this time By Steve Freker With just under fi ve months left until Election Day 2023, the fi eld is settling into place as for announced candidates vying for the various elected posts. According to information obtained from the offi ce of Malden City Clerk Carol Ann Desiderio, there will be contested races for Malden Mayor and several Malden City Council and Malden School Committee seats, if canVote 2023 didates who obtained nomination papers for the posts return them with the required number of signatures by the prescribed date. At this time the only open seats where incumbents have announced they will not seek reelection are both in Ward 5, with decisions by longtime City Councillor and present City Council President Barbara Murphy and School Committee Member Adam Weldai to step aside. The procedure for offi cially seeking election to municipal posts is as follows: Potential candidates were able to obtain nomination papers from ELECTION: TODAY | SEE PAGE 17 Malden’s 6th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration Sat., June 17 T he Malden Juneteenth Committee invites you to join us at Malden’s 6th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration at Lincoln Commons Park (Cross Street, Malden) on Saturday, June 17, beginning at 11:00 a.m.! The event, which will end at 3:00 p.m., will include a Juneteenth fl ag raising ceremony, performances by Malden High School students and other local artists, interactive performances by the amazing group Zili Misik, kids’ activities and games and a free community lunch catered by Malden’s own Soulful Cuisine and The Island! ASL interpretation and language interpretation equipment for Chinese, Haitian Creole, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese will be available during the fl ag raising ceremony. Please bring your own chairs or blankets for seating. Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you there! Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/ MaldenJuneteenth or contact maldenjuneteenth@gmail.com. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Mackey & Brown Attorneys at Law * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * GENERAL PRACTICE * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * CIVIL LITIGATION 14 Norwood St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.MACKEYBROWNLAW.COM John Mackey, Esq. * Katherine M. Brown, Esq. Patricia Ridge, Esq. Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? Call Dennis at (857) 249-7882 for details.
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