State Representative Democrat Leadership with Results! Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 25 den -FREEMalden Celebrates Juneteenth - Coverage begins on page 14 AADD CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Malden High School ‘Red Carpet’ & Senior Prom filled with delight, excitement 617-387-2200 By Steve Freker A nother challenging set of fi - nancial hurdles was cleared in this year’s city budget process, but more and potentially larger ones remain on the horizon for Malden. Malden Councillor-at-Large and Finance Committee Chair Carey McDonald told his colleagues that while the budget gap between revenue and city expenses was fi lled this year, it will take a lot of work and attention to do it again next fi scal year. Councillor McDonald’s assessment came just before the City Council voted unanimously, 10-0, to approve a $224 million municipal budget appropriation for Fiscal Year 2025 at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Voting unanimously in favor of the city budget appropriation for FY25 were Peg Crowe (Ward 1), Paul Condon (Ward 2), Amanda Linehan (Ward 3), Ryan O’Malley (Ward 4), Ari Taylor ALL ABOUT THE HENRYS: The Henry triplets – Thora, Dewayne and Sarah – enjoyed a big night that started on the Red Carpet. See page 12 for photo highlights. (Advocate Photos/Henry Huang) Malden community leader Karen Lynch named 2024 Commonwealth Heroine by MCSW Special to Th e Advocate R epresentative Steven Ultrino (D-Malden) and his offi ce celebrated Karen Lynch, who was named to the Commonwealth Heroine Class of 2024 of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW). Every year MCSW honHEROINE | SEE PAGE 10 E Friday, June 21, 2024 City Council votes to approve $234M municipal budget for FY2025 Finance Committee chief: Challenges remain for immediate future with gap between revenue, expenses Carey McDonald Councillor-at-Large (Ward 5), Chris Simonelli (Ward 7), Jadeane Sica (Ward 8) and Councillors-at-Large McDonald and Karen Colón Hayes. Councillor-at-Large Craig Spadafora was not in attendance Tuesday night. BUDGET | SEE PAGE 9 (Pol. Adv.) Vote Donato Sept. 3
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