Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Thursday, July 3, 2025 Mayor celebrates FitzGerald Park expansion with residents and neighborhood businesses Special to The Advocate M ayor Gary Christenson celebrated the completion of construction at the newly expanded FitzGerald Park on Monday, June 16. This project greatly increased the play area withSteps Stoops Rebuilt or Repaired Chimney Rebuilt or Repaired House Foundation Leaks Repaired All Basement Repairs Chimney Inspection Roofing & Siding Masonry Repairs Window Installation & Repairs Drywall & Carpentry Waterproofing Pictured from left to right: Back row: Community Preservation Manager Dan Koff; OSPCD Director Alex Pratt; My Little Best Friends Early Learning Center Executive Director Hilda Torres; Ward 5 Councillor Ari Taylor; Mayor Gary Christenson; Preotle, Lane & Associates’ Tenant Relations Manager, Dawn Zanazzo; Ward 4 Councillor Ryan O’Malley; OSPCD Deputy Director Jane Ventrone; Landscape Architect John Gwozdz; front row: local playground enthusiasts Phoebe, Josiah and Althea. (Courtesy photo) in the park, adding a bright dinosaur-shaped play structure, interactive play panels, a painted sidewalk surface, new benches and tables, additional trees and landscaping and a new fence. “This park was already a gem within our downtown neighborhood, and with these new additions it has become an even more vibrant and welcoming Aluminum Aluminum Everett Everett Supplies Celebrating 66 Years in Business! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Vinyl Siding Decks • •Carpentry Work •Fully Licensed •Free Estimates • • Replacement Windows • Carpentry Work • Roong • Fully Insured• Fully Insured Fully Insured Replacement Windows www.everettaluminum.com • Replacement Windows •Roong Free Estimates Fully Licensed • Roong 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Now’s the time to schedule those home improvement projects you’ve been dreaming about all winter! Everett Aluminum Supplies place in our city,” said Mayor Christenson. The project was administered by the City of Malden’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD). Shadley Associates was the landscape architect and JAM Corporation was the general contractor. Project funding included $200,000 from the City’s Community Development Block Grant funds and $175,000 in Community Preservation Act funds. John Preotle of Preotle, Lane & Associates, a longtime steward of the park, graciously donated the cost of design work for this project. For more information on the project, please visit www.cityofmalden.org/fitzgerald. Aluminum Summer is Here!
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