Maldden alld a Vol. 32, No. 31 den AADD -FREEThe Advocate Online: Scan Here for Local News in 6 Languages! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Malden celebrates National Night Out at Macdonald Stadium 617-387-2200 Jason Lewis State Senator T Mayor Gary Christenson with Police Chief Glenn Cronin, Offi cer Sal Gennetti, Police Commissioner Butch Gennetti, Offi cer Mike Polston and Offi cer Mike Powell. See page 12 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo) Nine Maldonians to cycle toward record-breaking $70M fundraising goal in the 2023 Pan-Mass Challenge Cyclers will pedal up to 211 miles to raise funds for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber O n Aug. 5 and 6, more than 6,000 riders from around the globe, including nine residents from Malden, will pedal in the 44th Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). These cyclists will come together with the common goal of raising a record-breaking $70 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber). If achieved, this would be the single-largest gift Dana-Farber has ever received, bringing the PMC’s total contribution in the fi ght against cancer to $970 million since 1980. As the nation’s single most successful athletic fundraiser, the fully supported PMC bikea-thon includes one- and twoday routes, from 25 to 211 miles, designed to cater to all levels of RECORD | SEE PAGE 5 Riders from the 2022 Pan-Mass Challenge (courtesy photo) he Massachusetts Legislature this week enacted H. 4040, the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) state budget. Funded at $56.2 billion, this compromise budE Friday, August 4, 2023 Malden delegation secures record local investments in FY24 Budget House and Senate approve compromise spending bill for FY24, including $885,000 dedicated to funding local initiatives and services in Malden Paul Donato State Representative get makes critical investments in areas of food insecurity, early education and care, higher INVESTMENTS | SEE PAGE 9 Candidates are set for the 2023 Malden municipal election Councillor-at-Large candidate Diserio tops the list for most signatures fi led for nomination; no 2023 preliminary election necessary: All races will be decided in November Advocate Staff Report T he 2023 municipal fi eld is set for those who wish to appear on the ballot for this fall’s city election, as the deadline for taking out nomination papers for Malden elected positions was Monday and the deadline for submitting them to the Board of Registrars of Voters came and passed on Tuesday, August 1. Though there will be several races decided in the fi nal elecELECTION | SEE PAGE 10 MALDEN ELECTION: With no primary election necessary, the Malden General Election will determine all elected positions in city government on Tuesday, November 7.
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