State Representative Donato Democrat Leadership with Results! Maldden alld a Vol. 31, No. 31 den AADD -FREEBy Mayor Gary Christenson and City Councillor Amanda Linehan W e are thrilled to announce that on Wednesday, August 3, Governor Baker signed OCAT AT 617-387-2200 By Steve Freker M Conceptual rendering by UX Architecture Studio into law a bill authorizing the Commonwealth to sell the Malden District Courthouse to the City of Malden to convert it into the Malden Center for Arts and Culture. Special thanks to our legislators, Representatives Paul Donato and Steve Ultrino, for leading this eff ort in the State House. The timing of this announcement could not be more perSALE | SEE PAGE 8 Mayor Christenson, U.S. Rep. Clark react to MBTA shutdown of Orange Line Assistant House Speaker calls it ‘outrageous’; Mayor said he and staff will address impact on Malden residents By Steve Freker D espite the forthcoming positive results cited by MBTA officials, there is no avoiding the severe impact the 30-day Orange Line shutdown will have on the tens of thousands of local residents who will be affected by the move in their day-to-day lives. MBTA | SEE PAGE 10 Gary Christenson Mayor Katherine Clark U.S. Representative BTA offi cials on Wednesday announced a dramatic move that they said would lead to improved “service, safety and reliability” on one of its most heavily used transit lines. Riders are being encouraged Published Every Friday M BTA offi cials on Wednesday announced an unprecedented, 30-day shutdown of the Orange Line. The move will strongly impact over 100,000 rides daily, and MBTA www.advocatenews.net Governor Approves Sale of Malden Courthouse for New Arts Center Concept Plan to refl ect community’s vision for the space (Pol. Adv.) Your Only Local Newspaper Source for 30 Years! CTE E Friday, August 5, 2022 MBTA: Orange Line will completely shut down for 30 days beginning August 19 Over 100,000 daily riders – including many from Everett, Malden, Revere & Saugus – are impacted by this historic shutdown; ‘T offi cials cite need for major revitalization work to improve ‘safety, service, reliability’; shuttle buses will be provided to work from home during this historic, unprecedented 30day total shutdown of the MBTA's Orange Line as the agency moves to address long overdue maintenance. The MBTA announced the shutdown ORANGE LINE | SEE PAGE 11 MBTA encourages alternative travel options, including Commuter Rail, working from home, during shutdown offi cials encouraged several alternative travel options for Orange Line riders. • Enhanced Commuter Rail TRAVEL | SEE PAGE 9
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