Your Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe to The Advocate! Vol. 34, No. 33 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Affordable housing project at 213 Main St. secures critical funding 617-387-2200 Friday, August 15, 2025 MBTA, City of Malden and Creative Malden unveil murals at Malden Center Affordable housing project located at 213 Main Street. Special to The Advocate A n affordable housing project in Malden will receive millions in state funding, securing the last public funding required to move toward construction, announced Mayor Gary Christenson. The project at 213 Main St. of Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) was awarded funding from the state’s Executive Office of Housing and LivHOUSING | SEE PAGE 9 Malden Overcoming Addiction hosts another inspiring Community Day filled with hope, healing and fun! Mayor Gary Christenson (center) and Malden artists, including “Trains” mural artist Naomi Kahn (left of Mayor) and Creative Malden President Sandy Felder (right of mayor). Special to The Advocate A MOA President Paul Hammersley and Mayor Gary Christenson are shown with attendees at the recent annual Malden Overcoming Addiction (MOA) Community Day celebration. Special to The Advocate O n a picture-perfect summer day, Malden Overcoming Addiction (MOA) held its highly anticipated Community Day celebration, bringing together hundreds of residents, recovery advocates, volunteers and local leaders for a day full of connection, joy and purpose. Under bright sun and blue skies, families gathered for an unforgettaCOMMUNITY | SEE PAGE 10 vibrant new public art installation celebrating the theme of Trains past and present, and the humans who ride them, has transformed a concrete retaining wall adjacent to the MBTA’S Malden Center station into a dynamic outdoor art gallery. This MURALS | SEE PAGE 9
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