Your Local News, Sports & Information Online! Scan and Subscribe! Vol. 34, No. 36 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday City Council Finance Committee talks trash with Mayor, city officials All agree it takes a joint effort to deal with over 2-month old trash pickup crisis 617-387-2200 Friday, September 5, 2025 ELECTION 2025 City of Malden announces Preliminary Municipal Election on September 16 Top two vote-getters for Ward 4 School Committee and Ward 6 Councillor will advance to Nov. 4 Final Election; register to vote in preliminary by Sept. 8 Special to the Advocate T he City of Malden has officially scheduled a Preliminary Election to be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to narrow the field of candidates for two contested municipal races. Voters in Ward 4 and Ward 6 will select from the following candidates vying for a place on the November ballot: There is still no end in sight for the Malden trash crisis due to a now 10-week strike by Republic Services workers. (Courtesy Photo) By Steve Freker I t has been a summer of frustration for the city of Malden and 17 other Eastern Mass. communities who have been hammered by a now 10-week trash strike by Republic Services workers. The strike has been marked by either confrontation or siTRASH | SEE PAGE 5 CITY COUNCIL: Malden Tree Warden reviews extensive tree-planting programs; Councillors approve establishment of special officers to buttress police details By Steve Freker E veryone on the City Council dais was an amateur arborist for the evening on Tuesday, while the professional in the room gave a detailed review of the state of Malden’s trees, past and present. Malden Tree Warden Chris Rosa had plenty of good news in his report, as hundreds of new trees have been planted and many others atTREE | SEE PAGE 8 Malden Tree Warden Chris Rosa, who is shown above receiving a statewide a w ar d fr om Massachusetts Tree Warden and Forestry Association President Ed Olsen as “Tree Warden of the Year,” made a presentation on the state of trees in Malden at Tuesday night’s Malden City Council meeting. (Courtesy Photo/MTWF) School Committee – Ward 4 Dawn Macklin (Incumbent) Abeer A. Annab Jeffrey Allen Donahue Katzia Marie Smalls Ward Councillor – Ward 6 Stephen Patrick Winslow (Incumbent) Jerry Leone William E. Muise Polling stations will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Preliminary Election day. All registered voters in Ward 4 and Ward 6 are encouraged to parVOTE HERE: Malden will be hosting a preliminary election in Ward 4 for School Committee and in Ward 6 for City Council. ticipate in shaping the future leadership of their community. This preliminary round will determine which candidates will move forward to the General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The deadline to register for the Preliminary Election is at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Early voting for the Preliminary ELECTION | SEE PAGE 5
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