Your Local News, Sports & Information Online! Scan and Subscribe! Vol. 34, No. 40 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, October 3, 2025 HISTORIC NIGHT: Mayor asks Malden City Council to consider Proposition 2 1/2 tax override First time ever in city history; request is for $5.4 million, an average of $300, one-time annual increase for average homeowner By Steve Freker I t may have been whispered about in the past, either publicly or privately, but there was nothing quiet about the matter on Tuesday night. Malden Mayor Gary Christenson made municipal history in the City Council Chamber when he formally requested the Councillors consider a Proposition 2 1/2 property tax override. The Mayor outlined a specific sum of revenue he said was sought to supplement other cost-saving measures already taken by the city’s administrative team or underway. Chief among them is a switch from city-managed health care for municipal employees to a staterun program, which the Mayor said would save some $3 million. The proposed override would In a historic appearance on Tuesday night, Malden Mayor Gary Christenson formally requested the City Council to support a Proposition 2 1/2 override in a Special Election in February, explaining that revenue raised by an override would help the city avoid a structural budget deficit for the FY27 year. (All Advocate Photos from City Council meeting) MHS Golden Tornado Club announces selectees for 36th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, at Malden Moose Hall The following info was provided by the Golden Tornado Hall of Fame. T he long, rich history of Malden High School sports teams will once again be on display in November when the Golden Tornado Club hosts its 36th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony on Saturday, November 22. Malden High has long been regarded as one of the region’s most successful high school athletics programs since its inception in the early 1900s, with many state and Eastern Mass. champions in football and many other sports, as well as prominent professional and collegiate athletes through the years. Malden High School has produced: —An NFL Super Bowl Champion (Breno Giacomini, Class of 2004, Seattle Seahawks, 2014 Super Bowl Champs) and two other NFLers —A World Series pitcher (Kevin McGlinchy, Class of 1995, Atlanta Braves, 1999 NL pennant winner, World Series vs. NYY) and 12 other MLB baseball draftees since 1985 and pros in other sports —Hundreds of college scholarship and other collegiate players in virtually every sport offered at every level of collegiate competition The proud “Wearers of the Blue and Gold” and their friends, family members and supporters will gather at the Malden Moose Hall TORNADO | SEE PAGE 15 James Hyppolite, a 2025 Malden High graduate, wrote the winning essay for the Peter Donoghue Sr. Golden Eagle Award, recounting the inspiration he received from Malden High Football Head Coach Witche Exilhomme. (Courtesy/Malden HS Athletics) be for $5.4 million. Broken down per capita by Malden property taxpayers, the average residential homeowner would be asked to pay an additional $300 in 2026 to fund the requested sum. With the average Malden homeowner paying $7,360 annually in property taxes, the proposed override sum of $300 per homeowner would be around four percent for the one-time increase. With a total of $8.4 million between the major measures combined, Mayor Christenson said, a structural deficit could be avoided in the upcoming Fiscal 2027 budget, which must be in place by July 1, 2026. On Tuesday night, the City Council took up the request, moving it to first on the agenda. They did so before a “packed house” City Council Chamber, which included a contingent of sign-holding attendees touting a “No Tax Override” slogan, as well as over 25 Malden Police in uniform and about the same number of Malden Fire Department personnel. Malden Fire Chief OVERRIDE | SEE PAGE 8
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