Maldden alld a Vol. 32, No. 40 den Have a Safe & Happy Columbus Day Weekend! AADD -FREEBy Steve Freker D espite the dramatic changes in even the past decade on how Malden residents exCTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday ELECTION 2023: Malden City Council hopefuls weigh in on issues at first Candidates Forum Affordable housing, language access, municipal fi nances top list; three contested races this year: Wards 2, 5 & 6 617-387-2200 CANDIDATES FORUM: Participating in the 2023 City Council Candidates Forum, pictured from left to right: Ward 5 Candidate Julie Willcox Turner, Ward 6 Candidate Jerry Leone, Ward 5 Candidate Ari Taylor, Ward 2 Candidate Sheila Rachels, Ward 6 Councillor Stephen Winslow, Co-Moderator Marcia Manong, Ward 2 Councillor Paul Condon, Ward 1 Councillor Peg Crowe, Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan, Ward 4 Councillor Ryan O’Malley and a forum panelist. (Advocate Photo) change information, a triedand-true staple of any local political campaign remains the same. So, a candidate wants to know how a constituent think? They want to know what that voter’s thinking about these days? Simple. Walk up to their ELECTION | SEE PAGE 10 Mayor Christenson, Councillor Winslow celebrate Trafton Park construction start M ayor Gary Christenson and Ward 6 Councillor Steve Winslow celebrated the start of construction at Trafton Park on Monday. The construction project is Phase II of the Trafton Park Master Plan, which was developed and revised over a series of six community meetings. The improvements include upgrades to the existing dog park, ballfi eld, backstop, fencing and two tennis courts, one of which will become PARK | SEE PAGE 2 T BRITO BREAKS OUT: Junior captain Matt Brito (1) made his season debut on Friday, leading the Malden off ense with 85 yards rushing and 2 TDs. (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) By Steve Freker he paycheck fi nally arrived for Malden High football FriPictured (from left): Architect Pam Shadley, Community Preservation Committee Co-Chair Rachael Running, Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald, Mayor Gary Christenson, Ward 6 Councillor Steve Winslow, OSPCD Deputy Director for Housing and Community Development Alex Pratt and J. J. Phelan Project Manager Jim Nishina. (Photo courtesy of the City of Malden) day night – in a good way. The Golden Tornado football squad, like many others, out in plenty of offseason work preparing for the 2023 campaign, but went three consecutive weeks with no compensation. Using a combination of quick-strike off ense and a bend-but-don’tbreak defense, Malden opened the Greater Boston League portion of its schedule with a 27-12 victory over visiting Somerville at Macdonald Stadium in Malden Friday night. The win stopped a threegame slide to start the season for Malden, as the Blue and Gold went to 1-3 overall (1-0 Greater Boston League). Somerville stayed winless at 0-4 (0-2 GBL). “We are happy with the win and glad our team earned the win,” said Malden third-year Head Coach Witche Exilhomme – who has won his GBL opener two years running now. “We still have mistakes to correct and lots of work to do so we can improve as a team. But nothing is better than getting a win on Friday night.” Malden got some impressive performances from a number of players on both sides of the ball. Ryan Bowdridge, just a freshman, had a banner night in his fi rst game ever as a varsity starter at quarterback. In the season opener loss to Lynn Tech WIN | SEE PAGE 12 A E Friday, October 6, 2023 Malden breaks out with first win, 27-12 over Somerville QB Bowdridge (162 yds, 2 TDs), RB Brito (2 TDs) shine in starting debuts, Da Costa (21 tackled) leads defense
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