Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 11, 2024 Mayor seeks members for Human Rights & Fair Housing Commission Special to Th e Advocate M ayor Gary Christenson is reaching out to Malden residents to fi ll three vacancies on the Human Rights & Fair Housing Commission. One vacancy is for a representative of a Malden-based organization providing services to elders, and there are two resident member openings. Members of the CommisPARK | FROM PAGE 1 hand-in-hand. Malden’s Annual Public Safety Day was held at Linden Park on Wescott Street – featuring a picture-perfect weather day. The popular event once again drew a huge crowd of participants. It was hosted by the City of Malden: the Malden Police Desion work to ensure that all residents – regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual identity, age, ancestry, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, veteran status or physical, mental or emotional capacity or disability – are aff orded equal opportunity in or access to credit eligibility, employment, housing, education, recreation, public accompartment, Malden Fire Department and other city agencies, such as the Department of Public Works (DPW). Those who came to Linden on Sunday were able to meet police offi cers and firefighters, DPW employees and others from the realm of public safety and law enforcement, seeing and asking them how they did their day-to-day Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? 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One of the biggest attractions of every one of these events is “Touch-A-Truck”: the invitation to climb up on and sit in the vehicles that are used by the police and fi re personnel in their daily jobs. Fire trucks and other fi re vehicles and police cruisers and special operations vehicles were plentiful, and many children and their caregivers took advantage of the opportunities to check them out. Malden Mayor Gary Christenson was on hand for the event, along with Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica, Councillor-at-Large Craig Spadafora, City Council President Steve Winslow (Ward 6) and some other local elected and appointed city offi cials, such as Police Chief Glenn Cronin, Fire Chief Stephen Froio and DPW Director Bob Knox. Some other highlights of the day, which ran from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., were a K-9 dog demonstration by Mass. State Police, a pumpkin giveaway, face painting, fire- and police-themed bouncy houses, fun safety courses, a live DJ, safety demonstrations and literature, free seedlings to plant trees from Malden Tree Warden Chris Rosa, free backpacks for 48 raffl e winners, and free iPads for fi ve raffl e winners. Food was also a big part of this event, with lots of free pizza, hot dogs, candy and other treats, as well as fully stocked free food trucks. Mayor Christenson and the City of Malden thanked all of those who worked to make this such a great event, including: —Malden Housing Authority (donated the backpacks and iPads) —Cataldo Ambulance (donated the buckets of free slush) —Piantedosi Baking Co. of Malden (donated the hot dog rolls) —Stop & Shop of Malden (dowww.810bargrille.com nated many cases of water) —Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica (donated pizza and DJ sering and discrimination issues. Members include a representative of the Malden Housing Authority, a Malden-based representative of the National Association of Realtors, a representative of a Malden-based organization providing services to elders, a licensed attorney and three resident members. The Commission meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. To apply, please complete the online Boards and Commissions Application in full at www.cityofmalden.org/BCApplication. Please email kmanninghall@ cityofmalden.org for more information. Candidates are subject to a successful CORI report. The deadline for accepting applications is Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. ALL LINED UP: Malden Fire Department vehicles are all lined up for visitors to climb up and check out. (Advocate Photos/Henry Huang) MASS. PROBATION SERVICE: The Massachusetts Probation Service had an informational table set up at Public Safety Day. (Advocate Photos/Henry Huang) CHECKING IT OUT: Kids and parents taking a look at the gear the Special Operations personnel use in their tactical duties. (Advocate Photos/Henry Huang) SAFE AND SOUND: A Malden kid was all smiles after Malden Police Lt. Rich Correale helped him into a safety vest used by members of the Special Operations Unit. FACE PAINTING: A popular activity at the Malden Public Safety Day. (Advocate Photos/Henry Huang) vices) —Councillor-at-Large Craig Spadafora (donated pumpkins for the Great Pumpkin Giveaway) —Anthony’s of Malden (donated the free hot dogs) —Girl Scouts of Malden (donated the face painting services) VOLUNTEERS AT CHECKOUT TABLE: Helping the many who attended check in at Public Safety Day. POLICE- and FIRE-THEMED BOUNCY HOUSES: Bouncy houses had police and fire themes.
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