Maldden alld a Vol. 32, No. 43 den AADD -FREEBy Steve Freker A 63-year-old Malden woman was killed after being struck by a careening SUV while standing on the sidewalk with her Your Local News Online. Scan Here! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Malden woman, 63, killed after being struck on sidewalk following two-SUV crash Ward 5 resident was hit by careening vehicle while standing with shopping pushcart on sidewalk Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 SUV INTO TRAFFIC LIGHT: The BMW is shown crashed into the traffi c light at Main Street and Mountain Avenue. (Photos Courtesy CBS News Photos) pushcart full of food last week. The fatal pedestrian tragedy took place this past Thursday, October 19 around noon. KILLED | SEE PAGE 12 By Neil Zolot I M alden Ward 6 Councillor Stephen Winslow recently visited Malden High School to meet with MHS educator Mitch Abbatessa and donate a boxful of bicycle safety lights. Abbatessa is the advisor for the MHS Bicycle Club, which twice a month makes use of the school’s FLEX Joy Class Block to venture outside the building for supervised, 30-minute biking trips around the school, primarily on the Malden part of the Northern Strand Community Trail. Courtesy of Councillor Winslow, MHS | SEE PAGE 2 ncumbent Mayoral candidate Gary Christenson focused on Malden Ward 6 Councillor Winslow helps MHS students with bike safety what he has accomplished in offi ce, while challenger Lisette Alvarado focused on the need for better access to city govE Friday, October 27, 2023 Mayoral debate addresses quality of life, public safety and teen issues Mayoral challenger Lisette Alvarado, debate moderator/Commonwealth Seminar President and CEO Leverett Wing and Mayor Gary Christenson (right) are shown at the mayoral debate at the Washington Street Senior/Teen Center on Wednesday, October 18. The debate was sponsored by the Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition. (Advocate photo by Neil Zolot) ernment and services in an increasingly diverse communiDEBATE | SEE PAGE 8 Malden MCAS results are impressive: near the top in many categories when compared to similar school districts In different studies, Malden Public Schools ranks well; being the most diverse culturally of all, it is a solid achievement By Steve Freker T Malden High School educator and Bicycle Club advisor Mitch Abbatessa (left) is shown receiving a donation of bicycle safety lights from Ward 6 Councillor Steve Winslow. (Courtesy/Malden Public Schools) he Malden Public Schools MCAS results rank higher than in nearly every similar district – culturally and demographically – to which it could be compared. In both the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) District Analysis and Review Tools (DARTs) analysis as well as an analysis which appeared in the Everett Advocate last week, MCAS | SEE PAGE 14
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