Fall Back 1 Hour Saturday Night! Vol. 35, No. 43 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday SHOWDOWN TIME: So, what is on the line for Malden Football tonight at Somerville? How about… EVERYTHING! ‘Must win’ on the road (6:00 p.m. kickoff) as MIAA Playoff bid, GBL Championship win are both on the line By Steve Freker S o, what’s at stake tonight when Head Coach Witche Exilhomme’s Malden High football team travels to Dilboy Stadium in Somerville to take on the Highlanders (6:00 p.m. kickoff)? That’s easy: EVERYTHING! The high school football calendar has changed a bit since the playoff format has been remade a few times over the past decade. But three “must have” team goals appear on the Malden High football “To-Do List” every season, written there by every Golden Tornado head coach, for nigh on 60 years now, dating back to the late Paul Finn in the 1970s: FOOTBALL | SEE PAGE 7 617-387-2200 Friday, October 30, 2026 GET OUT AND VOTE: U.S. Senator Markey seeks final term, Governor Healy in reelection bid on Tuesday, Nov. 3 U.S. Rep. Clark and most local officeholders at state level are unopposed in General Election Tuesday; polls open in Malden 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Gov. Maura Healey TOP SCORER: Record-setting junior Jayden McGuffie leads the state in scoring for Division 3 with 88 points, based on a state-leading 12 touchdowns and 8 2-point conversions for 88 points. He also is close to 1,000 yards rushing for the third consecutive season and is over 4,400 yards for his career on 496 carries. (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) Four-alarm fire rips through triple-decker, spreads to two others on Porter Street Fast-moving blaze causes smoke seen for miles; as many as 20 residents displaced, 1 firefighter injured By Steve Freker O ne of the biggest fires in Malden in years ripped through a Porter Street triple-decker on Friday morning, causing thick, black billowing smoke that could be seen for miles. The four-alarm blaze was fast-moving, spreading to two more three-family structures on either side of the initial fire, eventually causing damage to all three. All the residents of all three of the multi-families were evacuated and none reported injured, with FIRE | SEE PAGE 8 You’re invited! Malden Together A Community Planning Workshop Scan for more info: WHEN: Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 10 AM to 1 PM - Drop in Anytime WHERE: Malden Senior & Teen Center, 7 Washington Street, Malden, MA WHAT: Come share your ideas on planning the future of the City, on topics including: • Economic Development • Housing • Natural & Cultural Resources • Community Facilities & Public Services • Transportation & Circulation Online Survey Coming Soon https://shorturl.at/oPxlc Interpretation available upon request By Steve Freker T he “big ticket” items on Tuesday’s General Election ballot are the reelection bids by U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Mass. Governor Maura Healey, each of whom are facing Republican challengers. Senator Markey, a lifelong Malden resident, has served the public in elected office for over 50 years and has declared this will be his final campaign. (See Challenger Mike Minogue separate story.) Markey fended off U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton in a landslide Democratic primary victory in September and on Tuesday will face off against Republican John Deaton, Independent Shiva Ayyadurai and Socialism and Liberation Party candidate Joe Tache. U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark rolled to an easy win in the Democratic primary for U.S. RepresentaVOTE | SEE PAGE 4
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