Page 14 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, November 3, 2023 Emergency response training exercise to be conducted in Malden O n Sunday, November 5, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the MBTA will be conducting an emergency evacuation drill involving an Orange Line subway train north of Malden Center Station. This exercise is being conducted jointly with the MBTA Transit Police, MBTA Operations, the Malden Fire Department, the Malden Police Department and Cataldo Ambulance Service. While the exercise is scheduled from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., surrounding neighbors can expect heightened activity in the area starting as early as 7:00 a.m. A diversion of service between Oak Grove and Wellington Stations will already be in place from the start of service. Free shuttle buses will operate between Oak Grove and Wellington. Orange Line train service will operate between Wellington and Forest Hill. The exercise is designed to establish a learning environment for public safety offi cials to exercise emergency response plans, Malden Public Library showcases the artwork of Gurleen Anand G urleen Anand is the featured artist for the month of November, and the library will be hosting an artist reception on Thursday, November 9, from 6-7 p.m., and everyone is welcome to attend. Anand is a certifi ed art therapist from the University of Florida and resides in Malden. Throughout her career, she has worked in the fi eld of creativity and innovation. Anand works with a variety of mediAlert policies and procedures as they pertain to a mass casualty event on an Orange Line subway train. To ensure an eff ective exercise, subject matter experts and representatives from numerous agencies took part in the planning process and will take part in the exercise conduct and evaluation. As part of the exercise scenario, a train is traveling inbound between Oak Grove and Malden Center Station; the train hits an obstruction on the right of way and derails before coming to a stop. Several passengers are injured, and others must evacuate the train. 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? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 ums, to create art centered around mindfulness and recovery. She uses art therapy to help individuals heal. She hopes to use her art as a way to bring people of various backgrounds and works of life together. VOTE | FROM PAGE 1 den’s rich history will get a new page. Mayor Christenson, if reelected to a fourth, four-year term of offi ce would equal the longevity of his predecessor in the city’s top post, as the longest-serving mayor in Malden municipal history. Former Mayor Richard Howard served six consecutive terms, from 1996-2012. Mayor Howard served four twoyear terms and two four-year terms, when the ordinance was changed to lengthen the mayoral terms in 2003. Mayor Christenson would be the fi rst Malden mayor to be elected to and serve a fourth, four-year term and second to serve at least 16 years at the helm. If Alvarado is elected mayor on Tuesday, she will be the city’s fi rst woman to sit in that offi ce and the only person this century or in many years before it, to win the city’s top post in a fi rst try as a political candidate. Mayor Christenson, 54, is a lifelong resident of Malden who has lived for many years on Ashland Street, in the Ward November artist Gurleen Anand (courtesy photo) 1 Belmont neighborhood where he grew up. On the campaign trail this past year, he has highlighted the progress and achievement the city of Malden and many of its citizens have made during his 12 years in offi ce. Included were successful eff orts to make the downtown area more vibrant, notably presiding over the razing of old City Hall and reopening of Pleasant Street for the fi rst time in 40-plus years. There were major infrastructure improvements in areas, such as the removal of more lead pipes in the past decade; guiding the city in building a new Police Station and establishing a new location for City Hall; initiating major additions and commitments to combating climate change; and improving language access for residents, including one of the fi rst transliteral voting ballots in Massachusetts history. Mayor Christenson’s administration is also responsible for increasing initiatives and opportunities for the youth of Malden, notably, employing over 400 teens and young adults in an expanded Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program (MYSEP) this past summer. The employment program now also puts dozens of teens and young adults to work year-round. Mayor Christenson, who has been formally endorsed by both Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, among others, has also declared there are many areas where the city could continue to improve and where Malden can continue to evolve, for the betterment of its residents. Mayor Christenson holds bachelor of arts and master’s degrees from Suff olk University and is also a graduate of Suff olk University Law School. He previously worked as budget director for former Middlesex Sheriff James DiPaola from 1998-2011 and before that as a budget analyst for the Mass. House Ways and Means Committee, reporting to then Speaker Thomas Finneran. “We have accomplished so much together over the last three terms, and there’s still more to do,” Mayor Christenson said, in a campaign statement. “With persistence and collaboration, we can continue to deliver transformative results to Malden.” Alvarado, 44, grew up on the west side of Chicago, Ill., and has lived in Malden since 2011, for the past 12 years in all, on upper Pleasant Street in Malden’s West End. The mother of four school-age children, this is her fi rst run at political offi ce, and she has expressed her desire for a number of new initiatives for the community, if elected, including increased language access to government resources for local residents, a new Malden Teen Enrichment Center here and the creation of a municipal Offi ce of Public Engagement. She has also advocated for a new, centralized fi re station and has been an activist to address climate change and conserve and expand green space in Malden. While previously living in Chicago, Ill., Alvarado worked in the U.S. Senate for then Illinois U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, moving on to the White House during the Obama Presidential administration. She said meeting with constituents has always been a top priority as a staff er on the Hill and in the White House. “It’s time that we get back to the basics and build a Malden today for the families and individuals who live here now,” Alvarado said, in a campaign statement. “With transparency and collaboration, we can strengthen the foundations of what makes our city vibrant and attractive for our residents today.”
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