THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, November 6, 2026 Page 15 CONSTRUCTION | FROM PAGE 2 idents,” said Mayor Gary Christenson. “Their steadfast dedication to advancing affordable housing, despite the many challenges involved, has had a meaningful and lasting impact on our community.” “I am very excited to see this project finally moving forward,” said Ward 1 Councillor Peg Crowe. “Affordable housing is greatly needed in Malden, and it has taken a lot of hard work and partnership to get us to this point. I am proud to continue working with ACDC to bring these much-needed homes to Ward 1 and to be part of making this project a reality.” ACDC brings 40 years of experience in preserving and creating affordable and vibrant communities in Greater Boston. ACDC’s history of investing in Malden began in 2016. Today, ACDC’s youth leadership proSOCCER | FROM PAGE 12 2-0, on the road over Everett on October 15 and then mashed through a messy 4-4 tie on the road at Lynn English on Tuesday, October 20. It’s been a stark stretch to say the least for the Tornado soccer program for the past three seasons. The Malden senior class members have never been a part of a postseason push, just missing the cut by a single standings point last season, and then being lost in the desert of a 3-28-4 debacle when they were in 9th and 10th grade in 2024 and 2023. They persevered, however, led by this year’s senior captains: Juan Caballero Valencia and Abdul Kalefa. The pair — both thirdyear varsity players — organized consistent, offseason workouts among their teammates, including weight room sessions and then, in the summer, what basically turned into a “barnstorming” series of informal scrimmages on hot summer mornings in July and August. “We know a lot of players from the other cities in the Greater Boston League and we asked gram provides high schoolers with professional development and creative skills in creating change in their community. ACDC also offers Massachusetts's only HUD-approved homebuying education in Chinese and English, where Malden residents can access free financial and housing counseling. “ACDC is honored to partner with the City of Malden and the Malden community on developing 213 Main St, which will be our organization’s first affordable building in Malden,” said ACDC Executive Director Angie Liou. “213 Main Street represents our commitment to invest in Maldonians and the shared vision of an affordable and vibrant city.” Learn more about ACDC at www.asiancdc.org. Learn more about Malden’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) at cityofmalden.org. around if they were interested in getting together for scrimmages in the summer,” Juan Caballero Valencia said. “They [other GBL teams] wanted to play as much as we did. It really turned into a great thing for everyone.” According to Kalefa, Malden’s other senior co-captain, the response from the Tornado players really made a difference. “We had about 13 or 14 players from our team who made sure they were there for every one of those games, and we had a lot of them,” Kalefa said. “We think it really made a difference for our season. It got us playing together and helped us get focused on what we wanted to accomplish this fall.” “We really wanted to qualify for the state tournament; that was our biggest goal,” Caballero Valencia said. With the road win versus Lynn Classical, Malden can call it “mission accomplished.” *** Members of the MIAA Division 1 Sta te Tournament-bound Golden Tornado squad include: seniors Co-captains Juan Caballero Valencia and Abdul Kalefa, goalkeeper RESIDENTS | FROM PAGE 10 Mystic River Watershed Association staff and Board (Credit: Daria Santollani) chine learning at DeepCure. Jon worked with MyRWA on the CLEANAIR project: a three-year study, funded by the EPA, to monitor transportation-related air pollutants in Malden, Charlestown, Everett and East Boston. Jon was indispensable to this project, taking multiple poorly formatted, large spreadsheets of data from different instruments and databases to create readable graphs for the public. Jon Spencer Paul, midfielders Elyass Elbani, Mogos Ghile, Yusuf Zoulgami, Hassan Freeman-Kaylir, Johnny Goncalves de Matos, Matheus Lima, Vitor Fraga De Oliveira, defender Wisner Etienne and Iyad Doukkali; juniors Wender De Abreu Moura (goalkeeper), Carlos City Clerk’s Office 215 Pleasant Street, Room 220 Malden, Massachusetts 02148 Phone 781-397-7116 Fax 781-388-0610 City of Malden Massachusetts MALDEN CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held by the Malden City Council at Malden City Hall in the Herbert L. Jackson City Council Chambers located at 215 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA on November 10, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. The purpose of this meeting is to adopt a Residential Tax Exemption and Minimum Residential Factor for Fiscal Year 2027. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Maria Luise, ADA Compliance Coordinator at mluise@cityofmalden.org or 781-3977000, Ext 2005. Amanda Linehan, President Malden City Council November 6, 2026 is continuing his work with MyRWA by joining its IT/AI thinking group; he will help MyRWA develop guidelines for AI use. In addition, MyRWA recognized water quality monitors celebrating anniversaries of 15, 20 and 25 years. MyRWA’s long-standing water quality monitoring program relies on the hard work of community scientists sampling at sites across the watershed. These volunteer monitors are out in the field all year round, braving the weathCoimbra, Adam Namir, James Burns, Mohamed Allam, Zakaria Allam, Adam El Fatihi and Giuseppe Vargas Concha; and sophomores Richardo Lopez Quintero, who leads the team in goal scoring with 12, Eduard Monge Chavez, Sam Rochelin, Wesly Dasque and Jesus Turer to contribute knowledge that guides policy, education and understanding of the river’s health. They bring infectious joy to the work and have paved the way for MyRWA to become a reliable and trusted organization. Water quality monitors honored include Katie Moore (10 years), Karen Buck (15 years), Jack Beusmans (15 years), Bob Knippen (20 years) and Tracy Olson (25 years). For more information about MyRWA, visit www.MysticRiver.org. cios Melgar. *** The Malden High Soccer Team will honor its graduating Class of 2027 seniors at Monday night’s season and home finale versus Bishop Fenwick at Macdonald Stadium, Pearl Street, Malden at 6:00 p.m.
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