Page 20 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 5, 2025 LAW | FROM PAGE 2 — That the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office be provided the details of this allegation for an investigation to follow, if warranted At this November 25 Council meeting, Councillor Colón Hayes did respond to the allegation: “I am not going to get into the details, but I definitely would like this referred to our City Solicitor’s office. “The law is the law, as was just read. I do not believe at all that I went over a quorum,” Councillor Colón Hayes added, “and you’ll find that when we actually go through an investigation. I’m really looking forward to doing that and referring it out to the City Solicitor’s office so we can get a resolution to this.” Councillor McDonald made the motion to refer the allegation to the office of Malden City Solicitor Alicia McNeil and got support from other Councillors. “These are serious accusations, but there is due process,” said Ward 7’s Simonelli. “I don’t like to see people in trouble or to get people in trouble, but it behooves all of us to move with caution here.” “I’ve never seen anything like this in 14 years on the City Council, but I’m no attorney,” Councillor Simonelli added. “But we have to use the City Solicitor here and would be best to not deliberate here, before I start putting my big foot in my big mouth.” Ward 1’s Crowe said she also backed sending it to the city’s legal team. “We are bringing in [discussion about] another person [former Councillor Donahue] so we should not be deliberating here. It is someone from outside our own body.” Councillor Sica, midway through the debate, wondered aloud why there appeared to be so little discussion on the details of the case. “All of sudden now we are all tongue-tied? Sending this to the City Solicitor now? That’s usually the last thing we do. If we were [in executive session] we would be having a more robust discussion.” “This has nothing to do with Jeff Donahue. It’s an Open Meeting Law violated. I have voicemails and proof that [Councillor Colón Hayes] violated,” Councillor Sica added. “It will be weeks before we hear about it again. If we were in the backroom, we’d be talking about what happened. I don’t want to wait two weeks.” Councillor McDonald then called the question for a vote, saying, “I don’t think it appropriate [to continue discussion]. Councillor Sica, if you have the receipts, it should be sent to the legal department.” “We spend a lot of time on our own Open Meeting Law violations, gang,” Councillor McDonald added. “It’s kind of bananas.” EVERETT APARTMENT FOR RENT Newly-renovated 3 Bedroom Apt. for Rent - on bus line, Eat-in Kitchen, Hardwood Floors, Section 8 Accepted. $3,200/mo. First/Security Dep. Call: 857-888-1537 For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYER1 Adams, Patricia C Caputo, Cheryl A Kumar, Tyler K Maini, Navdeep BUYER2 SELLER1 Gagliardi Samuel S Est Cai, Jin Malden Veterans Of Irish 18 Dodge Street LLC SELLER2 Gagliardi, Mark J The Kid Does Clean Outs From 1 item to 1,000 * Basements * Homes * Backyards * Commercial Buildings The cheapest prices around! Call Eric: (857) 322-2854 Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. ADDRESS 124 Bower St 24 Regent Rd 162 Emerald St 18 Dodge St CITY Malden Malden Malden Malden DATE 11.12.25 11.12.25 11.10.25 11.12.25 PRICE 545400 530000 800000 920000 ~ School Bus Drivers Wanted ~ 7D Licensed School Bus Drivers Malden Trans is looking for reliable drivers for the new school year. We provide ongoing training and support for licensing requirements. Applicant preferably lives local (Malden, Everett, Revere). Part-time positions available and based on AM & PM school hours....15-30 hours per week. Good driver history from Registry a MUST! If interested, please call David @ 781-322-9401. CDL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER WANTED Compensation: $28/hour School bus transportation company seeking active CDL drivers who live LOCALLY (Malden, Everett, Chelsea and immediate surrounding communities). - Applicant MUST have BOTH S and P endorsements as well as Massachusetts school bus certificate. Good driver history from Registry a MUST! - Part-time hours, BUT GUARANTEED 20-35 HOURS PER WEEK depending on experience. Contact David @ 781-322-9401. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma
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