Honoring Those Who Served

Dear Malden Residents: 

This past week, we as a community exercised our right to vote in our municipal elections. This coming week we all take time to honor and remember the Veterans who gave us the ability to exercise that right. I hope you will take the opportunity and join me in thanking them for their service to our country on Monday, November 11th.

The traditional Veterans Day parade will begin at 10:00 am and lift off from Pearl and Pleasant Streets. The route will continue left onto Summer Street, right onto Mountain Avenue, right onto Mt. Vernon Street, right onto Salem Street, another right onto Pleasant Street and ending at City Hall.

Prior to the parade at 9:00 am, city officials will gather at Macdonald Stadium with members of the American Legion and with Veterans Services Director Kevin Jarvis to dedicate a POW Chair that will be located in a section of the stands in memory of all prisoners of war and those missing in action. This effort was initiated by Ward 4 City Councilor Jim Nestor and I am happy to report that eventually we will have this memorial not only at Macdonald Stadium but in all of our school buildings as well.

 

There are so many amazing things that have happened in and around Malden - from the Boston Red Sox World Series Championship to the Malden High School Boys Varsity Soccer making it to the second round of the State Tournament for only the second time in school history! There was also the recent Waitt’s Mount Renovation, the re-dedication of Tartikoff Park and the election of a new Mayor of Boston for the first time in 20 years. It’s easy to let the excitement overshadow the great sacrifices that have been made in order for us to enjoy these events. Not a day goes by where I don’t stop and pause for a moment to reflect all that has been made possible by our Veterans. Let us always remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and those who continue to defend our freedom today. Thank you Veterans!

GARY CHRISTENSON
Mayor, City of Malden