Malden City Council took up a resolution backing striking Encore Boston Harbor workers at its latest meeting. From our own coverage: Council takes up support for Encore strike workers; Construction starts on affordable housing at 213 Main.
Malden has been awarded a $425,000 state grant to renovate the Linden Park Playground, Mayor Gary Christenson announced Oct. 21, with construction expected to start in summer 2027.
Malden's $425,000-funded Linden Park playground rebuild targets a summer 2027 construction start. From our own coverage: Site prep begins for 20 affordable homes on Main St; Linden Park grant to fund 2027 playground rebuild.
Asian Community Development Corporation has begun preliminary sitework on a 20-unit income-restricted housing development at 213 Main Street in Malden, with completion expected in spring 2028.
Malden News's latest review of Middlesex County deed filings tracks eighteen property transfers from the past week, including a mix of residential and commercial sales, with several climbing into six figures. From our own coverage: Deed filings roundup tracks latest property transfers.
Three Malden obituary notices were published this week, as listed by Echovita: Hogan, Diana R., 81; Burgess, George, 73; and Carlsen, Barbara R., 91, all identified as Malden, Massachusetts residents.
Malden recorded 18 property transfers from Sept. 18 to Oct. 17, but only five carried a posted sale price so far, ranging from $580,000 to $950,000 with a median of $660,000. The period's top sale was 354 Lynn St at $950,000, sold by the Lynn Street Realty Trust to Sael Jean Raynaud.
Mayor Gary Christenson welcomed Nebula Book Shop, a Malden-based pop-up specializing in science fiction, fantasy and horror, which will set up at Idle Hands Craft Ales/Cafe Reynard on the second Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.