Winner Emerges in 5th Middlesex State Senate Primary
Malden voters cast ballots Tuesday in the state primary, and Malden Patch reports a winner has been decided in the 5th Middlesex District State Senate race, setting up a November general-election matchup. Elsewhere, Patch also flagged the retirement of a longtime Malden police officer after 18 years on the job.
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"Winner Revealed In 2026 5th Middlesex District State Senate Race": Malden Patch reports that Tuesday's primary produced a decided outcome in the 5th Middlesex Senate contest, though the outlet's alert did not spell out final vote totals. The result sets up the district's race for the November ballot, per Malden Patch (read it at https://link.patch.com/click/47305623.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).
"Malden Police Officer Retires After 18-Year Career": A longtime Malden police officer has stepped down after 18 years on the force, capping a career that included work with local schools and youth programs, according to Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/malden/amp/34754403/malden-police-officer-retires-after-18-year-career).
"Barstool Pizza Review - Pisa Pizza ( Malden, MA )": Barstool Sports' long-running pizza review series made a stop in Malden to sample and rate Pisa Pizza, according to Barstool Sports (read it at https://www.barstoolsports.com/video/3576329/barstool-pizza-review-pisa-pizza-malden-ma).
COMING UP
Malden Catholic's girls freshman soccer team hosts Marblehead in a non-conference match on Monday, Sept. 7, at 4 p.m., per MaxPreps' schedule.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.