Halloween Archives - Neighborhood View

Malden’s first Haunted Woods event was a spooky success

November 20, 2024 NeighborhoodView 1

By Emily Champagne There were more tricks than treats at Malden’s first Haunted Woods event. Organized by Ward 5’s City Councillor Ari Taylor, the event attracted Malden families and residents alike who wanted to revel in the spirit of the spooky season. The October 26 event was inspired by “Spooky World,” a haunted amusement park Taylor remembers visiting when she was younger. She wanted to bring a similar captivating experience to Malden. While the event was hosted for people of all ages, Taylor wanted this to be the first of many Halloween events catering especially to teenagers and adults. “The event was geared towards an older audience because it was something that Malden hadn’t really seen,” Taylor said. The event occurred at Pine Banks Park, a 20-minute walk from Malden Center, which was decked out with cobwebs, “beware” signs, and an inflatable ghost at the entrance. Ghoulish “tour guides” led small groups of 10 through the twists and turns of a small forest where participants met zombies, vampires, and witches. All supernatural creatures, including the […]

Malden City Council Members host new “Pumpkin SMASH” event

November 15, 2024 NeighborhoodView 1

By Annie Sarlin Going to school on a Saturday might be a nightmare to many students, but the opportunity to smash their Halloween pumpkins motivated many to return to the Linden STEAM Academy on Saturday, Nov. 2. The air smelled faintly of overripe produce as families and Malden residents gathered in the school parking lot to throw their jack-o’-lanterns into a compost truck for the city’s first “Pumpkin SMASH.” Malden City Council members Jadeane Sica and Craig Spadafora, in coalition with the city of Malden, hosted the event to encourage people to compost their pumpkins instead of throwing them away. “Councilor Sica and I, we do these events throughout the year, we do a clothing drive, we do Community Safety Day, so we try to do new and fun things,” said Spadafora. “Not only is it [the “Pumpkin SMASH”] a fun event, but it also helps us take pumpkins out of the waste and… recycle in a proper way.” The truck came from Black Earth Compost, a company that collects waste from homes, schools, and […]

“13 Most Haunted Crime Scenes Beyond Boston” with author Sam Baltrusis

October 11, 2016 neighbormedia 0

Listen up guys and ghouls! Neighborhood View’s Sam Baltrusis, author of the new book “13 Most Haunted Crime Scenes Beyond Boston,” writes about the things that go bump in the night. He assembled a motley crew of the area’s most haunted crime scenes in a show airing on MATV on Fridays at 10 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. in October. He also penned a book perfect for the Halloween season. The 30 minute Halloween-themed TV show “13 Most Haunted Crime Scenes Beyond Boston” will be available to public access stations across the state by DVD or digital download on October 13. The Sea Witch smells like death. “It’s the paint,” joked one of the volunteers who greeted me as I clumsily stumbled aboard the historic USS Salem in Quincy. “There were hundreds of dead bodies on here during the earthquake in Greece in 1953 and many of them died from burns … so that could explain the peculiar smell as well.” One of the first things I was told when […]