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Sixth Annual Public Safety Day Connects Police Officers, Firefighters with Community

October 17, 2024 NeighborhoodView 1

By Emma Siebold Despite the multiple fire trucks gathered at Linden School Park, the only smoke came from homemade pizza and hot dogs. The sixth annual Malden Public Safety Day was held on Sunday, Oct. 6 and featured members of Malden’s Public Safety Department, local businesses and initiatives, free food and family-friendly activities. “It’s nice to meet people and put names to faces,” Malden Police Officer Kevin Russell said. “We’re not always meeting people for fun reasons, so a setting like this helps.” Police officers and firefighters walked around the event, engaging with the kids and introducing themselves to residents. “We have some great officers in Malden,” Officer Conor Cloherty said. “It’s nice for the community and officers to work together.” Russell and Cloherty worked at tables where they gave out goodie bags to kids and talked about their role in the community, equipment and answered questions from residents. Local initiatives and organizations manned tables to inform citizens about their role in the community. The Bridge Recovery Center that opened in 2020 focuses on substance […]

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RESPOND highlights domestic violence in Malden

October 26, 2017 jlynnmcclain 0

By Jennifer McClain A vigil to highlight the problem of domestic violence was held Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 in the newly built Malden Police station’s community room, a place created to make the police more “accessible and transparent,” in the words of Malden Police Chief Kevin Molis. The vigil was held by the domestic violence agency RESPOND in collaboration with the Malden government, Malden police and the Malden Zonta club. “Today’s vigil is certainly a time to reflect and remember those who have lost their lives but it is also a time to raise awareness on this topic,” said Malden Mayor Gary Christenson, one of the officials and community leaders who attended.  Christenson praised RESPOND for being  “a pioneer in the movement to end domestic violence.”  RESPOND “is New England’s first domestic violence agency and the second oldest in the nation,” the mayor said. Christenson also said it was important to recognize the successful joint effort of the Malden Police force and the community organizations in concert with local Malden city government. Christenson noted that, in […]