🌱 Patch AM: How a Malden baker finally nailed her blue-ribbon apple pie

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Malden baker finally nailed her blue-ribbon apple pie
• See how Malden's Mystic Valley Charter stacks up statewide and nationally

Also on today's calendar: Online Candidate Forum and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. shower possible, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Blue Ribbon Apple Pie (newengland.com) — A Malden home baker's blue-ribbon apple pie recipe, perfected over years and honored at the Topsfield Fair, is shared step-by-step so you can try it at home. She explains her favorite New England apple varieties, crust tricks, and baking techniques that helped her finally earn that coveted framed ribbon in 2018.
   

• These Are The Best Public High Schools In MA For 2026-27: U.S. News (patch.com) — Malden's Mystic Valley Regional Charter School ranks among the top 25 public high schools in Massachusetts, coming in at No. 169 nationally in U.S. News' 2026–27 list. The rankings weigh test performance, graduation, AP and IB participation, and how well schools serve underserved students, with Massachusetts leading the nation in share of schools in the top quarter.
   

📸 Around Malden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malden

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Wednesday August 19
• Online Candidate Forum →
  Online
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 20
• Story to Screen - Family Movie
  Everett Public Libraries Meeting Room Shute Memorial Library, 781 Broadway, Everett, MA\
  12:00 pm
• Tech Help Drop In
  Malden Public Library Study Room 3 , 36 Salem Street, Malden, MA
  2:00 pm
• Stationery Café
  Everett Public Libraries YA Room Parlin Memorial Library, 410 Broadway, Everett, MA, 02
  3:00 pm
• POPSICLES ON THE PLAZA
  Linden Malden, MA 02148
  4:00 pm
• Tote Bag Decorating
  Malden Public Library Program Room , 36 Salem Street, Malden, MA
  6:00 pm
• Adult Mandarin Meetup →
  Chinese Culture Connection, 75 Pleasant St, Malden
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Story Time Adventures with Mrs. McAuliffe
  Everett Public Libraries Craft Room Parlin Memorial Library, 410 Broadway, Everett, MA
  11:00 am
• Arabic Stories & Songs
  Malden Public Library Children's Room , 36 Salem Street, Ma
  11:00 am
• Spintronics - STEM free-play
  Everett Public Libraries Meeting Room Shute Memorial Library, 781 Broadway, Everett, MA\
  2:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Healthy Senior Celebration "Show and Tell" →
  7 Washington St, Malden
  10:30 am
Thursday September 3
• Adult Mandarin Meetup →
  Chinese Culture Connection, 75 Pleasant St, Malden
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Malden Delegation and Mass. Legislature Bring Oversight to Massachusetts' Unregulated Home Care Industry —Jason Lewis Read on Patch
• Senator Lewis and Mass. Senate Vote to Increase Legislative Transparency —Jason Lewis Read on Patch

• AT&T posted a job opening for Retail Sales Consultant in Malden. Apply here.
• C&S Wholesale Grocers posted a job opening for Retail Sales Merchandiser in Malden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Everett

• Suspect arrested in July hit-and-run that injured a 12-year-old (cambridgeday.com)
• Press Release Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $890,000 in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants (mass.gov)

Melrose

• OBITUARY: Joyce E. (Smith) Tadgell, 92 (wilmingtonapple.com)

Medford

• A longtime Medford breakfast favorite is closing (boston.com)
• Tufts Launches Innovation Hub for New Technologies in Food and Materials (tufts.edu)
• BSCES Freeman Fund Homepage (mit.edu)

Ok Malden! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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