🌱 Patch AM: How a Malden 911 call led to ICE detention and outrage

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Malden 911 call led to ICE detention and outrage

Also on today's calendar: *CANCELED* DUE TO Weather Forecast: Lantern Walk and Arts Activities Celebrating Fellsmere Pond and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 63, low: 49.
• Friday: Cloudy, rain possible; breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• He called 911 to get his partner help. But ICE came and took her instead. (boston.com) — A Malden woman's mental health crisis call turned into an arrest at her Malden home and days of immigration detention, raising sharp questions about how local police interactions can trigger ICE custody. Her case, handled in Malden District Court, spotlights conditions at ICE's Burlington facility and how miscarrying or postpartum women are treated in Massachusetts immigration enforcement.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malden

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• *CANCELED* DUE TO Weather Forecast: Lantern Walk and Arts Activities Celebrating Fellsmere Pond →
  Fellsmere Park where Savin Street meets Fellsway East.,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Intro to ADUs →
  111 High St, Medford
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Estate Planning Presentation →
  341 Forest St, Malden
  5:30 pm
• Global To Local: Girls And Education In Afghanistan: The Story Of A Malden Family →
  Malden Public Library, 36 Salem St, Malden
  6:00 pm
• Policy Subcommittee Meeting →
  Meeting Room 1 #105, 215 Pleasant St., Malden
  6:30 pm
• Trivia With Tag Team! →
  Mystic Station Eatery & Bar, 139 Pleasant St, Malden
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Girl Scout Kickoff →
  Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts - Headquarters/Office, 265 Beaver St, Waltham
  1:00 pm
• Discover Malden Center's New Public Art: Walking Tour →
  Summer Street & Pleasant Street, Malden
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Trivia on tap →
  Idle Hands Craft Ales, 89 Commercial St, Malden
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Fall Day, All Day with Kari Percival →
  Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Senator Lewis Honored with Legacy Award by the Wakefield Unified Prevention Coalition —Jason Lewis Read on Patch

• Any other Malden neighbors not get the street sweeping reminder alert from the City yesterday?
  My husband went out this morning to discover a $25 ticket on his car for street sweeping. Last I heard, Malden had suspended street sweeping because… (Nextdoor Malden West)

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Medford. Apply here.
• KFC posted a job opening for Team Member in Saugus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Everett

• Revs celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with local Oaxacan feast New England Revolution (revolutionsoccer.net)
• Press Release Massachusetts Releases 2026 MCAS Results, Highlighting Areas of Progress and New Supports for Students (mass.gov)
• Kurtz Ersa to Exhibit Semiconductor Assembly Solutions at IMAPS Symposium 2026 (pcbdirectory.com)

Melrose

• D1 women's college hockey top 10: Who takes down Northeastern? (hockeyjournal.com)

Somerville

• Somerville Hiker Rescued From New Hampshire Mountain (patch.com)

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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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