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🌱 Patch AM: Malden Bakery Celebrates 110 Years In Business

Spotted on the Malden calendar: Join Seth at a Rally for the Next Generation on Lynn Commons, August 29th!

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Greetings Malden! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Malden bakery rose from horse-drawn deliveries to 110 years
  • How a Malden polling place ended up in a federal case
  • How a former Malden-based company landed in a federal kickback case

Also on today's calendar: Join Seth at a Rally for the Next Generation on Lynn Commons, August 29th! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunshine and not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Malden Bakery Celebrates 110 Years In Business (patch.com) — Malden readers can share in a major milestone as Piantedosi Baking Co. marks 110 years, with city leaders honoring the family business that has operated on Commercial Street since the 1970s. The story traces the bakery's immigrant roots, multigenerational leadership, and growth into a major bread supplier while remaining a proud Malden institution with a local outlet store.
   

2. Former Malden tenant faces federal illegal voting charge in alleged 'revenge' scheme against former landlord (advocatenews.net) — A former Malden tenant is facing federal charges for allegedly impersonating his ex-landlord to cast a ballot at Malden's Beebe School polling place and submit forms affecting the couple's green cards. The Malden couple, West End residents and permanent residents, ultimately regained their status after nearly being deported, while the defendant now faces possible prison time and deportation.
   

3. CFO of former Malden medical device supplier sentenced to prison term for bribing surgeons in kickback scheme (advocatenews.net) — A spinal implant company that was formerly based in Malden is at the center of a federal kickback case, with its former CFO sentenced to prison and fined for bribing surgeons. Prosecutors say the scheme funneled over $540,000 in sham consulting fees to doctors to encourage use of the company's products in surgeries billed to federal health programs.
   

4. Malden legislators and Massachusetts Legislature protect free expression and guard against politically motivated book bans (advocatenews.net) — Malden's legislative delegation helped pass Massachusetts' new Freedom to Read Act, setting statewide rules for how schools and libraries choose and review books. The law aims to curb politically driven book bans while keeping materials age-appropriate and professionally selected, with Malden lawmakers stressing protection for diverse voices and students' access to a wide range of ideas.
   

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    Saturday August 29
  • Youth Call-A-Thon / Phone Bank →
    240 Harris St, Revere
    11:00 am
    • Monday August 31
  • K Popsicles on Plaza
    Beebe Malden, MA 02148
  • Storytime at the Shute
    Everett Public Libraries Children's Room Shute Memorial Library, 781 Broadway, Ever
    10:00 am
  • YARG: Young Adult RPG Group
    Malden Public Library Program Room , 36 Salem Street, Malden, MA
    3:00 pm
  • Parlin Book Group
    Everett Public Libraries Meeting Room Parlin Memorial Library, 410 Broadway, Everett, MA
    6:00 pm
  • Local History Hours
    Malden Public Library Converse Building , 36 Salem Street, Malden
    6:00 pm
  • School Committee Meeting
    Everett SD Everett High School Library
    6:30 pm
  • Digging Dinosaurs with Paleontologist Suzann Goldberg
    Malden Public Library Maccario Room , 36 Salem Street, Malden, M
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Adult Mandarin Meetup →
    Chinese Culture Connection, 75 Pleasant St, Malden
    7:00 pm

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  • Malden Delegation and Mass. Legislature Pass Bill to Enhance Child Welfare Protections —Jason Lewis Read on Patch
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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