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Art students make their summer impressions Malden High School art students enjoyed their summertime painting the utility boxes as part of the mayor’s cultural program. The students, led by art teacher Mary Anne Seager on Monday morning at the corner of Eastern Avenue and Maplewood Street, were painting themes of police and justice on this box. Pictured (in no particular order) making their “impressions� of Norman Rockwell and other famous artists are Haley Mulligan, Min Yi, Jade Liu, Nilciany Ortiz, Paulina Fornari, Marcelo Souza and Michael Zhao. Michael Zhao is shown painting the Scales of Justice. (Advocate photo by JD Mitchell)
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alden’s massive road reconstruction project was back in the spotlight this week with a new batch of dates, schedules and cost estimates. Stephen O’Neill of Hayner/ Swanson, the N.H.-based engineering firm overseeing the work, updated the City Council on the progress of long-delayed road repairs and the next steps in the multiphase project. Although neighborhoods are finally getting their streets fixed, there are some questions about the project’s priorities, costs and objectives.
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Contractors are finishing the first round of repairs on roads that have been dubbed the 2016 streets. Last spring, the City Council patched together $3.4 million from the Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund reserves, Chapter 90 state highway funding and Maldenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to repair and rebuild 16 streets on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long list of roads that were dug up to replace old water mains. Before approving the funding, councillors asked engi-
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