🌱 Patch AM: Malden Police Promotes 2 Decorated Officers

Good day Malden! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Two veteran Malden officers step into new leadership roles
• Why Malden’s GameStop just shut its doors for good

Also on today's calendar: Kanto Card Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 50 and low of 38 degrees.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, temps: high: 45, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny and colder, with a high of 31 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Malden Police Promotes 2 Decorated Officers (patch.com) — Malden residents joined city officials at police headquarters to celebrate the promotions of longtime officers Jack Lanni to lieutenant and Sal Gennetti to sergeant. The ceremony highlighted their decades of service to the Malden Police Department, including Gennetti’s Medal of Valor and work on a major cold case, and underscored the department’s deep local roots and continuity.
   

• GameStop closes Waltham store as chain shrinks despite profit gains​ (walthamtimes.org) — A GameStop store in Malden was among a dozen Massachusetts locations that recently closed as the video game chain rapidly shrinks its brick-and-mortar presence. The company is shutting hundreds of underperforming U.S. stores through 2025, even while reporting higher profits and shifting more toward online sales and collectibles.
   

📸 Around Malden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malden

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Kanto Card Show
  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Andover, 123 Old River Rd, Andover
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Bilingual Rhythm Time
  75 Pleasant St , Malden
  10:00 am
• HIIT Fitness Class
  Malden Teen Enrichment Center , 7 Washington St S , Malden
  3:30 pm
• Ferryway PTO's Talent Show
  Ferryway Malden, MA 02148
  5:00 pm
• Malden Golden Tornados vs Lynn English Bulldogs
  Malden High School , 77 Salem St , Malden
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Tai Chi Class
  75 Pleasant St , Malden
  10:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Tenderpunk Music & Art with Val Kelner
  The Gallery@57 , 57 Pleasant St , Malden
  9:00 am
• Kids Finance 101
  75 Pleasant St , Malden
  10:00 am

Sunday January 18

• English Country Dancing
  Bay State Cohousing , 368 Pleasant St , Malden
  3:00 pm

Wednesday January 21

• Movie Night At The Malden Public Library
  Malden Public Library , 36 Salem St , Malden
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 22

• Bilingual Rhythm Time
  75 Pleasant St , Malden
  10:00 am

Friday January 23

• Tai Chi Class
  75 Pleasant St , Malden
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Atria Senior Living posted a job opening for Cook in Malden. Apply here.
• Mystic Valley Regional Charter School posted a job opening for General Science Teacher in Malden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Everett

• Everett's new mayor says schools are his first priority (wgbh.org)
• Students Connect to Community Through New Fellowship Program at Local Nonprofit (uml.edu)

Melrose

• Girls' hockey team earns top spot in Freedom Division (localheadlinenews.com)
• Massive J&J verdicts set stage for 2026 talc litigants (masslawyersweekly.com)
• Reta A. (McLaughlin) MacFarlane (nashuatelegraph.com)

Medford

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

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