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Baker-Polito Administration Extends Non-Essential Business Closures and More

Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced several updates related to the COVID-19 outbreak including extending the non-essential business emergency order and guidance for Executive Branch employees until May 4.

The Department of Public Health’s Stay-At-Home Advisory remains in effect. The Administration also updated the “COVID-19 Essential Services” categories for businesses and other organizations that provide essential services and workforces related to...

Mayor Christenson COVID-19 Update for March 30th 2020

The following COVID-19 update was issued to Malden residents on Monday, March 30th, 2020 by Mayor Christenson.

Good afternoon, I’m Mayor Gary Christenson with an important update.

As of today, March 30th, Malden has 59 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Our Health Department has been in contact with each affected resident and all isolation protocols are being followed. ...

Parks Closed

All parks closed for passive exercise, organized games, walking the track and using the equipment. This also means all fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, playgrounds, dog parks and the community gardens.

Residents can report any violations of this order that they observe to the Malden Police non-emergency line at 781-322-1212.

Massachusetts Announces State Income Tax Filing Deadline Being Extended to July 15

Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Robert DeLeo today announced an agreement to extend the 2019 state individual income tax filing and payment deadline from April 15 to July 15 due to th

Governor Baker Extends School Closure Order

Governor Baker extended the closure order for K-12 schools and non-emergency child care to May 4th.

New Orders from Governor Baker Affecting Residents and Businesses

Governor Charlie Baker issued an emergency order requiring all businesses and organizations that do not provide “COVID-19 Essential Services” to close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers and the public as of 3/24/20 at 12PM

Master List of Malden Coronavirus Updates

In an attempt to consolidate an increasing amount of new information that is developing on a daily basis, we will begin posting updates in this thread that pertain to Coronavirus.

We continue to take direction from our local Health Department and by extension from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). We will continue to update residents as changes occur and we will attempt to keep updates focused on information...

Malden Declares State of Emergency

On Wednesday, March 18th, 2020, Mayor Gary Christenson signed an order declaring a State of Emergency in the City of Malden in conjunction with the Malden Board Health’s declaration of a public health crisis.

The formal declaration enables the City to take decisive action in conjunction with its Board of Health to control the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). It also gives the City the ability to facilitate the use of resources to respond to the impacts of the...

Boards and Commissions Meetings

Due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus, we have advised our Boards and Commissions to conduct meetings that are only required by law. For meetings that aren't canceled, we recommend that members of the public use their judgement.

Attending any public gathering can present a risk of either contracting or spreading COVID-19 and in accordance with the recommendations from the CDC and Mass DPH those who are at risk with preexisting medical conditions and/or are a member of a...