City of Malden FOURTH OF JULY SCHEDULE: Traditional, fun activities hosted in all of the city’s Wards and Parks

Malden’s unique way of celebrating Independence Day will once again be in the spotlight during the upcoming Fourth of July Weekend. The last order of business at the last City Council meeting of this session — on June 24 — was the most important when it comes to Fourth of July fun, as each of the Ward Councillors’ plans to celebrate the holiday with their constituents were revealed. All of these events are FREE and open to ALL RESIDENTS(!):

WARD 1 and WARD 2 (combined events) — Ward 1 Councillor Peg Crowe and Ward 2 Councillor Paul Condon

Thursday, July 3, at Choppa Field, Green Street Park, Green and Wadsworth Streets

6:30 p.m. — Bounce house and games for the kids

8:45 p.m. — Movie Night (showing “Minecraft”), featuring music, free popcorn, drinks and fun

Friday, July 4 at Devir Park, Malden and Emerald Streets at Fellsway West

9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. — races, contests, bounce house, pony rides, slush, cookout with hot dogs and burgers, Basketball Tournament

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WARD 3 —Councillor Amanda Linehan (City Council President)

Friday, July 4, at Amerige Park, Highland Avenue and Fellsway East

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. — games, contests and races, DJ, ice cream, Bouncy Castle, face painting, balloon animals, slip ’n slide, hot dogs, selfie station

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WARD 4 —Councillor Ryan O’Malley

Friday, July 4, at Coytemore Lea Park, Mountain Avenue and Clifton Street

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. — there will be races, dog parade, bouncy house and slide, music, open DCR Pool next to the park, and competitive games

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WARD 5 — Ward 5 Councillor Ari Taylor

Friday, July 4, at Gentile Field at Forestdale Park, Sylvan Street

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. — races, contests, petting zoo, burgers, dogs, talent show, tug of war

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WARD 6 —Councillor Stephen Winslow

Friday, July 4, at Trafton Park, Jacob and Granite Streets

9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. — races, Basketball Shootout, Tik Tok Talent Show, pony rides, bouncy houses, water slide, face painting and DJ. Free food: burgers, dogs, veggie burgers, by Henry’s Catering, drinks, slush.

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WARD 7 — Councillor Chris Simonelli

Saturday, July 5, at Lincoln Commons, Cross Street

2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. — races, games, contests, raffle for 30 free mountain bikes, hots dogs, pizza, burgers, DJ, splash pad

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WARD 8 — Councillor Jadeane Sica

Friday, July 4, at Hunting Field at Linden Park, Hunting Avenue and Wescott Street

8:45 a.m.-noon — races, games, doll carriage contest, dog dress-up contest, Little Mr. Linden, Little Miss Linden, BBQ, pizza, ice cream, slush, basketball shoot

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Note: Some of the busiest City Councillors are the Councillors-at-Large: Karen Colón Hayes, Carey McDonald and Craig Spadafora, who traditionally try and visit ALL of Malden’s eight Ward Celebrations!