It is said in Malden…

That the Malden Veterans Day Parade returned yesterday and drew a decent crowd despite a new route, which began at the Malden American Legion Post #69, which is now located at 75 Meridian St.

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That the new American Legion Post #69 is the former home of the Malden Aerie of Eagles, which transitioned the building to the Legion Post shortly after the Post moved out of its former longtime spot on Pleasant Street, selling the building and land to an ambitious community housing project.

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That a Pleasant Street real estate firm, Kristin Gennetti Associates, is touting its sale of a $1,295,000 two-family home on Dexter Street as the highest sale price in Malden history.

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That the Annual “Don’t Be Alone for Thanksgiving” free holiday dinner – featuring a full-course roast turkey meal and all the fixings – will be served from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Malden High School cafeteria on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, sponsored by Malden Mayor Gary Christenson, Bread of Life, Cornucopia Foods and the Forestdale Community Church, among others.

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That it appears that Boda Borg Boston, the highly successful Malden Square real-life gaming environment where participants engage in “Questing,” might be expanding once again, space-wise, as there is initial signage related to the company now appearing on the longtime vacant former CVS storefront at the southern side of the Pleasant-Dartmouth Streets intersection.

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That the traffic light at the west end of Pleasant Street as it connects with Commercial Street is quickly climbing the ladder as “Light You Most Wish to Avoid Due to its Length.”

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That Malden DPW workers were out and about all week (and part of last week) filling potholes with “dry patch” in advance of the winter season, with several men doing a great job multitasking in the middle of Malden Square on Pleasant Street, directing traffic with one hand while deftly using their tools to fill the potholes with the other.

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That despite the wonderful weather we are having this season, we all know full well that dramatic drops in temperatures and even a possible early snowstorm in November are not far-fetched at all at this time of year.

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That the Malden Middle School Baseball team, which is made up of 23 seventh- and eighth-graders from all five of Malden’s K-8 schools, and coached by Malden High School baseball coaches Phil Cook, Kenny Runge, Mike McMahon and Shawn Nice, were crowned Greater Boston League co-champs recently, with a 7-2-1 overall record this fall.