Ward 7 City Councillor Chris Simonelli holds well-attended Campaign Event at Sun Kong

Special to The Advocate

The weather outside may have been “frightful,” but the atmosphere inside the Sun Kong Restaurant, 275 Eastern Ave. was very delightful as a packed house greeted Ward 7 City Councillor Chris Simonelli.

On a night where wind-whipped rain blanketed the city and the temperatures were unseasonably frigid, a standing-room-only audience came out to support their Ward 7 leader.

Councillor Simonelli thanked the large group of family, friends and longtime supporters from Ward 7 and throughout the city who filled the venue and chose this night to formally announce he will seek re-election to a third consecutive term, since returning to the Council in 2022.

“I am so thankful to all of you who have come out to support me tonight, it is truly appreciated,” Councillor Simonelli said. “I love my neighborhood, I love my city and I promise to continue putting the people I represent first on the list. That will never change.”

Councillor Simonelli said he would continue to work toward the highest priorities of neighborhood safety, affordable housing, increased activities for both children, teens and senior citizens in Ward 7 as well as accessible, clean and safe parks and playgrounds.

“We have welcomed the most affordable housing units of any Ward in the city of Malden in the past several years,” the Ward 7 Councillor said. “We just opened a beautiful Little League baseball park and a fantastic, state-of-the-art playground right beside it, thanks to assistance from Mayor Gary Christenson and my colleagues on the City Council and other city staff.

“I promise to continue to work hard every day to make sure our Ward 7 residents have access to the resources they need to live safely and affordably in this community,” Councillor Simonelli said. “This is how I have worked for you in the past and this is how I will continue to work for you moving forward.”