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Malden candidates outline school funding, housing and local climate plans ahead of Nov. 4 election
Summary
City and school committee candidates at a Malden community forum presented platforms on school funding and libraries, housing affordability, a citywide electricity-buying program and infrastructure concerns; several candidates highlighted diversity and student mental-health supports.
At a community forum ahead of the Nov. 4 election, candidates for Malden City offices and the Malden School Committee presented competing priorities focused on education, housing affordability and local climate and infrastructure programs.
Peter Piazza, a first-time candidate for the School Committee in Ward 6 and a parent of two Malden Public Schools students, said his top priority is bringing community perspectives to school decisions. "I want to be that voice that represents the community in the places where decisions are made," Piazza said, and he cited dual-language instruction, mental-health supports and library access as issues he would press the committee to address.
Kimberly Marie Gillette, running for the School Committee in Ward 1, stressed volunteer…
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