Malden is just one big "what next?", ain't it??

I guess it's accurate to say life is just one big "what's next?" and Malden is just a part of our life. So I wonder what's next?

What's next? How about a convenience store across the street and another strip mall across the street and a block down. The traffic (and potential for accidents) will only increase at that already very dangerous intersection. It's going to be a good place to avoid when possible.

One big dump is what it's turning into. I have over 45 years in this city and never thought it would get this bad. We just put our house up for sale because we don't feel safe here anymore especially being seniors. Time to move out of Malden.

Wait, what? You guys realize freak car accidents happen all over the country right?

I did not put my house up gor sale after 45 years of living on Malden, for a car accident. Chris, it was put up for sale due to the increase in crime. Shooting, robbery, drugs and gang activity. I don't feel safe as a senior in Malden, anymore. At 64 years of age Malden, is no place for a senior. At Stop & Shop the other day a man parked in Handicap, no sticker and when I asked him to leave the spot because I have a permit he told me to go F myself. You say that to a senior citizen who needs the spot and has a permit? My husband is on oxygen and has a walker and that young man treated us like that. Malden, is a rat hole compared to what it once was and the citizens try to keep it clean and free of some crime. Feel like the city officials just don't care as much as we do. Mike G you would say see ya. 45 years in Malden and that is how you see it? Like you don't care about the elders who helped make Malden what it was back then. It's hard Chris, not something you want to do, but feel for your safety you have to do.

Yes there is crime everywhere, but Malden seems to be seeing much more than residents are willing to take.

That was directed at all three of you, not just yourself. People parking in handicap spots are a pet peeve of mine as well (and this guy sounds like a real piece of work), but I've lived all over and jerks like this exist outside of the city, too.

I just don't get calling Malden a "rat hole" and getting this worked up over a car accident. There is a real tendency to just trash this city for no good reason sometimes.

It was not about the car accident is was about Malden, in general. Chris, Malden has become a dump over the years. 45 years here I would know. I raised and educated my children here and work 39 years in Malden. My opinon is my opinon and to me it has gone down hill. I was sad to put my house up for sale after all those years of working to pay for it. That was our first and only home purchased and we raised our children there. What else am I to do as a senior who no longer feels safe stepping outside?

Apple, I can vouch for the rotten attitudes towards the elderly in Malden. I was at the police station one fine afternoon, trying to get a parking permit sticker. The elderly woman in front of me was trying to get the desk officer to help resolve her problem with an out-of-state car parked in front of her house (and over partially of her driveway).She told the officer there is a handicap sign in front of her house that clearly stated it was handicapped parking. She acknowledged the multiple parking violations on the vehicle. She also said the sign clearly stated 'subject to tow'. The cop then said to her "lady, what do you want me to do?....next!" So I feel for you.

Is the firefighter in the photo holding up the door?

How old is the driver, over/under is 73. I wonder if the culprit was from Malden. Havent seen any new house listings yet on the web in Malden??? Hmmmm

J.longbow my house will be listed on ReMax website by the weekend. We just had it done last week, details are all completed and it will have plenty of photos to go with it. PAUL, I know it happens a lot to us seniors, but it happens everywhere. It is disgusting the behavior of some people. I just can't stay in a place I don't feel safe anymore. I am still able to get out and do things, but don't go out frequently because I am nervous. My husband is disabled and we have to take him to doctors once every two weeks. I like to get groceries at that time and little household items. Stop & Shop has become a nightmare for me, I don't even ferl safe down there anymore. It is upsetting to realize I have to move away from a city I onced loved and enjoyed so much. I know there is crime in many locations, but officers in thoses cities seem to be more plentyful than here in Malden. Even down by the Sq with the Herritage Homes seniors are getting nervous. It don't take much for a punk kid to knock me over I am all of 110lbs soaking wet.

Diana, I'd like a Happy Meal, and don't forget my apple pie this time!

Malden folks, just so you know accidents like this happen everywhere. As I sat under the dryer of my favorite salon (dare I use the term "beauty"), a car came crashing through the front (all glass) and stopped inches from me. The man was two sheets to the wind (or 3, or 4 ... just VERY) and his wife was waiting for him to pick her up from the salon after her treatment. It was far from funny at the time but as I look back, I remember the look on the wife's face, my hurrying to get out from under the dryer, the hairdresser standing with hands on her head, eyes wide, mouth open, and it seems humorous now.
Point of this little vignette is to hopefully ease the minds of those who have fear of their town going bad ... accidents happen in the most unusual places at the most unusual times in very usual ways sometimes.

Do they still give prizes in Happy Meals?