Author: opencommonwealth

“It is our position that the records of this organization are not subject to public records laws.” – Maria Louise

The City of Malden believes this for a non-profit setup by and exclusively run by: 1. Maria Louise – Special Assistant to the Mayor 2. Deborah Burke – Director / Strategic Planning and Community Development for the City 3. Ronald Hogan – Chief Strategy Officer of the City Funded with at least $400,000.00 of General […]

The Public Records Law Says…

Custodial Index of Records:To facilitate closure of this matter and to aid in the cooperation of the parties, I find that the School must provide Mr. Friedman with a custodial index of the records and the basis of the exemption claims for each record or each category of records. Please note that “the Supervisor may […]

Is it the responsibility of a Public School District to verify and validate the educational credentials of its own administration: (Antonietta (‘Toni’) Mertz)?

The Malden Public Schools has yet again failed to provide the educational credentials of its own administration. Ms. Antonietta (‘Toni’) Mertz currently holds a position which has a minimum educational qualification of a masters degree. “Part IV: Minimum Qualifications: 1. Incumbents must have successful experience in working with culturally and linguistically diverse staff members, families […]

How far will the City of Malden go to prevent releasing Antonietta (‘Toni’) Mertz Emails? What are they hiding now?

In fact, why does Ms. Mertz have a City of Malden email account to begin with? All of the other Assistant Superintendents only have Malden Public Schools email accounts, Ms. Mertz has BOTH… The request is: “Any and all electronic mail and calendar information exclusively for the [email protected] account including any draft and any deleted […]