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TRUSTEES of CEMETERIES
City of Malden
150 Forest Street, Malden, MA 02148
781-322-2360
MEETING MINUTES OF: May 20, 2026
A meeting of the Cemetery Board of Trustees was held at the Forest Dale Cemetery, 150 Forest Street, Malden on the above date, in accordance with the Notice of Meeting, as provided in G.L. c.30A,§§ 18-25. Notice was filed with the City Clerk’s Office, City of Malden.
President James Tuxbury called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. Members present were James Tuxbury, Vincent Miraglia, Joseph Barriss, and Superintendent Chris Rosa.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the April 2026 upon the motion of Vincent Miraglia and seconded by Joseph Barriss, the Board voted to table the approval of April minutes until the June meeting. all were in favor. CARRIED
CORRESPONDENCE: None
TREASURER REPORT: Cemetery Superintendent Chris Rosa provided the following information: The Cemetery Trust received income for the month of April in the amount of $13,178.29 for Perpetual Care. This money was turned over to the Treasurer’s office to be added to the Cemetery Trust accounts. Upon the motion of Joseph Barriss and seconded Vincent Miraglia, the Board voted to accept the Trust Report as read; all were in favor. CARRIED
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT: The Superintendent’s report was received by the Trustees. Superintendent Rosa provided the following information:
- Burials for the month of April were as follows: three (3) existing full body burials; one (1) double deep, (2) new single (1) one new two grave, and two (2) cremains for a total of nine (9) burials.
Superintendent Rosa stated Cemetery Department was hard at work getting ready for Memorial Day. This is a difficult year with the lack of personnel. The flowers throughout the cemetery and outside islands will be planted soon. Water in the cemetery was turned on, but a major leak was discovered, and the water had to be turned off. Five water stations throughout the cemetery were created for public use. New trees have been planted throughout the cemetery. Two damaged outside doors located in the cemetery office will be replaced soon. Trustees were greatly appreciated and complimented the Superintendent and staff during these hard times.
The motion to accept Superintendent’s report was made by Joseph Barriss and seconded by Vincent Miraglia; all were in favor. CARRIED
ELECTION OF OFFICERS: President Tuxbury asked if anyone was interested in running for either the Presidency or Secretary position on the Board of Trustees and expressed the desire of the current officers to maintain their positions. Seeing none, motion was made by Vincent Miraglia and seconded by Joseph Barriss to reappoint James Tuxbury as President and Sheila Fermano as Secretary; all were in favor. CARRIED
OLD BUSINESS: None
GENERAL CEMETERY BUSINESS: Continued discussion on the proposed bench project was put on hold until a future meeting.
Next meeting of the Board of Trustees: The next meeting of the Cemetery Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
James Tuxbury, President
Sheila L. Fermano, Secretary
Joseph Barris, Trustee
Vincent Miraglia, Trustee
ADJOURMENT: All business before the Board of Trustees has been completed and upon motion of Joseph Barriss and seconded by Vincent Miraglia, the meeting was adjourned at 5:48 P.M.
Respectfully submitted by Vincent Miraglia
On behalf of Sheila L. Fermano, Secretary