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News and Information from the Salem Observer
May 2007 - Posts
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BY DARRELL HALEN Throughout her high school career, Starsha Kolodziej viewed classmate Bethany Murphy as a friendly rival. Bethany was considered the top student in their class, and Starsha wanted to surpass her. When report cards came out, Starsha wanted Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT On Saturday, May 26, Pelham’s Kris Fournier brought his best to the Class I track and field championships. Now, he is the best. With a personal-best and school-record throw of 166 feet, 6 inches, the senior claimed the Class I crown Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN After taking one of their pumper trucks out of service, Pelham firefighters found a new owner for the vehicle – by putting it up for auction on eBay. Engine 3, a 22-year-old fire truck, fetched $4,201 from a family of volunteer Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN The job doesn’t pay much. It can require a lot of time. But it’s an opportunity to serve your town. Want to be a selectman? Pelham officials are looking for someone to fill the vacancy that will be created by the departure Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK After handing Portsmouth its only loss of the season on May 8, Pelham was rolling. Nearly two weeks and three straight losses later, the Pythons were 10-5 and sputtering. But in baseball, The Big Three – good pitching, solid defense Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Nick Goodwin, 16, was sitting in his English class when the Grim Reaper took him away. When he returned a few minutes later, he was “dead,” his face had been painted white, and he shared a fictional story with his classmates. Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN A girl who attends Pelham High School has confessed to writing several anti-gay notes, according to Superintendent Elaine Cutler. There were approximately five handwritten notes that were posted on lockers and in the girls bathroom at Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN After her students raised more than $5,000 to fight diabetes, Alicia LaFrance, Pelham Elementary School’s principal, kept a promise to them to kiss a pig. Actually, she did it five times – once in front of each grade. The Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT Two months ago, the Pelham boys tennis team probably would have jumped at the opportunity to be in this position. Five days ago, they probably would have given anything to avoid it. With back-to-back losses to start the week – the Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN When Madison Mondejar struck a piñata with a stick and candy spewed out onto the floor, her classmates went wild. It was part of a fun and colorful Mexican fiesta Madison and other third-graders celebrated on Friday, May 4, in Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN The Pelham School Board has decided to move forward with a plan to build a new high school on a new site and renovate the current high school into a middle school. The project’s estimated price tag is close to $52 million. During Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Pelham High’s baseball team has a good chance to make a run at a state title – literally. The team once again showed its speed, its ability to manufacture runs and its resiliency in an 11-10 win over defending Class I state Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Daniel Moulis, an educator with a background in teaching social studies, will become the new assistant principal at Windham Middle School. He will begin his new job on July 1. Moulis is succeeding Kori Becht, who was promoted to principal. Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Angela Tsoumbanikas, 17, doesn’t mind that police bring drug-sniffing dogs through her school. Or that administrators search student lockers where the dogs indicate drugs might be found. “They’re OK. I don’t think Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT There are two things the Pelham baseball team is doing more than any other team in Class I. One is actually playing games. The other is winning them. Despite watching its comeback attempt fall short in a 4-3 loss to Milford on Monday, April Read More...
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