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News and Information from the Salem Observer
October 2007 - Posts
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BY DARRELL HALEN When Robert Duffy Jr. was brought into the Pelham Memorial School cafeteria one day in late September, his fellow seventh-graders greeted him with a thunderous standing ovation. Robert, 13, is battling brain cancer, and his surprise visit Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN At least three people are interested in filling a vacant seat on the Pelham Board of Selectmen. Brian O’Hearn, school district moderator Ken Dunne, and former Selectman William McDevitt have applied to be appointed to the seat that Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN When the results were announced, a group of teachers clapped and cheered. A three-year teacher’s contract was approved by Pelham voters 396-331 during a special vote on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Pelham Memorial School. “It was Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN A Pelham man who engaged in a five-and-a-half hour standoff with police when he refused to leave his home is scheduled to go on trial in December. George W. Labonte Sr., 68, of 4 Jones Road, faces misdemeanor charges of domestic simple Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN It will be a day of relief – or disappointment – for Pelham’s teachers. On Tuesday, Oct. 23, voters will approve or reject a three-year contract between the school district and the Pelham Education Association. “In Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN The chairman of the Pelham Board of Selectmen, Ed Gleason, has resigned from the board. Gleason announced he was leaving the board near the end of its Tuesday, Oct. 9 meeting. His resignation took effect the next day. It was a move, he Read More...
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School Board divided on superintendent’s office purchase BY DARRELL HALEN The purchase of an executive desk chair by School Superintendent Frank Bass that cost Pelham and Windham taxpayers $995 has drawn criticism from several School Board members. Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN The sales of pink bracelets and freshly baked cookies during a school fundraiser may not bring in a lot of money, but for Taryn Kayo it’s a way to support the fight against *** cancer – a disease that struck her grandmother Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN As Pelham Memorial School students filed into school, the theme song from the movie “Rocky” sounded over the building’s public address system. Their teachers wore brand-new lime green T-shirts with the words “striving Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN A five-and-a-half hour standoff ended peacefully after a Pelham man who had refused to come out of his house surrendered to police. George Labonte Sr., 68, of 4 Jones Road, was charged with domestic simple assault and resisting arrest Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR After leading his Pythons boys basketball squad to three consecutive state title games and taking home the 2006 Class I championship, Todd Kress decided he needed to spice things up by adding another personal challenge. Pelham High Read More...
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