February 2009 - Posts

• Freshman, junior lead Pelham High School at wrestling tourney

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Two Pelham wrestlers won individual state championships, and the team finished seventh at the Division II wrestling tournament, hosted by Bedford High School on Saturday, Feb. 21. Josh Medeiros made his first state tournament a memorable Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 3:02 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, wrestling, pelham high school

• Pelham library budget strains under higher demand for services

  BY DERRICK PERKINS The economy is dealing a double blow to the public library where staff have seen an 83 percent increase in circulation while struggling through the third year in a row without a budget increase. “We’re still doing the absolute Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:53 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, library

• Pelham, 15-1, escapes from Bedford, 3-13, with basketball victory

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Three years ago, the Pelham boys basketball team used a one-loss regular season as a springboard to a state title. The town of Bedford had yet to begin construction on its high school. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, Bedford’s first-year Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:23 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, basketball, boys basketball, pelham high school, bedford

• Pelham Challenger Little League allows disabled children to play ball

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY In a baseball game, when the ball rolls past an infielder or soars over the head of an outfielder, fans usually aren’t happy with their team. In Pelham, the fans still cheer. The Pelham Challenger Little League has provided disabled Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:18 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Kids & Family, sports

• Pelham blood drive organizer now using donations

  BY DARRELL HALEN When Michele Gordon was organizing a blood and bone marrow drive, the Pelham woman couldn’t have known that the event might help a member of her own family. Less than three weeks ago, Michele’s husband, Dean, was diagnosed Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:11 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness

• Fire station warrant moves to Pelham ballot

  BY DERRICK PERKINS A petitioned warrant article calling for the raising of $4.7 million for a new fire station came through the town’s Feb. 3 deliberative session largely intact. A single amendment made to the article – proposed by Douglas Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:50 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, fire department, voting, budget

• Pelham youngsters continue to improve during difficult girls basketball season

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR It was a good news/bad news Senior Night for the Pelham girls basketball team. The bad news? The Lady Pythons had just three seniors to honor, a reality evident by the 53-38 setback that evening, Friday, Jan. 30, courtesy of visiting Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:47 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, sports, girls basketball, pelham high school