August 2009 - Posts

• Pelham’s roster includes seasoned returners and talented additions

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Even with summer winding down, Linda Koehler wasn’t excited to have her Saturday calendar unexpectedly cleared. Pelham High School’s field hockey coach preferred following through with her original plans. The Pythons were Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:49 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, field hockey

• Fire destroys Pelham mobile home

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Authorities believe the cause of the fire that destroyed a mobile home on Mammoth Road on Aug. 17 was accidental, although the blaze remains under investigation. According to Fire Chief James Midgley, the fire ignited somewhere in the Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:45 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, fire department

• Pelham’s Helliwell uses football to help tackle classroom difficulties

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bill Helliwell decided to give high school one more shot. Now, he’s giving college a shot. During his freshman year of high school, Helliwell decided school was not for him, and for the last month of the year he didn’t attend, Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:57 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, football, High School

• Pelham Library goes fine free

  Are you concerned about returning your overdue library materials because of the mounting fines on your account? The Pelham Public Library wants you to know that we understand the rough economic times that face us these days and we want to help. Introducing Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:26 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, library, free, overdue, fines

• Theft of wall safe on Ledge Road is third Pelham burglary in a week

  BY DERRICK PERKINS The burglary of a Ledge Road home on Aug. 1 was the third in a string of residential break-ins reported in the span of a single week, according to local authorities. Police said one or more suspects entered the Ledge Road residence Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:16 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Burglary, police

• Pelham will sell firetruck rather than repair it

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Shawn Buckley is one of the few local firefighters who had the opportunity to use the department’s aging ladder truck – now out of service and set to be sold off – during an actual fire. His one complaint: the ladder Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:13 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, fire department, firetruck