December 2006 - Posts

• 2006 Sports Year in Review

  By Sapna Pathak and Matt Stout Tough is claiming a state championship. Tough is doing so when everyone expects you to. Certainly, tough is doing both while completing an undefeated season. As far as most are concerned, those are true statements. But when Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 4:37 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, sports

• School tax increase makes tempers rise

  BY MATT HERSH When former Salem Budget Committee member Stephen Campbell watched the current committee negotiate this year’s school budget, all he felt was disappointment. With an overall increase of 8.5 percent after budget committee cuts, Campbell Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 4:32 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, schools, Budget

• Citrus Bowl bound

  Salem High School band heads to Florida for the big parade BY MATT HERSH Kristy Boucher isn’t the least bit nervous about playing drums in front of millions of people across the country. “I’m just anxious to get out there and experience Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 4:28 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, marching band

• School budget up 8.5 percent

  BY MATT HERSH After $131,000 in cuts and a preliminary vote by the budget committee on Wednesday, Dec. 13, the Salem School District’s 2007 budget is still an 8.5 percent increase from last year. When school officials presented their $46.5 million Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:58 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools, Budget

• Haigh Ave. flood victims look for help

  Homeowners say plan needed for the future BY MATT HERSH Selectmen have given Haigh Avenue residents the nod to officially form a committee to determine what can be done to alleviate flooding issues near their homes. The committee will consist of four Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:53 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Flooding

• Going up

  Rising costs affect elevator repairs in schools BY MATT HERSH A plan to upgrade four Salem school elevators that don’t meet standards outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been cut back. The only elevator to receive the upgrades Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:41 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools

• Ice elite

  Tight-knit SHS team should challenge for state’s top spot BY MATT STOUT Salem boys hockey coach Mark McGinn believes his Blue Devils are built to win their first Division I state title since 2004. Of course, so are at least six other teams, McGinn Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 4:20 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, ice hockey

• No-show fired from commission

  BY MATT HERSH After repeated absence from meetings, a member of the Salem Conservation Commission has been fired by selectmen. On Monday, Dec. 4, selectmen unanimously voted to remove Olga Gouza from her position on the commission because she has not Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:58 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Selectmen

• Help wanted

  Fire department seek grant to add to staff BY MATT HERSH Salem’s fire department may be one step closer to adding four new firefighters, according to officials. During a presentation to selectmen on Monday, Dec. 11, Fire Chief Kevin Breen said he Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:53 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, fire department

• Holland pleads guilty - Salem man will be sentenced for beating baby daughter

  BY MATT HERSH Salem resident John Holland recently pleaded guilty to severely beating his 3-month-old daughter last year. On Monday, Nov. 27, Holland changed his plea in Rockingham County Superior Court as jury selection was about to begin. Holland, 27, Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem

• Man found after cold night in woods

  BY MATT HERSH A 20-year-old Salem man who ran away from home after a verbal dispute with his parents was found unconscious nearly 15 hours later. Police had been searching for Nigel Bridges of 124 Pelham Road after he left his house and headed into a Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 3:31 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, rescue