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News and Information for the Town of Salem
January 2007 - Posts
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BY SAPNA PATHAK It’s not the first team you think of when you’re talking about Class L boys basketball powerhouses. It’s not the two-time defending state champion. It hasn’t had any players receive a Division I college scholarship Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem residents will have their first chance to publicly discuss the town’s and school district’s financial requests at two deliberative sessions on Feb. 8 and 10. School warrants On Thursday, Feb. 8, school officials will meet Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Two Salem High School students have been suspended for bringing .22 caliber bullets to school. The suspensions came after students and school officials found bullets in various locations around the building on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Friday, Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH A four-alarm fire significantly damaged a Salem office building on Thursday, Jan. 25. The fire started in a second floor wall behind a clothes dryer at 53 Stiles Road. Fire officials said a lint buildup likely started the blaze. Since the Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK They’re nimble, lithe, limber and agile. They have contortion capabilities most yoga instructors would envy. They spend hours training at school and private facilities, building strength and flexibility. They’re also the most Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK It happens at the beginning of every winter spirit season; it doesn’t count in the final standings; participation is optional to prevent any early season injuries; and it allows other teams to see what you’ll bring to the state Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Selectmen have postponed making a decision about an $1,819 water bill accrued by Salem residents Lester and Andrea Pearson. At their Monday, Jan. 22 meeting, selectmen unanimously voted to table the matter until more information can be gathered Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Members of the conservation commission are on a quest to preserve a 237-year-old farm in Salem. “It is beautiful,” said George Jones, the commission’s chairman. “It’s one of the prettiest things you see in Salem.” Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Members of the town’s managers union are one step closer to getting a raise after the budget committee said they approved of their request on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Voters did not approve of giving the Salem Professional Administrators Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH When Heather Medeiros moved to Salem from Reading, Mass., she and her two young children didn’t know anyone in the community. But after she found out about Success By 6, a morning play group for children under the age of 6 and their Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT Following a 3-1 loss to Manchester Central on Jan. 6, the Salem boys hockey team wasn’t playing like a Salem boys hockey team, coach Mark McGinn said. Nearly two weeks later, the Blue Devils may have started to find themselves – Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH After the filing of a petition warrant to change the Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment to an elected body rather than appointed, several members are saying they would not run for a position. Dan Norris, the vice-chairman of the board, said Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH When Lester Pearson opened his water bill in November, he couldn’t believe the numbers he saw. “I thought it was a mistake,” he said. “It’s wacky.” The bill informed Pearson and his wife Andrea that they Read More...
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Congratulations to Salem Observer columnist and saleswoman Elsie M. Talanian, who has been selected as a member of the 2007 class of inductees to the New England Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame. Elsie, 86, has been an employee of the Salem Observer Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem residents got their first taste of winter on Monday, Jan. 15, when an ice storm hit town, causing major problems. Throughout the day, ice built up on trees, weighing them down and causing many to fall onto roads and power lines. Police Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT It was a striking statement, though it was said so casually. Moments after he nailed a three-pointer with 55 seconds left to snap a tie game in an eventual 62-57 win over Londonderry on Friday, Jan. 5, Salem’s Josh Jones confirmed Read More...
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Costume barbershop opens in Salem BY MATT HERSH Most hair stylists don’t practice their profession while wearing a sexy bunny outfit. Most hair stylists don’t practice their profession while wearing a sexy bunny outfit. But that didn’t Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH As the March elections rapidly approach, an argument over the election of planning board members has several of the board’s current members declining to run. The issue began last March at Town Meeting where more than 60 percent of Read More...
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Committee reduces increase to 7.6 percent BY MATT HERSH After tempers flared over a potential 8.5 percent increase in the Salem school budget, the budget committee has made an additional $300,000 in cuts. The committee, which had been criticized by some Read More...
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The New Hampshire Men’s Baseball League seeks players to join the Bow Red Sox for the 2007 season. The league is a competitive wooden-bat baseball league for players 38 and older. The Red Sox want an experienced pitcher, catcher and outfielder to Read More...
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By Matt Hersh January • A man with a fake bomb robbed Shaws Supermarket at the Rockingham Mall Plaza on Route 28. The man approached the counter with a package he claimed was a bomb and demanded cash. The teller gave him an undisclosed amount of Read More...
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