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News and Information for the Town of Salem
March 2007 - Posts
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BY MATT STOUT In the few short months Robert Liekweg has competed for the UMass-Lowell track and field team, he’s broken a school record, claimed All-New England honors in two events and nearly opened the spring outdoor season with an NCAA Championships-qualifying Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH A Lynn, Mass., man arrested in Salem last August after being caught with 16 pounds of cocaine could be facing life in prison. Juan Castillo, 41, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Friday, March 23, to possession with intent to distribute. Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH The position of town manager in Salem will be getting a salary boost when Henry LaBranche steps down in December. His replacement will be paid between 17 and 27 percent more than LaBranche made during his three years in Salem. Selectmen Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH After all three of Salem’s bond articles failed to gain the required two-thirds vote to pass earlier this month, selectmen have come up with a two-part plan to make the projects happen. At their Monday, March 26, meeting, selectmen Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH When Nolan McGrath, 5, got out of the swimming pool at the Salem Boys & Girls Club on Friday, March 23, he couldn’t stop saying thank you. McGrath, who has been diagnosed with autism, was one of 10 young children with disabilities Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK With 29.5 seconds left in this year’s Class L boys basketball title game, E.J. Perry huddled his players around him to detail what would be the final play of Salem High’s season. And the play was exactly what Stephen Savage Read More...
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Partners in Health, a program of the Area Agency of Greater Nashua, Inc., in conjunction with New Hampshire Family Voices is sponsoring a workshop on “A Profile of a Child.” The workshop will explain health plans for community inclusion of Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH A handful of Salem residents have gathered enough signatures to request a recount on a large bond article which failed to pass on election day. After about 20 citizens turned in a formal request, a recount of Article 18 has been scheduled Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Bryan Waterman’s animation career started as a small project before he left for college. Now, he’s producing his first full-length animated film with a comedy legend. Waterman, 22, recently announced the “Waterman Movie: Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH A foot of snow didn’t keep more than 100 Salem residents from attending the second deliberative session of Town Meeting on Saturday, March 17 and passing nearly every agenda item. Though the four-hour meeting was often marked by somewhat Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK They watched as one of their own scored his 1,000th point. They spun and twirled through double- and triple-teams, finding the hoop for highlight-worthy scores. They flew around the court like madmen, stealing balls and wreaking havoc Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH After a somewhat controversial Town Meeting season, Salem voters have voted down all three of the town’s large bond articles which needed a two-thirds majority vote to pass. A $3,856,000 article, which would have funded repairs on Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem voters have approved the school district’s $49,849,647 budget and more than $1 million in additional warrant articles. Despite public criticism of the district’s budget by some members of the public, voters passed it by Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem’s Election Day may be over but there are still several issues for residents to consider at the town’s second deliberative session. Planned for 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, at Salem High School, the session will give voters Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT They’re a businessman and a card shark, “Woody” and “Big Papi” and, as a duo, simply not satisfied, even when they beat the best. Yes, Salem’s Aaron Kalil and Trevor Dearden wear many hats. But perhaps Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem officials are exploring a full list of options before diving into a $300,000 salt shed construction project. During the Monday, March 5, selectmen meeting, Town Manager Henry LaBranche said officials from the town’s public works Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH A family of five has been displaced after a fire caused heavy damage to their home and killed their pet cat. The Monday, March 5, fire was likely caused by a candle which was either left burning or not properly extinguished, according to Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH For Craig Feetham, 39, Thursday, March 1, was shaping up to be a normal work day – until his car exploded. A leaky tank of acetylene fuel, commonly used as torch fuel, in Feetham’s trunk was ignited by a remote door opener at Read More...
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