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News and Information for the Town of Salem
August 2007 - Posts
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BY MATT HERSH A plan to restore Salem’s depot train station has been in the works for more than a year, but project organizers are concerned that opportunities for free labor may be passing by. Diane Paquette, a Salem resident with a passion for Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem police have arrested a Haverhill, Mass., woman for stealing a purse and using the owner’s credit card to buy hundreds of dollars worth of items at The Mall at Rockingham Park. Police said that Gina Tommachio, 27, stole a purse Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH As the grand reopening of Salemhaven’s new renovated facility nears, staff are having trouble remembering who built three of the four patient wings. The nursing home opened nearly 30 years ago after dozens of local groups and organizations Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH A proposed plan to build a new athletics facility at Salem High School has been cut back, reducing the size and cost of the project. At a recent meeting, the school district’s Facilities Committee decided to reduce the size of the Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Ryan Woodbury couldn’t stop screaming as he watched his younger brother’s SUV swerve and then roll over five times on Route 38. “It all happened so fast,” he said. “I just kept yelling his name and then I got Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK When asked which tournament championship stands out as her favorite, Salem native Stephanie Cabral can’t make up her mind. “Well, we won in four different states and took home six tournament championships this summer,” Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Robert Rhoades was 55 when he died suddenly of a brain aneurism in March 2006. Now, his daughter, Kathleen Rhoades, joins former Blue Devil athletes Mike O’Shaughnessy and Joey Donovan in organizing the second annual Robert Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem selectmen have announced the details of their contract with new town manager Jonathan Sistare, who is set to begin work in October. After months of candidate searching and negotiations with Sistare, who is currently in Iraq with the Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem police charged a Haverhill, Mass., woman with child endangerment after her two young children were found alone in a parked car. Mary-Anne Beaudoin, 27, left her two children, ages 2 and 6, in the car with the windows up while she shopped Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK With many competitors wearing their favorite jerseys, old rivals reunited in the outfield at Merchantsauto.com Stadium for this year’s annual NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition. Area athletes competed in the local portion Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Will Demars and Tim Costa have been playing baseball together since they were 10 years old. A year later, Peter Catalano made the same Pelham Little League all-star team as Demars and Costa. The three have been practically inseparable Read More...
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BY BRIDGET MCMAHON Gerri Beck spends 62 hours a month volunteering at the Ingram Center and even quit her part-time job at Curves because it was cutting into her time there. Beck began volunteering at the center after she retired. “I didn’t Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH Salem police have arrested a New York man who they said is responsible for printing more than $1,000 in counterfeit money. Jeremy Hurd, 36, of Utica, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 3 when members of the Salem Police Department’s investigative Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Six years ago Ken Folsum was a frustrated runner. He was 75 years old and thought his racing days were over. So he made sure they weren’t. The Salem native and five friends formed the New England 60-plus Runners Club, drawing those Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR When Salem Post 63 coach John Ryan heard his American Legion tournament game had been delayed an hour and a half, he cringed. He said the worry had nothing to do with sitting around and waiting, but because the delay meant his team Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN In 1963, Eldon Haegle helped start Windham Cub Scout Pack 266. He’s been serving the group ever since. Although he stepped down from being Cubmaster after a decade, he’s remained an Assistant Cubmaster and adviser ever since. Read More...
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Editor’s Note: During the month of August, we will spotlight volunteers in our towns. This is the first in a weekly series celebrating those who work, without pay, to better their communities. BY SUSAN WARE Volunteers step up when a natural disaster Read More...
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BY CHRISTINE HEISER Though the price tag attached to proposed renovations to Salem High School has astonished some residents, others are working together to get the word out that the fixes are necessary. The newly formed Salem High School Renovation Committee Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Despite manager John Ryan’s reservations, Salem American Legion is headed to the postseason. After finishing in a five-way deadlock for first place in District A at 14-6, tiebreakers seeded Salem third, where it plays Jutras, Read More...
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