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News and Information for the Town of Salem
October 2007 - Posts
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A woman who drove a car into a Salem printing shop has been arrested and faces a charge of vehicular assault. Kieu Thi Nguyen, 39, drove her Honda into the Sir Speedy store at 382 South Broadway around 10 a.m. on Oct. 16, police said. “We have ruled Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Salem selectmen voted to withdraw $750,000 from the town’s unreserved fund balance in order to cut the municipal tax increase of the 2007 property tax rate from 6 percent to 3 percent. But during the board’s special meeting Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Plans for renovating the old train depot station in Salem are moving along, thanks to $60,000 that will be used to remove asbestos from the structure and raze a portion of the building. Selectmen recently authorized the use of the money, Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR What looked like a dream matchup of Class L unbeatens turned into a nightmare for Timberlane, with Salem playing the role of dreaded monster. Though the two teams battled to a 2-2 tie on Oct. 6, the Blue Devils were more prepared Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK It began less than one minute after the first ball was served. It was loud, and it didn’t stop until well after the final play. “Let’s go Salem!” The continuous chant was heard by all in attendance at this year’s Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK When the boys of Salem volleyball took the courts for their first match of this year’s Division I playoffs, head coach EJ Perry had a plan: show off his present stars and then display those he expects to emerge in the future. Perry’s Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Up six goals in the final minutes of a quarterfinal match-up with Londonderry High School, Salem’s offense looked as if it was in the closing seconds of sudden-death overtime. And coach Carol Merchant couldn’t imagine Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN When Woodbury Middle School Principal Maura Palmer announced to an assembly of eighth-graders that music teacher Pat Moeschen had been chosen as the 2007 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, the students responded with an enthusiastic standing Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN While driving through Salem recently, Jonathan Sistare got lost a few times. But he didn’t mind – it just helped him learn more about the town he’s working for. Sistare, 45, became Salem’s town manager on Oct. Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK EJ Perry knows what he is doing. The fourth-year Salem boys volleyball mentor always selects the right players, draws up the correct plays and most importantly, offers the proper words of motivation to his team – one that hasn’t Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN A woman who allegedly stole two Mothers Against Drunk Driving donation canisters with the help of a young boy at a liquor store has been arrested. Van Ngoc Do, 39, of 25 Hale Spring Road, Plaistow, faces two charges of theft by unauthorized Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN As Joey Goulet, 5, swam toward one end of a swimming pool, his swimming partner, Zack Martin, 16, offered words of encouragement. “Come on buddy, keep going,” said Zack as he, too, moved closer to the end of the pool. “You’re Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN A large portion of the new Route 111 bypass, which is expected to bring traffic relief to parts of Windham and Salem, is tentatively scheduled to open at the end of October. The 2.5-mile stretch from Searles Road in Windham to Zachary Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Salem police said a young boy helped a woman steal two donation canisters at a local liquor store that benefit the Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization. Police said the woman quickly put one of the canisters into her large pocketbook Read More...
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BY LESLIE A. TOOMY Hundreds of families flocked to the Salem Central Fire Station on a recent humid autumn day to climb into the driver’s seat of Engine One and other fire safety vehicles, witness firefighters extinguish a demonstration car fire, Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Lauren Delaney began varsity play as a sophomore setter, backing up a senior on a successful Blue Devils volleyball squad. The prognosis didn’t include much court time. But when the elder setter came down with mononucleosis, Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK While finishing in fifth place at the Class L team tournament, the Blue Devils qualified four golfers to compete in the individual tournament, the most any Salem golf team has advanced. “We’ve never put more than two golfers Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Sitting behind his grandson, 7-year-old Parker Webb, Enio DiPietro watched the boy work on a sheet about telling time. Later, DiPietro shared with Parker’s second-grade class and other guests in the room that he and his grandson Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Water and sewer rates in Salem are going up for the second time in four months. Selectmen approved raising the rate for water from $2.58 to $3 per 100 cubic feet, and the sewer rate from $2.60 to $3.35 per 100 cubic feet. The new rate Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY With one more player on the field than its opponent, the Salem boys’ soccer team looked like it would be able to grab its second win in what has been a difficult season so far. It didn’t work out that way, as the Blue Devils Read More...
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