November 2007 - Posts

• Christmas on Parade

  BY BRUCE PRESTON Thousands of onlookers lined Main Street in Salem on Sunday, Nov. 25, to view the Salem Holiday Parade as it made its way from Northeastern Boulevard to the high school. More than 60 groups participated in the two-and-a-halfhour parade, Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:26 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, Christmas parade

• Shore Dr. repairs may be extended

  BY Darrell Halen Selectmen may break a oneyear plan to repave Shore Drive into two phases. It’s a move that will help keep tax rate increases to 3 percent and free up money to be spent on flood mitigation, said Selectman Chairman Everett McBride. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:17 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, taxes, roads

• School districts may get reprieve on kindergarten deadline

  BY DARRELL HALEN A legislative committee has voted to recommend giving 11 school districts a one-year extension to start a public kindergarten program in their communities. That’s welcome news to school officials in Salem, Windham and Pelham – Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:11 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Kids & Family, Merrimack Valley, Windham, schools, Pelham, Kindergarten

• Salem family donates 100 Thanksgiving dinners

  BY PAM CHAPLOWE-RUTH Correspondent November. The days grow shorter and the bustle of the holiday season begins its relentless pace. While thoughts run rampant with shopping, decorating and spend, spend, spending, through the buzz there is sometimes heard Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 1:31 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, Donation, Dziobas, Thanksgiving

• SHS alumna continues to stand tall at Bentley

  BY JENN MCDOWELL Salem native Christina Sadowski is one of Bentley College’s most prolific killers – spiking the volleyball, that is. Salem native Christina Sadowski is one of Bentley College’s most prolific killers – spiking the Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 1:19 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, volleyball, Sadowski, Bentley College

• As state champs, SHS places five on all-state teams

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Carolyn Malloy broke a Salem High School record for goals in a season, while her team continued piling up honors, winning its third consecutive title and fifth in six years. Last week, the New Hampshire Field Hockey Coaches Association Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:45 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, field hockey, High School Sports, Player of the Year

• Woodbury School hosts tribute to veterans

  BY DARRELL HALEN When Jonathan Sistare came to work in Salem, he quickly learned it’s a community with a high level of patriotism. American flags stand along Geremonty Drive, Salem’s 2006 town report is dedicated to two local soldiers killed Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:20 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, Woodbury School, Veterans Day

• Gillette Stadium, home of the prom

  BY DARRELL HALEN It’s where the New England Patriots battle their opponents and the New England Revolution professional soccer team takes on its rivals. And in 2010, it’s where Salem and Windham students are expected to be celebrating one Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:17 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, Windham, Gilette Stadium, Senior Prom

• Man held in bank robbery

  BY DARRELL HALEN A North Andover, Mass., man accused of robbing a Salem bank was identified by his boss, who saw photographs of the crime broadcast during a TV newscast. John R. Macedonia, 48, of 34 Main Street, Apt. 2, North Andover, Mass., was ordered Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 2:24 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, crime, Police, robbery

• Challenge met – New group, same story: Salem wins another title

  BY JENNIFER McDOWELL Salem, twice beaten in the regular season, is once again the Division I girls volleyball champion. With unrelenting effort and intensity, the second-seeded Blue Devils blew through Spaulding’s top-seeded Red Raiders in the finals Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:44 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, volleyball, students