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News and Information for the Town of Salem
January 2008 - Posts
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By Matt Schooley The Concord High School girls basketball team was hungry for its first win of the season, but Salem High School wasn’t letting that get in the way of its fast start to the year, cruising to a 63-47 road victory. Concord kept the Read More...
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By Rryan O’connor At the 25th annual Kiwanis Club statewide cheerleading competition on Saturday, Jan. 26, Salem-area spirit squads earned runners-up trophies – and another chance to hone their routines. While Pelham recovered from a subpar Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor Those formulating the rules must have had Nick Miles in mind when they put pen to paper. At the annual Salem Invitational boys gymnastics tournament, which took place Saturday, Jan. 26, those competing in the all-around are not Read More...
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By Darrell Halen A proposed $32 million operating budget and a $7 million warrant article to construct a new police station top the list of warrant articles Salem voters will consider when they gather for the town’s first deliberative session of Read More...
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By Darrell Halen A $53.5 million operating budget, money to plan for a high school renovation and a new contract with teachers and other professionals are among the Salem School District warrant articles voters will see this year. The district’s Read More...
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By Darrell Halen An audience of business people, local officials and state legislators got a look at plans for a revitalized Rockingham Park, presented by a company that hopes to bring 3,000 video slot machines to the 101-year-old Salem landmark. William Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor The two squads have drastically different expectations. So when the Salem girls gymnastics team rolled over visiting Pelham, 130.1 to 116.45, on Friday, Jan. 18, neither coach expressed much surprise. For Salem coach Ginnie LaVallo, Read More...
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By Jerry Liptak SALEM – Their perfect season intact, the boys of Salem basketball let out an almighty roar in the home-team locker room after overwhelming Nashua North on Friday, Jan. 18, 72-57. Coach E.J. Perry had just given them the weekend off. Read More...
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By Darrell Halen Underage buyers were able to purchase alcohol at 14 stores in Salem during a police-conducted alcohol compliance check on 58 businesses. The underage buyers went into the stores and restaurants during the evening of Friday, Jan. 18. The Read More...
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By Darrell Halen Should you be lucky enough to talk “bunka” with Dottie Beal, don’t feel the need to cover the ears of nearby children. Contrary to the slang sound of its name, bunka is a wonderfully expressive art form that Dottie explains Read More...
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By Darrell Halen Salem police said they discovered 22 dogs – including three dead ones – in a Massachusetts woman’s sport utility vehicle parked at a local store. Police said they went to Wal-Mart on North Broadway around 10:30 a.m. Read More...
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By Darrell Halen Salem’s Budget Committee decided not to recommend a $1.5 million school district warrant article to fund architectural and engineering plans to renovate Salem High School. It was one of the decisions the committee made on Friday, Read More...
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By Matt Schooley Salem High School ended the home portion of its swimming schedule in impressive fashion, setting several performance records en route to a sweep of Alvirne and Nashua South for both the boys and girls. The boys handled Alvirne, 105-61, Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor In her first try since last season, Leeann Vadala won the all-around competition on Friday, Jan. 11, and her Lady Blue Devils extended their record to 9-0 with wins over Spaulding and Dover. Vadala, who has been nursing a knee injury, Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor MERRIMACK – Traveling without their highly touted freshmen, who were competing at their own event in Concord, Salem invaded the Merrimack Hall of Fame Tournament and finished fourth among 16 squads. Despite bringing just eight Read More...
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By Darrell Halen On most days, Carl Haroian is a Salem High School junior. But during a recent morning, he became William Turner, a young Confederate soldier. It was part of The Southern Experience, a project where 48 juniors in Comprehensive American Read More...
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By Darrell Halen A $7.3 million proposal to build a new police station was unanimously backed by Salem selectmen and appears to have the support of most Budget Committee members. Plans call for a 26,000-square-foot building that would be constructed behind Read More...
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By Darrell Halen Gathered in the auditorium of Salem High School for the kickoff of this year’s Sophomore Career Exploration Day, 10th-graders learned about the work of one of New Hampshire’s top officials – Attorney General Kelly Ayotte. Read More...
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By Darrell Halen A Salem woman was sentenced to spend a month in jail after being found guilty of five counts of animal cruelty. Christine Harris, 54, was convicted of the misdemeanor charges on Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Salem District Court. She was sentenced Read More...
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By Matt Schooley Robbie Liberatore ended any comeback thoughts Manchester Central was having, as the Salem High School sophomore keeper and his teammates shut out the visiting Little Green in a 3-0 Division I boys ice hockey victory. The victory at the Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor By defeating Manchester Central, Nashua South, Nashua North and St. Thomas Aquinas on Jan. 4, the Salem girls gymnastics team extended its record to 5-0. The defending state champs beat previously undefeated Central 134.755 to 125.114 Read More...
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By Darrell Halen The Salem Budget Committee approved a proposed 2008-09 operating budget of roughly $53.5 million for the school district. The panel took its votes on the budget during a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 3, in Town Hall. The $53,539,584 Read More...
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By Darrell Halen StockerYale Inc., a manufacturing company based in Salem, has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of misleading investors by issuing two fraudulent press releases in 2004. According to documents Read More...
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By Darrell Halen A state representative from Salem has been charged with assaulting his wife. David C. Dalrymple, 65, 11 Sullivan Court, faces a charge of domestic simple assault. He was arrested on Dec. 31, after his wife, Janeen A. Dalrymple, 58, reported Read More...
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By Darrell Halen Snowfall isn’t the only thing heavy in this wintry season. So, too, has been the expense of clearing, salting and sanding roads in Salem-area communities. Big snowstorms in December took a big bite out of municipal snow removal Read More...
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By Darrell Halen A Massachusetts man is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Salem girl and threatening to kill her if she told anyone about it. Charles Shadle, 20, of 48 Jones Road, Revere, Mass., has been charged with aggravated felonious sexual Read More...
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By Darrell Halen A New Year’s Eve fire damaged a home on Meisner Road in Salem, displacing a family of four. No family members were in the home, owned by Michael Dobeck, when the fire broke out, but four dogs were inside, according to Salem Fire Read More...
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