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News and Information for the Town of Salem
February 2008 - Posts
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR For Trevor Dearden, another state title – his third – was not only the goal, but as close to a foregone conclusion as New Hampshire wrestling fans could find at the Meet of Champions. For the veterans – 135-pounder Read More...
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BY JIM DEVINE SALEM – A fire from last week where rescue workers saved three small dogs from a Millville Street home has been deemed suspicious by investigators. Despite heavy snowfall throughout the day on Friday, Feb. 22, firefighters were able Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL Salem and Pelham high school juniors scored close to the statewide average NECAP (New England Common Assessment Program) scores in math and writing, but performed significantly better in reading compared with the rest of the state. Math Read More...
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BY JIM DEVINE SALEM – An alleged drunk driver was killed last Monday after a head-on collision on Lake Street ended a series of accidents that police said he caused across town. Police believe drugs or alcohol may be a contributing factor to the Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY EXETER – For the past four years, roughly three times per wrestling season, something strange has happened. Trevor Dearden has stood in the middle of the mat at the end of a match, and the referee has raised his opponent’s Read More...
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BY PAM CHAPLOWE-RUTH Sixty years ago this past Valentine’s Day, George Miller and Geraldine Clegg – known as Chickie to all – exchanged wedding vows in a Brookline, Mass., church. Sixty years ago, before the modern conveniences of dishwashers, Read More...
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BY JIM DEVINE SALEM -- Selectmen have voted against supporting a pair of citizen petition projects to repair a bridge and a road at a price of nearly $600,000. Residents of Ball Avenue pressed selectmen at their Monday, Feb. 11, meeting to support paving Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR For one squad, it was the final battle in a war of attrition. For another, it was a less-personal fight than the one about to ensue in its hometown. The NHIAA girls gymnastics championships, at Salem High School on Saturday, Feb. Read More...
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CHRISTINE HEISER SALEM – A $7.1 million plan for a new police station in Salem will be on the ballot after voters debated the plan’s merits at Salem’s first deliberative session. More than an hour of the two-and-a-half-hour meeting on Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN SALEM – While many school district warrant articles attracted little debate, the proposed high school renovation project dominated the discussion at the Salem School District’s recent deliberative session. “This plan Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN An 8-week-old English bulldog, valued at $3,500, was stolen from the Sea World Pet Center by a man who hid the puppy under his jacket. The theft occurred around 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, said Joanne Leone, manager of the Salem store. Read More...
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By Darrell Halen They’re four Salem area women who share a common bond – mothers of men serving their country in military uniform. And twice a month, over coffee and soda, they exchange stories and share their fears, giving each other moral Read More...
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By Darrell Halen When Kevin Couture, 18, spun a rifle high in the air and caught it, the audience reacted with enthusiastic applause. Couture is a member of Salem Blue Color Guard, which was participating in a regional winter guard competition. He and Read More...
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By Darrell Halen If Everett McBride Jr. and Michael Lyons return to the Salem Board of Selectmen in March, it will not have been without a fight. Two seats on the board are available this year, and three other candidates – Ron Giordano, John J. Read More...
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By Darrell Halen Only seven months after becoming school superintendent in Windham and Pelham, Frank Bass has applied to serve as Manchester’s next superintendent of schools. His move has prompted Al Letizio Jr., the chairman of the Windham School Read More...
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