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News and Information for the Town of Salem
July 2008 - Posts
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Salem’s 14-year-old Babe Ruth baseball team had eased past Keene with a 3-0 victory earlier in the state tournament, but Keene grabbed a more important win, eliminating Salem, 2-1, in the losers bracket final on Saturday, July 26. Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Those who follow sports know momentum often carries over from one game to another. But those who know baseball understand momentum isn’t nearly as important as the next contest’s starting pitcher. Salem American’s Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Declaring the split-level home on Twinbrook Avenue in Salem unfit for human habitation is nothing new to veteran health inspector Brian Lockard, who has seen residences as bad or worse in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. “It’s Read More...
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EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS Although Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has not been detected in samples taken from around New England this year, officials urge that care be taken to avoid contracting this viral disease, considered to be one of the Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL As warm summer weather entices people to spend more time outside, state health officials are warning residents to be more aware of the big dangers that lie in wait in the tiniest of organisms. Jason Stull, New Hampshire Department of Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Not many would have figured it after their 10-3 opening-round loss to Windham. Not even Fred Russo, coach of the Salem American 9- and 10-yearold Little League all-stars, could have made the prediction. But on Sunday, July 20, the Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS A recently unveiled plan to significantly expand the facilities at Hedgehog Park has evoked mixed reactions from some Salem residents. “I like it the way it is,” said Kevin McGann, who has been coming to the park for the Read More...
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BY JENN MCDOWELL A Salem man accused of killing a man his girlfriend was dating faces new charges of second-degree murder, upgraded from first-degree assault and negligent homicide. Scott Hanks, 49, of 87 Lake Shore Road, allegedly stabbed William Solberg Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL School officials for Salem, Pelham and Windham schools are breathing a sigh of relief now that the state has agreed to extend the deadline for instituting public kindergarten. In its definition of an adequate education, the state Legislature Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR When Bedford took the diamond in the losers bracket quarterfinals on Monday, July 14, the team in the opposite dugout, Salem National, held the advantage of a week’s worth of rest. Yet Bedford remained game-tested by winning Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL After renegotiating their contract with the Salem School Board, the Salem Educational Personnel Association has withdrawn its Superior Court petition asking for a judge’s approval for a special meeting and revote on salary increases Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS The Salem Board of Selectmen has endorsed a plan unveiled by Recreation Department Director Chris Dillon to significantly expand the beach front at Hedgehog Pond and the park facilities. “I’m originally from the Midwest Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Nearly a week after police returned their missing 2- year-old found wandering down the street naked, Michael and Maureen Bell have turned themselves in on five charges each of endangering a child. Police brought the charges after a Read More...
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BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI If there’s one person who’s doing well in this changing economy, it’s John Labbe. Labbe is the owner of Hearth Designs in Hooksett, and he sells pellet stoves, wood stoves, fireplaces and other heating-related items. Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL The Salem school secretaries union is just about ready to file a Superior Court petition asking that an item for a vote on renegotiated raises be placed on the September primary ballot. Jack Brouse of the National Education Association, Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS After police found human *** and dirty diapers on the carpeting in a split-level house on Twinbrook Avenue, health officials decided it was unfit for human habitation and forced the family living there to move out. Police made the discovery Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Residents of Brady Avenue again challenged a plan by the Salem Animal Rescue League to construct a new animal shelter in their neighborhood. Raising concerns over traffic, noise, animal waste and odor, potential neighbors of the 15,000-square-foot Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL Alice Campbell of Salem, retired and living alone in her home, said she’s not sure how she’s going to deal with heating oil expenses that add up to even more than what she paid last winter, which was about $2,000 total for Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Four door-to-door salesmen were placed under arrest after two of the men allegedly beat a third in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant for low sales figures late Thursday night. Police charged Darrell Price and Tyjaun Seals, Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL A Salem man was arrested for attempting to rob three businesses in Lawrence, Mass., brandishing the casing for the cargo cover from his SUV like a bazooka during one attempt. According to Lawrence Police Chief John Romero, Steven Conde, Read More...
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