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News and Information for the Town of Salem
October 2008 - Posts
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Some members of the American armed forces won’t need to dress up in costumes to earn their Halloween candy this year. James Dickerson and Adam Wolff, dentists at Pediatric Dentistry of Salem, are organizing an event to help protect Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR For the first time in Carol Merchant’s six years at the Salem field hockey helm, her team won’t play in the season’s final game. In fact, after watching the ball go in their own net in the final second of regulation, Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS What stands between a rowdy haunted house guest from bumping back at the things that go bump in the night? A well-trained, observant and experienced staff, according to Larry Belair owner of Victorian Park’s Haunted Mansion. Violent Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR When two-time defending state champion Salem traveled to upstart Goffstown – in the midst of its finest season ever – both coaches agreed the contest provided a fine late-season litmus test. At the end of three tightly Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Robert Ventullo, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, said his admiration for the men and women who serve as police officers and firefighters led him to present the town with three flags flown at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. “It’s Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Though the date has not yet been set, Patti Drelick, director of senior services, took another step toward the groundbreaking for the 1,500-square-foot expansion to the Ingram Senior Center. On Monday, Oct. 13, selectmen gave Drelick Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Sarah Palin, Republican nominee for vice president, wrapped up her first trip to New Hampshire before a crowd of several thousand supporters and onlookers filling almost half of Salem’s high school football field on Oct. 15. Introduced Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR The Blue Devils added four more victories to increase their national record winning streak to 90. By improving their season record to 16-0, the locals secured the top spot in this year’s Division I boys volleyball playoffs. Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS When James McDonough first heard from the utilities department in July that his meter may have been failing to properly register his consumption, he arranged to have the faulty meter repaired. A few weeks later that month, he got a Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Fifteen cats found living in a storage bin along with a live artillery shell on Monday, Oct. 6, are recuperating at the municipal animal shelter shared with the Salem Animal Rescue League. Ray Denis, SARL director of development and Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Sitting outside on the clubhouse deck, glancing at the familiar 135-acre landscape of rolling fairways and pristine greens, Marilyn Campbell sat expectantly, waiting for the storm to roll in. Yet there wasn’t a dark cloud Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN During its previous fiscal year, which ended June 30, the emergency food pantry at the Greater Salem Community Action Center served 754 people from 295 households. This year, as families continue to struggle in a troubled economy, those Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL The trial for Michael and Maureen Bell, accused of housing their five children in an uninhabitable home, will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Salem District Court. The Bells have been charged with five counts each of endangering the welfare Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL Pelham police arrested a Lawrence, Mass., police officer on Tuesday, Sept. 30, after Salem police asked for assistance on a well-being check for him. The Lawrence officer, who lives in Salem, is facing serious charges related to a possible Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Founded in 1922, Salem Cooperative Bank has weathered its fair share of economic downturns, and despite the ongoing Wall Street crisis, local bankers and financial advisers look to ride the storm out. “It has not been directly Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS The death of Michael Murphy, 35, of Londonderry remains under investigation by state authorities after his body was discovered in a vehicle parked in a North Main Street driveway on Thursday. The state Attorney General’s office Read More...
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