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News and Information for the Town of Salem
January 2009 - Posts
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY After three minutes in the locker room with her team at halftime of Salem’s home match-up with Bishop Guertin, head coach Elizabeth Briggs left and sat on the bench for some alone time. “I didn’t have anything positive Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Preparation wasn’t an option for the Salem High School boys gymnastics team. Heading into its only scheduled home meet of the season on Thursday, Jan. 22, the Blue Devils received word late in the afternoon that team captain Sean Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Voters will have the chance to either restore funding for the state-mandated kindergarten program to the budget or leave it by the wayside at the deliberative session of the School District meeting on Feb. 5. The school district’s Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS A local woman died at the Caritas Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass., on Tuesday, Jan. 27, after an early morning automobile accident left her with life-threatening injuries, according to authorities. Cynthia Noonan, 47, of Salem, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY This season, the Salem boys basketball team has faced an unfamiliar opponent – adversity. Following back-to-back state championships, the Blue Devils find themselves in the middle of the Class L pack with a 3-2 record. “This Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Most high schools in New Hampshire would be happy to hang one or two championship banners from the gymnasium rafters. Salem, which has gobbled up Granite State glory in volleyball, basketball, field hockey and softball, may find Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Despite saving the town $120 per truckload, Public Works officials have stopped using a liquid treatment for road salt after 2,500 tons of the stored treated salt caked up into a solid mass. Public Works Director Rick Russell said the Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS With hopes of having funding restored for kindergarten pinned on a Feb. 5 deliberative session, school officials are examining what budget cuts could be made to ensure the program is in place come fall. According to Superintendent Michael Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Justin Hojlo and Kevin LeBlond were in a shootout, but in the end it was Hojlo with more ammunition. The two senior guards dueled during a Class I contest on Tuesday, Jan. 13, with Hojlo’s Pelham Pythons pulling away from LeBlond Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Most of the time when the University at Buffalo football team is on SportsCenter, Chris Scharon is part of the highlight. You just have to look closely and avoid following the ball. The Salem resident recently concluded his college career Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Selectmen are asking voters to approve the replacement of two town bridges in March after adding the multimillion- dollar bond article to the Town Meeting warrant on Monday, Jan. 12. On the state’s municipal red list since late Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Part of President-elect Obama’s economic stimulus package may fund a series of bicycle and pedestrian paths throughout town, though Bike-Ped Corridor Committee members caution against being overly optimistic. “It’s Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS State and local officials spoke out against the possibility of a new toll plaza on Interstate 93 by the Massachusetts border with one town selectman calling the measure “ill conceived.” “I understand the state’s Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS A Budget Committee decision to remove kindergarten from the school district’s proposed budget for next year has made starting the program more difficult, but not impossible, say officials. According to Superintendent Michael Delahanty, Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Mike Wallace recently closed a 22-year career at the Salem Fire Department. But his dedication to fire service is by no means over. Wallace, who served as deputy fire chief since 2002 and retired from the department Dec. 31, plans to Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Police Tasered a Gonic man after he allegedly swallowed a packet of drugs and fought with officers during a vehicle stop on Route 28. Casey Jones, 32, has been charged with false reports, resisting arrest, assault on a police officer Read More...
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BY CHRISTINE HEISER This year, Salem will vote on forming a charter commission that will look into changing the town’s form of government. The growing town, with a population of about 30,000, may warrant a change to a city form of government soon. Read More...
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