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News and Information for the Town of Salem
June 2009 - Posts
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American Steel Cagefighting makes its professional mixed-martial-arts promotional debut July 31 with a 10-fight card scheduled at the Icenter in Salem. The main event pits Lance Everson, 11-6-0 and fighting out of Mansfield, Mass., for The Boneyard, against Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS A motorcycle rollover on the southbound side of I-93 on Monday, June 22, killed a passenger and left the driver hospitalized with serious injuries. Police said Cathyann Pandolfo, 49, of Uxbridge, Mass., sustained fatal injuries after Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS With memorial services for Army Staff Sgt. Edmond L. Lo set for this weekend, Bob Castricone wants to make sure that his sacrifice is never forgotten. Castricone, treasurer for the Salem Veterans Association, is working with members Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Selectman Patrick Hargreaves has come under fire for allegedly trying to use his position as a member of the board to influence a police officer during a June 13 confrontation with a patrolman. In a letter written to Town Manager Jonathan Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Engaging in a little trash talk over the next year could cut down on transfer station costs while providing a boost to the town’s recycling numbers, according to public works officials. With selectmen preparing to appoint six Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS With community garden plots now ready and waiting for local families, Conservation Commission Chairman Bill Carter’s vision for Hawkins Farm has grown to fruition. “We grew up in the city. I lived up on the hill and it was Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN The members of Salem High School’s Class of 2009 face exciting opportunities but also challenges in the years ahead, they were told at their graduation ceremony. But they are prepared to successfully meet those challenges, they Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Federal and local authorities are asking anyone with information in connection with a bag of stolen handguns recovered from an apartment complex dumpster to step forward. According to authorities, a man rummaging through a dumpster Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Across town, flags have been lowered to half-staff as members of the community pay their respects to the family of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edmond L. Lo. Lo, 23, was killed in Iraq on June 13 after a roadside bomb he was trying to defuse Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN A 23-year-old Army soldier from Salem was killed in Iraq on Saturday, June 13, when an improvised explosive device (IED) that his explosive ordnance disposal team was working to neutralize blew up. Staff Sgt. Edmond L. Lo, who was assigned Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY During its regular-season meetings with Hudson and Londonderry, Woodbury Middle School won by a combined five runs. The postseason was a different story. After a first-round bye in the Tri-County tournament, the Warriors pounded out 33 Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Running and jumping aren’t enough for Mike Marshall. He wants to do more. After a successful track and field career at Salem High School, the recently graduated senior is beginning to train for the next level, where he plans on Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Salem High filled the air with well-struck fly balls during a first-round Class L baseball playoff game. Yet Timberlane gloves, similar to gravity, were a force SHS couldn’t avoid. The ninth-seeded Owls played flawless defense, deflated Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Following a May 6 loss to fellow perennial power Concord, Salem softball head coach Harold Sachs spoke of his team’s need to improve its play in the field. “We’re still very frustrated,” said Sachs. “We believe Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Salem and Pelham high schools bused a number of athletes to the Track and field Meet of Champions at the University of New Hampshire on Saturday, June 6. Many of those proved themselves among the state’s best and, by finishing among Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Selectmen are preparing to take a hard look at the town’s finances as they face a potential loss of $1.3 million in state funding to the municipality at the start of July. Budget Committee Chairman Peter Rayno urged selectmen Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS An early morning argument over a $10 bar tab allegedly sparked a fight that left one man hospitalized and three lawn statues uprooted on June 6. Andrew Monzon, 23, of Andover, Mass., has been charged with reckless conduct, criminal Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Retired Air Force brigadier general and Salem resident James Smith may be the next ambassador to Saudi Arabia after President Barack Obama nominated him for the post earlier this month. Smith, currently an international business development Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Salem boys tennis team entered the Class L tournament against Pinkerton looking to defend its state championship title, but ended the day defenseless as the Astros eliminated the Blue Devils in the quarterfinals. Following a 12-2 Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Besides Curt Killion, his Salem girls tennis team and the optimistic SHS supporters, few Class L playoff followers expected the Blue Devils to reach the state semifinals. Instead, sixthseeded Salem knocked off one higher-ranked foe to Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS As the Senate prepares to tackle the state budget, officials in Salem have their fingers crossed that this will the year that expanded gambling comes to the Rockingham Park Racetrack. “It’s been going on for years. I remember Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Police believe the nine door-to-door magazine subscription peddlers taken into custody on May 27 for “extremely aggressive and rude” behavior may be connected with four salesmen arrested last year after an alleged late night Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Local business leaders are concerned that a plan to update Salem’s system of traffic impact fees may put a damper on future economic redevelopment in the community. According to Planning Director Ross Moldoff, the town’s Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Voters may be asked to weigh in on the Canobie Phase II water and sewer project for a second time after blocking an attempt to move forward with the $4.1 million project less then a month ago. Selectmen voted on Monday, June 1, to give Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS A hand recount of the ballots from last month’s special election garnered Cathy Ann Stacey one extra vote, allowing her to retain her spot on the nine-member Charter Commission. Rival candidate Pamela Berry, who challenged the Read More...
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