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News and Information for the Town of Salem
July 2009 - Posts
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BY DERRICK PERKINS The steeple atop the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church is getting a makeover after towering over the Salem Depot for 147 years. Contractors cut the steeple off of the top of the church on July 16, replacing it with a temporary Read More...
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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 features IFL veteran and Manchester resident Nate Lamotte, 10-4- 0, against Doug Gordon, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Brett Barrett helped Salem American’s 11- and 12-year-old all-star baseball team end the Fraser Tournament in style. Barrett, the starting shortstop, made a diving stop in the hole, then threw to first baseman Pat McCarty, who picked Read More...
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Police are on the lookout for a man described as being of medium height, medium build and dark-skinned after he allegedly ran off from a jewelry store with a $13,000 diamond ring around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22. According to authorities, the suspect Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Days before a ban from the state’s largest gambling venue was set to go into effect, the company that runs the popular Poker Room at the Rockingham Park racetrack filed for bankruptcy. Attorney Joshua Menard said he filed Granite Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Authorities recovered a homemade explosive and an assortment of weapons from a local man after he threatened to kill his girlfriend, her family and her ex-boyfriend. According to officials, the female victim reported the alleged incident Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Salem National’s bats went silent in its final two games, but the locals still made plenty of noise during the Little League District 1 baseball tournament. The 11- and 12-year-olds were eliminated following an 8-3 loss in the losers’ Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Questioning the fairness of the new system and its impact on future development, local business owners have again raised objections to a proposed roadway fee system that is before the Planning Board. Under the proposed system drawn Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Perched on a bed of cement in Veterans Park overlooking Main Street, the town’s newly refurbished World War I 37-millimeter infantry field gun may soon have a partner. According to Annette Cooke, the Lions Club in Salem had been Read More...
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A fixture for generations overlooking Salem is not in its accustomed place at the moment. The church steeple of the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church at 8 Pleasant St. in Salem was recently removed and lowered to the ground as the first step in Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN Alex Marchioni earned a C-plus in Algebra II last spring. That was good enough to pass the class, but she needed at least a B-minus to move on to pre-calculus. So instead of sleeping in, Marchioni is spending many of her summer mornings Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Four people were injured, one seriously, when a car drove the wrong way on an I- 93 off-ramp and collided nearly head-on with a second car at about 2:35 a.m. on Monday, July 20. State police said Rubin Sanchez, 25, of Cambridge, Mass., Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Adding an ethics clause onto the town’s charter was one of several recommendations made by the Salem Charter Reform Committee about eight months before Selectman Patrick Hargreaves came under fire for alleged unethical behavior. Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Three days prior to their winners’ bracket setback to Windham, Salem National overcame an early 2-0 deficit to nip Bedford, 3-2, at Joseph A. Bergeron Memorial Field in Salem. Jeremy Bagley earned the win for National, throwing a Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Lucien Marsan believes he came very close to seeing a boat go sailing down North Main Street as he watched from his home near Pine Grove Cemetery just about a month ago. Bouncing across the potholes that pepper the roadway, Lucien said Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Robert Campbell is not new to writing town charters, an experience he believes will come in handy as the community’s Charter Commission moves forward. Campbell, a former selectman and current member of the Planning Board, chaired Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS The message members of the charter commission received from a representative of the local government center on July 9 was “curb your creativity.” Attorney David Connell pointed to past attempts by towns and cities across Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Selectmen concluded a two-and-a-half hour public inquiry on July 13 into the alleged unethical conduct of Selectman Patrick Hargreaves without taking action against him. Hargreaves had come under fire from Salem Police Chief Paul Donovan Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Salem National is making a pitch for a deep tournament run, hoping to ride its duo of strong arms past the semifinals of the Little League 11- and 12-year-old District 1 tournament. The locals outlasted Auburn, 4-2, in the first round Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS The question of how to improve and possibly restructure municipal government while fostering a more active citizenry dominated a public discussion hosted by the Charter Commission on July 2. The town’s newly formed commission Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Overwhelming,” was how Lynne Snierson, standing beside a mountain of dog chow, bird seed and cat food, described the response to the Fourth of July weekend pet food drive at Rockingham Park. “The outpouring of love and compassion Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Fire officials hope the switch to a new townwide communication system will make it easier to get emergency information out to residents without affecting the department’s bottom line. Though emergency management officials have Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Rick Russell is not just looking for a sign, he’s looking for 31 of them. That’s how many street signs have disappeared around town since June 15, and Russell, director of the Salem Department of Public Works, figures the Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN A row of small decorated bags placed along a section of Salem High School’s running track carried messages of love from Tom Murphy’s family. “To the world he was just one man,” read the words on one bag. “To Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Family and friends of Army Staff Sgt. Edmond L. Lo gathered to say goodbye before laying to rest the soldier described by those who knew him as a “true American hero.” On Saturday, June 27, members of the community reached Read More...
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