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• Salem High gym size cut; saves $1 million

  BY MATT HERSH A proposed plan to build a new athletics facility at Salem High School has been cut back, reducing the size and cost of the project. At a recent meeting, the school district’s Facilities Committee decided to reduce the size of the Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:44 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, Budget

• Trimming back – $40 million high school plan may be changed to save money

  BY MATT HERSH Only a month after Salem school officials announced their $40 million high school renovation plan, they’re already considering scaling it back. Members of the Budget Committee and the Board of Selectmen recently had their first official Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools, Budget

• School tax increase makes tempers rise

  BY MATT HERSH When former Salem Budget Committee member Stephen Campbell watched the current committee negotiate this year’s school budget, all he felt was disappointment. With an overall increase of 8.5 percent after budget committee cuts, Campbell Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 4:32 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, schools, Budget

• School budget up 8.5 percent

  BY MATT HERSH After $131,000 in cuts and a preliminary vote by the budget committee on Wednesday, Dec. 13, the Salem School District’s 2007 budget is still an 8.5 percent increase from last year. When school officials presented their $46.5 million Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:58 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools, Budget