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• Selectmen prepare for floods

  BY JIM DEVINE SALEM – To Selectman Chairman Elizabeth Roth, spring floods are a matter of when, not if. Nearly two years after the Mother’s Day flood that closed dozens of local roads and displaced entire neighborhoods of residents, Roth said Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:37 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Flooding

• Citizen articles nixed in Salem

  BY JIM DEVINE SALEM -- Selectmen have voted against supporting a pair of citizen petition projects to repair a bridge and a road at a price of nearly $600,000. Residents of Ball Avenue pressed selectmen at their Monday, Feb. 11, meeting to support paving Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:58 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Flooding, bridges, selectman

• State volunteerism on the rise

  Editor’s Note: During the month of August, we will spotlight volunteers in our towns. This is the first in a weekly series celebrating those who work, without pay, to better their communities. BY SUSAN WARE Volunteers step up when a natural disaster Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 2:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Flooding, volunteering, New Hampshire

• Flood committee recommends planning, education and aid

  BY MATT HERSH Along with several other groups’ suggestions to improve Salem’s flooding problems, the town’s Flood Mitigation Action Committee has offered its own series of recommendations. Community Development Director William Scott Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:00 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, Flooding

• Could be worse – Rain batters area, but damage not like 2006

  BY MATT HERSH AND DARRELL HALEN After hours of torrential rain and heavy winds on Monday, April 16, Salem residents were reminded of the severe flooding which occurred less than a year ago. The water caused several streets to be closed throughout the Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:14 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Flooding

• Lyons, residents look for another bridge solution

  BY MATT HERSH A recount of a failed $3.8 million bridge repair warrant article yielded no changes despite the hopes of some concerned Salem residents. Though the recount did not change the outcome of the original vote, Selectman Michael Lyons said he Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:10 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, Flooding, bridges, voting

• Haigh Ave. flood victims look for help

  Homeowners say plan needed for the future BY MATT HERSH Selectmen have given Haigh Avenue residents the nod to officially form a committee to determine what can be done to alleviate flooding issues near their homes. The committee will consist of four Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:53 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Flooding