Salem Observer

State retirement changes force some in Salem to leave now

BY JENN McDOWELL Town Clerk Barbara Lessard was one of many town employees across the state to announce her retirement this year, citing the state of the New Hampshire retirement system as a reason for doing so. After putting in 23 years of service as Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:36 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Salem, retirement

Two fail liquor compliance check in Salem

BY JENN McDOWELL After performing alcohol compliance checks over the weekend of May 3, Salem police think businesses might be getting smart to their practices – either in not serving minors or in communicating with each other to slip under the radar. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:26 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Police, alcohol

D-II Bow pulls away from D-I Salem in uneven girls' lacrosse battle

BY MATT SCHOOLEY SALEM – Timeouts are designed to give teams the chance to catch their breath, regroup and grab some momentum. When Salem High School called a timeout midway through the second half of its girls lacrosse game against visiting Bow Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:04 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Lacrosse, salem high school, bow, bow high school

Theater group for developmentally disabled performs in Salem

BY DARRELL HALEN When Lorraine Moore, dressed as Pocahontas, finished singing along to the song “Colors of the Wind,” the audience watching her cheered and applauded loudly. Lorraine smiled and bowed. Her performance was part of “A Disney Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:21 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments

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‘Impractical solution’ to Salem's kindergarten mandate

BY JENN McDOWELL Salem school officials said a proposed amendment to the public kindergarten mandate allowing districts to temporarily contract with private establishments will neither hasten nor simplify the road to establishing kindergarten programs. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:11 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Kindergarten

Salem High School students attempt to solve world’s problems at Model UN

BY DARRELL HALEN When delegates from the Dominican Republic offered a resolution at the United Nations to establish a training program for midwives, doctors and nurses in Third World countries, representatives of other nations expressed their support Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:29 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, salem high school

Traffic plan for Lowe's plaza in Salem to be debated

BY JIM DEVINE Planners will meet next week to review traffic impact plans for a new Lowe’s location at the state line of Route 28. The Stateline Shopping Center straddling the Salem- Methuen, Mass., border, is presenting a plan for a 200,000- square-foot Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:24 PM by Salem Editor | 3 Comments

Filed under: Salem, traffic

Salem School Board dumps 8th-grade graduation

BY JIM DEVINE It may be a promotion, completion or accomplishment, but the School Board won’t be callings eighth-graders “graduates” at their June ceremony this year. On Tuesday, April 15, the School Board unanimously agreed to forego Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:18 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Kids & Family, Education, school board

His son survived cancer, now he’s racing for others

BY DARRELL HALEN Grateful for the medical treatment his young son received when he battled cancer, and with a desire to help families dealing with the disease, Dane Hoover Jr. will soon endure the challenge of running the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon. He’s Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:04 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Health & Fitness, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Marathon

Fatal stabbing details emerge

BY JIM DEVINE Police said the conflict over a girlfriend that led to a Pelham man’s stabbing death last week could have been resolved with just a phone call. At the probable cause hearing for Scott Hanks, 49, which took place on Tuesday, April 15, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:56 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Police, Pelham, stabbing, death

Charter reform may be in Salem’s future

BY JIM DEVINE Selectmen voted to create a charter reform committee but plans for the panel have yet to be nailed down. In a unanimous vote on Monday, April 14, selectmen approved a proposal by Selectman Michael Lyons to create a seven- person panel to Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:52 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Selectmen, school board, capital improvement, charter, budget committee

Even rental housing denied for those with foreclosure on their credit

BY JENN McDOWELL Edward Kruczinski and his family had a hard time finding a place to live since the mortgage on their Allenstown home was foreclosed on the day after Christmas in 2006. While Kruczinski, his wife, Carolyn, and their three teenage daughters Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:41 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Merrimack Valley, real estate, allenstown, foreclosure, hillsborough county

Cleanup volunteers sought for Salem Field of Dreams

If you missed last week’s Field of Dreams cleanup, relax knowing that spring cleaning is a week late this year. Plans for the annual cleanup of the Field of Dreams park on Saturday, April 5, were postponed another week due to the prolonged winter Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:28 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, cleanup, field of dreams

Fatal stabbing in Salem stems from love dispute

BY JIM DEVINE A Salem man is in jail on charges of fatally stabbing a Pelham man after the two fought over a woman both men had been seeing, police and neighbors said. Scott Hanks, 49, of 87 Lake Shore Road, was arrested on Sunday, April 6, on first-degree Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 4:51 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Salem, crime

After four years of development, SHS boys tennis team looks to net title

BY RYAN O’CONNOR They have yet to be the grooms, and they haven’t exactly been the best men either, but they’re definitely in the wedding party each year. In fact, the Salem boys tennis team has nearly perfected the role of head usher. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:16 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Salem, sports, High School Sports, salem high school