Salem Observer

New Internet communication system will help Fire Department get emergency messages out faster

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...

Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:43 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, fire department, CodeRed, emergency, communication

Increase in stolen road signs decreases safety, costs town money

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...

Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:38 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, theft, Department of Public Works, road signs

Relay for Life cancer event at Salem High School draws survivors, supporters

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...

Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:31 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, fundraising, Relay for Life

Salem soldier laid to rest

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...

Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:27 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, soldier, death, Army, funeral, hero

Icenter hosts steel cagefights

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:01 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, sports, cagefighting, Icenter

Mass. woman killed in I-93 motorcycle crash

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:44 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Police, accident, death

Plaque planned for Salem man killed in Iraq

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:32 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, iraq, Veterans Day, death, Army

Salem Selectman to be investigated for using influence

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:24 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Selectmen, Police Department, misconduct

Salem solid waste committee will search options

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:56 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments

Filed under: Salem, committee, trash, recycling

Community garden takes root in Salem

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:53 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, community, Hawkins Farm, garden

Salem High School seniors step out into the world

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:49 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, salem high school, graduation

Seven handguns stolen from Vt. found in Salem dumpster

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:47 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, Police Department, Vermont, handguns

Lo was ‘fine young man’

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:39 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, iraq, death, Army

Bomb blast in Iraq kills Salem soldier

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:34 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, iraq, soldier, death, Army

Woodbury rolls to pair of postseason wins, takes title

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...

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:31 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Salem, sports, baseball, Woodbury School