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• 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

• 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

• Bridge repairs, water to North Main fail

  BY MATT HERSH After a somewhat controversial Town Meeting season, Salem voters have voted down all three of the town’s large bond articles which needed a two-thirds majority vote to pass. A $3,856,000 article, which would have funded repairs on Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:55 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, town meeting, bridges, repairs