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• Budget Committee won’t recommend warrant on ballot

  By Darrell Halen Salem’s Budget Committee decided not to recommend a $1.5 million school district warrant article to fund architectural and engineering plans to renovate Salem High School. It was one of the decisions the committee made on Friday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:22 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, schools, taxes, school board

• Budget Committee approves school operating costs

  By Darrell Halen The Salem Budget Committee approved a proposed 2008-09 operating budget of roughly $53.5 million for the school district. The panel took its votes on the budget during a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 3, in Town Hall. The $53,539,584 Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:40 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, schools, taxes, town meeting

• Windham Middle Schoolers Compete in ‘Iron Chef’ Contest

  By Darrell Halen Jessica Thibeault, 11, sprinkled colorful confetti on a plate before taking a whiff of a bowl of diced tomatoes and cucumbers mixed with balsamic dressing. “Smell this,” Lindsay Miller, 11, who had stirred the mixture, said Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007 2:51 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Kids & Family, Merrimack Valley, Windham, schools

• Land deal struck for high school

  By Darrell Halen The Pelham School Board announced recently that it has entered into an agreement to buy two parcels totaling approximately 43 acres for $3 million on which to build a new high school. The announcement was made at the board’s Wednesday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007 2:38 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: schools, Pelham, Education, local government

• School districts may get reprieve on kindergarten deadline

  BY DARRELL HALEN A legislative committee has voted to recommend giving 11 school districts a one-year extension to start a public kindergarten program in their communities. That’s welcome news to school officials in Salem, Windham and Pelham – Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:11 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Kids & Family, Merrimack Valley, Windham, schools, Pelham, Kindergarten

• Grandparents go back to school in Salem

  BY DARRELL HALEN Sitting behind his grandson, 7-year-old Parker Webb, Enio DiPietro watched the boy work on a sheet about telling time. Later, DiPietro shared with Parker’s second-grade class and other guests in the room that he and his grandson Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:52 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: children, Salem, schools, seniors

• State law is evolving as technology changes

  BY STEVEN ANDREWS The state’s Right to Know Law grants every citizen the ability to inspect countless public records, nearly every piece of information the towns compile, simply by asking for them. The information is not limited to what is gathered Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:14 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: schools, Police, local government, New Hampshire, internet

• 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

• Group touts school fixes

  BY CHRISTINE HEISER Though the price tag attached to proposed renovations to Salem High School has astonished some residents, others are working together to get the word out that the fixes are necessary. The newly formed Salem High School Renovation Committee Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:59 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools, renovation

• 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

• Tech head – New applications manager hired for school district

  BY MATT HERSH The school district’s push toward revitalizing their technology department recently got a boost with a new hire. Colleen Moran was hired to fill the new position of applications manager for the district. The $65,000 position was restored Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 2:23 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools, town meeting, technology

• Well served – New computer technology gives SHS an upgrade

  BY MATT HERSH The Salem School District is one step closer to upgrading its information technology department after the purchase of an expensive piece of equipment. The district recently ordered a new centralized server that cost nearly $100,000. The Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:43 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools, technology, computers

• $40M high school price tag defended

  BY MATT HERSH While some Salem residents may raise eyebrows at the school district’s proposed $40 million high school renovation project, officials have defended the price, saying it will ensure high-quality work. The district recently selected Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:29 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools

• What cost access? – School Board considers changing information policy

  BY MATT HERSH A request made by Budget Committee members has the Salem School Board rethinking a policy about access to information and perhaps charging for time spent on searching for it. After the board provided the Budget Committee with its annual Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007 11:58 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools

• SHS renovations may top $40 million

  BY MATT HERSH Salem High School was built more than 40 years ago and is in need of some updates. A recently proposed renovation and expansion plan for the school could cost upwards of $40 million. While the plan to update the school in some way has been Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 12:32 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools