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BY DERRICK PERKINS Robert Campbell is not new to writing town charters, an experience he believes will come in handy as the community’s Charter Commission moves forward. Campbell, a former selectman and current member of the Planning Board, chaired Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Twenty-five candidates, including elected officials, town employees and private citizens, are vying for nine open positions on the new Charter Commission and a chance to overhaul local government. Narrowly approved by voters at Town Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS A slew of appropriations are due to come before Salem voters on Saturday, March 14, as town officials look to residents to approve the purchase of a new fire engine, ambulance, dump truck and other service vehicles at the second deliberative Read More...
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BY CHRISTINE HEISER This year, Salem will vote on forming a charter commission that will look into changing the town’s form of government. The growing town, with a population of about 30,000, may warrant a change to a city form of government soon. Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS For one member of the Budget Committee, an attempt to add a 3 percent raise for a dozen top town officials in the proposed operating budget for 2009 is all about “sour grapes.” Town Manager Jonathan Sistare has taken criticism Read More...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Selectmen held off on making a decision to petition for a special town meeting in the fall that would allow them to move toward rebuilding two bridges on the state’s red list. During the Monday, June 23, meeting, selectmen discussed Read More...
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CHRISTINE HEISER SALEM – A $7.1 million plan for a new police station in Salem will be on the ballot after voters debated the plan’s merits at Salem’s first deliberative session. More than an hour of the two-and-a-half-hour meeting on Read More...
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BY DARRELL HALEN SALEM – While many school district warrant articles attracted little debate, the proposed high school renovation project dominated the discussion at the Salem School District’s recent deliberative session. “This plan Read More...
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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...
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By Darrell Halen Snowfall isn’t the only thing heavy in this wintry season. So, too, has been the expense of clearing, salting and sanding roads in Salem-area communities. Big snowstorms in December took a big bite out of municipal snow removal Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH A Salem doctor and landowner has filed a lawsuit against the town in an attempt to overturn two zoning ordinances approved at Town Meeting in March. The ordinances, which were designed to protect Salem’s 100-year flood plain, have Read More...
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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...
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BY MATT HERSH After a complaint from a Budget Committee member, the Salem Board of Selectmen have been asked by the Deputy Attorney General to familiarize themselves with the Right To Know law. Stephen Campbell, a recently elected member of the town’s Read More...
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BY MATT HERSH A foot of snow didn’t keep more than 100 Salem residents from attending the second deliberative session of Town Meeting on Saturday, March 17 and passing nearly every agenda item. Though the four-hour meeting was often marked by somewhat Read More...
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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...
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