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• Salem bridges too far gone

  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... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Selectmen, town meeting, bridges, voting

• Failed Salem special ed warrant may affect school spending on other items

  BY JIM DEVINE SALEM – Although the school district budget passed March 11, the failure of a deficit spending article for ballooning special education costs has put pressure on supply purchases, school officials said. “It’s not necessarily Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:04 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Budget, voting, school

• Salem department head raises voted down

  BY JIM DEVINE More than 260 voters turned out to decide on projects amounting to a 10.7 percent tax increase at the town’s second deliberative session Saturday, March 15. Of items narrowly defeated by residents was a 3 percent pay increase to department Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 8:23 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, voting

• 2008 Salem Election Results

  Salem School Warrants Unofficial returns, • denotes winner Article 2: To approve the school district’s operating budget in the amount of $53,539,584 for fiscal year 2008-09. • Yes................................2,665 No................................2,212 Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, voting

• More ahead: $5 million in warrants up to Salem voters

  BY JIM DEVINE SALEM – Although multimillion- dollar decisions for a new police station and high school renovations have been made, plenty of money matters are up for consideration at Salem’s second deliberative session. Nearly $5 million in Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:11 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, voting

• Salem says no to police station, high school renovation

  BY JIM DEVINE The long-awaited plan for a new police station will have to keep waiting following insufficient support at the polls. The $7.1 million bond article proposed to build the new station on Veterans Memorial Parkway received only 54 percent of Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:54 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, voting

• 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

• After bonds fail – Selectmen search for ways around two-thirds majority requirement

  BY MATT HERSH After all three of Salem’s bond articles failed to gain the required two-thirds vote to pass earlier this month, selectmen have come up with a two-part plan to make the projects happen. At their Monday, March 26, meeting, selectmen Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:56 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, voting