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• Windham, Salem trail areas ripe for recreation and development, say proponents

  BY DERRICK PERKINS When Kay and Jon Normington turned an old Victorian home not far from the long since abandoned Manchester and Lawrence Railroad line into a country store five years ago, they had no idea what would be coming down the tracks. Since then, Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:21 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, trails, bicycling, pedestrian, railroad

• Jet skis collide on Cobbetts Pond

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Fire Department Marine units were in the “right place at the right time” to help a Goffstown man after he collided with another jet ski on Cobbetts Pond in Windham on July 5, according to Fire Chief Thomas McPherson. Two Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:02 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Cobbetts Pond, collision, jet skis

• Salem officials struggle to solve budget shortfall

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Looking between a projected budget shortfall of nearly $400,000 and hopes of keeping the tax rate flat this year, at least one selectman is keeping the possibility of layoffs on the table. Gov. John Lynch may have backed away from a Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:06 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Taxes, Salem, budget

• Windham-Salem sewer partnership proposed

  BY JENN McDOWELL A Windham resident and an engineer proposed the town look into working with Salem on sewer lines before making a definite decision on where to install a utility conduit along I-93. Windham’s Board of Selectmen has been pondering Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:38 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, I-93, sewer

• After transfer, Windham man reaches Olympic trials

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Two years ago, Steve Miller didn’t have a team to swim for. Now, with a strong performance in Omaha, Neb., the Windham resident could find himself with a spot on the most elite team there is. Miller takes part in the Olympic trials Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:00 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, swimming

• Salem, Windham reach tuition agreement

  BY JIM DEVINE School officials have agreed to tuition terms that would allow Windham to send its junior and senior classes to Salem High School in the fall when it opens its own high school in 2009. At the Salem School Board’s meeting on April 22, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:31 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, windham high school, salem high school

• Tuition agreement reached in Windham

  BY JIM DEVINE School officials have reached a tuition deal for the final classes to attend Salem High School. In a 4-0 vote on Tuesday, April 1, the new School Board ratified an agreement with Salem that would ensure a tuition contract that would allow Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:07 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, windham high school, salem high school

• Man barricades himself in police station bathroom

  BY DARRELL HALEN A Salem man who barricaded himself in a Windham police station bathroom for more than an hour eventually surrendered to police and was charged with reckless conduct. Around 6:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, James Golden, 40, of 29 Joseph Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:16 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, Merrimack Valley, Salem, Police

• It’s your right to know – Not all officials comply with requests for public documents – Windham does best, Pelham, Salem close

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Have you ever wondered how much your child’s teacher is paid? How about what happened at the last school board or selectmen’s meeting? Or whether your neighbor was arrested in that commotion last week? You have every right Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, Police, schools, Pelham, local government

• Sentence increased in fatal DWI case

  BY DARRELL HALEN A Salem man who was drunk when he caused the 2005 collision in Windham that claimed the life of a young Derry woman recently had his prison sentence increased. The New Hampshire Superior Court’s Sentence Review Board increased Jack Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:06 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, crime, court

• Tuition agreement reached – Amount Windham will be charged for extra year in Salem district to be announced

  BY MATT HERSH A high school tuition deal between Salem and Windham has been reached, allowing Windham’s students to stay in Salem for the 2008-09 school year. Superintendent Michael Delahanty said he and Pelham-Windham Superintendent Elaine Cutler Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 2:38 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, schools

• Drive for Knight – Hundreds turn out to raise money for Windham officer

  BY DARRELL HALEN While the lights of his Windham police motorcycle flashed, officer Scott Rogers led a long line of motorcycle riders in the “Knight Ride.” The trip – from Windham to the seacoast and ending in Salem – was part Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:13 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, Police, motorcycles, cancer

• Charge dropped – Shooter acted in self-defense, prosecutor says

  BY DARRELL HALEN Prosecutors have dropped an assault charge filed against a Salem man, saying he acted in self-defense when he shot his Windham stepbrother last month. Frank Meisel, 42, of 7 Cluff Road, Salem, fired a single shot from a .38 revolver when Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:45 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, Police, shooting

• Trial set for Windham shooting case – Salem defendant faces assault charge

  BY DARRELL HALEN A Salem man accused of shooting his stepbrother at a Windham auto body shop is scheduled to go on trial next month. Frank Meisel, 42, 7 Cluff Road, Salem, faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly shooting David Richardson Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:30 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, Police, shooting

• ‘A great season’ – Windham, Salem players lead Guertin to title

  BY MATT STOUT The Bishop Guertin hockey team was a haunted bunch. Shouldering the expectations to win a Division I state title after a second consecutive 15-1 regular season, the Cardinals were well aware of their past – three straight quarterfinal Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:29 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, sports, hockey