BY DERRICK PERKINS Fifteen cats found living in a storage bin along with a live artillery shell on Monday, Oct. 6, are recuperating at the municipal animal shelter shared with the Salem Animal Rescue League. Ray Denis, SARL director of development and shelter operations, said the town would retain control of the felines until ...

BY DERRICK PERKINS Residents of Brady Avenue again challenged a plan by the Salem Animal Rescue League to construct a new animal shelter in their neighborhood. Raising concerns over traffic, noise, animal waste and odor, potential neighbors of the 15,000-square-foot shelter lined up at the Tuesday, June 24, Planning Board meeting to ...

BY DARRELL HALEN Approximately 40 dogs, including rottweilers and pugs, were removed from a Salem woman’s home that was condemned by town officials. Christine Harris, 54, 75 South Policy Street, was arrested after she allegedly refused to allow the town’s animal control officer, armed with a search warrant, to inspect her trailer ...