BY SUZANNE D’AMATOTo those of us who live in the Granite State, it’s no surprise that small-town folks have big hearts. With the holiday season almost here, the familiar requests for monetary donations and drives for items of all kinds are being made. The following are just a few examples of how generous donations of money, time and ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSA local man is facing three felony drug charges after officers found a collection of narcotics and a large cache of used syringes in his apartment, police said. Screams led officers to 39- year-old Jason Smith’s 3 Brook Road home Saturday, Nov. 14, at about 10 p.m., where they found him “extremely high on ...

Three generations of Campbells take the mike at SHS BY DERRICK PERKINSIt’s not love of the game that’s drawn three generations of Campbell men to the high school football broadcast booth, but a bond to each other and their hometown. Bernard Howard Campbell was still playing slide trombone in the Salem High School band when his ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORFor years, Salem has been an 18-wheeler chugging down the Division I football freeway. SHS, frequently a powerful force, often seemed poised to flatten the competition, only to watch speedy Pinkerton Academy blaze past, garnering title after title – nine total – in a 23-year span. In fact, the Astros entered this ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWhen the next fall sports season arrives, expect a change in the landscape of New Hampshire athletics. Beginning with the 2010- 11 fall schedule, all sports will use the divisional format, including the possibility of petitioning up or down. The change, according to athletics directors, provides more choice for schools. Some ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYDan Young said he believes if his Salem High School girls volleyball team had been allowed to continue to battle Spaulding for a few more hours, the score would have been deadlocked. Unfortunately for Young and the Blue Devils, the match ended after five games. Salem lost a back-and-forth Division I semifinalround contest, 3-2, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYSalem High School’s cheerleaders picked themselves up off the mat … literally. After the Blue Devil pyramid collapsed during competition the week prior to the Class L fall spirit competition, the team responded by tweaking its routine during practice. The fruits of their hard work were a state championship; the ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSA familiar face has stepped into the town manager’s shoes with Jonathan Sistare now off on a temporary medical leave of absence from the post. Former town manager and superintendent Henry LaBranche was tapped by selectmen to fill the post last week after Sistare requested the leave for an undisclosed medical reason. ...

BY DARRELL HALENWhile images of soldiers appeared on a large screen behind her, sixth-grade student Alli Kisiel spoke about the important role that veterans have played in America’s history. “Veterans are real life heroes. They are the people who choose to answer the call of duty to protect their country and their fellow ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSWhen even Santa Claus is donating his time to keep an annual holiday parade afloat, it’s a sign of a tough economy. In better times, Selectman Patrick Hargreaves and a team of volunteers have fundraising for Salem’s Nov. 29 parade wrapped by the end of October, but this year the big day is fast approaching and the ...