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 whether to install a conduit for future water, sewer, electricity and ...

BY JENN McDOWELL Salem police arrested 20 people, all of them under 21, in connection with a large underage drinking party that got out of control. One of them was arrested after fleeing the party when police showed up. He was charged with destroying mailboxes on Zion Hill Road. Nine cars were also towed from the scene, police ...

BY CHRISTINE HEISER Elsie Talanian, longtime Salem Observer employee and town icon, is retiring. One of the most familiar faces in town, Elsie, 88, cites health reasons for stepping down from her position, which she’s held for 42 years. She’s known to readers for her column, “A Chat With Elsie,” a folksy ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, Auburn’s Joey Dudek rode his arm and leg to Gillette Stadium – and very nearly the Super Bowl. Dudek, who won the 10- and 11-year-old division of the local Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition last August, also triumphed at the sectional competition in Bristol, R.I., and then the regional ...

EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS Although Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has not been detected in samples taken from around New England this year, officials urge that care be taken to avoid contracting this viral disease, considered to be one of the most deadly mosquito-borne diseases in the United States, according to the U.S. ...

BY JENN McDOWELL As warm summer weather entices people to spend more time outside, state health officials are warning residents to be more aware of the big dangers that lie in wait in the tiniest of organisms. Jason Stull, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ public health veterinarian, said that right now ...

"Prices are rising but closing a sale is harder" in other words closings are still down even when compared to last year which was by no means a great year. Closings may be down but maybe that has something to do with the fact that buyers are encountering competition from other buyers. Competition means someone loses and I can tell ...

BY JENN McDOWELL School officials for Salem, Pelham and Windham schools are breathing a sigh of relief now that the state has agreed to extend the deadline for instituting public kindergarten. In its definition of an adequate education, the state Legislature included public kindergarten as a requirement. Since then, 12 ...

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI If there’s one person who’s doing well in this changing economy, it’s John Labbe. Labbe is the owner of Hearth Designs in Hooksett, and he sells pellet stoves, wood stoves, fireplaces and other heating-related items. With people looking for alternatives to heating with oil, he said pellet stoves ...

BY JENN McDOWELL Alice Campbell of Salem, retired and living alone in her home, said she’s not sure how she’s going to deal with heating oil expenses that add up to even more than what she paid last winter, which was about $2,000 total for her small cape home. “As it is now, I shut off my dining room completely ...