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 ...

BY DERRICK PERKINS Nine high school students from two communities were taken into police custody on alcohol-related charges for allegedly drinking before a school dance on Sept. 26. Police said school administrators contacted the authorities after questioning the students who displayed “obvious signs of impairment” as they ...

BY DARRELL HALENA row of small decorated bags placed along a section of Salem High School’s running track carried messages of love from Tom Murphy’s family. “To the world he was just one man,” read the words on one bag. “To us, he was the world.” On another bag: “We miss you, papa. You will always be in ...

By Jennifer Lord The Weare Skatepark Committee is putting out the call for help with fundraising and for increased membership. A small group met on Thursday, April 30, to get the ball rolling toward its goal – to get new equipment installed at the skatepark located next to Weare Middle School. “The primary discussion involved ...

BY JENNIFER LORDFundraising efforts are underway for a new playground at Center Woods Elementary School. Center Woods Principal Jude Chauvette said the goal is to raise $80,000 for new equipment and resurfacing. “There’s a few pieces on the playground that we would retain,” Chauvette said. For example, the swing structure will ...

BY DARRELL HALEN The freshman boys basketball team at Salem High School is off to a good start, having won their first two games of the season. But the players are accomplishing something more important than the number of points they put on the scoreboard. They are donating food and clothing to help needy people in Lawrence, Mass., one ...

BY DARRELL HALEN Ann, a single mother of two children, is struggling to make ends meet. She uses her sister’s cell phone because phone service to her home has been turned off. In the past, her electricity has been shut off. “I’m trying to work, get a better life for my kids,” said Ann who lives in Salem. ...

BY DONNA KISH If you asked Salem resident Anthony Bellomo what he wanted most for his eighth birthday, you might be pleasantly surprised. Instead of gifts, Anthony, a second-grader at North Salem School, asked his friends to bring food donations to his birthday party. He and his friends then headed down to the Rockingham ...

HOW IS YOUR HOMESTATE? PASS THIS AROUND ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW OR 2 YEARS AGO the DEMOCRATS have run this country in the ground there energy policy? was to turn the lights off and go on vacation ,and when they came back,well I won't remind you here is one to ask Biden why does biden use money from his PAC fund to pay his $50,000 Amtrak ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Some members of the American armed forces won’t need to dress up in costumes to earn their Halloween candy this year. James Dickerson and Adam Wolff, dentists at Pediatric Dentistry of Salem, are organizing an event to help protect the teeth of area youth while also helping soldiers in Iraq. On Monday, Nov. 3, ...