BY DERRICK PERKINSEncouraging mixed-use development in the area of Salem Depot and easing traffic congestion there are at the heart of zoning changes officials are considering for town meeting next March. It’s a step toward creating the “downtown” area Salem is lacking, said Planning Board Chairman Jim Keller. After examining ...

By Kathleen Bailey The proposed Towle Farm Estates housing development off Goboro Road, near the Epsom/Chichester line, is receiving critical reviews so far from a cross-section of Epsom residents. Developer Roger Bartlett hopes to put 42 single-family homes in a cluster development on part of the 275 acres.   The land has been in his family ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSLocal business leaders are concerned that a plan to update Salem’s system of traffic impact fees may put a damper on future economic redevelopment in the community. According to Planning Director Ross Moldoff, the town’s current traffic impact fees have not been adjusted for inflation since 1994 and the system in ...

BY DERRICK PERKINS Officials at the New Hampshire Department of Transportation are calling the opening of the Exit 2 bus terminal off of Interstate 93 – tentatively scheduled for Nov. 17 – a significant milestone. “It’s one of the first couple of projects that we’ve actually completed and we hope to open ...

BY DERRICK PERKINS A stretch of Route 28 already known for significant traffic entanglements may see some improvement by next year as plans to build a new Lowe’s store, which include a $2 million investment into road work, move forward. Planning Director Ross Moldoff called the potential road upgrades a “huge benefit” ...

BY JENN McDOWELL A new plan for dealing with the town’s most central traffic problem at the Depot intersection may come through cooperation of businesses and abutters affected most by the regular traffic backup. By working with abutters, community development director Bill Scott told selectmen that progress may come as ...

BY JIM DEVINE Planners will meet next week to review traffic impact plans for a new Lowe’s location at the state line of Route 28. The Stateline Shopping Center straddling the Salem- Methuen, Mass., border, is presenting a plan for a 200,000- square-foot building to house the large-scale home improvement store at the already busy ...

BY DARRELL HALEN A large portion of the new Route 111 bypass, which is expected to bring traffic relief to parts of Windham and Salem, is tentatively scheduled to open at the end of October. The 2.5-mile stretch from Searles Road in Windham to Zachary Crossing Road in Salem, intersects Route 28 about a half-mile north of the busy Route 28/Lake ...

BY DARRELL HALEN A proposal to build a 100-by-40-foot concrete batch plant is scheduled to be reviewed again by the Pelham Planning Board on Monday, Oct. 1. Nashua Redimix is seeking approval to build the facility at the Keating Quarry located on Route 38 at the Dracut, Mass., line. The plan has prompted some residents and businessmen near ...

Gov. John Lynch has signed legislation renaming the Epsom Traffic Circle in honor of Epsom police officer Jeremy Charron and Manchester officer Michael Briggs. Charron was killed in the line of duty in 1997 during a traffic stop in Epsom. Briggs was killed in October while responding to a call in Manchester. The two men served together as police ...