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Mike Spiewak, a senior at Danvers High School, wears a "Free meep" T-shirt yesterday.

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  • 5554373SN.jpg A nightmare remembered SALEM — On Feb. 22, 1982, Robert St. Pierre got an early morning phone call at home, asking him to come into work as soon as possible.
    When St. Pierre, then a lieutenant detective on the Salem Police Department, asked what was going on, he was told to look out his window.

    February 22, 2012 1 Photo

  • Evidence melts in sculpture beheading SALEM — The key piece of evidence in the case of the beheading of an ice sculpture has nearly melted away.
    Police are blaming the mishap on a "broken fridge," according to the log, and can possibly be traced to a faulty plug.

    February 22, 2012

  • 5554874SN.jpg End of the road for house fight MARBLEHEAD — It took just an hour and a half for an excavator to tear down Wayne Johnson's house at 74 Bubier Road yesterday morning, ending a 16-year legal fight with his neighbors.
    Crews spent the rest of the morning loading the rubble into several large dump trucks.

    February 22, 2012 2 Photos

  • 3 candidates for town's 1 liquor license WENHAM — Three businesses have expressed interest in Wenham's one liquor license.
    Selectmen are considering Grassy Roots, Nazir's Fine Jewelry and Gifts, and a Richdale store for a single package store license that restricts sales of alcohol to a 100-square-foot section of the business.

    February 22, 2012

  • President tops list of Salem State earners

    SALEM — Salem State University's top earners last year made sizable sums compared to the average citizen, but pay levels pale in comparison to the money that officials at the University of Massachusetts made.

    February 22, 2012