http://www.salemnews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:40:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_199114100.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_199114100.html NEW YORK and mdash; Charities are bracing for a decline in donations as the faltering economy takes its toll on pocketbooks nationwide. Nonprofit leaders are fretting over donor lists to figure out how they will find the money to run educational programs, deliver food to the needy and pay basic expenses such as health care and mileage reimbursements for employees. Many are creating alternate budgets to account for a lower level of donations they expect this year. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:39:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_199113918.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_199113918.html BOSTON (AP) _ Unemployment in Massachusetts has risen again. The state said Thursday that the unemployment rate rose from 4.9 percent in May to 5.2 percent in June. Massachusetts' unemployment rate remains below the national average, which was steady at 5.5 percent in June. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:28:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_196234722.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_196234722.html New Businesses Dragon Within Mixed Marital Arts recently opened at 26 Howley St. in Peabody, where they offer instruction in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing and street-oriented self-defense. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:28:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_197000804.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_197000804.html Q: I have a 2001 Lincoln Continental that has a radio problem on AM only. The signal comes in clear when the car is off, but when running, there is an awful lot of static and various noises. The antenna is built into the rear window, and the connections are clean and tight. I appreciate any hint and help you can give me. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:28:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_197000628.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_197000628.html BEVERLY and mdash; The Beverly Cooperative Bank is marking its 120th anniversary this year. But for all of the emphasis on history, bank president Bill Howard is more inclined to talk about such forward-looking topics as banking on your Blackberry. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:41:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_197004116.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_197004116.html PEABODY and mdash; The $20 million Latitude Sports Club on Route 1 south will be nothing less than a 110,000-square-foot glass palace of fitness, its developers say. The under-construction facility is designed to stand four stories tall with what owner John Grossi described as hotel-quality amenities. The opening is scheduled for March 2009. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:28:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_189213819.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_189213819.html Q: My windshield wipers on my 2002 Buick Rendevous have a mind of their own! They work fine some of the time, but more often they either do not shut off unless I turn the car off or they only run at one speed. Any suggestions? Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_190001145.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_190001145.html SALEM and mdash; Before they end up on the boats of the rich and famous, the carefully engineered sails of Doyle Sailmakers start out in Salem. Inside a newly renovated factory on Swampscott Road, Doyle's designs and manufactures the sails that guide Ted Turner's yacht as well as the Maltese Falcon, one of the world's largest private sailing yachts, which was featured last fall on "60 Minutes." Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:30:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_182191211.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_182191211.html New Businesses Energy Within boutique fitness studio has opened at 20 Sewall St., Marblehead. nnn Bob Baer recently opened AEDs New England in Beverly. The business deals in automated external defibrillators and offers services to help customers reach a level of preparedness at affordable prices. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:30:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_182191142.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_182191142.html How much is your town worth? How much do schools, government offices and nonprofit agencies remove from the tax base? Total property Tax-exempt Amount value properties tax exempt Beverly $5,914 million $347.5 million 5.55% Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_182201732.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_182201732.html The economy may not be booming, but tourism certainly is. People are still traveling, shopping, sightseeing, staying in hotels and eating out in the area. Many of these people, however, live either a day's drive away or across the Atlantic. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:59:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_179005949.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_179005949.html Fish Finder Frank Dwyer Mackerel are in thick from Boston to New Hampshire and with that come many opportunities for bluefish and striped bass. Flounder continue to be plentiful in our area. Offshore, anglers are in pursuit of bluefin tuna that are showing up in more numbers in our waters, while ground fishing has been good but impeded by dogfish. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_176110534.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_176110534.html The price for a gallon of gas has risen to $4.05 in Massachusetts. If you think that's a lot, here is what it cost for a gallon of other items we checked at the supermarket last week: Poland Spring water $1.19 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_176000345.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_176000345.html MIDDLETON — Along this stretch of Route 114 in Middleton, developers have dreamed and invested millions, but retailers are struggling and vacancies are common. Rosalie DeAngelis, who is closing her year-old Angelena Joseph's Boutique in the Dairy Queen mall, said a tough economy forced her customers to reconsider what they buy. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:04:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_168231646.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_168231646.html For some Salem News carriers, delivering newspapers means more than carrying a heavy bag around the neighborhood and fending off territorial dog and mdash; it means a smaller college tuition bill. Because of their hard work and dedication, 15 local carriers who graduated from high school this year were awarded $1,000 college scholarships from the The Salem News.