http://www.salemnews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_310213254.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_310213254.html Q: I have a 1996 Chrysler Cirrus with 30,000 miles. There is a rattle when on a bumpy road, and I have been told it has something to do with the strut. I really have no mechanical knowledge and would appreciate your guidance. Does this sound like the correct diagnosis? What would be an approximate fair price for the repair? Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_307001103.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_307001103.html People Douglas Emond of Marblehead was recently appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of Metro Credit Union, which has branch offices in Peabody, Swampscott and several other communities on the North Shore. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_307001035.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_307001035.html Wednesday, Nov. 4 North Shore Chamber of Commerce Economic and amp; Public Policy Breakfast Forum, 7:30 to 9 a.m., Peabody Marriott Hotel, 8A Centennial Drive, Peabody. With a presentation by Judge Robert Cornetta, Salem District Court. The cost is $29 for members, $50 for nonmembers. To register, visit www.northshorechamber.org or call 978-774-8565. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_307000945.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_307000945.html A statewide association of human service providers awarded The Salem News a Media Award of Excellence during its 34th annual Convention and Expo in Boston last week. The award recognized The Salem News for its work to highlight issues important to the families of people living with developmental disabilities. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_307000857.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_307000857.html SALEM and mdash; Over the next few months, workers will be installing solar panels on a Salem apartment complex that will have one of the largest photovoltaic arrays in the state. At the Princeton Crossing apartments, across from Salem Hospital, nearly 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels are expected to generate enough electricity to power all of the common areas in the complex of 17 buildings, including laundry rooms, lounges, outdoor lighting and pumps for the heating system. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_303215833.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_303215833.html Q: Because the engine light is on in a 1998 Ford Taurus V6-182 3.0L OHV, I got a rejection sticker. It needs the steel tube for the left side secondary air injection valve. The part is not to be found anywhere on Earth! Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110505.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110505.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; The House Financial Services Committee has voted to set new rules for credit rating agencies, which lawmakers say misled investors by giving high marks to risky securities tied to subprime mortgages. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:04:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110429.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110429.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; Sales of new homes dropped unexpectedly last month as the effects of a soon-to-expire tax credit for first-time owners started to wane. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales fell 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 402,000 from a downwardly revised 417,000 in August. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected a pace of 440,000. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110350.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110350.html AMSTERDAM (AP) and mdash; Reaching a final global warming treaty will be impossible this year, but the principles of a deal must be settled at a conference in December, the U.N.'s top climate official said Wednesday. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_299231437.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_299231437.html The "Witch School" sign hasn't gone up on the building yet, but the operators of this largely Internet enterprise have picked out a storefront on Salem's Essex Street pedestrian mall. The city's newest witch business will be sandwiched between The Gathering, a small Christian church, and Rockafellas, a restaurant that is on the site where The First Church in Salem was founded in 1634. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_300001518.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_300001518.html People Aviva Chomsky, professor of history at Salem State College, was awarded the Best Book 2009 award from the New England Council of Latin American Studies for her most recent book, "Linked Labor Histories: New England, Colombia, and the Making of a Global Working Class." Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_300001449.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_300001449.html Thursday, Oct. 29 North Shore Chamber of Commerce Human Resources Professionals Roundtable, Guide to Financial Wellness, 7:45 a.m., North Shore Chamber Boardroom, 5 Cherry Hill Drive, Suite 100, Danvers. 978-774-8565 or steve@northshorechamber.org. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_296210905.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_296210905.html Q.: Are you able to tell me what maintenance I will require for my 56,000-mile service? I have no operator's manual and mdash; my car was bought at auction, and the book was missing. Just yesterday, my "service engine soon" light went on. Is this a reminder for the above service? Anything you can tell me will be a big help. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295154001.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295154001.html NEW YORK (AP) and mdash; Sparked by a cold snap in the northeast, home heating fuels are getting more expensive even though supplies are well above normal for this time of year. Heating oil futures spiked with crude oil contracts last week. Retail prices followed, surging an average of 10.2 cents per gallon for residential customers on Monday, according to an Energy Information Administration report released Thursday. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153925.html http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153925.html BATH, Maine (AP) and mdash; The Navy's need for speed is being answered by a pair of warships that have reached freeway speeds during testing at sea. Independence, a 418-foot warship built in Alabama, boasts a top speed in excess of 45 knots, or about 52 mph, and sustained 44 knots for four hours during builder trials that wrapped up this month off the Gulf Coast. The 378-foot Freedom, a ship built in Wisconsin by a competing defense contractor, has put up similar numbers.