http://www.salemnews.com/punews en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213758.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213758.html "I'm not going to get arrested from a (expletive) Salem cop," Jackson allegedly told officers. "I'm from Marblehead."]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213720.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213720.html "This is ground zero for joblessness," said Bill Tinti, chairman of the North Shore Workforce Investment Board.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213914.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213914.html The Jewish Community Center must soon make a decision about Camp Simchah in Middleton, more than 80 acres of fields, pools and structures, a place where more than 200 kids per year have for decades enjoyed the summery outdoors.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213843.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213843.html Fraser, 38, was taken off life support earlier this week and died Thursday afternoon at Massachusetts General Hospital, his lawyer, Bradford Keene, said yesterday. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213543.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213543.html "It was like a battle for them," reported Christensen, who waited hours to reach his son by cell phone. "His mother and I had some extremely stressful moments." Around 6 p.m. EST on Thursday, the Christensens made contact with Matthew only to discover he and some colleagues had barricaded themselves in a supply area. Chaos was evident even on the phone.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213815.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:45:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213815.html Fire Lt. Andy Theriault said yesterday that the blaze at 27 Bayview Road started on the first floor in what appeared to be a living area. No one was injured in the fire.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310223441.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310223441.html Thursday
David Bowden, 29, of 48 Harris St., Revere, was arrested at Dick's Sporting Goods at the Liberty Tree Mall at 5:41 p.m. and charged with larceny over $250. Keith Kyle, 29, of 4 Rand St., Revere, was also arrested and charged with receiving stolen property over $250.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310214100.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310214100.html Mejia, 33, who's developmentally disabled, trained at Northeast Arc's Heritage Industries, earning a small wage under supervision. Now he's working a real job cleaning Heritage's new 18,040-square-foot facility in the Danvers Industrial Park.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310214005.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310214005.html She watched grown men next to her scream for help as they were pulled away from shore. She heard the cries of her friend, trapped in water no deeper than her knees. She started to panic herself, as her arms and legs failed to move her anywhere but out.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213335.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:33:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310213335.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001009.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:25:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001009.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310000815.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:24:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310000815.html The two-alarm fire, which started at 6:30 p.m., is under investigation by the Ipswich Fire Department and the state fire marshal's office. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309214424.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:24:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309214424.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_302152952.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:08:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_302152952.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309214517.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:24:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309214517.html The fighter pilot was shot down in the Vietnam War just weeks before his tour of duty was to end, and his wingman and best friend in the Marines accompanied his body back to Topsfield to explain Lawson's death to his family.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001247.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:23:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001247.html Moments later, they were fleeing for their lives, the car's back window shattered by a .38-caliber bullet.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001018.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:23:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001018.html Many residents weren't at home when a shot was fired at an occupied vehicle in the midmorning hours Wednesday, but it startled those who were. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001446.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:14:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001446.html Wednesday
Police received a report at 7:36 p.m. that an ambulance had a crack on the passenger's-side window. The crack occurred sometime while the driver was picking up a patient.
Linda M. Tiburzi, 48, of 70 Salem St., Salem, was arrested at 7:36 p.m. and charged with disturbing the peace, following a disturbance at their apartment building. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001419.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:14:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001419.html Buczko, a former Salem state representative, state auditor and Probate Court judge, is a World War II U.S. Army veteran. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001325.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:13:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001325.html Beverly Veterans' Agent Jerry Guilebbe said he expects 200 to 300 people to attend this year's program, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Veterans Day, at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial at Odell Park.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001356.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:13:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001356.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001256.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:12:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001256.html "It was his way of protecting himself," she said.
But in seventh grade, he entered New England Academy, a school geared toward students with emotional and social disorders, at the Cummings Center and met its founder, Ryan Plosker. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001157.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:11:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001157.html Lawyer Ferdinand (Fred) Alvaro, formerly a member of the MBTA board, has been named to an unpaid position on the new super board designed to oversee virtually all transportation issues statewide. Their responsibility goes from the Registry of Motor Vehicles to the turnpike to the T and beyond. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001127.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:11:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001127.html Tonight, the Marblehead Little Theatre will offer its opening performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical comedy "Oklahoma" at Veterans Memorial Middle School. And where there are cowboys — "Oklahoma" has a lot of them — you can bet there are eager kids.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001033.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001033.html Firefighter Paul Lapointe, Lt. Glen Cooney and firefighter Mark Lockyer were at "stick practice" on Sept. 25 with two other skaters when one of the men collapsed on the ice and went into cardiac arrest, fire Chief James Tutko said.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001059.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310001059.html "My point is to solve the problem before it is created," Bradstreet said during a selectmen's meeting Tuesday.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310000940.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:09:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310000940.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310000854.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:08:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_310000854.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308233430.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308233430.html No one was injured in the shooting on Munroe Street, and the man police identified as the shooter, a 19-year-old Lynn man, was arrested a short time later. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308211046.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:07:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308211046.html Lately, most of them are just going.
"I haven't seen so much change," Pizzo said.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308223959.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:06:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308223959.html The Massachusetts gubernatorial hopeful, who spoke last night at the Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce's 78th annual dinner, said when he watches Red Sox away games on TV and sees all the fans in the crowd, he knows most did not grow up outside New England following the team.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308233101.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:06:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308233101.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308233007.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:05:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308233007.html But it also underscored the fact that this river's problems go further than that, and at the most, similar projects will be a literal drop in the bucket.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309001115.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:11:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309001115.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309001021.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309001021.html The men seemed friendly enough, prosecutor Karen Hopwood said. "They thanked him for visiting Gloucester," Hopwood told a judge yesterday. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309001044.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309001044.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000950.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:09:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000950.html It is the first time election results in Peabody have been challenged since 1999, when incumbent Bill Toomey lost his councilor-at-large seat to Jim Liacos by 33 votes. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000920.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:09:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000920.html "It definitely drew a lot of attention because it's a pink treadmill," said Heather Thompson, the club's fitness director.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000801.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:08:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000801.html So, the Danvers-based nonprofit that serves disabled adults and children is changing its name to Northeast Arc to better reflect its geographic reach.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000852.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:08:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000852.html The combination engine and ladder — the only one in the department — will be in service around the end of the month, after firefighters go through a few weeks of training on the new vehicle, Capt. Peter O'Connor said. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000829.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:08:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000829.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000734.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:07:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000734.html Somebody suggested turning the vacant buildings into a jail-themed restaurant where the waitresses all dressed as prison guards. For dessert, Kim Driscoll, who was not yet mayor, said they could serve "death by chocolate."]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000612.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000612.html Tuesday
Nordstrom reported to police at 6:17 p.m. that two Coach purses, valued at $400, were stolen.
A 16-year-old and a 15-year-old were arrested at 7 p.m. and charged with shoplifting at Macy's. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000644.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000644.html With that in mind, Bates School will be collecting winter coats and food on Saturday at the Bates Annual Coat and Canned Food Drive.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000512.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:05:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000512.html Yes, it is, a Salem District Court judge ruled yesterday.
David Pagano, 46, of 5 Orange St., Salem, was arrested last July in the woods near Dead Horse Beach, at Salem Willows. The arrest came after another man saw Pagano engaging in what police call "open and gross lewdness." ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000542.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:05:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_309000542.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005245.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:24:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005245.html When campaign workers posted the final results showing Scanlon's 1,800-vote margin of victory on a large screen at the Vittori-Rocci Post, supporter Victor Capozzi shouted, "That's a mandate," as the 100 or so onlookers exploded in applause.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005345.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005345.html Driscoll captured more than 80 percent of the vote, though she was facing off against a challenger considered a long shot by many because of a previous arrest for locking a man in a portable toilet and tipping it over.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005317.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005317.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004543.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004543.html Gov. Deval Patrick announced the move in a conference call yesterday afternoon during which he gently took the agency to task for making a decision without informing him.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004432.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004432.html That year, Commeret hired Erbetta to oversee a $500,000 expansion of the school, adding four classrooms and a gym. According to the commission, the arrangement should have been revealed to the other members of the school's board of trustees, and it wasn't.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005518.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:55:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005518.html "I'm just thankful and honored that the people trusted me to be their elected servant for two more years," Latter said after the results of last night's election came in. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005421.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:54:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005421.html The project was stalled for more than a year by the discovery of an old deed showing that a small parcel of land in the middle of the 2-acre plot was privately owned. That apparently has been resolved.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005450.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:54:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005450.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005354.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:53:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005354.html That outcome was expected. The result in the race for Ward 4 City Councilor provided the Election Day surprise in Peabody. By a single vote, longtime incumbent Robert Driscoll escaped a loss to first-time candidate Jeff Grayson. Driscoll received 1,150 votes to Grayson's 1,149. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005216.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:52:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308005216.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004923.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:49:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004923.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004854.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:49:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004854.html The schoolwide open house will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004951.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:49:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004951.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004825.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:48:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004825.html Instead, John Adelman got a warning: "You're older than I am, but you're not too old to go to Middleton Jail," Salem District Court Judge Richard Mori said at the end of a hearing on Adelman's motion to dismiss. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004742.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:47:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004742.html Sunday
Police received a report at 7:50 p.m. of a break-in at a Boston Street residence. There was no sign of forced entry. Items were thrown throughout the home but nothing appeared to be missing. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004711.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:47:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004711.html No one was injured in the single-alarm fire.
Deputy Chief James Lynch said the cause of the fire appears to be electrical and the possible origin was a television set in an attic bedroom. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004506.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:45:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004506.html Jason Levesque, 22, of 2 Tremont Place, Salem, and Redford Watkins, 31, of 93 Pine St., Danvers, pleaded not guilty to charges of burning property — the decorative dried stalks that were affixed to light and utility poles around the downtown before Halloween.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004441.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:45:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004441.html David Mcquarrie, 26, of 14 Enon St., Beverly, is facing charges of attempted murder and domestic assault and battery after police arrived at the apartment late Monday night and interrupted what they believe was a strangulation in progress. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002003.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002003.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307104459.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:44:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307104459.html Scanlon sent out an automated campaign message to thousands of households and knocked on doors in the Cove neighborhood, while Burke went door-to-door in Scanlon's home territory in Centerville.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306141556.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:26:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306141556.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001727.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:22:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001727.html Prosecutors had sought at least a six- to eight-year prison term for Shawn Finnegan, 31, describing how Finnegan abused the boy for two years, when he was between the ages of 6 and 8. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002810.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002810.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002725.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002725.html Of course, the actual structure is pretty substantial and will remain at the Peabody Essex Museum, but a musical and multimedia representation of that extraordinary and unique exhibit will be performed tonight on America's most iconic stage as "A Chinese Home." A national tour is planned after that, although Boston isn't on it — yet.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002457.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:24:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002457.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002217.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:22:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002217.html "We never had anybody intrude in the yard because we're known for having guard dogs," general manager Peter Bramberg said. "We've had guard dogs for 30 years."]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002147.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:21:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002147.html Registration for the three-hour workshop and dozens of other winter programs and activities started this week. The department's 16-page program brochure is available online through the city's Web site. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002116.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:21:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002116.html The 5 Broad St. building, which currently houses the Parks and Recreation Department and the Council on Aging, will become vacant when a new senior center is built.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002044.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:20:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002044.html The Conservation Law Foundation said the local power plant is at a "tipping point" and is facing several challenges, including a new one: the need to renew a permit for its water cooling system.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001932.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:19:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001932.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001904.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:19:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001904.html Shawn Farmer, 31, of 245 Rantoul St., is being held on $10,000 bail following his arraignment yesterday in Salem District Court, where a judge also revoked Farmer's bail in a pending drug case. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001821.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:18:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001821.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001754.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:17:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001754.html The book documents slave labor in all 50 states in domestic service, prostitution, farm labor, factories and other areas.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001519.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:15:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001519.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001450.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:15:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001450.html Well, it's not easy, but about 20 women who have done just that will be on hand to let people know that yes, it's possible. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001424.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:14:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001424.html It was the least he could for his cousin, Bob.
Bob McDonnell is the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia. Jim went to Richmond to help in any way he could during the waning moments of his campaign. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001333.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:13:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001333.html "It's like I never left," said McCarthy, a Topsfield resident and family nurse practitioner at Family Medicine Associates in Manchester.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001359.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:13:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001359.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001246.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:12:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001246.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001222.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:12:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001222.html Saturday
Christopher S. LeBlanc, 28, of 15 Lynde St., Salem, was arrested at 11:16 a.m. and charged with domestic assault and battery and assault with a dangerous weapon, following a report of a possible domestic disturbance at his residence.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001152.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307001152.html That was children's author and poet Nila Webster's buzzword during her two-day visit to West School last week.
An animated Webster spent time in every third-, fourth- and fifth-grade class encouraging the creative writing process and working on poetry, a weak point for students taking MCAS tests.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306175304.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:50:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306175304.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306103100.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:24:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306103100.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306080404.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:02:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306080404.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306000040.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:22:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306000040.html As this year's campaign heads into its final 24 hours, the big question throughout the city is whether that could happen again.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306000116.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:22:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306000116.html A record-low 610 people actually voted in September's preliminary election for City Council. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306000146.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:21:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306000146.html The race for mayor is widely presumed to be going to the established incumbent. Only three of the City Council's six ward councilors are facing a challenge, and seven candidates are vying for five at-large seats. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_305235708.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:21:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_305235708.html TOPSFIELD — There are preachers who teach and teachers who preach. Teachers whose lives are prisms refracting the spectrum of their knowledge, experience and standards as beams illuminating paths for others. And themselves.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306091930.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:19:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306091930.html Shawn Farmer, 31, of 245 Rantoul St., Beverly, was arrested around 10:30 p.m. on Halloween and charged with armed robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon, after police Chief Paul Tucker said Farmer brandished a knife, stole $40 and ripped a gold chain from a victim's neck. The incident occurred near Lafayette and Central streets.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_305235552.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:19:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_305235552.html Police Chief Paul Tucker estimated that as many as 100,000 people came to Salem throughout the day on Saturday. Given the record size of the crowd, Tucker said it was remarkably peaceful — and police made fewer arrests than on previous Halloweens, including an arrest in an armed robbery near Derby Lofts.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306001216.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:12:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306001216.html Danvers Electric now buys roughly 2.5 percent of its power from a hydroelectric plant in New York.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306001151.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306001151.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306001103.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306001103.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306001010.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_306001010.html