http://www.salemnews.com/punews en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001016.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001016.html Councilors unanimously supported having the building commissioner enforce Peabody's existing sign ordinance, which the city's lawyer said prohibits the colorful displays. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001531.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001531.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001023.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001023.html A city subcommittee has been reviewing the Sunshine Ordinance, which requires the city to post meeting minutes, agendas and other public documents on Salem.com.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001003.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001003.html But one raccoon has attracted quite a bit of attention in two states, after a Salem woman brought the raccoon to a Fourth of July party in Maine last weekend, and it bit a young boy.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001126.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001126.html Adam Albanese, 32, of 9 Dyer Court, Danvers, was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail following his arraignment in Salem District Court on charges of breaking and entering, larceny, and malicious destruction of property. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001252.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001252.html A three-story former apartment building at 390 Cabot St. in the Gloucester Crossing neighborhood has been empty since a fire in December 2007. Workers recently gutted the inside of the building, prompting speculation about its fate, including possible demolition.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001052.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001052.html All right, maybe "dramatic" isn't the word. But he did save someone's day.
At some point Saturday night, a teenage girl accidentally dropped her cell phone into a storm drain. Police unsuccessfully tried to lift the metal grid off, even using a crowbar to try to pry it off. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001154.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001154.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001451.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001451.html Andrew Caron, 25, of 26 Monroe St., Salem, pleaded guilty during a hearing yesterday in Salem Superior Court to two counts of armed robbery and one count of unarmed assault with intent to rob. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001426.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:14:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001426.html Shore Country Day will provide the space at no charge for both the Recreation Department and the Beverly Public Schools, according to Ward 6 City Councilor Judith Cronin.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001459.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:14:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001459.html The Lowell Street synagogue is hosting its fourth annual Hotdog Shabbat tonight. The program starts at 5:45 p.m. with prayer and music followed by the dinner, which also offers veggie burgers, potato salad, coleslaw, macaroni salad and drinks. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001356.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:13:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001356.html No word that Bobby Flay will show up, but organizers have put together an Ultimate Seafood Throwdown between two local chefs.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001302.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:13:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001302.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001205.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:12:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191001205.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191000937.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:09:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_191000937.html Wednesday
John A. Foley, 61, who is listed as homeless, was arrested at 2 p.m. and charged with an open-container violation, after police said he was found drinking in the sidewalk on Rantoul Street. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190210214.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190210214.html The city that sees itself as the North End of the North Shore, where cafes line the sidewalks from Townhouse Square to Pickering Wharf, is starting to sound a little like the diner who found a fly in his soup.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190210123.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190210123.html "It's the first time you've been up just to be up, right?" his mother, Jody, asked him. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235700.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235700.html The town's population swelled to 9,634 last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The total reflects a nearly 25 percent increase since the 2000 Census. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235326.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235326.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189234933.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189234933.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235601.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235601.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235534.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235534.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235226.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235226.html Tom Hills of Danvers recently purchased the 1962 B-Series Mack firetruck for $1,750 from the Peabody Fire Honor Guard, the group's president Chris Dowling said. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235506.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235506.html The operator of the facility, North Shore Community Health Inc., will receive $551,910 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235356.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235356.html ArtsBoston announced yesterday that 12 of its member organizations have agreed to offer the tickets at no charge. The offer is worth more than $600 per subscription, according to ArtsBoston.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235256.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235256.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235609.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189235609.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001401.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:14:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001401.html That's the plan, anyway, behind a drill Saturday at Symmetricom, a Tozer Road company that makes precise timing devices used in situations such as radio navigation in coastal waters, or the deployment of missiles. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001455.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:14:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001455.html ACHIEVEMENT
Grade six: Nicole Balcacer, Angelina Brown, Isis Bryant, Carli Caceres, Rachelle Casimir, Mario Colon, Felicia DeFeo, Ashley Espinal, Darnell Henriquez, Andrew Matarazzo, Kaila Walters.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001336.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:13:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001336.html Joseph Lafata, 28, was indicted yesterday and will face federal charges for the First National heist on Martin Street, according to Essex police Chief Peter Silva.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001248.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:12:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001248.html The Salem Athletic Boosters is holding a fundraiser for the field on Friday, July 17, at the Knights of Columbus. This is a first for the boosters.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001221.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:12:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001221.html The city reported yesterday that the average recycling rate — the percentage of trash, by weight, that is being recycled — has jumped from 9 percent in September to 19 percent now. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001004.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:10:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190001004.html They will at the Wenham Museum's fifth annual World War II Living History Day on Saturday.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190000810.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:08:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190000810.html HIGH HONORS
Grade eight: Julia Calascibetta, Christopher Demirdogen, Ashley DiSciullo, Evan Eldridge, Alyssa Feldman, Micayla Freehan, Victoria Ganley, Katherine Henry, Meghan Kellard, Daniel Lemieux, Roni Levine, Jessica Lewis, Cameron MacLeod, Cody Merritt, Kelsey Messina, Kathleen Mikulski, Laila Najia, Anthony Nicolo, Joseph Olszak, Renee Pohle, Carla Poitras, Anthony Provenzano, Christopher Rembis, Julia Saggese, Tiana Salvo, Emily Scottgale, Colby Sedlier, Molly Spring, Kaelie St. Pierre, Jamie Tarricone, Shannon Theriault, Amy Tillinghast, Alicia Tinkham, Diana Waring, Emma Weir, Rachel Ziner.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190000629.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:06:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_190000629.html Wednesday
Wynonah A. Waldfried, 50, of 1 Perkins Road, Middleton, was arrested at 9:30 a.m. and charged with domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (a knife) at her home.
Beverly ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189221224.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189221224.html Yesterday morning, it took one man in an excavator about three hours to rip the building to shreds.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189221135.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189221135.html Mark Coleman broke four ribs and punctured a lung when he drove his Honda Gold Wing motorcycle off a road in a remote area in Ganato, Ariz., near the New Mexico border.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189112630.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:46:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189112630.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189144455.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:43:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189144455.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231615.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231615.html Officials in both Salem and Marblehead are expected to vote this month on plans to improve Leggs Hill Road, which connects the YMCA to Tedesco Street in Marblehead and Loring Avenue in Salem.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231513.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231513.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231159.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231159.html "We will be going forward with charges," said Danvers police Capt. Pat Ambrose. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231407.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231407.html Police spokesman John McCarthy said all the cases happened in the Raymond Farm area sometime between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 6:15 a.m. Sunday. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188232104.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188232104.html Ernest Perrone, 60, filed an application for retirement with Peabody's Retirement Board on June 19. The board will consider the application at its meeting on July 21, pension administrator Linda Cavallon said. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231857.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231857.html Until a few days ago, it seemed no one was interested in running for Ward 5 councilor — a position being vacated by Matt Veno at the end of the year. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231723.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231723.html But that veteran officer's hunch — later confirmed by the discovery of an illegal handgun and marijuana — was not enough of a justification for Salem police detectives to get a search warrant, a Salem District Court judge has ruled. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231839.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188231839.html Christopher Mackey, 20, of 12 Western Ave., Hamilton, told police he "wanted to steal from rich people," according to a police report. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000822.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:08:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000822.html The selectmen were briefly perplexed Monday night after learning the fiscal '08 budget has a surplus of about $350,000. But they quickly overcame their consternation and figured out how to spend it.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000706.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:07:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000706.html The town is seeking a state Public Works Economic Development grant to fix up Endicott Street from the Denny's restaurant to Sylvan Street and beyond, Town Manager Wayne Marquis said. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000639.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:06:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000639.html Yesterday, she stood in the rain and watched as a truck poured cement into a square space between the basketball courts and soccer fields. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000352.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:03:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000352.html The amount is about the same as last year, though less than the $50,000 goal they'd hoped to reach. The money will be used to safeguard programs for disabled people that might otherwise be threatened by budget cuts. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000255.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:02:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_189000255.html Sunday
Midwan Norelus, 32, of 76 Norfolk Ave., Apt. 1, Swampscott, was arrested at 3:38 a.m. on Burrill Street and charged with drunken driving, speeding, negligent driving and a marked-lanes violation.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188215949.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188215949.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188220435.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188220435.html A total of 84 male inmates, many waiting to be released from jail, sat around tables, lay on rows of bunk beds stacked tightly together or just milled about like passengers at a train station.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000137.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000137.html And at least three councilors tried to turn up the pressure on officers to help the city come up with a solution to the Quinn Bill funding gap — a week after talks between the city and its police patrolmen suddenly broke down. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000900.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000900.html Salem's tall ship, barely a decade old, has been forced to drop out of the Boston event, which kicks off tomorrow, because of rot in the front, or bow, of the ship.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000550.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000550.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000739.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000739.html A field of candidates that once numbered 93 has been whittled down to those two choices, following months of consideration punctuated by one temporary and one complete halt.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000907.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000907.html If passed, the Medicare Senior Housing Plan Act of 2009 would extend the 31âÑ2-year-old pilot program known as Erickson Advantage offered by Brooksby parent company Erickson Retirement Communities.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000729.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000729.html Stephen Hyland, 58, of 20 James St., Beverly, was high on a combination of beer and Vicodin as he careened down several Salem streets before ending up at Dead Horse Beach on Friday afternoon, police say. He is now charged with driving while under the influence of drugs, driving to endanger and three counts of failing to stop for a sign or signal. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188001001.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188001001.html He was just elected to serve a year as chairman of the American Association of Airport Executives, which represents some 850 small commercial airports around the world. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000104.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000104.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000915.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:09:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000915.html Starting Thursday, the mall will host a weekly Summer Soiree Series that includes food, wine tasting and music, among other offerings. The series will run from 4 to 9 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 13.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000807.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:08:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000807.html Thousands of people — no one really knows for sure how many — turned out for the fireworks and pops concert at the Salem Maritime National Historic site on Saturday.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000605.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:06:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000605.html Yet that's exactly what happened eight years ago, and this Saturday marks the annual Chief Will's Day, with food, rides, a road race and fireworks. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000646.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:06:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_188000646.html Sunday
Jose Cantarero, 25, of 70 Highland St., Apt. 3, Revere, was arrested at 9:40 p.m. and charged with driving while unlicensed and having a child under 6 years old in a car without a car seat, following a motor vehicle stop on Humphrey Street. Cantarero had a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly driving while unlicensed and speeding. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187235352.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187235352.html "Things are moving slowly," lawyer David Ankeles said.
Redevelopment of the shuttered Carriage House Motel and the former Bel-Aire Diner, properties owned by Ankeles' clients, has been hampered by banks' reluctance to take a risk. Developers can't secure the money they need, Ankeles said. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187235138.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187235138.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187235023.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187235023.html Hours after state police began to reopen some lanes of Interstate 95 in Newburyport after a four-vehicle crash involving a gasoline tanker truck, another mishap shut down Route 128 in Peabody in both directions — during rush hour. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187111959.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:19:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187111959.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187104850.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:49:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187104850.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002140.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002140.html BEVERLY — The 1938 box office hit, "Boys Town," was largely a Hollywood creation. But Spencer Tracy won his second Oscar as best actor for his portrayal of a real man, the Rev. Edward Flanagan, who really did found Boys Town, just outside Omaha, Neb., in 1917.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002148.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002148.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002043.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002043.html The secret indictment became public upon her arrest by Salem police at 6:15 p.m. yesterday at a South Salem home. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187004518.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187004518.html The temple's new spiritual leader, it turns out, is both a cantor educator and a talented musician.
"Actually, I came to this country as a musician," said Irelander, 37, a native of Israel.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187003430.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:34:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187003430.html Friday
Police receive a report at 4:50 p.m. of youths playing with air rifles or paintball guns on Balcomb Street. When arrived at the scene, there was no one in the area.
Police investigated a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mason and Flint streets at 4:56 p.m. Police said the crash happened when 1997 Ford Escort on Mason Street heading towards the intersection struck the rear passenger's-side door of a 1997 Toyota Camry. There were no injuries in the crash.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187003349.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:33:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187003349.html Wickers lives in Ipswich and runs the Ipswich Butcher Shop, but he's glad to be back in his hometown, where his grandfather, Thomas Wickers, served as mayor from 1958 to 1965.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002223.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:22:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002223.html Salem-Beverly Water Supply Board, 2 p.m., Filtration Plant, 50 Arlington St.
Council on Aging Board of Directors, 2:30 p.m., Senior Center, 90 Colon St.
City Council's Public Services Committee, 6:15 p.m., City Hall, 191 Cabot St.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002158.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:21:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002158.html School Committee, subcommittee on high school project communications, 11:30 a.m., Danvers High, Superintendent's Office, 60 Cabot Road.
Tuesday, July 7
Selectmen, executive session, 5 p.m., Senior Center, Great and conference rooms, 25 Stone St.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002054.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:21:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187002054.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187001953.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:19:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_187001953.html Homeowner George Daaboul suffered minor injuries in the blaze that caused about $50,000 damage to the ranch-style home, according to fire Capt. Jen Collins-Brown, who was incident commander at the scene.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_181004412.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:15:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_181004412.html Salem
Salem Maritime National Historic Site on Derby Wharf, Saturday, July 4, 9:15 p.m. Free. Kids' Space opens at 4 p.m. with games and activities, music starts at 5 p.m., opening ceremonies and 104th Air National Guard flyover at 7:15 p.m. Pops concert by Hillyer Festival Orchestra leading up to fireworks. Parking in city garages, downtown lots.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233156.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233156.html The reason: mosquitoes.
"The mosquitoes will be worse than people have seen in years," said Walter Montgomery, director of the Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District. "As soon as the (rainy) cycle breaks and we have a few days of warm weather, the numbers are going to be astronomical."]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233120.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233120.html Local pig farmers used to patrol the streets once or even several times a week, collecting table scraps and other garbage they fed to their swine.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233205.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233205.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233103.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233103.html Thursday
Christina Rivers, 18, of 26 Ellsworth Rd., Everett, was arrested at 11:49 p.m. and charged with malicious destruction of property over $250, trespassing and disturbing the peace, after police responded to a report of someone trying to break into the Citgo gas station on Lake Street. Police are also looking for two more people. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233005.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184233005.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184230446.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:04:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184230446.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184230356.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:03:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184230356.html The biannual Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race began in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. Economic hardship didn't stop determined sailors then, and it won't stop them now. More than 100 sailing yachts of all descriptions will be launched from Marblehead tomorrow. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184183052.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184183052.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000813.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000813.html And it's not the only one.
Stop & Shop recently got the green light from the Peabody City Council to sell gas at its supermarket on Howley Street, on the Peabody/Salem line. Stop & Shop will not limit sales to members, but offer discounts to those using its Stop & Shop cards or who purchase a certain amount of groceries. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_183235855.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_183235855.html People sat outdoors at long tables on wooden chairs and listened to live music while eating ham, all sorts of baked beans, rolls, butter and Hoodsie Cup ice cream desserts.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000436.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000436.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000745.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000745.html Fred and George Atkins, the yacht yard owner and his lawyer brother, leave Sunday in one of the area's great annual sailing adventures: the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000717.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000717.html Stephen Colahan, 53, pleaded guilty yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court to charges of larceny over $250 by continuous scheme and procurement fraud, He was also ordered to pay $1.9 million in restitution to the city.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000021.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000021.html http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000050.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000050.html Not anymore.
Thanks to two years of fundraising by the Beverly Rotary Club and other local chapters, the American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts is now the proud owner of a shiny new $75,000 customized emergency response vehicle. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184001303.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184001303.html Wednesday
Shortly before 4 a.m., a man attempted to gain access to his Rantoul Street apartment using a Comcast ladder. He also vandalized his own motor vehicle, shattering the rear driver's-side window to look for a spare house key. The ladder was returned to a Comcast van and the man was eventually able to gain access to his apartment, according to police. ]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000622.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_184000622.html A last-minute increase to the School Department budget allowed the School Committee to keep the bus fee at $100 per child with a $200 family cap.]]> http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_183235009.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_183235009.html