Salem brief: Thursday, October 1, 2026

Exchange Salem's $48 million, 115-unit housing project has cleared a key financing hurdle downtown

Exchange Salem's $48 million, 115-unit housing project has cleared a key financing hurdle downtown.

Exchange Salem housing project clears financing hurdle. A $48 million plan for 115 apartments with retail and open space near downtown Salem took a step forward after clearing a key financing hurdle, Salem Patch reports.Salem Patch
City offers free 30-day Bluebikes memberships this month. Salem is giving residents and people who work in the city a free 30-day Bluebikes membership, good for unlimited 45-minute rides, effective immediately; Salem Patch also covered the offer.City of Salem
City offices closed early Thursday for parade. Salem City Hall and other city offices closed at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 1, ahead of the evening's Haunted Happenings Grand Parade downtown.City of Salem

Wed, Oct 7, 9 a.m. to noon: Housing stability drop-in hours set for Congress Street. The city's Housing Stability drop-in hours, offered in English and Spanish, return to Espacio at 105 Congress Street on October 7 for residents seeking help.City of Salem