Salem opened a relief fund for residents permanently displaced by last week's Putnam Street fire, city officials announced Tuesday. Mayor Dominick Pangallo's office said donations and rental leads are being collected to help families recover from the Aug. 15 blaze. In a separate announc…
Salem City Council Committee approves zoning amendment allowing small rooftop wind systems. Ward 5 Councillor Lydia C. King led the proposal through the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs, with Committee Chair Andrew W. Varela appointing King to the committee specifically for this
Mayor Dominick Pangallo announced Monday that he has joined America the Entrepreneurial as a Founding Mayor. City Hall's announcement gave no further detail on the initiative, while per Salem Patch, the Salem Arts Association is accepting vendor applications through Aug. 31 for its Nov.…
This week's Salem obituary column lists four residents: Mizioch, Joanne (Eagar), 87, who died August 11; Warren, Barbara M., 93, who died August 12; Thornes, Susan Carll, 90, who died August 13; and Espaillat, Maria Consuelo, 91, who died August 14. Arrangements for several were handled…
Salem will rededicate and unveil President George Washington's Lansdowne portrait on Sept. 8, Mayor Dominick Pangallo announced this weekend. The 11 a.m. ceremony adds to a season of civic events in the city. Elsewhere, Salem Patch's morning roundup asked "What hidden history waits beyo…
Mayor Dominick Pangallo announced two flag-raising ceremonies this week honoring Ukrainian Independence Month and Indian Heritage Month. The city will raise a flag at Riley Plaza on Friday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m., followed by a ceremony at Salem City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 22, at noon. Sep…
Salem committee backs emergency fire lanes for Willows neighborhood. The City Council Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs voted 3-0 to recommend an ordinance creating fire lanes on Beach and Sutton Avenues, establishing a backup emergency route to the Willows after a prior flooding
Salem Redevelopment Authority votes to advance Salem Inn expansion at 11 Summer Street. The Authority voted unanimously to authorize demolition of a rear garage and removal of vinyl siding from the main structure, which was built in 1762, clearing the way for Salem Inn owner Dick Pabich to expand
Salem City Council defers home occupation zoning ordinance for substantial revision. The Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs voted 4-0 to keep the draft in committee after determining current Salem rules are highly restrictive and do not allow residents to commercially create
The Salem Scholarship & Education Committee unanimously approved a $1,500 grant for advanced culinary training at Salem High School. The award was granted to Jeffrey Stuart's application on behalf of the Culinary Arts Department, which aims to teach students advanced pig fabrication techniques.