The family of a state trooper killed in a wrong-way crash filed a $20 million lawsuit against a Salem restaurant, per Patch. Mayor Dominick Pangallo announced the winners of the 2026 City of Salem and Waste Management Scholarships, and City Hall detailed a slate of roadway, water, sewer…
Salem recorded 15 property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, 2026, with 13 listing a sale price ranging from $300,000 to $1,375,000 and a median of $655,000. The month's top sale was a single-family home at 20 Winter St., which sold for $1,375,000 on July 31 from Timothy J. Kenslea to Craig
Salem's Heritage Days celebration reaches its centerpiece this weekend as the tall ship Pride of Baltimore II sails into the harbor ahead of Saturday's long-awaited parade. The city's News Flash confirmed a Seaside Soirée fundraiser aboard the ship Thursday, July 31, followed by the Her…
Salem Zoning Board of Appeals approves five residential projects in July session. Acting Chair Christa McGaha led the board through variances and special permits for residential additions and conversions on July 29. Arsen Sheraj's reapplication at 15 Abbott Street to convert a two-family to
Heavy rain knocked out Salem Ferry service for up to two days this week, complicating travel just as the city gears up for its nine-day Salem 400+ Heritage Days celebration starting Saturday, August 1. The City of Salem confirmed it will not renew its Flock Safety contract and will remo…
A body was recovered from the water near Derby Wharf Tuesday morning as Salem simultaneously readies for its biggest week of the year. Emergency responders pulled the body from the harbor, prompting an active investigation, according to multiple outlets including Salem Patch, WCVB, and …
City Council hears draft Jefferson Avenue Corridor Plan. Senior Planners Tom Devine and Robyn Lee presented the preliminary proposal to address housing affordability, climate resilience, and transportation improvements along the corridor in anticipation of the South Salem train station. The plan
One Salem obituary was published this week: Brennan, Jill M., 57, of Salem, who died Tuesday, July 20, 2026. The notice was posted to Echovita, with arrangements listed under Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home.
Salem recorded 14 property transfers in late July, with eight sales disclosing a price ranging from $280,000 to $1,000,000 and a median of $840,000. The top sale was a $1 million condominium at 16 Franklin St., Unit 2201, sold by Bay View Station LLC to the Alice K Heaton Family Irrevoc…
Related Beal and Related Affordable will complete a $38 million renovation of Loring Towers in Salem, per a state housing announcement. Mayor Dominick Pangallo's administration is separately soliciting nominations for the Sam Zoll Civic Leadership Award and collecting hygiene-product do…