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Board upholds tobacco shop fine, short-term rental penalty

Salem Board of Health upholds two major business enforcement actions on the same night. The Board denied appeals from Red Lion Smoke Shop owner Mitesh Patel and a short-term rental operator, voting 5 to 0 on both decisions. Patel's shop faces a $5,000 fine and 30-day closure for violations of

School Committee endorses $60 million food assistance increase

School Committee endorses $60M state food assistance increase pushed by student civics project. Voting 5-0 with two absent, the committee unanimously endorsed an increase to the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) as part of a school-year civics initiative on food insecurity.

Harbor Authority delays paid parking revenue plan to July 1.

Salem Harbor Port Authority delays paid parking system to July 1. The authority voted unanimously to postpone implementation of a new parking revenue system at Blaney Street, deferring the initiative to allow community feedback from the Derby Street neighborhood. Harbor Master Captain Bill McHugh

Planning Board approves amended Franklin Street site plan review

Planning Board approves amendments to Franklin Street site plan. The board unanimously approved modifications to a 2021 site plan review and special permit for 4 Franklin Street, reducing office space from two stories to one and extending an ambulance garage. The decision requires tree fund

Commission approves three outdoor dining plans for ADA access

Salem Commission on Disabilities unanimously approves three 2026 outdoor dining proposals for accessibility. The Commission voted to approve outdoor dining plans from Not Yo Mama's, Trade House, and Notch, each with ADA-compliant table placement, accessible barriers designed with chains at multiple