Related Cos. begins $38 million renovation of affordable housing community in Salem. Also in today's brief (5 items): City tests emergency outdoor alert system downtown; Zero Waste Salem plans November Repair Café; Salem Academy Charter soccer faces Excel Academy; Housing stability drop…
Salem School Committee reviewed 2026 MCAS results showing mixed performance across district schools. Superintendent Dr. Tommy Welch reported 81 percent of 11th-12th graders passed advanced courses while chronic absenteeism dropped to 16.8 percent, the second-lowest among Gateway Cities.
This week's Salem obituary notices column carries one entry: Cullen, Mary Ellen (Tivnan Jaslowich), 84, of Salem, who died September 29, 2026. Her obituary is listed through O'Donnell Funeral and Cremation Service of Danvers via Echovita. A number of other Salem-area obituaries appeared…
Canal Street's $2.05 million sale anchors Salem's September roundup of property transfers. From our own coverage: Canal Street sale anchors September property roundup. Also in today's brief (5 items): Community Preservation panel seeks public input on funding; Patch guide helps drivers …
Salem recorded 14 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only five carried a sale price so far, ranging from $325,000 to $2,050,000 with a median of $685,000. The period's top recorded sale was 1 Canal St., which sold for $2,050,000 on Sept. 30 to One Canal LLC from Samari Group LLC,
Salem State breaks ground on 473-unit rental housing project at South Campus. Also in today's brief (8 items): Salem State breaks ground on 473 rental homes; Moulton praises return of LGBTQ youth crisis line; Annual Zombie Walk shuffles through Salem Saturday; Witch City 5K brings rolli…
Exchange Salem's $48 million, 115-unit housing project has cleared a key financing hurdle downtown. Also in today's brief (4 items): Exchange Salem housing project clears financing hurdle; City offers free 30-day Bluebikes memberships this month; City offices closed early Thursday for p…
Salem's Haunted Happenings Grand Parade kicks off Halloween season through downtown streets Thursday. Also in today's brief (4 items): Why Salem's downtown ranks among Massachusetts' most vibrant; Haunted Happenings Grand Parade this Thursday; Port Authority meets Thursday; Cultural Cou…
Coastal flood watch extends into Monday as nor'easter drops over seven inches of rain across Massachusetts. From our own coverage: Salem News tracks September's top home sale on Ward Street. Also in today's brief (5 items): Flood watch extended into Monday amid nor'easter; Point Neighbo…
This week's Salem obituary notices cover five residents: Beckman, Harry B.; Carter, Edward Frank; Denis, Steven Edward; English, Diane Sara; and Muse, Corinne E. (Candeas). Corinne E. (Candeas) Muse, 86, was remembered in her obituary as a lifelong Salem resident. Steven Edward Denis, 8…