City Council

Salem City Council extends debate on Haunted Warren Museum hours until March 26. The council voted Thursday to keep open the public hearing on the Haunted Warren Museum LLC's petition to operate at 259 Essex Street from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week. Applicant Elton Castee said extended hours

Composting ordinance stays in committee following business opposition. The Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs voted unanimously to keep the proposed mandatory composting ordinance in committee following concerns from the Salem Chamber of Commerce and restaurant owners about

Salem City Council unanimously reaffirmed immigrant protections, adopting a 10-0-1 resolution that prohibits city coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and restricts ICE access to municipal facilities without federal warrant. Councillor Lydia C. King introduced the measure,

City Council keeps marijuana retail ordinance in committee, allowing it to expire. The Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs voted unanimously to table Ordinances #493 and #494, which would have increased retail marijuana licenses by three, including two designated for social equity

Salem City Council adopts $447 million high school bond with May vote set. The City Council voted 10-0-1 to approve the $447,385,518 bond order for construction at 77 Willson Street, with Councillor Andrew W. Varela absent. Council President Alice Rose Merkl presided, and Councillor Kyle Alexander