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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…

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 …

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…

Salem will end its contract with Flock Safety and remove automatic license plate readers from city streets, Mayor Dominick Pangallo announced Thursday, even as the city preps for a landmark tall ship visit. The Pride of Baltimore II arrives this weekend for a public welcome, a July 31 S…

Salem's 400+ Heritage Days festival runs August 1-9 with a full schedule of parades and events, Mayor Dominick Pangallo announced Tuesday. The city is also recruiting three residents for its newly formed Taxpayer Relief Committee, which will oversee a new Taxpayer Aid Fund under state l…

Seven Salem students earned City of Salem and Waste Management scholarships, Mayor Pangallo announced this weekend. The awards recognized essays on reducing solid waste, continuing a city-nonprofit partnership Salem Patch also covered. Separately, the North Shore nonprofit Wellspring Ho…

Salem's schools get a new leader as City Hall opens a search for its taxpayer relief panel. The School Committee selected Thomas Welch as the district's next superintendent, and he said he was humbled to take the job and pledged a "student-centered" approach, per a report titled "'Deepl…

Salem forms a Taxpayer Relief Committee as its schools land a new superintendent from Boston. The city is recruiting three residents to oversee a newly created Taxpayer Aid Fund, per the town's News Flash feed, while the School Committee voted Wednesday night to offer the superintendent…

Salem's School Committee moved this week to hire Thomas Welch, a Boston Public Schools associate superintendent, as its next district leader. The city also launched a water-main overhaul July 13, replacing nine critical valves in its distribution system, and is selling tickets to a July…