Salem Preps Roadwork and Programs as Summer Winds Down
Salem's late-summer stretch brought steady infrastructure updates and community happenings rather than one dominant story. The city continued roadway, water and sewer improvement projects planned through the fall, and the Parks and Recreation Department released its September 2026 progr…
City crews are gearing up for a busy stretch of roadway and infrastructure work as Salem heads into the Labor Day stretch, while local businesses and volunteers kept the community buzzing over the past day.
TOWN HALL
The City of Salem's News Flash feed confirmed final preparations are underway for Sunday's North Shore RunFest, which will bring rolling road blocks throughout the race course starting at 9 a.m. The city has also been carrying out a broader slate of roadway, water, sewer and drainage improvement projects planned for summer and into fall, part of ongoing infrastructure work across several neighborhoods.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
Salem Public Library Director Tara Mansfield and Mayor Dominick Pangallo previously highlighted community programming tied to Salem 400+, including public readings and civic events, as the city continues a full slate of quadricentennial commemorations through the year. The Salem Park, Recreation and Community Services Department released its September 2026 program of offerings, giving residents a look at recreational activities available as summer winds down.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"New Sushi Spot Debuts First MA Location With Freebies: Cheap Eats" is how Salem Patch describes a new restaurant opening in the city, offering free matcha, caviar samples, giveaways and a 20 percent app discount to celebrate its Massachusetts debut, according to Salem Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/s/koexq/new-sushi-spot-debuts-first-ma-location-with-freebies-cheap-eats).
"Salem State First-Year Students Volunteer Across 6 North Shore Communities" describes the university's annual Day of Service, which sent 165 incoming students to volunteer projects in Beverly, Salem, Peabody, Lynn, Danvers and Marblehead, per Salem Patch.
An obituary notice for Jennie (Santangelo) Laverty was published by O'Donnell Cremations, Funerals, Celebrations of Salem, according to Legacy.com (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jennie-santangelo-laverty-obituary?id=62303066).
COMING UP
North Shore RunFest takes place Sunday, August 30, with rolling road blocks throughout Salem's race course starting near Harbor Walk. The rededication and unveiling of President George Washington's Lansdowne Portrait is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8 at 11 a.m.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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