Salem Sets October Road Closures For Halloween Season
Salem's Halloween crowds are prompting new October road closures and parking restrictions across the North Shore. In "Salem Halloween 2026: Road Closures, Parking Bans Set For Witch City In October," Swampscott Patch reports that the city is urging visitors to arrive by commuter rail or…
SWAMPSCOTT — Salem is preparing for another crowded Halloween season, and the city is warning residents across the North Shore that road closures, barricades and parking bans will return throughout October, urging visitors to arrive by commuter rail or ferry rather than drive, according to Swampscott Patch.
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"Salem Halloween 2026: Road Closures, Parking Bans Set For Witch City In October," Swampscott Patch reports. The outlet says Salem's month-long Halloween season will again bring barricades, delays and parking restrictions, with the city recommending that visitors take the commuter rail or ferry instead of driving in (read it at https://link.patch.com/click/47562108.1742/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXRjaC5jb20vbWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0cy9zd2FtcHNjb3R0L3Mva3IzZ3Yvc2FsZW0taGFsbG93ZWVuLTIwMjYtcm9hZC1jbG9zdXJlcy1wYXJraW5nLWJhbnMtc2V0LWZvci13aXRjaC1jaXR5LWluLW9jdG9iZXI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyLWRhaWx5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3Rlcm09c2Vhc29uYWwlMjAlMjYlMjBob2xpZGF5cyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1hcnRpY2xlLXRvcHN0b3JpZXMmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kODIxNDcxMzdlNTRkZmE3YTNlNGRjOTIyYjA1ZGJlOTk0NmNhNjZmY2JkZjdmZjRmNzMzOTJjZWY0ZGExYTUwJnVzZXJfZW1haWxfbWQ1PWJlZDFmNTg0OWMyODE1NjgwYTFmMWY0OGFhOWEzOWFlJmxjdGc9NmE2NGJlY2M0M2I4ZTc1ZDliMDc3OTA0/6a64becc43b8e75d9b077904Eb0a12db1).
"How To Get $2 Coffee In MA This Month: Cheap Eats," according to Swampscott Patch. A New England coffee chain is marking National Coffee Day later this month with a discounted cup, the outlet reports (read it at https://link.patch.com/click/47567376.2254/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXRjaC5jb20vbWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0cy9zd2FtcHNjb3R0L3Mva3Iza2UvaG93LXRvLWdldC0yLWNvZmZlZS1pbi1tYS10aGlzLW1vbnRoLWNoZWFwLWVhdHM_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyLWRhaWx5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3Rlcm09cmVzdGF1cmFudHMlMjAlMjYlMjBiYXJzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PWFydGljbGUtdG9wc3RvcmllcyZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ4MjE0NzEzN2U1NGRmYTdhM2U0ZGM5MjJiMDVkYmU5OTQ2Y2E2NmZjYmRmN2ZmNGY3MzM5MmNlZjRkYTFhNTAmdXNlcl9lbWFpbF9tZDU9YmVkMWY1ODQ5YzI4MTU2ODBhMWYxZjQ4YWE5YTM5YWUmbGN0Zz02YTY0YmVjYzQzYjhlNzVkOWIwNzc5MDQ/6a64becc43b8e75d9b077904E8acb3bea).
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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