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Salem Skipper Ride-Share Extended Through September 30 With New Funding

Salem's on-demand Salem Skipper ride-share will keep running through September 30, roughly two months beyond its expected early-August end date. The city announced Tuesday it cobbled together one-time funding and service changes to extend the program, though a permanent funding solution…

Salem Conservation Commission Votes 6-0 to Buy 10 Acres on Arlington Pond

SALEM — June 17, 2026 — Salem Conservation Commission unanimously approves $516,529 purchase of 10 acres bordering the city's drinking water supply. The six-member commission voted 6-0 at its June 17 special meeting to acquire seven undeveloped lots at 41 to 46 Norwood Road and 2 to

Salem School Committee Opens Three-Night Superintendent Finalist Forums Monday

Salem's superintendent search reached its public phase Monday as the School Committee opened the first of three community forums with finalists. The Salem School Committee launched back-to-back community conversations with superintendent finalists on June 15 at the Saltonstall School Au…

Salem Planning Board unanimously approves House of Athletes fitness studio at South Broadway plaza

SALEM — June 9, 2026 — Salem Planning Board unanimously approves House of Athletes fitness studio at Funhouse Plaza with reduced parking allowance. The board voted 7-0 Tuesday to grant a change of use and conditional use permit for the 18,000-square-foot second-floor space at 291 South Broadway,

Salem Conservation Commission Approves $4,000 Beaver Pipe Fix, Schedules Land Hearing

SALEM — June 3, 2026 — Salem Conservation Commission votes 7-0 to address beaver flooding with $4,000 pipe installation. The commission, chaired by Georgia Brust and staffed by Community Development Project Manager Creighton Brubaker, approved two water-control pipes at a beaver dam site near Bluff Street after rejecting any

Wrong recording submitted: no Salem School Committee business found on tape

SALEM — May 28, 2026 — A recording submitted for the Salem School Committee's May 28, 2026 meeting contains no Salem, Massachusetts public business. The footage is an episode of "Discovery," a student-produced program from Salem High School, in which a student host interviews a school board

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