An alert reader of Saturday’s Salem News noted the juxtaposition of the stories about high school students raising money to help stave off teacher layoffs and the 20 Salem State kids who packed into an elevator last Thursday night, causing it to fall two stories.
Instead of taking housing away from the Salem State students, the caller suggested, why not make them perform community service — namely, raising money for … continued »
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Just a reminder that The Salem News is sponsoring a debate/forum for the race to replace Doug Petersen as the representative of the 8th Essex District, which includes Marblehead and Swampscott.
Here’s the notice from today’s paper:
Tonight at 7:30, The Salem News will sponsor a forum for the candidates in the special election being held for the 8th Essex House seat formerly held by Doug Petersen of Marblehead. The event will take place in the library … continued »
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Posted in Salem, In the news on Jan 28th, 2008 No Comments »
It is common practice for newspapers to write a “feature” obituary on the news pages — even on Page 1 — when a prominent citizen passes away, or when one of our neighbors dies in tragic circumstances.
In the past year, The Salem News has written stories on people ranging from former Beverly alderman Ed Doherty to Swampscott’s Jennifer Harris, the young Marine helicopter pilot shot down in Iraq.
Sometimes stories like these help bring … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 18th, 2008 No Comments »
If you haven’t already, take a look at a new addition to our Web site: The Witches Brew, the student newspaper of Salem High School.
All of the work is done by high school students, and the opinion here is they’ve done a fine job.
For background on the collaboration, go here.
Stay tuned for future editions of the Witches Brew and, hopefully, more work from student journalists across the North Shore.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
On Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m., The Salem News will sponsor a forum for the candidates in the special election being held for the 8th Essex House seat formerly held by Doug Petersen of Marblehead. The event will take place in the library at Marblehead High School and is open to the public.
The five candidates | two Democrats, two Republicans and an independent | will be asked questions posed by the moderator. Salem News … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Hope you all saw the front-page story in today’s paper about a key member of the 2007-08 New England Patriots, Salem’s Henry Rutkowski.
Rutkowski’s been a busy man this season — he’s a member of the End Zone Militia, the guys in colonial garb who fire off their muskets every time the Patriots score. And as we know, that’s been more than a few times lately.
For more on the Pats in advance of tomorrow night’s … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 4th, 2008 No Comments »
This week’s column…
The tired old saw “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes” is tired and old for a reason. One need only look to the last few weeks on the North Shore to see it’s true.
We’ve had a continuous cycle of snow, rain, sleet and sunny skies, often on the same day. We’ve shoveled snow and fought solar glare. It’s 4 degrees in Salem as I write … continued »
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An alert reader of Saturday’s Salem News noted the juxtaposition of the stories about high school students raising money to help stave off teacher layoffs and the 20 Salem State kids who packed into an elevator last Thursday night, causing it to fall two stories.