Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 29th, 2008 No Comments »
The Salem News today endorsed Democrat Lori Ehrlich in the race for state reprentative for the 8th Essex District, which includes Marblehead, Swampscott and parts of Lynn.
The endorsement, and all editorials for that matter, reflect the opinion of the newspaper’s editorial board.
Readers, of course, are free to disagree with us, which is part of the reason why we’ve posted the video of full, unedited version of the paper’s meeting with the three … continued »
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Posted in Brobot, Video, Peabody on Feb 26th, 2008 No Comments »
We had a very newsy print edition today, with a dramatic fire in Peabody and the release of the school audit report in Salem.
We also had a very newsy Web edition. For those who haven’t seen it already, check out photo chief Mark Lorenz’s dramatic video of Peabody firefighter Steve Franzosa being pulled down a ladder by fellow firefighters.
And anyone interested in the Salem school budget woes should check out the full text … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Reporter Stacie Galang has spent the last several weeks following the efforts of a special group of Peabody High School students.
The eleven students are working on the school’s entry into the “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” robotics competition. As computer science teacher Dennis DeBay explains, this is “a rookie team” — this is the high school’s first-ever entry into the competition.
The event is special for us as well, as Stacie is following … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
Mitt Romney is abandoning his campaign for president, at least for now.
But if he decides to get back in the national game, say in 2012, he should have a solid base here in Essex County, as our chart shows.
For a wider view of the race, click here.
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Susan Flynn’s name should be familiar to longtime readers of The Salem News (and its former competitor, The Beverly Times).
Susan, who began her career here in 1991, has worked as as a reporter, city editor, features writer and features editor; she has covered the North Shore from almost every vantage point in the business.
Now we’ve added a new role: columnist.
Look for Susan’s column on the front page every Saturday. For those of you who … continued »
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