The Salem News has a new features editor, and he should be a familiar face to readers of this paper and music lovers on the North Shore.
Larry Claflin Jr. worked for the News in the late 1990s, helping design our pages and writing about outdoor activities like hiking, biking and canoeing. We’re glad to have him back in the fold.
Our features pages are already full of local stories, photos and columnists. Larry’s goal — The … 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.
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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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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