North Salem High School teacher Trever Ball has resigned, effective June 14. Ball was put on administrative leave on June 1, 2023, in response to a student complaint alleging sexual assault and harassment. He remains on leave, Salem-Keizer Public Schools spokesman Aaron Harada said. On June 2, hundreds of students from North Salem and South […]
Location: 1940 Mission St. SE Description: Construction is underway on Mission and Hines streets at the former home of a car dealership and a Thriftway Market, which operated for decades at the spot. David Withnell, the owner of Withnell Motor Co., said a certified used vehicle dealership is planned for the location. “The vehicles will […]
May 1—A Raleigh County church built over 100 years ago has gained national attention for longstanding community efforts to restore and preserve the historic structure. On Wednesday, the New Salem Baptist Church in Tams was named to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. According to a […]
A Salem woman has been named Volunteer of the Year at Salem Regional Medical Center. Sandra Quinn moved to Salem with her husband, Michael, in 2019, and began volunteering with Salem Mobile Meals. Quinn, a lifelong Northeast Ohio resident, was born in Cleveland and graduated from Stow High School before attending Kent State University. Quinn […]
With hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash and in-kind donations pouring into the Salem City Council and mayoral races, the 2024 primary election is shaping up to shatter local campaign fundraising records. Committees for the nine candidates have raised a total of $359,495 as of April 23, according to Oregon Secretary of State campaign […]
Salem’s proposed budget — which includes eliminating jobs at the library and completely closing the West Salem library branch — drew the ire of about 50 protesters, and garnered a packed council room and nearly 200 pages of written testimony for Wednesday’s budget committee meeting. A motion made by Mayor Chris Hoy during the evening […]
Salem proposed FY 2025 Budget comes with a range of “difficult choices,” including cutting 7.25 positions at the Salem Public Library, eliminating a graffiti abatement employee, a housing-first outreach team operated by the Salem Housing Authority, and a youth services development program, city leaders say. The 7.25 library positions up for elimination are expected to […]
Correspondence between Salem city councilor Julie Hoy and the city manager’s office about a 2017 contract for the city’s fleet vehicle tires ended with City Manager Keith Stahley reminding her that councilors and the mayor are prohibited from attempting to influence the manager regarding issues related to contracts. In email records obtained by the Statesman […]
An explosive device was thrown on to the porch of the Satanic Temple and caused cosmetic damage to the building early on Monday – but the device failed to detonate successfully and was only found hours later, according to police in Massachusetts. Related: Satanic Temple condemns vandalism of its statue by Christian military veteran Police […]
A large police presence in Salem shuts down a busy street Monday evening. Massachusetts State Police said multiple law enforcement agencies, including the police bomb squad, launched an investigation at the Satanic Temple at 64 Bridge Street. State police did not say what incident prompted the investigation. However, they said they will provide an update […]
A 23-year-old Salem man was arrested Friday afternoon by Salem Police on charges including murder and kidnapping in Thursday’s shooting at Wallace Marine Park that left one person dead and another injured. Police say they arrested the man, who was not named, after a SWAT team served a search warrant at a property on the […]
Apr. 2—Two Massachusetts men, including a student at Rivier University, have been charged in connection with an armed robbery in Salem in February. Police claim the pair, along with a third person, tied the manager up and robbed the store of $100,000 in merchandise, cash and other items. The robbery occurred between the hours of […]