Is America a Serious Nation? Nov 17, 2009
Pat Buchanan : Is America a Serious Nation. Columns, funnies in your inbox. (Townhall.com)
Hudson 'Miracle' pilot criticizes book's take Nov 16, 2009
The Salem News reports that parents recently got an automated call about "Meep!" from Murray. He warned them that students who said or displayed the word at school could be suspended. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Eagles show growth Nov 15, 2009
Amherst 4, Salem St. 0 - The Lord Jeffs (12-3-1) broke open a close game with three second-half goals and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division 3 tournament in York, Pa. Wesleyan 2, St. Joseph s (Maine) 0 - Chris Kuehn and Nick Whipple scored as the Cardinals (12-1-4) advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division 3 tournament in Middletown, Conn. (Boston Globe)
Militants attack Pakistan spy agency Nov 14, 2009
As insurgent attacks and political turmoil have rocked the country, Congressman John F. Tierney, a Salem Democrat traveling in Islambad, told reporters that the situation was tenuous. In the past, instability has prompted Pakistan s army to overthrow the civilian government to impose order. (Boston Globe)
Waning Idas downpours swamp Mid-Atlantic coast Nov 13, 2009
In western Virginia, Salem officials reported flooded streets and some people being pulled out of low-lying areas. Dominion Power reported more than 21,000 outages in Virginia early Thursday, with more than half in southeast Virginia. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Patrick pushes for cameras to catch red-light violators Nov 13, 2009
And city leaders around the state - including Brockton, Salem, and Boston - are ready to put them up as soon as the Legislature gives them the go-ahead ... We already have our ordinance passed here locally and are ready to go if the state law is approved, said Mayor Kim Driscoll of Salem. (Boston Globe)
Muslim Suffers Bruised Ego in Fort Hood Tragedy Nov 13, 2009
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Missing woman’s body found in pond in Lynn Nov 12, 2009
He found two masses deep in the water on Tuesday, and yesterday Salem police divers located two cars, including the Lexus. The other car was reported stolen out of Peabody a decade ago. (Boston Globe)
Inside H Mart, for a cooking lesson like no other Nov 11, 2009
It will never make you fat, announces Soon Kim, a handsome and slim 74-year-old from Salem. Chung likes the notion that Korean food is being brought into the mainstream. (Boston Globe)
UMES FACES SALISBURY IN EXHIBITION ACTION TUESDAY Nov 11, 2009
Her career high at UMES is 22 points against Winston- Salem State on Jan 12, 2008 ... 2009-10 MEAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The 2009-10 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., between March 8-13 ... The annual conference tournament moved to Winston-Salem last season and will continue to be held there through the 2011 season. (Umeshawks.com)
Soldiers sue over exposure to toxic fumes Nov 11, 2009
Massachusetts National Guard Captain Jeffrey Cox of Salem served in Iraq in 2005 and 2006. He said he developed a chronic cough due to the exposure to the burn pits. (Boston Globe)
New England Divsion 2-3 women's basketball Nov 11, 2009
Danielle Jenkins, Salem State: The 5-11 senior post is capable of a double-double every night. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Newton People Nov 10, 2009
While at North Shore Medical Center, Woolf played a central role in consolidating the operations of Salem Hospital, North Shore Children s Hospital and Union Hospital into one fully integrated organization. He spent eight years in leadership at the CareGroup Healthcare System, where he held key positions including executive vice president and chief operating officer of New England Baptist Hospital and senior vice president of system development and communications for CareGroup corporate. (Newton Tab, MA)
Jonathan Safran Foer reads from ‘Eating Animals’ Wednesday in Brookline Nov 10, 2009
Teitell will speak on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Kernwood Country Club, Salem. Advance registration required. (Boston Globe)
Backlash Hogwash Nov 10, 2009
You know the litany: Madrid, London, Bali, Jerusalem, Mumbai, Amman ... Copyright 2009 Salem Web Network. (Townhall.com)
$70m to be released for school projects Nov 10, 2009
SALEM Essex County sweep nets drugs, guns A monthlong drug sweep ended with 156 arrests and seizure of firearms and drugs valued at $5. 4 million, Essex County prosecutors announced yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Falmouth acts quickly in overtime Nov 10, 2009
Wakefield 3, Salem 0 - Freshman Abbey DiCredico headed in a cross from Shannon Cronin, then juniors Jenna Lazaris and Leah Merullo scored as well. Girls volleyball MIAA North Division 2. (Boston Globe)
Veterans Day events planned across state Nov 8, 2009
SALEM Father in cancer case dies from injuries A motorcycle crash killed the father of an autistic Massachusetts boy who died after his mother allegedly withheld cancer medication ... The child s mother, Kristen LaBrie of Salem, has been charged with attempted murder and child endangerment after allegedly failing to give needed chemotherapy medications to her son and missing his medical appointments. (Boston Globe)
Veterans account for large percentage of nation’s homeless Nov 8, 2009
Locally the route to transitional housing for veterans often begins at the area s largest homeless shelters, such as the Lynn Emergency Shelter, the Salem Mission, and the Lowell Transitional Living Center. Shelter administrators say homeless veterans account for about 10 percent of occupancy of shelter beds. (Boston Globe)
Insider’s guide to Logan: Getting there Nov 8, 2009
Peabody Pick up Route 107 in Salem or Lynn and take it south to Route 60 to connect with Route 1A in Revere. Take 1A South to East Boston s airport exit. (Boston Globe)
Witches brew up overtime stunner Nov 8, 2009
Salem handed second-seeded Arlington Catholic its first loss of the season yesterday, beating the Cougars, 3-2, in overtime in a Division 2 North first-round girls soccer game ... We have to go out and win games, Salem coach Jessica Doyle said ... It was the fifth consecutive year Salem (8-6-5) has made the tournament. (Boston Globe)
Spitz: Pride of the local phone book Nov 7, 2009
"Take Pride in Framingham," said the bumper sticker on the car in front of me on Salem End Road yesterday morning. Sound advice in four words, though it sometimes seems easier to come up with a list of complaints. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting... Nov 7, 2009
"Then it should be easy to prove me one. Which none of you right wingers have done. this is why you resort to name calling and insults. I mean really, the fact that a wall post by me has moved you to the point where you are driven to call a total stranger childish names is a testament within itself. and just like our President last November, I continue to emerge victorious. I see that many of you get hurt when I speak of your pagan god George Bush because you all fail to speak on him. I even saw... (The Drudge Report)
Rev. Thomas Conway; aided racial peace in city in ’70s Nov 6, 2009
His father was a Salem vocational school principal. As a child and Boy Scout, he loved the outdoors, earning Eagle Scout status. (Boston Globe)
Ball, Big Wheel, Game Boy Make Toy Hall Of Fame Nov 6, 2009
Longevity is a key criterion for getting into the 11-year-old hall of fame, which the museum acquired in 2002 from A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village in Salem, Ore. Each toy must be widely recognized; foster learning, creativity or discovery through play; and endure in popularity over generations. (Click2Houston, TX)
Burlington Business Buzz Nov. 5 edition Nov 6, 2009
Emond s community involvement has included his role as a member of the Board of Directors of HAWC in Salem, Massachusetts, Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee for the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, management advisor to www. philantropist. (Burlington Union, MA)
Brookline knocks off Beverly Nov 6, 2009
Twelfth-seeded Brookline advanced to the Division 1 North quarterfinals in field hockey after conquering fifth-seeded Beverly, 2-1, yesterday at Salem State College. Brookline (12-6-1) plays on after winning its first Bay State Conference Carey Division title. (Boston Globe)
Sox land Hermida to open offseason Nov 6, 2009
26 ERA and 74 strikeouts at Class A Salem and Class A Lowell. Signed by the Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent in 2005, Alvarez was 23-15 record with a 3. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Election 2009: Change I Can Believe In! Nov 6, 2009
Ann Coulter : Election 2009: Change I Can Believe In. MSNBC, Aug. 31, 2009, Keith Olbermann on Robert F. McDonnell, Republican candidate for governor of Virginia. (Townhall.com)
Fired ‘Style Boston’ host cries foul Nov 5, 2009
She can bring out the hot pink in taupe, Isaac Mizrahi raved of self-described geriatric starlet Iris Apfel and her signature style, which is currently on display at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. Mizrahi, the bigger-than-life fashion designer and TV personality (he ll host a program on QVC starting next month), sat down with Apfel on Tuesday in front of a sold-out audience. (Boston Globe)
BTV-Business Television Features First Bauxite and Alexis Minerals Nov 5, 2009
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2 gifts to Amherst College total $125m Nov 4, 2009
SALEM Beverly man guilty of sexual assault A Beverly man has been sentenced to up to 3 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a Peabody boy numerous times when he was between the ages of 6 and 8. Prosecutors called the actions of Shawn Finnegan, 31, despicable, horrific, and unimaginable in Salem Superior Court Monday. (Boston Globe)
Incumbents fall as history made across state Nov 4, 2009
In Gloucester, Mayor Carolyn Kirk ran unopposed, and Salem Mayor Kimberley L. Driscoll kept her seat, decisively defeating challenger Kenneth Sawicki, 4,288 to 729, according to unofficial results. Amesbury Mayor Thatcher Kezer III kept his seat, defeating Alison Lindstrom. (Boston Globe)
The Clinton Foundation's donors Nov 4, 2009
Salem State College Foundation. $125,000. (Salon)
US to monitor Lowell, Springfield voting Nov 3, 2009
SALEM Woman gets state prison for shaking baby A Peabody woman was sentenced yesterday to 15 to 17 years in state prison after being found guilty last week of shaking her baby to death ... In last week s trial in Salem Superior Court, the prosecution said Ward shook and beat Jocelyn Mae Ward-Anderson to death in an angry rage. (Boston Globe)
Best of Claudette is all set Nov 2, 2009
There are two other Colbert-MacMurray teamings, the barnyard farce "The Egg and I" (1947) and "Maid of Salem," (1937), a drama about the 17th-century Massachusetts witch trials ... There are two other Colbert-MacMurray teamings, the barnyard farce "The Egg and I" (1947) and "Maid of Salem," (1937), a drama about the 17th-century Massachusetts witch trials. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
#19 UMass Football Heads To Maine For CAA Clash Nov 1, 2009
The 6-3, 285-pound Salem, Mass. native also had 2. (Umassathletics.com)
A Big, Fat Political Mistake Nov 1, 2009
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Mood Sours Toward Both Parties Nov 1, 2009
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A toast to the apple Nov 1, 2009
Located in several Massachusetts towns around the junction of Route 2 and Interstate 91, among them Shelburne Falls, Greenfield, New Salem, and Deerfield, CiderDays features workshops for cider makers and home orchardists, tasting events, including a cider-cheese pairing, orchard tours, a harvest supper, and more. For information and to purchase tickets for events that require them, visit. (Boston Globe)
Weather whips up balmy brew as Halloween gets underway Nov 1, 2009
David Kowalski of Peabody, dressed up as Frankenstein, waved to Amisha Arora, 1, and her mother, Meenakshi Arora, of Malden, during festivities in Salem yesterday ... SALEM - Vampires sporting sunglasses, whimsical wizards, and at least one Teletubby roamed the streets of the Witch City yesterday, reveling in a magical brew of warm weather and witchery ... Salem police estimated about 80,000 revelers converged on a city where the population is about 41,000. (Boston Globe)
Saturday night Halloween no treat for police, hospitals Oct 31, 2009
In Salem, authorities are expecting more than 80,000 to visit its haunted houses, watch fireworks, and listen to music during this weekend s Halloween Happenings downtown ... Officers, some in plainclothes, will roam the crowds and nearby streets on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, and possibly horse, said Lieutenant Conrad Prosniewski, Salem police spokesman ... Because Halloween fell on a Friday last year, Salem has had recent practice keeping the weekend trouble-free, he said. (Boston Globe)
Friday's Local Schedule Oct 31, 2009
WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY: Salem State at Framingham State (3:30 p.m.). Loading commenting interface. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Wall Street US stocks soar on GDP optimism Oct 30, 2009
"We are in the early stages of a recovery process," said Les Satlow, portfolio manager at Cabot Money Management in Salem, Massachusetts. "It's a very good thing that GDP is growing quarter-on-quarter, but if this is a V-shaped recovery we are still well below the top left of the V.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
This week's picks Oct 30, 2009
Salem over Peabody - You want scary. How about the Witches rushing for minus-20 yards against Lynn Classical last week. (Boston Globe)
20 questions for author Patricia Cornwell Oct 29, 2009
I am doing that even as we speak (partly set in Salem, Mass. . (Honolulu Advertiser)
I'll Pass on "Opting Out" Oct 29, 2009
The Democrats' all-new "opt out" idea for health care reform is the latest fig leaf for a total government takeover of the health care. " The term more likely to come to mind is "scam. (Townhall.com)
No. 8 Terps Host No. 11 Wake on Thursday Oct 29, 2009
But after that the Deacs ripped off four-straight wins, including topping No. 3 Florida State, 3-0, at home in Winston Salem ... The Last Time vs. Wake Forest Last season Maryland opened its ACC schedule in Winston Salem and to the No. 14 Demon Deacons. (Umterps.com)
Ghost Stories by Reactionaries Oct 28, 2009
Next up is Nathaniel Hawthorne s allegory Young Goodman Brown, in which a Salem Puritan finds or does he. that There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. (The American Conservative)
Bravest Congressman is Calling Obama's Bluff Oct 28, 2009
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The 50 nominees for Plonkapalooza Oct 28, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Annual Plonkapalooza is distinguished by the quality of its 50 nominees Oct 28, 2009
We sampled wines from Andover Liquors in Andover; Blanchards Wines & Spirits, West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Revere, Marshfield, and Hyannis; Dave s Fresh Pasta in Arlington; Ralph s Derby Street Wine & Spirits in Hingham; and Salem Wine Imports in Salem ... Salem Wine Imports owner Eric Olson believes that an influx of tasty and affordable new wines is due in part to the energetic efforts of several relatively new importers/distributors in the state such as Oz Wine Co., Genuine Wine Selections,... (Boston Globe)
FAA revokes licenses of 2 Northwest pilots Oct 28, 2009
the captain, and Richard Cole of Salem, Ore. the first officer - told safety investigators they were working on their personal laptop computers and lost track of time and place. (Boston Globe)
Wayward pilots were working on their laptops Oct 27, 2009
The pilots - Richard Cole of Salem, Ore. the first officer, and Timothy Cheney of Gig Harbor, Wash. (Boston Globe)
Ada Stein; spent 25 years assisting hospital patients Oct 26, 2009
Born in Cambridge, Mrs. Stein finished high school in Cambridge at the age of 16 and graduated from Salem State College in 1931 at 19. Mrs. Stein taught in the Cambridge public school system for eight years, even through her family-assisted elopement. (Boston Globe)
Episcopalians balk at Vatican’s invitation to join fold Oct 26, 2009
During his sermon at St. Peter s Episcopal Church in Salem yesterday, the Rev. Paul B. Bresnahan said the Catholic Church was essentially offering itself as a safe refuge for bigotry, and he must respectfully decline the pope s invitation ... We do have a lot of Catholics here that came not just because of the gay issue and woman issue, but because of the divorce issue, said Robert McHugh, 53, of Salem, a former Catholic. (Boston Globe)
Preexisting conditional Oct 26, 2009
Art and Sallie Cote have watched from the couch in their Salem apartment as lawmakers in Washington debate health care, and they have one question: What planet are these people on. I listen to these politicians who say we don t have to change the status quo, and I m thinking, have they ever spent one day worrying about their health insurance. (Boston Globe)
Critic's picks - visual arts Oct 25, 2009
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem. 978-745-9500. (Boston Globe)
The way we cooked Oct 25, 2009
The 1821 Phillips House in Salem, owned by Historic New England, was renovated extensively in 1911, but its kitchen, with many fixtures dating from the 1880s, was left in late-Victorian style ... The Phillips House, 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, 978-744-0440. (Boston Globe)
In Salem, a Colonial Revival revived Oct 25, 2009
SALEM - Stepping into the foyer of this marvelously renovated Colonial Revival, a four-letter word rushes to mind - wood ... Contractor Robert Ouellette of Salem renovated the home, adding a housewide sound system with recessed speakers, HD-ready cable, central vacuum, and a staggering 18 heating zones ... Address 376 Essex St., Salem Price $899,000 Style Colonial Revival Built 1894/ renovated 2008 Square feet 5,400 Rooms 13 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms 3 full, 3 half Sewer Public. (Boston Globe)
Woburn hospital launches program to reuse prosthetic limbs Oct 25, 2009
While New England Rehab launched the region s first program, other area hospitals, such as Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital in Salem, also accept used medical supplies, including artificial limbs. We ll take walkers, power wheelchairs, really any kind of medical equipment that can be of help to someone who has a disability or rehabilitative need, said Tim Sullivan, a spokesman for Shaughnessy-Kaplan. (Boston Globe)
Howard keeps KP in chase Oct 24, 2009
Lynn Classical 21, Salem 0 - Jaquan Houston ran for two touchdowns. Nonleague. (Boston Globe)
Pilot that overshot airport: `We were not asleep' Oct 24, 2009
"It was not a serious event, from a safety issue," Cole said in front of his Salem, Ore. home. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Play It Again, Uncle Sam! Oct 24, 2009
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Apfel show highlights her creativity and individuality Oct 24, 2009
SALEM - I can cite, nearly to the minute and inch, my most overwhelming firsthand encounter with true style ... Museum, East India Square, Salem, through Jan. 18. (Boston Globe)
