The Salem News

22/11/2024

Monty, the beloved goat and fast friend to many a visitor at Endicott Park in Danvers, has passed on to greener pastures.

DANVERS — Monty, the beloved goat and fast friend to many a visitor at Endicott Park, has passed on to greener pastures.

22/11/2024

Top ranked St. John's Prep plays in the state semifinals tonight, looking to qualify for its fifth Super Bowl appearance in the last seven seasons ... but it won't be easy against an unbeaten Needham squad:

Football fans on the North Shore need no reminder about how good the St. John’s Prep program is.

22/11/2024

Judge Janice Howe also suspended the fines against the Beverly Teachers Association for one day — Saturday — but said the fines will resume if the strike does not end by Sunday at 6 p.m.

BEVERLY — A judge has given striking Beverly teachers until Sunday to end their strike or be ordered to submit to a new process under a state-appointed fact-finder.

21/11/2024

The Marblehead School Committee said these concessions, which reduced the teachers’ requested pay increase and proposed a pathway to 12 weeks of paid parental leave instead of granting this up front, were “not a ‘Grand Gesture’ as described by the union.”

MARBLEHEAD — Concessions made by striking teachers in contract negotiations earlier this week are still too expensive for the town to accept, according to school officials.

21/11/2024

Legendary Ipswich High football announcer Mel Bowen will call his final game for his beloved Tigers this Thanksgiving morning against Hamilton-Wenham:

The dulcet tones of Mel Bowen have been delighting Ipswich High football fans for the last 18 years.

21/11/2024

Most high school football teams don't use fullbacks any more ... but St. John's Prep sure does, knowing it has the best one in the state in 6-foot-1, 255-pound Gael Garcia:

DANVERS — Arguments can be made about who the best high school quarterback in Massachusetts is this season. Similar disputes could be waged over who the top running back, wide

21/11/2024

Local faith leaders led a candlelight vigil outside Marblehead High School Wednesday night in honor of the sacrifices made by educators and their families. It also allowed educators and the public to speak on the state of contract negotiations.

MARBLEHEAD — Schools are closed again Thursday as there was no word Wednesday evening on whether the School Committee had accepted an altered contract proposal with major concessions from the

21/11/2024

Beverly Teachers Association Co-Presidents Julia Brotherton and Andrea Sherman attributed a slowdown in negotiations on Wednesday to a ruling by a state board allowing the School Committee to stop bargaining with teachers if it wanted to.

BEVERLY — On Tuesday night, teachers expressed optimism that they could resolve their strike and return to school, perhaps as soon as Wednesday.

20/11/2024

A state board ruled Wednesday afternoon that the Beverly School Committee is no longer obligated to bargain with striking teachers. But School Committee President Rachael Abell said talks were actively continuing despite the ruling.

BEVERLY — A state board ruled Wednesday afternoon that the Beverly School Committee is no longer obligated to bargain with striking teachers. But School Committee President Rachael Abell said talks

20/11/2024

The new Narcan boxes are in Lappin Park near the Bewitched statue, on the pedestrian mall across from the large fountain, outside the public restrooms on Artists’ Row, near the flag poles in Riley Plaza, and near the swings in Charlotte Forten Park on Derby Street.

SALEM — The Salem Board of Health recently announced the installation of five Narcan distribution boxes in downtown Salem to prevent or treat overdoses as they occur.

20/11/2024

With his team badly underperforming over the first quarter of the season, Jim Montgomery became the fall guy for the Boston Bruins when he was relieved of his coaching duties Tuesday.

Throughout time, man has pondered the mystery of why bad things happen to good people.

20/11/2024

Striking teachers said they have made significant concessions to get students back into class, including a decrease in what the Marblehead Education Association is proposing for a cost-of-living adjustment.

MARBLEHEAD — Striking teachers said they have made significant concessions to get students back into class, including a decrease in what the Marblehead Education Association is proposing for a cost-of-living

20/11/2024

When Beverly teachers emerged from negotiations Tuesday night, union leaders said they were "hopeful" and "encouraged" by the latest round of talks. About two hours later, the School Committee issued a statement saying they "remain frustrated" by the pace of negotiations and the union's demands.

BEVERLY — When teachers emerged from negotiations Tuesday night, union leaders said they were "hopeful" and "encouraged" by the latest round of talks.

19/11/2024

‘The Moving Spirit of Love’ is a life-size bronze memorial in honor of Charlotte Forten Grimke, sculpted for the city by Ai Qiu Hopen of Humanity Memorial Inc.

SALEM — Local officials and community stakeholders gathered Saturday at Charlotte Forten Park to dedicate the new memorial to the park’s namesake.

19/11/2024

A large gathering of LGBTQ+ organizations, local officials, and community advocates held a rally Sunday outside U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton’s district office in Salem to stand in solidarity with the transgender community.

SALEM — A large gathering of LGBTQ+ organizations, local officials, and community advocates held a rally Sunday outside U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton’s district office in Salem to stand in solidarity

19/11/2024

Educators from Beverly, Marblehead and Gloucester rallied outside of the Statehouse in Boston Tuesday morning as they remain on strike for the second week.

19/11/2024

Striking teachers from the North Shore gather outside of the Statehouse Tuesday morning before heading inside to ask for support from state legislators. Educators from Beverly, Marblehead and Gloucester remained on strike Tuesday, still at odds with local officials over wages and paid parental leave.

19/11/2024

Mayor Mike Cahill and the School Committee on Monday increased their offer on paraprofessional pay, one of the key sticking points in the negotiations. But the teachers union said the offer was not enough, and at the same time blasted Cahill and the committee for going back to court “to find ways to punish us enough that we give up.”

BEVERLY — The Beverly teachers strike headed into its 13th day on Tuesday, a day after hundreds of people marched to show their support.