Salem NewsLocal news for Salem, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Three debut novels stir up Salem's dark magic- July 10, 2008 Something witchy is brewing in bookstores this summer. Three debut novels share a link to Salem, Mass., site of the infamous witch trials of 1692.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/three-debut-novels-stir-up-salems-dark-magic?fr... Salem rallies around Mancebo family- July 9, 2008 Last fall, we learned about the terrible tragedy of the Mancebo family here in Salem.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/salem-rallies-around-mancebo-family?fromrss=1 Painting from home: Salem couple seasonally open house to public as gallery space- July 9, 2008 Artist Jean Sbarra Jones and her husband, Norman Jones, recently fulfilled their dream of opening an art gallery in downtown Salem.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/painting-from-home-salem-couple-seasonally-open... Monday's Reviews Today: Salem Witches & 18th Century Painting- July 9, 2008 In Kathleen Kent's "gripping and original first novel," The Heretic's Daughter , an actual family history is the basis for an engrossing yarn set during the Salem witch hunt.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/mondays-reviews-today-salem-witches-18th-centur... Our view: Holiday highs and lows- July 8, 2008 The weather was not as bad as forecast, and the fact that the Fourth fell on a Friday made for a pleasant, three-day weekend for many.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/our-view-holiday-highs-and-lows?fromrss=1 Salem hopes state will help with school fix-up- July 8, 2008 The Salem schools are looking for state money to repair roofs, heating and ventilation systems and other problems at Collins Middle School and Saltonstall Elementary School.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/salem-hopes-state-will-help-with-school-fix-up?... A 'little flower' that bloomed too briefly- July 7, 2008 Everyone's life has a story. In "Lives," we tell some of the stories about North Shore people who have died recently.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/a-little-flower-that-bloomed-too-briefly?fromrs... Letter: Condo owners getting raw deal at South Harbor garage- July 7, 2008 The city of Salem bills the Derby Lofts condominiums $40,000 annually for 81 parking passes in the South Harbor municipal garage.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/letter-condo-owners-getting-raw-deal-at-south-h... Fold Your Own Book- July 6, 2008 Sadly, the wonderful Origami Now! exhibit I blogged about last year closed this month at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., after a wonderful year-long run.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/fold-your-own-book?fromrss=1 Crews extinguish another Highlands apartment fire- July 4, 2008 Lightning struck a building in the Highlands at Dearborn apartments Wednesday afternoon, sparking a fire that eventually led to a ceiling collapse that injured a firefighter.http://www.topix.net/city/salem-ma/2008/07/crews-extinguish-another-highlands-apartment-fi... |