March 3, 2024
Liz Unger of Sandown (back left) says spring arrives with flowers. Her son Samuel (left) says it’s when he can...
March 1, 2024
Brother and sister Henry and Neko visited Haverhill Public Library on Feb. 22, the day it reopened. The building had...
February 19, 2024
Haverhill students enjoyed their first snow day of the year Jan. 8, after a weekend storm dropped more than 18...
January 21, 2024
David Riese and Eva Bak of Windham make the most of Salem's Bike-Ped Corridor in all seasons, for cross-country skiing,...
December 31, 2023
Warner Whittier became the first mayor of the newly incorporated city of Haverhill in 1870. On Jan. 2, 154 years...
GSFRW installs new officers
March 3, 2024
The Greater Salem Federated Republican Women (GSFRW) is excited to announce the installment of its 2024-2026 Board of Directors. Christine Peters, president of the New...
TV ads playin’ brain games!
By Steve Whipple | March 3, 2024
The nice thing about watching TV four hours a night starting at 8 p.m.—beyond the obvious health benefits of Friendly’s ice cream sandwiches at midnight—are...
Fate of new police station is up to voters
By Darrell Halen
Salem Life Writer | March 3, 2024
When Salem voters go to the polls on Tuesday, March 12, they will decide the fate of a proposed big-ticket item: a new police station...
Raises, Grant Field upgrade on school ballot
By Darrell Halen
Salem Life Writer | March 3, 2024
Voters will decide the fate of two union contracts, the next school district operating budget, and a proposal to design and install an all-weather surface...
$62M budget, elected roles decided March 12
By Darrell Halen
Salem Life Writer | March 3, 2024
In addition to deciding whether Salem should build a new police station (see related story), voters will consider several other spending plans, a union contract,...
New chief is a 3rd-generation firefighter
By Darrell Halen
Salem Life Writer | January 21, 2024
Craig Lemire, who followed his father and paternal grandfather into firefighting service 18 years ago, officially began working as chief of the Salem Fire Department...
Volunteer of the Year
October 23, 2023
The Chamber honored Jeffrey Marquis as the 2023 Richard E. Landry Volunteer of the Year. Presenting the award is Chamber President Cindi Woodbury.
Businessperson of the Year
October 23, 2023
The Southern New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce honored Al Letizio Jr., of A.J. Letizio Sales & Marketing Inc., in Windham as the 2023 William A....
MEMORIES OF HARDSHIP & TRIUMPH ARE TURNED INTO A BOOK
By Alison Colby-Campbell
Salem Life Writer | September 19, 2023
At just 15 years old, Tae-hyok Kim left behind everyone and everything that was familiar to him to make a dangerous solo move from Japanese-occupied...
Dr. Barchus joins Acuity Eyecare
September 19, 2023
Acuity Eyecare in Salem announces that Courtnee Barchus, O.D. has joined the practice and is accepting new patients at their 223 Main St., location. “We...
Inside Salem Schools
By Dave Halpin,
Communications/Project Manager for the Salem School District | March 3, 2024
Salem voters will have the opportunity to ensure that school and community groups have a safe, all-weather field for football, lacrosse, soccer, marching band and...
Local Montessori schools to host information session Feb. 8
February 19, 2024
Wildflower Montessori preschools Marigold and Wisteria as well as Snowdrop Montessori, which serves infants and toddlers, will host an information session on Thursday, Feb. 8,...
CCHS FIRST-TERM HONOR ROLL
January 21, 2024
Here are the names of the Salem students named to Central Catholic High School’s Academic Honor Roll for the first term of 2023-2024. High Honors...
Inside Salem Schools
By Dave Halpin,
Communications/Project Manager for the Salem School District | January 21, 2024
The New Hampshire high school premier of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” was set to open for six shows starting Jan. 19 at the Seifert Performing...
Haverhill’s Peter Early directs St. Anselm into its inaugural track and field season
By Darrell Halen | December 31, 2023
After Saint Anselm College finished conducting an extensive search to hire its first-ever director of track and field and cross country, the school picked an...
Central baseball star off to Major League training camp
By Mike Previte
Salem Life Writer | March 3, 2024
A native of Nashua and a 2015 graduate of Central Catholic High School, Cam Devanney has been invited to a Major League Baseball training camp...
Salem wrestlers dominate the mat
By Mike Previte
Salem Life Writer | March 3, 2024
High school wrestling is a sport where strategy meets strength. At Salem High School, the weight classes range from 106-pound sophomore Maddox Boudreau to 285-...
Mahoney diving for 3rd state championship
By Mike Previte
Salem Life Writer | January 21, 2024
For the past two years, Ryleigh Mahoney has been the best high school diver in the state of New Hampshire. This 17-year-old Salem High School...
Central senior twins honored with National Hispanic Recognition Award
November 17, 2023
Twin sisters from Salem are among four Central Catholic High School students recently honored for their academic accomplishments with the National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA)...
Salem stars shine at Central Catholic
By Mike Previte
Salem Life Writer | October 23, 2023
Meet a pair of Salem student-athletes who shine at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Mass. Girls’ sports - Mary Olsen Upon meeting Central Catholic...
Looking Back
By Doug Seed | March 3, 2024
Editor’s note: Most of the following facts and some of the text were derived from Edgar Gilbert’s “1907 History of Salem, NH.” The Spicket River...
SPEAKING OF ART
By Patricia J. Bruno | March 3, 2024
“Fail Fast, Fail Often.” The title of this self-help book by Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz has become a mantra for many individuals, from software...
MEMORIES OF HAVERHILL
by Zib Drelich | March 1, 2024
A long time ago, in a land not so far away, an independent town existed for 225 years, until it disappeared on Jan. 1, 1897....
Buttonwoods event to focus on vice presidents’ wives
March 1, 2024
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Buttonwoods Museum will host a presentation on America’s second ladies by Northern Essex Community College Professor of History Rich...
ART OF HAVERHILL
by Patricia J. Bruno | March 1, 2024
A month of summer Sundays amid winter’s chill In the dead of winter, when we all have grown weary of the cold, the monochromatic landscape,...
Black history at Calvary Baptist Church
By Alison Colby-Campbell | February 19, 2024
An historical gem was formed in Haverhill in 1866, yet it remains largely unknown by many of the city’s residents despite its rich legacy, impact...