By Staff Writer
SALEM – Salem City Council’s meeting tonight will be 1 hour earlier than usual, at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be in the regular place: Council Chambers at the rear of Salem City Hall on North Broad Street.
Council is meeting early in order for Salem High School students to be recognized...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – Television viewers who are already upset with Comcast are likely to be more so, after the cable company completes its planned move of all its channels to digital format later this month.
That means subscribers in the Salem and the Glenvar areas won’t be able to see what are now analog cable channels...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – By the time trees are budding out along the Roanoke River in South Salem next spring, the Roanoke River Greenway will run along the water another 1.2 miles.
Bids are due to be opened Friday, Sept. 30, and shortly afterward, the contract is expected to be awarded for the stretch along Riverside Drive...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – Comcast cable television isn’t willing to make Salem-area viewers a priority, according to Salem City Council members.
Representatives of the Maryland-based cable company and their lawyers met with individual council members, the city manager, council’s attorney and others before and after council’s regular meeting Sept. 25.
After the closed session concluded around 10 p.m.,...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – There’s little Goodwill in Salem’s proposed 2011-2012 budget.
At a 90-minute work session after the regular Salem City Council meeting May 9, council members decided to axe Goodwill Industries’ request for $10,000 in next year’s proposed $144-million overall budget, and give the agency only $2,000.
Goodwill was one of 44 human and community service...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – Right now, it’s only a big dirt lot next to the Salem Animal Shelter. But someday soon, there will be bunches of happy dogs and their people playing at the Salem dog park.
There are dozens of parks in the area where people can play. But not dogs. Canines are not permitted in...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – Feathers are flying over the question: “Can residents and chickens coexist peacefully in Salem?”
Backyard chicken keepers got mad as proverbial wet hens after finding out council intended to ban chickens except on property zoned agricultural.
Feb. 28 Salem City Council delayed action after backyard chicken enthusiasts and those who support contacted council members...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – After almost two hours of listening to nearby residents who were both pro and con, Salem City Council went ahead and approved a special exception permit to allow Salem Montessori to build a new school on land the city now owns.
School representatives said they don’t have a contractor yet, but plan to...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – Tattoo parlors, financial institutions and day care – to name a few uses – won’t be automatically allowed to locate in certain residential areas, after Salem City Council action Monday night.
Council took a step forward to reassure residents nervous about business uses encroaching into their neighborhoods.
Council voted 4-0, with Council Member Jane...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – Parent Artice Ledbetter has been named to the Salem School Board to fill the seat being vacated the end of this year by longtime member William Sinkler.
Salem City Council unanimously approved Ledbetter Monday night, along with reappointing School Board Member Sally Southard. Sinkler’s term will end Dec. 31.
Ledbetter and her husband have...
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