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Salem News

Local news for Salem, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

22 hrs ago | BlabberMouth.net

Disfear/at the Gates Frontman Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

DISFEAR/AT THE GATES Frontman Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball' - May 8, 2008 Vocalist Tomas Lindberg was interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball" . Lindberg talks about revolution, ... via BlabberMouth.net

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Wednesday May 7 | SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Unattended candle blamed for igniting Salem house fire Kittens emerge from blaze

“As he went over to it, the lips started moving and the chest started to move and the EMT said, 'Hey, the thing's alive!' and he brought it over to a stretcher”

A cat and a litter of kittens gasped for air after firefighters brought them out of a smoke-filled home yesterday on Mason Street. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

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Tuesday May 6 | Fire Engineering

BRIEF: Chimney fire at ex-politician's home quelled

A busy afternoon for firefighters was capped off yesterday with a chimney fire at the home of a prominent former politician. via Fire Engineering

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Tuesday May 6 | Gainesville Daily Register

'Kite Runner' faces censorship fight in Massachusetts

“There's thousands of books out there”

THE SALEM NEWS PEABODY, Mass. - The Kite Runner has been denounced as unfit for the high school summer reading list by a local school committee member, touching off a firestorm over possible censorship of the ... via Gainesville Daily Register

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Tuesday May 6 | Salt Lake Tribune

Letter: Just like Salem

“It were better that 10 suspected witches should escape, than that one innocent person should be condemned.”

In Salem, Mass., around 1692, a slave girl named Tituba told voodoo stories to Betty and Abigail Williams, which sparked a period of witch-hunts. In 2008, in San Angelo, Texas, someone received an anonymous ... via Salt Lake Tribune

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Sunday May 4 | SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Ah, spring! Green grass and ... watering bans

“It doesn't accomplish anything except making you feel good.”

Don't look now, but watering bans are right around the corner. Seasonal water restrictions kick in Thursday in Danvers and Middleton. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

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Friday May 2 | SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Danvers woman, pal plan walk to all five Peabody fire stations

“I think we should all have people interested in other people's problems.”

Tomorrow, weather permitting, Donna Picone, 51, plans to walk all the way from her home along the Putnamville Reservoir to all five fire stations in Peabody with her friend Karen Shah of the Magnolia section of ... via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

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Thursday May 1 | WWLP

Administration pushes ban on boat sewage dumping near Salem

The Patrick administration is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban boats from discharging sewage - including treated waste - in Salem Sound. via WWLP

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Thursday May 1 | SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Cops who never gave up search for rapist watch him admit guilt

“We had put information (about the case) up and down the East Coast”

Two Salem police detectives who never gave up their search for a vicious rapist who tricked his way into a college student's apartment 18 years ago were praised yesterday by a judge and a prosecutor. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

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Tuesday Apr 29 | SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Coyote caught in downtown Salem

“I didn't realize it was a coyote”

A coyote was captured yesterday across from District Court. "This is the first I can remember" of a coyote in the downtown, said Don Famico, the city's longtime animal control officer. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

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Salem, Massachusetts is located in Essex County and is part of the Boston Metro Area. Zip codes in Salem include 01970, and 01971.