The $55 million project includes a thorough renovation of the 281-unit complex home to about 500 Salem residents.
The city will host three public discussions on books students were assigned, and city residents were encouraged, to read this summer.
The annual event, which was canceled last year because of the coronavirus crisis, includes the Derby Wharf fireworks Friday night.
Here's a list of the Red Cross blood drives being held in the Salem area.
A three-week paving project is expected to begin on Derby Street Thursday, while the basketball court is nearly complete at Palmer Cove.
The program will run Aug. 3 on the Salem Common featuring a basketball game, K-9 demonstration, sprinkler demonstration and more.
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The event is scheduled for Salem Common on Sept. 25 and 26 featuring dozens of area food trucks, plus local and national craft brewers.
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The Cummings $25 Million Grant Program will award 100 nonprofits $100,000 each, mostly payable over two to five years.
Group begins next steps for continued community input
The nation's oldest continuously operating museum is offering mobile coronavirus vaccinations in conjunction with new later Friday hours.
The fireworks - postponed from July 4 because of coronavirus-related concerns - will highlight the city's festival on Aug. 2 through Aug. 8.
Free breakfasts and lunches, and Monday dinners, will be available to students in need throughout the city this summer.
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The country is experiencing a severe blood donation shortage.
The tours begin next week and run through Labor Day to Bakers Island Light Station and Misery Island.
Parking has been set up on the old softball field between Dead Horse Beach and Fort Avenue while construction is ongoing to other lots.
The My Salem App includes important alerts, phone numbers, and maps and directions for city facilities and other points of interest.
The Farmers Market opens June 24 at the Bentley School with plans to end the season back downtown.
The ceremony and flag-raising will be at City Hall from 2 to 3 p.m.
The two-day bike-a-thon returns this year to raise money for cancer research and patient care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Blood platelet donations are in high demand for cancer patients.
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After last year's official events were canceled amid the coronavirus crisis, plans are in the works for a full return to fun this Halloween.
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In one of the first open municipal ceremonies since the start of the coronavirus crisis, there was a big turnout for the 2021 flag-raising.
A Patch local activist responds to recent cases of hateful images and symbols found in Danvers, Salem and other places on the North Shore.
Salem Sound Coastwatch volunteers spent hours clearing an invasive pepperweed plant from the area between Salem State and Pickman Park.
A Patch reader, who has plans to renew her wedding vows on Sunday, says she believes her ring went missing at Salem Willows.
The court will stay open through Memorial Day weekend and now close on June 1 to complete upgrades.
With state restrictions set to expire Saturday, Patch readers are divided on whether they should still be worn inside businesses.
There is no wait period for blood donations after receiving a coronavirus vaccine dose.
Salem residents can get a ticket for a free ride on the trolley from June 1 to Sept. 30.
The project is expected to take five to six weeks to complete.
The project includes hosting a farmer's market and providing produce for the Salem Food Pantry.
The program for children with or without intellectual disabilities ages 2 through 7 will be held Sunday mornings at Furlong Park.
The Park and Recreation Commission has made changes to the parking sticker sales process for Salem residents and non-residents.
Salem Recycles, working with HELPSY, diverted tons of clothing and other household items from landfills at the May 1 event.