Yan Lin said a group of five tourists on Saturday night asked her server to split the bill four ways, then refused to leave a tip.
People posing as City Hall workers are telling businesseses they need to buy "workplace guidance" posters or risk being fined or shut down.
There are 20 registered Level 3 sex offenders listed in the state database as working or living in Salem.
Feedback is being sought on residents' opinions and priorities fo the Salem Police Department.
Salem police said a suspect is in custody after gunshots went through a window on Lafayette Street Tuesday night.
A busy weekend downtown caused Salem police to temporarily close streets and walkways.
Students were involved with an off-campus apartment party with more than 50 people; one student charged in vandalism at Pickman Park.
Acting Salem Police Chief Dennis King will discuss police use-of-force protocols and listen to community input during the streaming event.
The Salem Police Department swore in a new officer and promoted two more to captain and sergeant on Friday.
Police still have no suspects but say the responding officer saved the man's life by applying a blood clotting agent.
Richard Allen McMullen Jr., 25, of Salem, is facing drug and gun charges after an Ipswich police officer found him sleeping his car.
The victim was shot in the neck on Park Street in Salem, according to police scanner reports.
Police in Beverly, Salem and other North Shore towns report an increase in use of the illegal stimulant.
Arn Jones argued that narcotics recovered during an emergency sweep should not have been admissable at his trial on drug charges.
Josue Cespedes, 17, and two other men were charged with the July 4 shooting death of a Lynn man.
Salem Police Chief Mary Butler will step down at the end of the month after five years as chief and 33 years with the department.
Donald Sauve, 63, who has multiple convictions from exposing himself that date back to the 1980s, is facing new accusations.
Massachusetts State Police are continuing their investigation into the crash that killed an off-duty Salem police officer.
Data released by Salem Police Chief Mary Butler to city council also breaks down arrests by race since 2016.
Solidarity North Shore is planning a march and rally targeting city council members as they work on the budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
The demotion to sergeant means a 20 percent pay cut for Kate Stephens.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled the coronavirus crisis alone was not enough to release the teen, who was ruled dangerous.
Mayor Kim Driscoll wants to triple the fine for detonating fireworks in Salem to $300.
Attorneys for Capt. Kate Stephens, however, may end up requesting a change of date for the disciplinary hearing.
Salem's police chief says they are a "great tool," but they are also costly and have limitations.
Two city councilors asked Mayor Kim Driscoll to halt or postpone protests that were held in Salem over the weekend.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Salem police station to call for the removal of Kate Stephens.
"We already have some very good policies in place," Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll said after a preliminary review of the department's policies.
Capt. Kate Stephens, a 24-year veteran of the force, was placed on paid leave after posting a message on the department's Twitter account.
No one was injured in the two-alarm fire in an apartment building on Lafayette Street in Salem.
The rally, which was organized by young Salem residents, was praised by Mayor Kim Driscoll.
There have been reports of three incidents where shots were fired in the past week, according to Salem police..
Salem police are trying to sort out the murky details in the incident near the intersection of Perkins and Leavitt streets.
Jose Romero, 25, and Anthony Pena, 21, both of Salem, were arrested during a traffic stop in Cobleskill, NY.
Prosecutors in Essex and Suffolk Counties are fighting attempts by Raymond Wallace, 42, to be released because of his coronavirus risks.
The buses are being used to distribute meals to Salem Public Schools families while schools remain shutdown.
A 28-year-old woman was scheduled to be arraigned in Salem Superior Court after beinh held overnight.
The state's high court ordered people awaiting trial for most offenses released on personal recognizance to limit coronavirus exposure.
A neighbor said a woman in the building may have tested for coronavirus.
The Massachusetts State Supreme Court's ruling could affect as many as 16,000 inmates considered at high risk for contracting coronavirus.