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Salem Storm Cleanup Includes Expanded Transfer Station Hours
The Salem Transfer Station will open extended hours Saturday through Monday to help residents dispose of storm debris.
SALEM, MA — Salem residents who have spent the past couple of days clearing debris from lawns and property from this week's fierce coastal storm will have extra chances to drop it off at the Salem Transfer Station this weekend and Monday.
The Salem Transfer Station on Swampscott Road will be open for extended hours on Saturday and Sunday, and Monday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The station will be open Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Those with proof of Salem residents can drop off yard waste in a paper waste back or dump it loose at a designated area of the site. Plastic bags will not be accepted.
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The transfer station will accept branches greater than 2 inches in diameter this week only because of the extensive storm damage.
There were nearly 2,000 Salem residents without power at the height of the storm on Wednesday, but less than 150 remained in the dark as of last Thursday afternoon.
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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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