Tag Archives: Salem

School Choice for NH: An Escape from Bullying

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Children cannot learn when they are in an unsafe environment and bullying is a major reason why families seek educational options. Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) would give families an escape hatch.  | Keep Reading at School Choice for New Hampshire

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Salem officials investigate reports of threatening video made by high school student

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

SALEM, N.H. — Salem officials are telling parents not to worry after a Salem High student who had been suspended from school for hateful speech reportedly made a video targeting students last week. Two weeks ago, an unidentified student was … Continue reading →

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Police Searching for 4 Young Children Taken From New Hampshire by Their Father

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Police in Salem, New Hampshire, are searching for four missing children believed to have been taken by their father in a case of custodial interference across state lines. The children’s mother filed a police report Monday saying that her ex-husband … Continue reading →

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NH representative and former Salem selectman Ronald Belanger dies at 78

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

SALEM — Political leaders in Salem and at the State House in Concord reacted with sadness on Friday to the passing of Ronald J. Belanger, 78, a 13-term state representative and former Salem selectman. A retired police officer from Chelsea, Mass., … Continue reading →

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Gun, cash stolen from car at Salem ice rink

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

SALEM, N.H. —Police in Salem have released surveillance video of a man who they said may be linked to the theft of a gun from a car parked at an ice rink. The man seen on surveillance images, who was … Continue reading →

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NH Madam Found Guilty On Human Trafficking, Prostitution Charges

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

A New Hampshire woman has been found guilty of human trafficking and other charges in a Massachusetts court, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Lori Barron, 54, of Salem, NH, was convicted of three counts of human trafficking, … Continue reading →

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‘Client list’ entered into evidence in accused NH madam’s trial

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

A prosecutor Friday revealed a database of names, personal descriptions and contact information on some 1,660 people kept in cellphone and computer files by accused Merrimack Valley madam Lori Ann Barron. … Barron, 54, a Salem, New Hampshire, mother, is … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire man faces murder, robbery and rape charges

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who police say fatally shot a delivery driver and raped a convenience store clerk before robbing the store has been indicted. The Eagle-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2rYpHnJ ) that 21-year-old Brian Brito, of Manchester, … Continue reading →

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Salem lifts water ban after public outcry

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

SALEM, N.H. — After nearly a year of restrictions, residents are now free to water their lawns and cars anytime they please. In the midst of last year’s drought, the town enacted several water restrictions. But with the announcement earlier … Continue reading →

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NH Man Admits To Blowing Up LGBT News Box In Mass.

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

SALEM, MA — A Hollis, NH, man has admitted that he took part in a vandalism incident last summer that resulted in an alternative newspaper news box being blown up, according to a report in the Salem News in Massachusetts. … Continue reading →

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