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Lawrence ‘homeless church’ will dissolve tent community after order from city
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Salem saw a record number of October visitors for its monthlong Halloween festival
The city broke attendance records on Halloween as well. October was a record-breaking month for the historic city of Salem. Nearly 1.6 million visitors spent time in Salem last month, up 11.9 percent from last year, according to Destination Salem, the city’s marketing organization. Salem, located 16 miles north...
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WinnCos. secures funding for 115-unit, mixed-income apt. community in Downtown Salem, MA
Salem, MA WinnCompanies has secured financing for a 115-unit, mixed-income apartment building designed to revitalize the northern gateway to downtown. The $48 million construction project will deliver a true mixed-income community offering a range of affordability and apartment sizes – 20 studios, 60 one-bedroom units and 35 two-bedroom units. Of the 115 apartments, 55 will be available to households earning up to 60% of Area Median Income (AMI); 22 will be available at incomes up to 30% AMI; 20 will serve middle-income households; and 18 will be rented at market rates.
marbleheadindependent.com
On Harris Street, masons rebuild Hooper Tomb wall from its own stones
Get our free local reporting delivered straight to your inbox. No noise, no spam — just clear, independent coverage of Marblehead. Sign up for our once-a-week newsletter. The plan called for patching the collapsed wall at the Hooper Tomb from partway up. Armando Velasquez, the taller of two brothers laying stone on Harris Street this week, started pulling pieces Wednesday and changed the plan.
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Two of Boston’s staple bars are teaming up for a New Hampshire expansion
Two signature bars in Boston's Fenway neighborhood are expanding to another New England city — one for the first time. Loretta's Last Call and Game On! will open at The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire in early 2027. The move marks the first expansion outside Boston...
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Lawrence Shuts Down Church's 26-Tent Homeless Camp, Residents Push Back
Lawrence City Council — Reported Venue for Resident Comments. A tent community that had sheltered dozens of homeless people on a church-owned lot in Lawrence is gone, dismantled under city order just a day before residents packed a City Council meeting to object. The 26-tent encampment, organized by House of Mercy on its Bay State Road property, had housed roughly 60 people before the city forced it to shut down over permitting and safety concerns.
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Tewksbury voters help Massachusetts remain blue
TEWKSBURY — On a night when Democrats ran the table across the country, Tewksbury and Massachusetts voters also went “Wicked Blue,” to quote Governor Maura Healey’s victory rally slogan. Voters reaffirmed support for Democratic incumbents up and down the ballot statewide, and nationally, Democrats took control of both the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Tewksbury Public Library welcomes new assistant director Becky Rowlands
TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury Public Library has welcomed Becky Rowlands as its new assistant director, bringing nearly two decades of public library experience and a passion for outreach and connecting readers with books. A longtime Lowell resident with roots in the Merrimack Valley, Rowlands said she was drawn to...