Salem's Week in Social Media

Salem Patch loves social media. It's how we answer your questions and learn more about your thoughts. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we'll recap highlights from Facebook and other media from this past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before.

• On Wednesday, responded to the . A and for three suspects who fled in a black minivan. One reader said "everyone should help lessen the amount of black minivans out there and not drive if [you] have one so they can catch these people." We see what she means!

• Wednesday was packed with breaking news from the Salem Police and , but it was also an historic day after it was announced a city landmark — the . We conducted a poll to see what you thought and here is how you responded: What best describes your feeling on Dominion's announcement Salem Harbor Power will close?
  Number of Responses Excited 17 Uncertain 11 Worried 9 Relieved 6 Annoyed 0 SOLAR POWER (reader-generated answer) 2

A reader also added the answer

• Other residents took the time to let us know how they felt about the plant by commenting. Here is one user's comment: "It's the best property in Salem. We have three years to make the transition, maybe by then the economy will be on better footing. Lots of hard work ahead, but it's a positive opportunity to transform the property into a revenue-making area that doesn't pollute the Salem Sound. Good luck."

• The Salem Fire Department is always good about keeping residents up-to-date on what they're up to. Check out their Facebook page here.

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What Facebook page, Twitter handle or other social media site do you follow?