Mandatory Recycling Begins in Salem Today

Today is Monday, July 1, and here are the five things you need to know: 

1. You'll want to be prepared for more wet weather today. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect rain and thunderstorms, with a high near 76. Tonight should be rainy, with a low around 67. (sunrise, 5:09 a.m.; high tide, 6:49 a.m.; low tide, 1:05 p.m.; high tide, 7:19 p.m.; sunset, 8:24 p.m.) 

2. Don't forget! The city's new mandatory recycling policy begins in Salem today. City residents will be given a three-month grace period to comply with the new regulations, but try to remember this week when bringing your trash out curbside! 

3. Salem's Design Review Board will meet tonight on the third-floor of the City Hall Annex on Washington Street. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., according to the posted agenda. 

4. Salem police have identified the elderly woman who was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Loring Avenue Saturday morning. Feliksa Mieszczanska, 83, of 466 Loring Ave., Salem, was crossing the street near 464 Loring Ave. when she was struck by a car at 9:08 a.m.

5. Today in History: On July 1, 1881, the world's first international telephone call was made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada and Calais, Maine.

For more things going on in Salem, check out our events calendar.