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Recent Salem Home Sales: $140K to $327K

Here's a closer look at 10 homes that recently sold in Salem.

Wondering what sold in Salem recently? Are you thinking about moving or just wondering how much that house you drive by all the time sold for?  Every Tuesday, Salem Patch highlights properties that recently sold in Salem. Then, on Friday, we give you a list of homes holding open houses this weekend. Information compiled using MLS data courtesy of NewEnglandMoves.

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One Fund Boston Claim Forms Available Until June 15

Payments to victims will be made starting June 30.

Victims of the Boston Marathon bombings can file claims starting today through June 15, to possibly receive One Fund Boston assistance. Funds will start being distributed by June 30. One Fund Boston administrator Kenneth Feinberg released the final distribution protocol on Wednesday, which outlines how initial funds raised will be handed out, according to a City of Boston press statement.  The protocol for claims and claim forms are available at One Fund Boston's website. Claim forms are also being mailed to potential claimants who registered through One Fund's website.  “The outpouring of support for The One Fund has been unprecedented in my experience,” said Feinberg via statement. “We remain committed to channeling that generosity to …

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Lt. Gov. Tim Murray to Resign

CBS Boston reports Murray has a new job lined up already.

UPDATE, 12:15 p.m.: The Massachusetts Republican Party was quick to jump on the reports about Murray's resignation, saying Murray is trying "to outrun the scandal that dogs him" in a statement on their website. MassGOP attempted to liken Murray's exit to that of former House Speaker Thomas Finneran, who was convicted of obstruction of justice in 2007. “History doesn’t always repeat itself, but in this case it looks like Tim Murray is following the same path as a previous, disgraced Democratic official,” said Nate Little MassGOP Executive Director in the scathing statement. “Only time will tell if Murray follows the Finneran playbook to the end, complete with indictment and guilty plea.” UPDATE, 10:45 a.m.: Boston.com has updated their …

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Police Log

$800 Worth of Razors Stolen from Salem Walgreen's

The following information was submitted by the Salem Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Salem Police Department's log: Monday, May 20: Tuesday, May 21: If you have a question about this police log, please send it to Salem Patch.

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Want to Work for the City of Salem?

Want to be Salem's new part-time Rrecreation Program Director?

Are you interested in working for the city of Salem? The following is the city's current list of job openings (School Department jobs are posted separately). Click on each link for more information on that position and contact the Human Resources Department at City Hall. All jobs are posted on www.salem.com. Two part-time positions are available, approximately 19 hours per week, Monday through Friday, no benefits.

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Owen Boss

10:18 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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Patch Facts

Council Set to Approve $1.9M Bertram Field Project

Here are the five things you need to know before you start your day in Salem.

Today is Wednesday, May 22, and here are the five things you need to know: 1. You'll want to be prepsred for wet weather today. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect showers and thunderstorms with a high near 76. Tonight should be cloudy, with a low around 60. (sunrise, 5:15 a.m.; high tide, 9:19 a.m.; low tide, 3:23 p.m.; sunset, 8:05 p.m.) 2. At their meeting at City Hall tomorrow night, Salem City Council will reconsider a $1.9M project to install a synthetic playing surface and new track at Bertram Field. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Click Here for our full story. 3. Salem High School's girls' varsity softball team will host the Beverly Panthers tonight. The game is scheduled to begin…

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Owen Boss

10:20 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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This Week is National EMS Week (May 19-25)

What would you say to local, state and national Emergency Medical Service personnel?

This week -- May 19 to 25 -- is National EMS Week and the theme is "EMS: One Mission. One Team." In 1968, President Gerald Ford signed the first EMS Week proclamation, designating a time for the nation to celebrate the emergency medical technician paramedic as well as an opportunity to educate the public about the critical role of EMS in the community, according to EMS.gov.  May 22 has been designated as Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Day, according to emsweekideas.org.  Every day our local, state and national EMS respond to crisis situations. Recently, Boston's EMS was in the spotlight because of last month's bombings; and today, Emergency Medical Service personnel in Moore, Oklahoma, are in the national spotlight as they …

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Salem Residents Fuming Over Stolen, Damaged Flowers

Salem police have responded to numerous complaints regarding stolen flowers, damaged flower pots and pulled up gardens this spring.

A recent uptick in reports of stolen flower pots and damaged gardens has some city residents asking local police officers to increase their latenight foot patrols in certain Salem neighborhoods.  It was Friday evening when Leach Street resident Jessica Dusak discovered that a brazen thief had stolen a hanging flower basket and four trays of flowers off of her front porch in broad daylight. Although the fresh flowers were worth less than $40, Dusak said she was disappointed because she expected more of her neighborhood.  "Leach Street is a lovely area and the flowers had been purchased just days before," Dusak said, adding, "my neighbors and I are simply appalled at how someone would do such a thing." Then, on Sunday morning, Hawthorne …

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