Sunday, May 12, 2013
Massachusetts also largely supports Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination in 2016.
Bay Staters like Hillary Clinton and support same-sex marriage, but nothing compares to their love of Red Sox Manager John Farrell. The Sox manager recently received the lowest disapproval percentage in Public Policy Polling history – even better than Abraham Lincoln, Mother Theresa and Santa Claus. What a difference a year makes for the Sox. The team’s hot start has 27 percent of those who took the survey predicting a World Series. Only 3 percent said the Sox will not make the playoffs. Sixty-four percent of those surveyed said Farrell is doing a good job. Only 1 percent disapproved of Farrell’s work this year. This is the lowest disapproval rating Public Policy Polling has ever seen. In comparison, in a national poll in November, Lincoln…
Monday, December 31, 2012
Some thoughts and a few photos on a year past and a year to come.
Once again, barring any sudden encounter with a bus - we are blessed enough to see a new year emerge. Patch and I are both looking forward to the changes that a new year always brings. With new editors and managers on board you can be sure that there exciting things are going to happen. My first article in Patch ran on Nov. 27, 2010. This column today is number 222. Not all of those have been of the opinion variety. Meetings have been covered and interviews have been conducted. We have discussed dining, entertainment and sports. It has been a pleasure and I am looking forward to continuing our (yes, you and me) little on-line relationship. It would seem that some of you may like me and that most of you tolerate me. I'm sure there are a …
Five easy steps to throw an easy and inexpensive New Year's Eve party at home.
Want to avoid the hectic crowds this New Years? Invite a few close friends over and throw your own party at home. Here are five simple steps to having your own New Year's Eve party: 1. Food. Start your party at 7 p.m. or later so your guests will eat dinner before they come over. That way, all you have to provide is snacks. Pick up a vegetable platter and some sweet treats for dessert. Want to make something yourself? Here is a quick an easy recipe for a snack everyone will love: Ingredients you'll need for salsa dip: Spread the whole package of cream cheese on the bottom of a deep plate. Pour a little more than half of the jar of salsa over the top and spread. Sprinkle a layer of shredded cheese on top of the salsa. Heat in the microwave …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Upload a picture taken by you that best represents Salem.
Our readers are our site’s biggest assets and when we were thinking about what photo to use for the top of our Salem Patch Facebook page, we figured we’d leave it up to you. We are inviting you to share your favorite photo of your hometown. So readers, now is your chance to get your best town photo out there for all to see! Upload a picture taken by you that you think best represents the city of Salem. The winning photo will be the featured photo at the top of Salem Patch’s Facebook page. You have until noon on Friday, Nov. 16 to upload a photo you think best represents Salem. Here’s how to enter: Our readers will help us pick the winner! You, the reader can vote for the winner in the comments section of an article that will be posted on …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
In celebration of Patch's second year, we'll always remember these 10 stories.
On Sept. 13, 2010 at midnight, Salem Patch was born — the news started pouring in before we even had our site up, and it's continued to ever since. Thank you to all our readers, contributors, bloggers, Facebookers and Tweeters as well as all of you who have allowed us to tell your stories. We wouldn't be Salem Patch without you. Thank you for your contributions. Here are 10 memorable stories with some interesting side notes as we celebrate two years. These aren't necessarily the most important or controversial stories, but they're ones we'll always remember. Here's to many more stories to come. October 2011 — Salem Streets Flood Oct. 4 seemed like any other morning, until it kept raining and raining and raining. We caught photos and video…
Thursday, June 14, 2012
City Councilors perplexed that residents were allowed to chop up the asphalt on Richard Road to extend their vegetable garden.
How does a Salem street become a private vegetable garden? That is a question City Councilors are scratching their heads about after Arthur King, a long-time Salem resident who lives on Wall Street, complained that some new resident in a house near his home had chopped up a portion of the asphalt on the dead-end Richard Road to extend a vegetable garden. Richard Road is an extension of Ober Road. According to city solicitor Elizabeth Rennard, Mayor Kimberley Driscoll granted a temporary license for the garden last year to allow the gardeners time to harvest their vegetables. The temporary license expired at the end of the year. But this spring, the garden is back, King told the councilors. When Salem Patch visited the site, the vegetables …
Michael McNeil
10:22 am on Sunday, May 12, 2013
Four dead in Libya and the Patch is using Clinton in a sports story???? more ›