Salem Oil and Grease site redevelopment proposal

Salem MA Housing Development

The following Salem News article about a Salem oil and grease site redevelopment proposal for new housing development is worth checking out:   February 3, 2012 SALEMNEWS.COM Salem Oil & Grease site redevelopment met with mixed reviews By Bethany Bray Staff Writer SALEM — The Blubber Hollow neighborhood may be trading a cluster of aged, [...]

MBTA Fare Hikes and Service Cuts

Mass rapid transit

FROM SALEMNEWS.COM MBTA FARE HIKES AND SERVICE CUTS   It was great to see an energized, standing-room-only crowd fill Salem’s City Hall Annex hearing room a week ago tonight when the MBTA presented two proposals to raise fares and cut service across its entire system. Citizens from Salem, Beverly and many adjacent communities came to [...]

Peabody Essex Museum in Salem

I found this article posted by Carolyn McDowall of The Culture Concept Circle 2010 – 2012 and thought she did an excellent job highlighting one of Salem’s local treasures. Enjoy! Peabody Essex Museum in Salem The Emperor Qianlong in his study (Before 1767) Artist: attributed to the Jesuit Priest Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766) and Jin Tingbiao [...]

The House of Seven Gables Salem MA

Travel New England (Travel-New-England.com)  recently posted the following information on a some classic Salem tourist attractions The House of Seven Gables Salem MA The House of Seven Gable The House of Seven Gables is also known as the Turner House or Turner-Ingersoll Mansion. It is a mansion in Salem, Massachusetts that was built in 1668 [...]