Affordable apartments for dozens of veterans nearly complete 

Dozens of Salem veterans and their families will soon find solace and help with everything from jobs to mental health care at a new affordable housing complex at 685 Court Street. 

After a year of construction, 500 people gathered Thursday outside the Courtney Place Veterans Housing complex to celebrate the completion of the building and honor those who worked to make the vision become a reality. 

“This place will serve as a beacon of hope, as…