Cherriots general manager to retire

After 19 years leading the Salem Area Mass Transit District, General Manager Allan Pollock has announced his intent to retire this summer.

“It’s time,” Pollock said. “I’m ready to move on to the next chapter.”

Pollock’s retirement will be effective in July, the transit agency said in a statement. The agency will begin recruiting a new general manager in the coming weeks, and Pollock plans to stay on through July to help ease the…