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Movies in the Park will return to Salem this summer.

The city of Salem announced its lineup for the free series of screenings held at Riverfront Park. They are:

Friday, July 10: Superman
Friday, July 24: The LEGO Batman Movie
Friday, Aug. 7: How to Train Your Dragon
Friday, Aug. 21: Zootopia 2

Movies begin at sunset.

The program’s future has been uncertain in recent years as the city faced budget cuts, but sponsors stepped up in 2025 to foot the cost through donations and in-kind support, city spokesman Jason Roberts said. The cost was about $23,000, with about 1,500 people attending each movie. This year’s program should cost about the same, and Roberts said sponsors again offset the cost.

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Organizations plan to ensure some city social services funds help families impacted by ICE

The city of Salem split up its new one-time $200,000 social services fund between four local nonprofits and organizations in an effort to maximize the impact on vulnerable community members.…

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PHOTOS: Three Salem seniors take first place in statewide culinary competition 

Three Salem seniors secured victory for their school in a statewide culinary competition Monday. The team from the Career Technical Education Center, a vocational high school, was one of the…

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Oregon Senate moves to penalize landlords divulging citizenship status, private information

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle moved to strengthen existing protections for immigrants without permanent legal status that the Oregon Legislature enacted last year. To comment on this story,…

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