Chris Hoy’s remarks in his second State of the City speech as Mayor focused on the city’s investments in homeless services and housing development. He urged the community to support new revenue sources that would pay for the city’s police, fire, libraries and parks.
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Local filmmaker to screen documentary examining Holocaust remembrance
In his film “Monument,” Scotts Mills filmmaker Michael Turner visits the Hungarian town where his grandmother grew up before her family’s forced removal to Auschwitz. She later returned to build a memorial there. Salem Cinema will screen the film and host a Q&A with Turner and Willamette University Professor Ellen Eisenberg on Sunday, March 24.
To the constant sound of bombardment, Salem nurse helps hundreds in Gaza
Yvonne Groenhout, a volunteer emergency response nurse from Salem, has helped people in Chicago, Haiti and Ukraine. This winter in Gaza, she learned to tune out the sound of bombs to help patients.
EVENTS: Celebrate Cherry Blossom Day at the Capitol
This weekend in Salem, events include a concert under the cherry blossoms at the Oregon Capitol Mall, an outdoor wildlife class at the Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge and “She’s Speaking LIVE.”
In tense meeting, South Central neighbors press school district to restrict open campus
After a shooting involving teens and an unrelated raid on a neighborhood home, Wednesday’s meeting of the South Central Association of Neighbors saw over 100 in attendance. Those gathered sought changes to South Salem High School policies.
Here’s who qualified for the Salem city ballot
After the filing deadline and signature verification, the Salem mayoral race is down to candidates Mayor Chris Hoy and city Councilor Julie Hoy.
Slow ambulance responses trigger possible city takeover
Fire Chief Mike Niblock said that the private ambulance service Falck has repeatedly failed to meet contract requirements. Falck asked councilors to dig deeper into the data before making a decision.
Stapleton to withdraw from council race to seek state House seat
Salem City Council President Virginia Stapleton plans to run for House District 21. If she wins the Democratic nomination, she’ll challenge Rep. Kevin Mannix for the seat representing north Salem.
Community prays, calls for action after Bush’s Pasture Park shooting
Pastors leading a vigil following the shooting of three teen boys in Bush’s Pasture Park said they want to be part of the solution to gun violence and show Salem’s young people they’re not alone.
UPDATE: Salem City Council to seek grant for playground upgrades at Riverfront Park
During their meeting on Monday, March 11, the Salem City Council approved an application for a grant that would add features to the planned replacement playground at Riverfront Park, and moved a payment plan for repairs to the Sleepy Hollow water supply to a final vote.