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Here’s what’s new for Medicare beneficiaries during open enrollment
From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, Medicare enrollees can change their coverage and shop for new plans.
Salem Health absorbs Hope Orthopedics
Salem’s largest health care provider is a little bigger after hiring nearly all the providers and employees from three former Hope Orthopedics clinics in Salem, Keizer and Dallas.
Business groups spend big to defeat Salem payroll tax
Opponents of Salem’s payroll tax have raised nearly $170,000 to kill the tax according to campaign finance records. Donors include Americans for Prosperity, an advocacy group funded by two of the nation’s most influential people in politics, brothers Charles and David Koch.
Shelter builders, fire heroes, rose tenders among city-honored volunteers for 2023
Salem’s annual volunteer award ceremony on Monday, Oct. 16, recognized community members who fought fires, tended roses and educated their neighbors on local history.
Tell Salem traffic planners where your neighborhood needs stop signs, speed bumps
A new city tool allows residents to submit requests for traffic calming projects in neighborhoods to help inform future public works projects.
Warming shelters to rely on volunteers to keep people sheltered on freezing nights
The Salem Warming Network is seeking volunteers to help run warming shelters during the winter after seeing a substantial budget reduction. A volunteer event at the YMCA on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. will share information about how to get involved.
UPDATE: Councilors move forward changes to make single-room housing easier to build
During their Monday, Oct. 9 meeting, the Salem City Council moved plans to allow single-room housing in more areas and changes to west Salem streets forward to a public hearing.
Town Hall digs into heart of city payroll tax disagreement
At Salem Reporter’s Town Hall Wednesday, Salem City Council President Virginia Stapleton argued a wage tax is the best way to fund needed city services, while Preston Mann with Oregon Business & Industry said the city should consider the state or a levy to raise money.
Salem insurance agent loses license following identity theft conviction
Insurance agent Tricia Klock lost her insurance agent license last month, after being convicted of four counts of identity theft, and falsely representing insurance policies and coverage.