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Wyden, Merkley want wider access to abortion pills, help with interstate travel for abortions
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats from Oregon, speak in Portland in December 2021. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Senate Democrats, including Oregon’s Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, are asking President Joe Biden to increase access to abortion pills and help patients…
Stephens, Waldo to get new principals in fall
Eleven elementary and middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District will have new principals in the fall as current principals retire or move to other jobs in the district. The district announced a slew of administrative changes ahead for the upcoming school year this week,…
Salem Health opens new hospital tower, adding 150 beds
Hannah Bauer, facilities development project consultant for Salem Health, leads a tour of a patient wing in the hospital’s new tower on Tuesday, June 28 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Years ago, as Salem Health leaders began planning for the expansion of their flagship hospital, an administrator…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider helping fund Hope Plaza construction, bonus pay for crisis workers
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider helping fund construction of new low-income apartments downtown for people fleeing domestic violence. They will also changing language in a collective bargaining agreement with county employees to approving bonus pay for those assigned to respond…
Salem won’t have Fourth of July fireworks show this year
Salem’s fireworks display on the Fourth of July in 2019. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem is skipping its annual Fourth of July fireworks show, though locals have a few other options for an explosive holiday celebration. Trevor Smith, the city’s parks department spokesman, said…
Painted flowers set to bloom in Grant neighborhood
A design for the cherry blossom mural which will be painted in the Grant neighborhood over Fourth of July weekend. It’s the first street mural approved as part of Salem’s new street painting program. (Courtesy/Grant Neighborhood Association) Where it started depends on who you ask.…
Commercial fire Monday night partly closes Broadway Street
The scene of a fire Monday night at Gerber Collision that closed Northeast Broadway Street between Market and Hood Streets. (City of Salem) A fire Monday night at a northeast Salem auto body shop shut down Northeast Broadway Street between Market and Hood Streets. Salem…
Garten nixes glass recycling due to cost
Glass bottles for recycling (Anders Sandberg/Flickr) Garten Services, a local nonprofit with a focus on providing services for individuals with long term mental illnesses and developmental disabilities, will no longer accept glass recyclables. It’s part of a trio of changes beginning May 1 that includes…
Salem proposes 5% increase on water, waste and stormwater fees in 2023
The city of Salem’s Geren Island water treatment facility (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The average Salem homeowner would spend about $5 more per month on city utilities in 2023 if the city council approves a suggested fee increase. Rates for water, stormwater and wastewater services in…