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If you look under the stairs on the main floor in the Salem Public Library, you’ll see an old card catalog given new life.
Inside it are seeds, free to take and plant at home.
It’s the latest project from the library’s Teen Advisory Board, who have packaged vegetables, fruit and herb seeds to share with the community. There’s also box to donate unused, commercially-packaged seeds.
The group hopes to to grow the pilot project further, according to the library’s Facebook page.
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Last year, around a third of Salemites who called 911 had to wait more than five and a half minutes for help to come. The Salem Fire Department, facing an…
2 Jun 2023
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Last year, around a third of Salemites who called 911 had to wait more than five and a half minutes for help to come. The Salem Fire Department, facing an…
2 Jun 2023
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Monica Lamas attended three high schools and took five years to earn a diploma, but was adamant with her counselors: she didn’t want to drop out like several friends did.
2 Jun 2023
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Monica Lamas attended three high schools and took five years to earn a diploma, but was adamant with her counselors: she didn’t want to drop out like several friends did.
2 Jun 2023
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Senators with unexcused absences will face a $325-a-day fine starting on Monday as a Republican walkout is in its fourth week.
1 Jun 2023
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Senators with unexcused absences will face a $325-a-day fine starting on Monday as a Republican walkout is in its fourth week.
1 Jun 2023
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Hundreds of Salem students walked out of classes in protest Friday after seniors on the varsity basketball team said school officials did nothing following an investigation over a year ago…
2 Jun 2023
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Hundreds of Salem students walked out of classes in protest Friday after seniors on the varsity basketball team said school officials did nothing following an investigation over a year ago…
2 Jun 2023
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