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The Salem Public Library is hosting a clothing swap next week for kids up to size 6T.

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On Wednesday, Sept. 3, come to the library main branch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to drop off clothes or take what you need home. Donations for the swap will be accepted starting at 10 a.m. If you bring more than two bags, please sort them by size.

The swap will be held in the Anderson Rooms, A & B. The library is at 585 Liberty St. S.E.

More information about the swap is here.

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Despite high demand, Salem vegan chocolate manufacturer Chomp shuts down factory

Ben Bailey, founder of Salem’s Chomp Chocolates, is pivoting the business to a custom-order online chocolate bar company with vegan and non-vegan options. He said cocoa price increases, tariffs and…

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Parrish math teacher charged with abusing, starving his 6-week-old children

Reece A. Sorenson, 28, of Salem is on paid administrative leave from his teaching job at Parrish Middle School after being charged with criminal mistreatment of his twin infants.

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Salem man sentenced to 25 years in prison for 2023 fatal shooting near state fairgrounds

A Marion County Circuit Court Judge sentenced Michael R. Solis, 21, to 25 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a man near the Oregon…

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Oregon business property tax breaks cost schools $275 million last year, study finds

Schools are losing more to tax abatements for data centers across Oregon, a new report says. But in Salem, tax abatements have shrunk and are mostly for affordable housing.

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