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Good morning, Salem.
It’s something readers often ask about, and a frequent topic of discussion in Salem community spaces. What’s going on this weekend? If I’m new to town, how do I find out what to do?
Our goal is to make Salem Reporter the go-to place for local event coverage. To do that, we rolled out a new monthly event listing last week and have made changes to our website so events are easier to find and more visible.
We’ve also dropped the paywall on our event listings for now as we aim to get the word out about our offerings.
You can read more about the changes in our editor’s note below. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions – please send them to Managing Editor Rachel Alexander at [email protected].
Here’s some of our latest news. Find all our coverage anytime on our website.
This week’s events include a Pride parade, semi-pro women’s tackle football and live music.
Salem Reporter is expanding our coverage of local events with monthly and weekly calendars and more write-ups.
Jason Lee Welty, 50, of Salem, is accused of robbing three banks in Salem and one in Albany between May 21 and 31.
Graduating senior Hatimu Letisi is best known as a football player, but he holds the honor of cooking the best salmon South’s culinary teacher has ever eaten.
Salem police have not identified the suspect who shot a cat dead in front of a Southeast Salem home last month. The agency on Wednesday said it referred two teens…
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