Travel Salem staff provides visitors with trip planning and information. (Courtesy/Travel Salem) Travel and tourism is one of the hardest-hit industries when people are asked to stay home and only travel when necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the weather getting warmer, Travel Salem, the area’s tourism promotion agency, will[Read More…]
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Uncategorized Legislature throws another lifeline to those struggling to pay rent
The sign at The ARCHES Project. (Anthony McGuire/Special to Salem Reporter) Renters and homeowners impacted by job loss or illness during the coronavirus pandemic will soon get another infusion of cash to help pay for living expenses. On Friday, state lawmakers approved an additional $75 million for rental assistance across[Read More…]
Uncategorized Food bank to offer soups, eggs in drive up service
Salem First Church of the Nazarene (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Hoping to make a small dent in people’s grocery needs, local food bank Hope Station is handing out frozen soups, eggs, potatoes and chips on Thursday. The 12,000 pounds of food will be handed out in a drive-thru setting at Salem[Read More…]
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board will consider 2020-21 budget at June 9 meeting
The Salem-Keizer School Board will vote Tuesday night on a $1.5 billion district budget that’s unlikely to become reality when school kicks off in September. The budget, developed before coronavirus-related shutdowns pummeled state revenue, contains none of the cuts that will likely be needed in the coming year. The district’s[Read More…]
VIDEO: Salem police chief addresses March for Floyd rally
Jerry Moore, Salem police chief, addresses protesters at the March for Floyd proceedings at the Capitol on Saturday, June 6. Moore was among the first speakers for an event that stretched on for hours. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s police chief on Saturday, June 6, addressed the crowd gathered to remember[Read More…]
South Salem student journalist becomes daily chronicler of protests
Eddy Binford-Ross, a junior at South Salem High School, photographs the March for Floyd on Saturday, June 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) As editor in chief of South Salem High School’s news operation, Eddy Binford-Ross believes that it’s her calling and her responsibility to report on every anti-racism protest held in[Read More…]
How will distance learning impact Salem-Keizer students? No one really knows.
Jared Vergara Santana, left, Evelyn Francis, right, Iris Johnson, right back and Lillyana Green, back left, work on newspaper articles at Hoover Elementary School. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) In late May, about 10 teachers and classroom aides from Judson Middle School gathered online to plan for the end of the school[Read More…]
Uncategorized It’s not the Oscars, but Salem film competition is open for third year
The 45th Parallel Film Fest sold out Salem Cinema last year. (Courtesy/45th Parallel Film Fest ) Salem’s community television station wants to see your films, documentaries and animations. Capital Community Television has announced a call for entries for the 45th Parallel Film Fest. Entries are accepted through August 15. Kirimi[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Salem’s protest proves large, peaceful and emotional
A protester hugs an officer from the Salem Police Department during the March for Floyd on Saturday, June 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Protesters thronged the mall in front of the Capitol Saturday during one of the largest demonstrations ever seen in Salem. They numbered in the thousands – there was[Read More…]
Uncategorized Hours of protest, speeches, and peaceful march mark one of Salem’s largest demonstrations
Thousands of people took to Salem’s downtown streets Saturday in remembrance of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) After more than a week of rallies protesting police brutality, Salem had its largest showing Saturday[Read More…]
