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Utility box panels give passersby a chance meeting with local history

A utility box panel explaining the history of Salem’s Chinatown sits at the corner of State Street and High Street Northeast. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) You may have noticed something different about the utility boxes in downtown Salem. Seven of the city’s metal enclosures for electrical equipment now have a museum-like[Read More…]

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New drivers coming aboard to expand Cherriots routes

Don Rundle, training supervisor, talks with prospective drivers at a class Friday morning. State funds are fueling an expansion of its services in September and the transit agency has hired 30 new drivers since January. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Standing in a portable, bus-sized classroom near Cherriots’ dispatch center, Don Rundle[Read More…]