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- October 21, 2026 — First Intersex Awareness Day flag raising Oct. 26
- October 20, 2026 — No Harmful Substance Found in Letter to Moulton
- October 19, 2026 — Tree Commission meets tonight on Common plantings
- October 18, 2026 — Early voting open for Nov. 3 state election
- October 17, 2026 — Suspicious powder at Moulton office shut Front St
- October 16, 2026 — High school shelters in place after swatting threat
- October 15, 2026 — Artist talk tonight on Albuquerque cultural ties
- October 14, 2026 — Witches volleyball sweeps for 10th straight win
- October 13, 2026 — Community Preservation Plan hearing tonight at 6
- October 12, 2026 — Essex St. closed downtown today; free parking
- October 11, 2026 — Witch hats wanted for Oct. 17 world record photo
- October 10, 2026 — Council passes ban on commercial data centers
- October 9, 2026 — Council OKs $12.28M for Horace Mann energy work
- October 8, 2026 — $425K State Grant to Renovate High Street Park
- October 7, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day flag-raising Thursday
- October 6, 2026 — Police log lists Essex Street robbery report
- October 5, 2026 — Council panels take up composting ordinance tonight
- October 4, 2026 — Free 30-day Bluebikes memberships for October
- October 3, 2026 — 473 rental homes break ground on old South Campus
- October 2, 2026 — Heritage Month mural tour of The Point tonight
- October 1, 2026 — Train station housing project lands $48M financing
- September 30, 2026 — Council panels discuss data center zoning tonight
- September 29, 2026 — Mayor's office works from hospital lobby today
- September 28, 2026 — Free 'Guitar America 250' guitar concert tonight
- September 27, 2026 — Coastal Flood Warning, Surf Alert Remain Today
- September 26, 2026 — Council advances zoning ban on large data centers
- September 25, 2026 — City warns of gale winds, heavy rain through Monday
- September 24, 2026 — Free Hocus Pocus screening tonight in Derby Square
- September 23, 2026 — Obama urges hope before 4,000 at Speaker Series
- September 22, 2026 — Preservation Awards honor restorations tonight
- September 21, 2026 — Phillis Wheatley Peters film, filmmaker Q&A
- September 20, 2026 — October Road Closures and Parking Bans Set
- September 19, 2026 — Council Votes 8-2 to Replace 1839 City Seal
- September 18, 2026 — Bicyclist Hospitalized After North Street Crash
- September 17, 2026 — Data center appeal tests Shetland Park zoning
- September 16, 2026 — First Community Resource Fair is today
- September 15, 2026 — 'Pieces of Salem' anthology debuts Sept. 20
- September 14, 2026 — Last Day for 'Mapping a Century of Salem'
- September 13, 2026 — $1M State Grant Saves Skipper Rideshare
- September 12, 2026 — Chronic absenteeism nearly halved since 2022
- September 11, 2026 — Salem State Opens Free Student Food Market
- September 10, 2026 — Man charged with murder in Cabot Street death
- September 9, 2026 — Malcolm McDowell Narrates Salem Promo Videos
- September 8, 2026 — Free Food Market Opens at Salem Pantry Today
- September 7, 2026 — Free Labor Day Hot Dog Extravaganza at the Willows
- September 6, 2026 — City Offices Closed for Labor Day