WOW, what a night. I didn’t think this year would be that big early on in the day since things got off to a slow start. About noon I walked around and there were a few people in costume but nothing major. After school got out the streets started to pick up and performers [...]

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There was much talk this year about adding a carnival to the Salem halloween experience.  At first the mayor wanted to put it on the common but that idea was shot down by the residents.  They ended up putting it on Derby Street in a vacant lot, a great location and a great use of [...]

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The flood of people has arrived. This photo taken in the pedestrian mall the other day gives you a taste of how October looks to the average Salem resident. People and vendors as far as the eye can see.

On a separate note- I’ve spent some time retrieving some of the old articles from the [...]

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I know what you are thinking but sorry, no actual witches were ridden during the witch ride. It was the 19th annual Harley ride from Boston to Salem with all the proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. About 4000 bikes attended the one hour ride up to Salem and the weather was [...]

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