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SMS needs your help…

Oct 252009

in decorating downtown Salem for the holidays. All donations are welcome. We are fundraising to purchase live green 30″ wreaths with red ribbon for the downtown to be hung on the black lampposts. Last year we were able to hang 70 wreaths around the downtown adding to the festive atmosphere and lovely evergreen scent in the air. Please make checks payable to Salem Main Streets which is a 501c3 non-profit organization. For more information contact Jennifer at (978)744-0004 or Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org.

More great events this weekend…

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Oct 222009

Salem is filled with excitement as Halloween approaches. Each weekend is filled with more activities than the last. The 21st Annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association has been rescheduled for THIS SUNDAY! The ride is expected to arrive in Salem somewhere around 1:30 p.m. (Route: Lafayette Street – Derby Street – Congress Street – Shetland Park)

There are many great ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN. This weekend starts off with Trick or Treating for children at Pickering Wharf Friday, October 23 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Parents with children in costume, ages 14 and under are encouraged to visit all stores in Pickering Wharf with balloons outside their doors. For more information visit www.HalloWharf.com. The Phoenix School is conducting their Annual Children’s Halloween Costume Parade and Party Saturday from 12 – 3 p.m. Registration for the parade starts at 11 a.m. on the Salem Common. In case of rain, the parade will be at The Phoenix School. For more information visit www.phoenixschoo.com. Salem Common Neighborhood Assocation is also sponsoring a Children’s Day both Saturday and Sunday on the Salem Common from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit hauntedhappenings.org or hauntedhappeningssalem.com for more great events!

Parking in Salem

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Oct 212009

Are you frustrated with the parking situation in Salem? Parking is one of the hot button issues in Salem. Everyone has an opinion on whether we have a parking problem or a parking perception problem and what should be done. Now you have a chance to officially weigh in on the subject. The City of Salem has hired consultants to do a parking study and they are distributing a survey for your feedback. Please take a few minutes and fill one out.

Short Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Y0fVyZyebWTbEB_2bQhZqszg_3d_3d

Extended Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=27gI1donxocvwh4NHQ7hcQ_3d_3d

From the City of Salem website – “The City of Salem is conducting a downtown parking management study. The primary goals of the study are to develop a parking management plan for the existing parking resources downtown and identify what, if any, additional parking supply is needed (in addition to the new MBTA garage).

Your participation is important to the study. Evening public meetings are being planned for November 16, January 12, and a yet-to-be-scheduled date in February or March. Additional information about the public meetings will be posted on the City’s website.

Two online surveys are currently available at the links above. The short survey will take less than five minutes to complete. A slightly longer version will take less than eight minutes to complete.”

SALEM RESTAURANT WEEK! Sept. 13 – 17

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Sep 122009

Come enjoy a delicious three course meal at some of you favorite restaurants in Salem for only $25! There is a place for every taste bud. Satisfy your cravings for a juicy steak, fresh seafood, an American burger or ethnic cuisine. Participating restaurants include:

 The Black Lobster at Stromberg’s Cove
 Capt.’s Waterfront Grill & Club
 Cilantro
 Finz Seafood Restaurant & Grill
 Grapevine Restaurant
 The Lobster Shanty
 Nathaniel’s at the Hawthorne
 Passage to India
 Regatta Pub at Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites
 Rockafellas
 Sixty2 on Wharf
 Tavern at the Hawthorne
 Tavern in the Square
 Thai Place
 Victoria Station

For more information go to www.salem-chamber.org.

Information Booth Volunteers Needed for October

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Sep 112009

Salem Main Streets is looking for volunteers to share their enthusiasm and knowledge of Salem with visitors at our Information Booth. Volunteers will staff the booth at the start of the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall where it meets Washington Street to hand out maps and give out information about Salem’s wide variety of attractions, events and businesses. Last October SMS information volunteers assisted over 14,000 visitors during weekends in the booth. For a listing of events in Salem in October visit www.hauntedhappenings.org.

All volunteers will be trained and receive an official shirt. The training will take place Saturday, September 26 from 9:30 a.m. The training session will be held at the National Park Service Regional Visitor Center at the corner of Essex Street and New Liberty Street. Volunteers are needed for two hour shifts on October 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, and 31.

Help visitors by showing them your enthusiasm for our cultured and historic city. Make it a fun and easy for visitors to explore all of Salem’s sites and attractions. For more information or to become a volunteer please email Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org or contact Christine Simoncini at (978)744-0004 x13.

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