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Salem PowerChoice Disclosure Label

Electric power suppliers are required by the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to provide customers with a disclosure label. The label... more ››

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Salem to Offer New, Expanded Property Tax Exemption for Qualifying Seniors

Senior Tax Exemption Program proposed by Mayor Kim Driscoll, passed through legislature last week by Rep. Paul Tucker and Senator Joan Lovely

On December 21st Governor Baker signed into law a special act establishing the Salem Senior Tax Exemption Program (STEP), a new and further... more ››

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City of Salem Launches the Salem Skipper: On-Demand Transportation Option for Residents, Commuters

New service provides fast, easy, and affordable rides around Salem

The City of Salem takes another step toward being a car-light community today with the launch of the Salem Skipper: a fast, easy, and... more ››

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Salem Announces New Small Business Loan Fund with Technical Assistance Services

$1 million loan fund the result of government, non-profit, and for-profit entities working together to provide capital, technical assistance to Salem businesses during COVID pandemic and beyond

The City of Salem is pleased to share a new opportunity for Salem’s entrepreneurs and business owners to access capital and technical... more ››

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City of Salem Announces Harbor Connector Path Sculpture Garden

Seven sculptures to be installed along new multi-use path in upcoming public art project

Seven sculptures will soon be installed along the newly created Salem Harbor Connector Path in celebration of the path’s completion this... more ››

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Text to Subscribe to City Alerts

Text SALEM to 99411 to sign up for CodeRED

The City of Salem is now offering a text to subscribe function for those who wish to sign up for CodeRED, the City's reverse notification... more ››

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City of Salem Again Receives National Award for Financial Reporting

Government Finance Officers Association awards Salem highest recognition for annual finance report

The City of Salem has once again been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government... more ››

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City of Salem Launches Website to Promote New Businesses & Economic Growth

www.salemforbusiness.com provides one-stop site for prospective business owners to learn about Salem and resources available to them.

Mayor Kim Driscoll today announced the launch of www.salemforbusiness.com, a new website that... more ››

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Salem PowerChoice Disclosure Label

Salem PowerChoice is the City's municipal electricity aggregation program. An updated version of... more ››

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Salem's Election Central

All the information you need about voting in Salem can now be easily found under the Election Central tab at... more ››

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Salem and Beverly to Create Climate Action and Resilience Plan

Cities Seek Input from Residents and Business Owners

The Cities of Salem and Beverly have officially kicked off Resilient Together, their collective plan to address... more ››

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City of Salem Launches Online Permitting Portal August 31

49 City permits and licenses will be available online at salemma.viewpointcloud.com

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll today announced that the City will be launching an online permitting portal on Monday, August 31.

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City of Salem COVID Information Page

Links to information and latest local case data

For links to the most current COVID-19 updates, information, and case data from the City of Salem, please visit ... more ››

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Joint Statement by the Salem Board of Health, Mayor, and Superintendent on Massachusetts’ COVID-19 Metrics Announcement

Earlier today the Commonwealth announced a metric for categorizing communities based on a measure of average daily COVID-19 cases per 100,... more ››

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Salem Shared Streets Pilot

Neighborhood traffic calming program starts in August

The City of Salem will be implementing a Shared Streets pilot program as part of its ongoing neighborhood traffic calming efforts.

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City of Salem Makes 1.1 Million Pages of Public Records Available Online

Searchable, web-based portal can be used to access many public records

The City of Salem has launched an online portal at www.salem.com/records  that can be used to... more ››

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New short-term public docks open

Congress Street bridge and Central Wharf

The City of Salem has announced that a new pier and dock system is ready for use at Congress Street for a duration of up to 20 minutes.

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Hurricane Preparedness

How Salem residents can prepare for hurricane season

This week, July 12 - 18, 2020, is Hurricane... more ››

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Update on SiFi High-Speed Fiber Project

In 2018 the City issued an approval to SiFi Networks (https://sifinetworks.com/), a private company... more ››

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City of Salem Announces Race Equity Task Force Membership

Diverse membership tasked with engaging community, identifying short- and long-term reforms, developing action plan to achieve greater racial equity in our community

Mayor Kim Driscoll today announced the membership of the City’s new Race Equity Task Force, which will carry out a thorough review of City... more ››

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