Salem State College News

First Baptist Church, 221 Cabot St., Beverly, will hold its annual holiday fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring homemade knitted items, baked goods and a country store.

Talk about a buzz kill. A Salem State College freshman was arrested and charged with larceny early yesterday after campus police caught him tipping a vending machine to get cans of Amp Energy.

Last week's announcement that Salem State College will play host to one of the state's six new "Readiness Centers" offering innovative programs in teacher training, represents a return of sorts to roots established more than 150 years ago.

The long-term plans to fix the downtown area plagued by flooding are meant to get the city through a "50-year flood," or 5.4 inches of rain in 24 hours.

Robert Fanning Jr. of Boxford and Myrt Harper Rose of Barrington, Ill., were recently appointed to the board of trustees at Endicott College in Beverly.

Police are investigating a serious crash last night on Lafayette Street near the Marblehead line, a stretch of road that has seen numerous crashes.

When Nancy Schultz, chairwoman of the English department at Salem State College, went to the supermarket and asked them to write "Happy 160th Birthday Sarah Orne Jewett" on a cake, there were puzzled expressions.

The recession hasn't slowed down construction of new residence halls for state colleges - in fact, college officials are seeing an increase in demand for on-campus dormitories.

A group of Salem State College students was scheduled to take the train to Boston yesterday to meet with Senate Majority Leader Fred Berry, D-Peabody, then return to Salem and present a petition to local Democratic Rep.

When police found 22-year-old Taylor Jackson hiding near the scene of her wrecked car early yesterday morning, they say Jackson made one thing clear: "I'm not going to get arrested from a Salem cop," Jackson allegedly told officers.

The biggest post-Halloween mystery is the identity of the anonymous donor who provided the helicopter that flew over the city to help police monitor crowds and traffic on Friday and Saturday nights.

Think it's difficult to start your own multimillion-dollar company? Well, it's not easy, but about 20 women who have done just that will be on hand to let people know that yes, it's possible.

Our North Shore neighbors should know that students at Salem State, where I teach, are working to protect the environment and unclutter our streets.

The Greater Boston Food Bank appointed David Noymer as their new chief financial officer.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Three of the six candidates for Salem city councilor-at-large are profiled here.

Aviva Chomsky, professor of history at Salem State College, was awarded the Best Book 2009 award from the New England Council of Latin American Studies for her most recent book, "Linked Labor Histories: New England, Colombia, and the Making of a Global Working Class." James Williams recently joined Eastern Bank as a vice president and financial ...

Rachel Theriault, a recent Salem State College graduate, has joined the Manchester Public Library staff as an assistant.

A Salem Access Television show has suddenly taken center stage in the city's race for Ward 5 city councilor.

"The Basics of Good Communication," 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Enterprise Center, Salem State College, 121 Loring Ave.

A year after it was installed, the Salem High field house floor is still prompting complaints about being too slippery.