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SALEM — Councilman Sal Salvino confirmed Thursday that he’ll be resigning from city council sometime before he begins working as the city’s new full-time

SALVINO SALEM — Councilman Sal Salvino said he’ll apply his private sector experience to his new public service position as the city’s full-time Director of Housing/Housing Inspector. “I think that’s very valuable,” he said, referring to the people skills he’s developed the past 16-plus years. Salvino is resigning effective Tuesday from his job as manager of the Salem Bob Evans Restaurant, where he’s worked since Sept. 23, 2004. His first day in his new post will be March 22. �...

SALEM — City council may consider overhauling a tax abatement program on new construction or remodeling of existing structures as a means to bring in more hou

MARY ANN GREIER SALEM — The city Planning Commission voted to recommend closing an alley between North Lundy Avenue and North Broadway which cuts through the First Presbyterian Church property. Church member Barb Loudon, who’s also a member of the planning commission, said church members have to cross the alley to get to parking and children also cross the alley to reach the church playground on the other side. She said it’s become dangerous because some motorists like to use that as a sh...

SALEM — City council may consider higher re-inspection fees for violators of housing code rules, giving them a monetary incentive to do better. The Rules a

mgreier@salemnews.net Garbage regulations will be discussed when city council’s Rules and Ordinances Committee meets at 6 p.m. Jan. 12. “Everybody’s complaining about the trash not being picked up on time,” Councilwoman Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey said Tuesday night when contacted by phone. During the day, it was hard not to notice the overflowing trash containers with more bags and boxes piled on top and to the side sitting by curbs throughout the city. She said there have been complaints ab...

mgreier@salemnews.net SALEM — Area residents, businesses, schools and community governments are beginning 2021 pretty much the same way they ended 2020 — masked up and armed with hand sanitizer. Wash your hands became the mantra, social distancing became the practice and cancellations of everything from the Salem Super Cruise to fireworks displays and the Summer Concert Series became the norm last year. Lives were lost to the pandemic, with many families in mourning — not in some far off ...

Staff Writer SALEM — City council agreed Tuesday to allow the writing off of $32,696 worth of uncollectible income tax accounts. Council members met in special session via Zoom to get the action done before the end of the year. The write-offs are one of many tasks the income tax department has been working to accomplish before shutting down and handing the keys to the Regional Income Tax Agency. RITA is taking over the administration and collection of city income taxes beginning Jan. 1, elimi...

mgreier@salemnews.net SALEM — Inspection reports for Salem restaurants and food service establishments can be seen online, giving both health officials and area residents an advantage. “Good enforcement tool,” Salem city health district public information officer Lynle Hayes said. For residents, they can learn more about the places where they’re eating, such as who has a history of not following the rules and who gets good marks for cleanliness. The topic of the inspection reports and t...

Staff Writer SALEM — Inspection reports for Salem restaurants and food service establishments can be seen online, giving both health officials and area residents an advantage. “Good enforcement tool,” Salem city health district public information officer Lynle Hayes said. For residents, they can learn more about the places where they’re eating, such as who has a history of not following the rules and who gets good marks for cleanliness. The topic of the inspection reports and their avai...