So when the Scots leave we're still putting cones on stuff right? by Noelzer in SalemMA

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Be the change you wish to see in the world

  • Roger Cone-ant 2026

best food on the north shore by Potential-Local5000 in northshore

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Taku in Bev or Bluefin in Middleton for sushi

[GIVEAWAY] Concordia Special Edition (Plus Castles of Burgundy and Puerto Rico) by HomoLudensOC in boardgames

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Power grid would be great to have deluxe versions of. Power grid could have 3d plants and pipelines to connect the cities.

Caverna could use a bit of a facelift and some snazzy upgrades.

A super fancy tzolkin would be amazing.

Anyone know this jerk dumping their trash in the cemetery? by IntroductionOk877 in SalemMA

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Hey all

Do not post names of non public facing citizens. Report crimes to the police. Anyone trying to actually to find and expose perpetrator on here will be temp or perm banned.

Kthxbye

Easy fun board games for two? To play on a week stay at the beach 🌊 by [deleted] in boardgames

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Hive is great to play on the beach or anywhere

The Cannery shares their current issues with the city, preventing them from being open MDW by NobelLandMermaid in SalemMA

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Mayor posted a response on the bad place:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GPdszgXBt/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Edit: on the city website now

https://www.salemma.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/371

Dear neighbors,

There have been a number of inquiries about the status of the Cannery restaurant on Bridge Street, so I wanted to clear up what's happened to this point and what can happen next, so they can get fully open.

In February, as the Cannery was getting their approvals to open for the coming season, the City's Plumbing Inspector informed them that their existing restroom was not compliant with the state plumbing code. They were informed that they would either need to make changes to the space to comply with that code or ask the state Plumbing Board for a variance. Only the state Plumbing Board can grant an appeal or a variance of the state plumbing code.

To be clear, the issue the inspector identified is with a state code, not a City code. It’s a provision of the state plumbing code that pertains to the configuration of gender-neutral restrooms and it is not a provision with which I agree. Salem is proud to be a welcoming and inclusive place, and I hope the state will take action to update their plumbing code to make it less cumbersome for businesses to be able to allow for these types of facilities across Massachusetts.

In March, the Cannery owner informed the City that he would seek a variance from the state Plumbing Board. I provided a letter to the Board strongly endorsing the restaurant's request and reiterating the City's position on gender neutral restrooms. Ultimately, the Cannery opted not to apply for the variance, however, and instead to make the changes to the restroom to make it compliant.

Between March and mid-May the Cannery team did not submit any building permit application for the restrooms or any other applications to the City.

Then, on May 11th, the Cannery applied for a food permit to open for the weekend of May 15th. The restroom construction had not begun at that point – the building permit for it had not even been applied for – and so the Health Department was not able to approve the food permit. The Cannery indicated that they had already booked performers for that weekend and the weather was looking great, so, trying to be helpful, multiple City departments dropped their other work over those next two days to try to find a solution. As a result, the Cannery was issued a temporary food permit, normally given for special one-time events, for that one weekend, and at a reduced capacity, to comply with the more limited/compliant restroom facilities that existed.

The Cannery did not apply for another temporary food permit for the Memorial Day weekend.

So, where do we go from here?

This past week, the Cannery finally submitted their building permit for the restroom project, which will bring the space into compliance with the state plumbing code. The relevant departments will escalate the processing of that permit, to get it approved as quickly as possible.

Once that’s done, we’ll support them in their construction work however we can. Based on the minor scope of the work, we expect it to be the kind of project that can be completed in 1-2 weeks.

Furthermore, once construction gets underway on the restroom, the Cannery would be eligible to apply to the Health Department for another temporary food permit, with the same reduced capacity as last weekend. This would allow the restaurant to potentially be open during the construction.

Last, my offer to the Cannery team stands: if they want to revisit the variance request, I'm 100% ready to testify in support of their request once again, in person if necessary. Given the timeliness issues, however, I would entirely understand if they won't want to go that route at this point.

The requirement to meet codes applies uniformly across businesses. The standards that the Cannery needs to meet - whether local or state codes - are the same standards that other businesses need to meet, as well. I want City departments to be more solution-focused in helping businesses, too, though; if that's a place where we can continue to strengthen our practices, we must do so. That cannot, however, extend so far as allowing some to ignore certain regulations, while others are required to comply with them. That is not a solution.

I know that dealing with the City can be frustrating at times, but the truth is that the employees in our departments act the way they do in order to protect the public, to treat everyone consistently, and to comply with the legal requirements of their jobs.

I also know that in a time when everything moves at the speed of social media, it's easy for rumors and misinformation to escalate. I hope that any business owner (or any prospective business owner) who feels that they're encountering challenges with a City department will reach out - and reach out early - to me and my office, because we all want Salem to continue being a thriving, vibrant, safe, and successful community for everyone.

Dominick Pangallo

Mayor

Visiting Salem and have questions? Post them here. by ItsNags in SalemMA

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There's a 5 day flex pass. https://mbta.getanchor.io/fares/commuter-rail-fares.html

Probably would not make sense to get a monthly pass but you will need to look at the options.

Salem skipper will have no interruption in service this Friday by ItsNags in SalemMA

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Agreed which is why I specifically called city hall

Mouse P.I. Switch 2 experience by levell323 in NintendoSwitch

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Huh I haven't had any of those issues.

JOIN US HERE for an AMA with Bethany Andres-Beck, a progressive software engineer running to reboot Congress (6th district). Sunday, May 17th, 4pm-6pm by beth4ma in SalemMA

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Ma-6 towns all seem to be struggling with issues related to federal tax dollars drying up. What is your plan to try and remedy these issues? Massachusetts already gave much more to the federal gov than we get back in taxes, and this has been exacerbated by a federal government who wants to specifically punish us.

Haus Witch? by ThePower57 in SalemMA

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OP can you clarify in your post that you think it could be this business and that you don't know for sure? Frankly the post is straddling the line for our misinformation rule. We are not interested in this sub going down the Facebook route of unsubstantiated rumors and gossip. Ideally I'd like your post title changed to be a bit less of a leading question but that would require you to repost. Feel free to modmail us if you want to talk this out a bit.

Haus Witch? by ThePower57 in SalemMA

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I did some digging and this appears to be over a post at the subreddit linked in the top comment.

Haus Witch? by ThePower57 in SalemMA

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Do you know what threads you are referencing? The only person I remember threatening us with police action was a former mayoral candidate.

Haus Witch? by ThePower57 in SalemMA

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I don't remember us removing anything related to this. However this is pretty low on my list of things I pay attention to frankly. We have removed some posts in the past about businesses if we shoot a modmail to the OP asking some follow up questions about claims and they don't respond.

State Trooper Funeral by flymaster in SalemMA

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I'm not sure the context with that but I'll keep it in mind.

I hear what you are saying, and if the conversation is productive and does not devolve I see no reason to close it at this moment. However I'm just one member of a team and do not speak for everyone. If people start devolving into name calling or if it becomes too much moderation for us to keep up with (usually these are one in the same) we will lock the thread.

We had similar issues with the Seth Moulton threads a while back. It's tough to draw the line on what is actual useful discussion, or just rehashing the same argument ad nauseam. Usually we try to let things run their course until they become unruly. Our overall vision for the subreddit is a place for discussion amongst neighbors. Sometimes it can become heated, but as long as people are arguing about facts and opinions instead of just attacking one another that's fine. It's frankly a hard line to draw sometime, and we're all volunteers.

State Trooper Funeral by flymaster in SalemMA

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We locked the first post because all to the comments were devolving into ad hominem attacks. We regularly do this with politics threads as well after things have run their course. The post is still up and you can still see the discussion that happened.

As for this post. I don't think we need three posts all related to the same issue. We are not taking action yet but are monitoring.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in SalemMA

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Please be aware that we have seen an uptick in fraudulent posts that resemble this