North Salem Students Give Back
The North Salem Students “Give Back” project was featured in the Statesman Journal. See the story: SJArticle-106150329
New CERT Classes Starting May 13th
In light of the recent disasters nationally & world-wide, our local CERT group will be offering free classes in disaster preparedness. CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Teams, a group of local residents who have received 21 hours of training in coping with disasters and act as first responders immediately after a disaster, dealing with...
Historic Window Restoration Workshop May 14th
Since May is Historic Preservation Month, Salem’s Historic Landmarks Commission and SHPO are co-sponsoring a wood window repair workshop entitled “Beyond Window Rope Repair” by Amy McAuley of Oculus Fine Carpentry on Saturday May 14th from 1 to 5 at Grant Elementary School, 725 Market Street NE. RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Outline of workshop...
Why to Hire Licensed Contractors May 17th
“Did you know that anyone you pay to do building or remodeling projects on your home must be licensed with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board? If you hire an unlicensed contractor you are putting your yourself, your home and your finances in jeopardy. Come to the NEN meeting May 17 and find out how you...
Central Salem Mobility Study
The city of Salem is seeking input for their circulation and mobility study which “is designed to examine the relationships between the circulation, access, and mobility needs of all travelers to and through downtown.” Please see the attached flyer for details and contact information. Mobility Study Flyer
North High Basketball to play at the Rose Garden
To: North Salem Parents and Community I would like to invite you to participate in a wonderful opportunity for North Salem High. We have been asked to participate in an event where our boy’s basketball team will be competing at the Rose Garden vs. David Douglas High on January 4, 2011. Also, our band, JROTC...
Travel Salem warns of company “Swipe”
Travel Salem Partners- It has come to our attention that there is a credit card processing company called “Swipe” contacting Travel Salem members claiming their services are endorsed by Travel Salem. These are false claims. Please rest assured that Travel Salem did not share your information, and we are in no way affiliated with this...
North Salem High School Makes Agreement with Safeway
To whom it may concern: The following agreement was made between North Salem High School and the Manager of the Safeway Store located on Center Street. North Salem High School will be contacted when North students who are currently enrolled, misbehave or cause problems for Safeway staff or customers. If students are caught shop lifting...
Sustainable Cities Survey Follow Up
Here is some additional information recieved on the survey that was requested by U of O students working on the Sustainable Cities Project here in Salem. The information you have given is relevant to the work several people in my department are doing. However, the Sustainable Cities Initiative is a much larger project. You can...
Students seek feedback from NEN Neighbors
The NEN Board received the following request for feedback that will impact projects being done by University of Oregon students in conjunction with the Sustainable Communities Initiative. Please take the time to complete the survey the students provided below. Hello! My name is Teresa Arnold and I am a graduate student at the University of Oregon. Myself, along with...
North Salem off-campus policy survey
Over the last year there has been some discussion over the North Salem High Schools Open Campus Policy. Below is a survey for you to download or print. The school would like your feedback, so please take the time to have your voice heard. They would like responses by November 15th. North Salem H.S. Off...
Proposed Amended Historic Code
The city of Salem is working to update the Historic Code as part of the newly adopted Historic Preservation Plan. One of the key items to the plan was to make the code more clear for homeowners and to allow for some administrative decisions rather than having every review go before the Historic Landmarks Commission....
