Police & Fire

Boston Fire Responds to Salem Street Alarm

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In what looks to be a false alarm, a quick response by the North End’s Engine 8, Ladder 1 was seen on Salem Street with ladders reaching to the rooftops about 2:00 pm on a sweltering Saturday afternoon. Janine Coppola catches the action with these photos.

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Shared Bike Markings on Salem Street – Update from Boston Bikes [Video]

Posted on Author Matt Conti

[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IniV9XH38E] Nicole Freedman, Boston Bikes Director, gave an update on the addition of shared bike markings scheduled for Salem Street in Boston’s North End. The update was hosted by the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) on September 12, 2013. See CityofBoston.gov/bikes for more information on Boston Bikes.  
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Life on the Corner: Remembering Salem Street in the 1950’s

Posted on Author Nicholas Dello Russo

This picture shows Salem St. at the intersection of Cross Street on a Saturday morning in the early to mid nineteen fifties. It was taken from the newly built Central Artery. It is especially meaningful to me because I was living in the building at the corner of Salem and Cross at that time, 53 Read More…