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Salem Wharf Project Update

February 18, 2012 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

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Six contractors bid on $3.1 million Salem Wharf project By Justin A. Rice, Town Correspondent | Article Courtesy of: Boston.com Six contractors submitted bids earlier this week for the $3.1 million Salem Wharf project after the city extended its original deadline on the request for proposals by two weeks. In December the federal and state government gave Salem the green light to begin construction on Salem Wharf — a long sought after economic boon that could expand cruise ship traffic as well as draw whale watching and fishing boats to the pier. The improvements have been sought for 20 years, and Mayor Kim Driscoll has tried to secure funding for the project since she took office in 2006. In October 2010 Salem received $1.3 … [Read more...]

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Shetland Park Supports the Arts in Salem!

February 15, 2012 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

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Salem’s own 'Guggenheim' coming to Shetland Park Article Courtesy of: Boston.com The following is a press release from Shetland Park: Salem’s best kept secret is in Shetland Park’s Building One, directly across from Pickering Wharf. The business park office has a four-story sunny atrium reminiscent of New York’s Guggenheim and lends itself perfectly to a gallery. This March, Shetland Park in support of the arts in Salem, will actually transform the atrium into a gallery, with a photography show, complimented by the work of two sculptors. Here’s a preview of the work featured at the exhibit. The show opens Friday, March 15th, and runs through June. The opening reception will be held in the atrium of Building … [Read more...]

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Pickering Wharf… Salem’s Sooooooo Sweet!

February 7, 2012 By pickeringwharfsalem 1 Comment

Salem So Sweet festival set to start this weekend The following is a press release from Salem Main Streets: More than 15 beautiful ice sculptures will grace downtown Salem starting February 11 as part of the 10th annual Salem's So Sweet Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival. Ice Sculpture Themes include a dragon, Marilyn Monroe, the SSU Viking, TinTin and Snowy, a crystal snowflake, a one room school house and the Salem Witch. Many downtown businesses will offer discounts and free chocolate during the weekend as well. The festival officially kicks off with a Chocolate and Wine Tasting, on Friday, February 10 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm, at Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street. This luscious tasting event features wine and chocolate … [Read more...]

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Laurie Cabot is closing her Witch Shoppe on Pickering Wharf

January 11, 2012 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

Salem's Official Witch Closing her Pickering Wharf Shop By Tom Dalton - Article Courtesy of: The Salem News SALEM — Laurie Cabot, the official witch of Salem, is closing her store. Cabot, 78, opened the city's first witch shop more than 40 years ago and currently runs The Official Witch Shoppe on Pickering Wharf. She announced the Jan. 31 closing on her website. "Closing my store was a very difficult decision, but one that I am pleased with," she wrote. "It has been a dream come true to have had the experience of operating my stores and the countless wonderful people I have met." Cabot declined to be interviewed for this article. Around 1970, Cabot opened The Witch Shoppe at 100 Derby St. and later started Crow Haven … [Read more...]

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Pickering Wharf News: Restaurant Week

November 4, 2011 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

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Salem Restaurant Week Sunday, Nov. 6 - Thursday, Nov. 10 & Sunday, Nov. 13 to Thursday, Nov. 17 Article Courtesy of: The Salem Chamber of Commerce Salem Fall Restaurant Week is set to kick off on Sunday, November 6, featuring the best local cuisine at value pricing. For 10 days only, participating Salem area restaurants will offer either a two-course prix-fixe dinner menu for $15, or a three-course prix-fixe dinner menu for $25, or both (note that this price does not include drinks, taxes or gratuities). Menus will post posted shortly. Salem has become a culinary destination and people really look forward to this event. Expect a wide variety of delicious foods - from steak to seafood, American to ethnic, there is something for … [Read more...]

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Salem Business Prepares for the Holidays: Handmade Chocolates at “Harbor Sweets”

October 12, 2011 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

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Halloween season? Not at Harbor Sweets Salem candy maker adds scores of workers this month to prepare for December By Rachael Bailey Gordon College News Service Article Courtesy of: Salem News That's good news when jobs can be tough to find. During the shop's peak production period from October through December, nearly 100 employees will fill the red-brick building on Leavitt Street in Salem's Point neighborhood, preparing thousands of handmade chocolates for the holiday season. During the rest of the year, the company employs around 20 workers. "Harbor Sweets is not the first chocolate one thinks about at Halloween," said Billie Phillips, vice president of marketing. "It's a gift item, so it's a little different." The … [Read more...]

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Mahi Mahi Halloween Haunted Harbor Cruises Leaving Daily from Pickering Wharf Salem

October 10, 2011 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

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A Halloween for everyone By Will Broaddus Staff Writer Article Courtesy of: Newburyport News For some, Halloween is a chance to put on a costume and exorcise some demons. Others actually enjoy being frightened and won't be happy until they've seen a ghost. There are plenty of opportunities to have both of these experiences during Halloween in Salem. There are also a number of ways to get in the spirit that won't begin to scare you away. The following five suggestions for things to do at Haunted Happenings — the city's month long celebration of this strange, ancient holiday — were chosen with an eye to finding a Halloween for everyone. A complete calendar of events is available at hauntedhappenings.org. Behind their … [Read more...]

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Pickering Wharf News: Winter Island

August 18, 2011 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

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Winter Island master plan presented to Salem residents August 17, 2011|Justin Rice, Globe Staff By Justin A. Rice, Town Correspondent Article Courtesy of: Boston.com The nearly completed Winter Island master plan was presented at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting last night at the Salem Senior Center. The $10 million master plan calls for multiple small parking lots and the restoration of the falling down historic fort and Coast Guard hangar. The proposal also calls for a seasonal café and small performances areas. Photo Courtesy of: Abandoned and Little Known Airfields and Paul Freeman “These can be simple, they don’t need to be the Hatch Shell,” said Steven G. Cecil of The Cecil … [Read more...]

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Pickering Wharf History – Salem “Capital of Massachusetts”

July 5, 2011 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

Return of the Redcoats With a passion for history, reenactors stage a failed British maneuver By David RattiganGlobe Correspondent / June 30, 2011 The Redcoats came to Salem a few days ago, and standing beside a Pickering Wharf building, one of them was trying to beat the heat with a Diet Coke. “When I’m over there, I try to stay in period speech and manner,’’ said Bob Falotico with a smile, pointing to the British encampment set up on at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, at Derby Wharf. “That’s why I’m hiding over here.’’ Falotico, from Wrentham, is an environmental consultant who spends weekends as captain of His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot. He and a group of about 90 other … [Read more...]

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Pickering Wharf News – GT Crystal Systems

June 27, 2011 By pickeringwharfsalem Leave a Comment

Crystal business expands, adding more jobs in city By Tom Dalton Staff writer SALEM — Not far from wharves where sailing ships left two centuries ago for the Far East, a Shetland Park company yesterday announced the expansion of a high-tech business making sapphire crystals that are shipped all over the world. GT Solar International of Merrimack, N.H., held a ribbon-cutting to mark completion of a $27 million expansion, tripling a subsidiary's manufacturing space inside Shetland Park, a sprawling office and business complex on the waterfront. GT Crystal Systems, the former Crystal Systems, which was acquired last year by GT Solar, makes sapphire crystals that are used in everything from LED lighting to aerospace … [Read more...]

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Salem Business Prepares for the Holidays: Handmade Chocolates at “Harbor Sweets”

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