Salem passes first-ever override tax hike to build new high school
With a turnout of 19% of the city's voters, 57.5% of voters approved a plan on Tuesday to add around $700 a year to the median tax bill in order to pay for a new high school.
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Tufts nurses say shortstaffing in operating rooms is ‘dangerous’
More than 70 nurses voted “no confidence” in the hospital’s operating room director and delivered a letter outlining their concerns last week.
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