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Why Riverfront Park playground's reopening in Salem is delayed
1+ week, 1+ day ago (213+ words) Equipment delays mean the playground at one of Salem's parks will not reopen until early October. The Riverfront Park playground closed for construction in April — 28 years after it was first constructed. The reopening was initially set for summer, then switched…...
Salem deems data center application incomplete, questions water use
2+ week, 2+ day ago (420+ words) Salem officials on Aug. 28 deemed plans for the Verrus data center to be incomplete, requiring the tech company to submit the missing information or risk voiding its application. In its notice to Verrus, the city identified a substainial amount of…...