Christmas Tree Update

Due to the heavy snow in early January, curbside Christmas tree pick-up for the weeks of January 6th and 13th is running behind schedule. If your tree is curbside, please leave it there. The City's contractor should have all trees picked up by Saturday, January 18th. You may also bring your tree any time to the lower field area at Gallows Hill Park on the corner of Mansell Parkway and Witch Hill Road.

Christmas Tree Disposal

Well it's that time of year again when people pack up their Christmas decorations and wrapping paper, and dispose of their Christmas trees. In past years you could take your tree to Dead Horse Beach in Salem for the Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire, but that event was recently cancelled because of the snow storm and record cold temperatures. This may leave you wondering what to do with your tree this year. As usual, some people resort to dragging it down the hallway and stairs and throwing it in the dumpster. This is not the preferred method as the trees take up so much space as to make it difficult to dispose of our regular trash.
Salem has scheduled curbside pick-up of Christmas trees as part of the regularly scheduled recycling pick-up, from Monday, January 6 2014, till Friday, January 17. Our regular trash/recycling day is Tuesday. Remove all decorations, tinsel, and lights from the tree and drag your it to the curb by the end of the driveway (do not block the driveway or the sidewalk) for Tuesday, January 7 , or missing that, Tuesday January 14, and the City of Salem will pick it up. If you miss those dates, leave the tree by the side of the dumpster rather than throwing it in the dumpster. If you have any questions, please contact Markwood Management. Thanks!

2014 Annual Meeting

The 2014 meeting of the 24 Norman Street Condominium Trust will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 6:00 P.M. in the Heritage Room of the Heritage Plaza Condominium, 10 Norman Street (Next door, lower level), Salem, Massachusetts. You should have received a meeting package and proxy form for your information and review. At this meeting you will be electing three trustees for one-year terms. George Courage, Anna Zabierek and Jessie Zuberek have volunteered to serve as trustees. If you are interested in adding your name to the ballot, please contact Markwood Management no later than December 31, 2013 and be prepared to present yourself at the meeting. Please direct any questions to Markwood Management.

CITY OF SALEM SNOW EMERGENCY INFORMATION

The new City of Salem Snow Emergency Information brochure is now available at this link here. This contains important information to help you through the coming WINTER.

New Carpet Installation

Magarian Carpet is on site for the next few days installing the new carpets. The installers have noticed that the carpets run underneath the doors to each unit at varying lengths, so in some cases they will need those doors open to finish the job. We've asked them to proceed as far as they can for the time being, but we wanted to get the word out to tenants that they may need to make themselves available to open their doors at some point. We have scheduled the installers to be here after 8:30 this Saturday (12/7/13) in order to finish up any carpeting that they were not able to get to this last week on the top two floors.  We may need to schedule another Saturday for installation on the the remaining floors. We would request that tenants be aware of the installers and make every effort to be available during those times.  Magarian installers may be knocking on your door as they try to get this done. Your cooperation is appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact Markwood Management.

The First Rule About Trash Days

Unless there is a holiday, our trash collection is regularly scheduled for Tuesdays. Early in the morning, usually between 7:00 and 9:00 AM, a large truck backs into the side parking area and empties the dumpster. If there is a vehicle blocking access to the dumpster when they arrive, they will sometimes beep their horn, but more often than not, they move on, (they have a strict schedule to keep) and we miss our trash disposal for the week.
This can be a real problem as the dumpster will often be overflowing before they come the following week. This leads to an increase in pests (like seagulls and rats) and in the warmer months, flies, maggots, and bad odors, not to mention that it just looks plain ugly.
So remember, the first rule about trash day is: Never park in front of or block access to the dumpster. The second rule about trash day is: NEVER PARK IN FRONT OF OR BLOCK ACCESS TO THE DUMPSTER.  If you do,  you will not only cause problems with the trash, but your car may be towed as well.

2013 Salem Winter Market Begins Thursday at Old Town Hall

On Thursday, November 7th Salem Main Streets in cooperation with the City of Salem, will host this year’s first Winter Market at Old Town Hall.  The Winter Market will run six weeks on Thursdays from 3 – 6 p.m., November 7 through December 19.  There will be no Market the week of Thanksgiving. Old Town Hall is adjacent to Derby Square where the Summer Farmers’ Market is held.

It will include produce from local farms, pasture-fed meat, spices, pickles, soup, baked goods, artisan soap, jewelry, wreaths, and more. All items are grown or produced in New England.

“I am very excited that Salem Main Streets and the City will be hosting a weekly Winter Market,” said Mayor Kim Driscoll. “Our Summer Farmers’ Market is an incredibly popular event and I hope the Winter Market will be the same. Farmers’ markets, no matter what time of year, are an important component of a healthy and vibrant community. I invite my fellow Salem residents to come to Old Town Hall on Thursdays through December 19th to experience this great event for themselves.”

2013 Salem Winter Market vendors will include (this list is subject to change):

Farm Vendors (produce): Clark Farm, Grant Family Farm, Long Hill Orchard & Farm, and Wally’s Vegetables

Non-Farm Vendors (not produce): Big Sky Bakery (bread), Fishwives Specialty Foods/Mandy’s Seafood Chowder (chowder), Piper Ranch (meat), Salem Spice (spices, also selling Maitland Mountain Farm’s pickles), Valicenti Organico (pasta/sauces), and Wolf Meadow Farm (cheese)

Artisan Vendors: Salem Soapworks and Shine Jewelry/Heritage Industries

In addition to Salem Main Streets and the City of Salem, Mass in Motion Salem, as well as numerous volunteers are making the 2013 Salem Winter Market possible.  The Market participates in the SNAP program and will accept the EBT card.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Kylie Sullivan, Salem Main Streets Manager, at 978-744-0004 or kylie@salemmainstreets.org, or visit http://salemmainstreets.org/salem-winter-market/.  You can also follow Salem Main Streets on Facebook and Twitter to keep current on Winter Market news.