Aug 14th, 2008 · The house in Fall River, Mass., where Lizzie Borden's parents were murdered with a hatchet in 1892 is now a museum and B&B. It is suing a rival museum dedicated to the alleged hatchet murderer, set to open 80 miles away in Salem.
Jul 25th, 2008 · Lawrence, Mass. and Salem, N.H. are just seven miles apart. But if you're out of work and trying to get jobless benefits, they're very different places to live. We visit people coping with life on unemployment in both places.
Jun 28th, 2005 · In 2002, a federal judge ruled that the "under God" portion of the Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional because it violated the separation of church and state. An uproar ensued. But as Richard J. Ellis, author of To the Flag: The Unlikely History of the Pledge of Allegiance, points out in his book, those words were not included in the pledge when it was written in 1892 -- they were added in 1950. Ellis is the Mark O. Hatfield Professor of Politics at Willamette University in Salem, Ore.
Jun 18th, 2005 · Salem, Mass., unveils a bronze statue of actress Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha, star of the 1960s sitcom Bewitched. Some see the statue as a tourism boost. Others say it trivializes Salem's historic role as the site of the 1692 witch trials.
May 5th, 2005 · Residents of Salem, Mass., are upset with plans to erect a 9-foot bronze statue honoring actress Elizabeth Montgomery, who played Samantha on the TV show Bewitched. Residents say the statue will dishonor the memory of those persecuted during the Salem witch trials.