Salem Compass

In this episode of Salem Compass, Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with Petra Slinkard, The James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes Chief Curator and The Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles at the Peabody Essex Museum, to discuss her role at the museum and how Salem's rich history and culture inform PEM's work and mission.

Mayor Dominick Pangallo talks with the brand new Superintendent of Salem Public Schools Dr. Thomas Welch. They get into his education background, his previous experiences and what he plans to bring to the Salem Public Schools. 

On this episode of The Salem Compass, Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with the Executive Director of Salem Main Streets Kylie Sullivan. They talk about what Main Streets does as a business and residential support system, as well as all the amazing events they put on downtown all year long. 

Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with Michaela Short the Director of Food and Nutrition Services for Salem Public Schools to talk about all the work that goes into providing free and nutritious meals for Salem Kids. This episode is also interpreted into Spanish by Margarita Ramos.

Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with Nicole McLaughlin the Executive Director of Plummer Youth Promise in Salem. They talk about what Plummer Youth does, it's role in the foster care system, and their new campus on Winter Island. 

Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with Salem Food Tours' Karen Scalia to celebrate Salem's 400+ milestone with her Food at 400+ events. They cover the highlights — from the display at Old Town Hall, to a special visit from celebrity Chef Scott Conant — plus the new sister city relationship with East Budleigh, and what all this means for Salem's culinary future.

On this episode of the Salem Compass, Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with Zach Quintero from NHCC to talk about how Salem became became the first City in New England to formally join the NHCC. 

Today on the podcast Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with Janelle Rolke from Keep Salem Beautiful to talk about what the organization does, how everyone one can help keep Salem beautiful, and a little about Change is Simple. 

On this episode of The Salem Compass, we continue our focus on the proposed Salem High School Project as Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with the city's Finance Director James LeBlanc to go over the financial aspects of the project. The Mayor and James break down the costs associated with building the new school, the financial details of the vote on May 5th, and how it will impact taxes and the community as a whole. 

This month on the Salem Compass Podcast we're doing something a bit different as we will be focusing in on the proposed Salem High School Project. In this episode Mayor Dominick Pangallo sits down with the Co-chairs of the High School Building Committee, Nate Brant and Rick Jones, to talk about all things related to the proposed Salem High School project: why it's happening, what's being proposed, and how it will benefit the community.