Salem: Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll voices her thoughts on the Salem Mission's plan to turn the former St. Mary's Italian Church building into a permanent housing unit for the homeless during a City Council meeting on Monday. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
Salem: A crowd of people listens in during a City Council meeting at Salem City Hall, where, on Monday evening, councilors met with representatives from Salem Mission and local neighborhood groups to discuss the issue of the Mission turning the former St. Mary's Italian Church building into a permanent housing unit for area homeless. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
Salem: Mark Cote, executive director of the Salem Mission, right, responds to a question from a Salem City Councilor during a meeting at City Hall on Monday. Cote hopes to convert the former St. Mary's Italian Church building into a permanent housing unit for the area homeless, but some locals are against the idea, and hope to preserve the building as a religious structure or art center. At left is George Atkins, attorney for the Salem Mission. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
Middleton: Maximo Rincon from Beverly, 12, takes a rip during batting practice with the Beverly East Little League all-star team at Extra Innings in Middleton on Monday. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
Middleton: Ted Leathersich from Beverly, 12, takes batting practice at Extra Innings in Middleton during a workout with the Beverly East Little League all-star team on Monday evening. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
Salem: Jean M. Pelletier, Ward 3 Councillor in Salem, poses a question for representatives of Salem Mission during a meeting at City Hall on Monday. The Mission hopes to turn the former St. Mary's Italian Church building into a permanent housing unit for area homeless. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
Danvers:
Tree branches fell at 15 Hampshire Street because of the wind.
Photo by Ken Yuszkus/Salem News, Monday, June 22, 2009.
Salem: Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll voices her thoughts on the Salem Mission's plan to turn the former St. Mary's Italian Church building into a permanent housing unit for the homeless during a City Council meeting on Monday. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
Salem: Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll voices her thoughts on the Salem Mission's plan to turn the former St. Mary's Italian Church building into a permanent housing unit for the homeless during a City Council meeting on Monday. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
Salem: Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll voices her thoughts on the Salem Mission's plan to turn the former St. Mary's Italian Church building into a permanent housing unit for the homeless during a City Council meeting on Monday. Photo by Matthew Viglianti/Staff Photographer Monday, June 22, 2009.
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