The MBTA offered a contract to a Milford-based company this week to oversee the construction of Salem’s new train station and parking garage.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x520558170/Contract-awarded-in-Salem-MBTA-project

Danvers - Selectmen voted to do away with the overnight on-street winter parking ban:

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x1839364343/Danvers-clears-out-winter-parking-ban-for-new-system

Verizon trial puts three wind turbines on Salem garage.  Salem - A curious scientific trial with potentially profound implications for the world of wireless communication is under way on the roof of the Salem Habor Garage.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x520556153/A-green-experiment

Be careful how you deck your halls! The holiday season is generally a time of family togetherness in which even our pets can participate in.

http://www.salemnews.com/lifestyle/x1839362101/Keep-your-pets-healthy-and-safe-this-holiday-season

That “artist colony” had been a long time in the making, dating back to at least to the fifth annual Essex Institute art exhibition, held in 1881.

http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/x2120610047/McAllister-Salem-and-the-art-colony

It’s first come, first served at the Peabody Institute Library book sale, which will be held next Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

http://www.salemnews.com/lifestyle/x1839362107/Peabody-library-offers-books-gifts-for-sale

Peabody is the first local community to try to stop medical marijuana shops from locating here, but it may not be the last:

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x2120610041/Cities-towns-mull-pot-law

Local Peabody firefighter David Limongiello wanted to do something for New Yorkers hit by Hurricane Sandy. After inspiring friends to make donations, he drove down last weekend, packing supplies in a 20-foot trailer.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x942828819/Local-firefighter-lends-a-hand-in-New-York

Several items were stolen from the Boys and Girls Club in a daytime break-in last week. This week, the story took a happy twist:

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x520550543/Hotel-replaces-TVs-stolen-from-Salem-Boys-Girls-Club

Construction began this week on a little building serving a big role in the Salem's "The Point" neighborhood: The Plummer Home for Boys.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x520550511/Points-youth-program-sees-expansion