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The ARCHES Project is spending around $67,000 per week to house homeless people who at a higher risk should they contract COVID-19. The agency said they committed to operating the program as long as needed. Read article

Salem residents who suspect they have COVID-19 now can get at-home help through a new mobile service that went from idea to done in two weeks. Read article

Salem’s code enforcer said the camp “had improved,” by Tuesday. Some campers had left and others helped haul away more than 1,000 pounds of trash, he said. Read article

Salem city councilors may set aside city property as designated camping sites for the homeless. Read article

The Salem City Council approved a camping ban on Monday, but also set in motion a plan to quickly find a place for downtown campers to go. Meanwhile, health concerns may spur the break up of a large camp near…

Officials with ARCHES anticipate activating Salem’s warming shelters for 12 nights straight beginning Tuesday — just two days before Thanksgiving.  Read article

More than three dozen tents and tarps housing about 60 people line the perimeter of the ARCHES Project day center.  Read article

Police to be on standby to assist those displaced. Read article

Police sweeping Wallace Marine Park. Read article