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In Salem, art colors the mood

By | May 15, 2020
Maia Mattson sits on the steps of the Salem Public Library Saturday after finishing her Gratitude for Mothers chalk art design that launched Salem’s Art Spring Chalk Art Saturday initiative. (Photo Courtesy Studioful Design)
SALEM — In celebration of spring, the City of Salem and the Salem Public Art Commission have launched Art Spring, a city-wide, pop-up art initiative to help lift the spirits of the community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  “It is our hope that with a little bit of whimsy and a little bit of…
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Anne Marie Tobin Anne Marie Tobin is a sports reporter for the Item and sports editor of the Lynnfield and weeklies. She also serves as the associate editor of North Shore Golf magazine. Anne Marie joined the Weekly News staff in 2014 and Essex Media Group in 2016. A seven-time Massachusetts state amateur women’s golf champion and member of the Massachusetts Golf Association Hall of Fame, Tobin is graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Suffolk University Law School. She practiced law for 30 years before becoming a sports reporter. Follow her on Twitter at: @WeeklyNewsNow.

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