2024 Coloring Contest

 

CONTEST RULES:

Please complete the coloring page and submit one page per person.

Contest Runs from MAY 31st to July 1ST 2024

Up to 3 Winners could be selected for a special mystery Halloween Fun Box! 

Good Luck!

DOWNLOAD Your Copy Here:

https://www.hauntedhappeningssalem.com/contest

Please submit completed coloring sheet via Email or USPS to:

Haunted Happenings Magazine
PO BOX 24
Peabody, MA 01960

Email:    Aimee@HauntedHappeningsSalem.com

➢Please include Name, Age, Address, Parents Email Address.
➢Winners selected at random - all entries to be submitted by: July 1st.
➢Winner will be notified via email before the end of July.
➢Winners will be published in this years 2024 Haunted Happenings Magazine (must have parent consent if a minor is chosen) & will receive a small prize package from #hhmagazine.

Thank you all for participating in the Summer 2024 coloring contest.

Salem Planning

 Whether is April or October.  Remember Salem is a New England City and that means... the weather can change 3x in one day.  So that being said... plan accordingly.  Dress in layers!  Yes, coming to Salem in October is Fun and you can wear your creative costumes and enjoy in the festivities.  However, Let's keep in mind.  This is a historic town with brick and cobblestone streets and sidewalks.  Long lines and lots of walking.  Treat your feet well and you will have a great time!  Save those fancy shoes for the balls.  Final note, YES it has snowed in Salem in October!  Enjoy and if we can help you plan your trip - just shoot a message our way!  See you downtown!  

Keeping you informed

 Keeping you connected to Salem in so many ways!

We try to cover all the popular social media platforms.  We are out there to help keep you informed.    Help bring a Salem smile to your face and build a social community for those who love to see/share Salem and Halloween.

Here's where you can find us:

https://www.facebook.com/HauntedHappeningsMagazine

https://www.instagram.com/hhmagazine/

https://www.tiktok.com/@hhmagazine

https://twitter.com/HH_Magazine

https://www.pinterest.com/HHMagSalem

https://www.etsy.com/shop/hhmagazine

https://www.hauntedhappeningssalem.com/store/

https://www.hauntedhappeningssalem.com/calendar

Shop Etsy - Shop LoveSalem

We have two online store for your LoveSalem / Halloween handmade custom orders!

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Happy Spring & Happy Half-Way to October!

Hoping the Winter treated everyone well and you and yours remained healthy!  We are officially kicking off the Advertising Campaign for 2022.  A few have already reached out to secure your space. (Thank You) I have the official rates from the printer and we are ready to start planning for this fall!  I can't tell you how excited I am.  It's going to be a great year with so many wonderful things already brewing.

 

You can secure your space by contacting me directly at aimee@hauntedhappeningssalem.com or filling out this form online.  (Online Reservations) Upon hearing from you I will personally respond back to let you know I have your information.  As with previous years ... you have first right to your current space.  Should you wish to hold the same placement, I do ask you to reserve the space by: June 17th, 2022.  Spaces after that will then be opened up to a first come, first serve basis.

Display ad copy is due: August 1st, 2022 at the absolute latest!  Calendar events can be submitted at any time. The calendar is live and ready for your events.  Looking forward to working with you during another spooktacular halloween season.

Puzzling Salem - one piece at a time!

 NEW for 2022 - 8x10 (99 pieces) Puzzles of Salem.  Our first edition is The Witch House in Spring!  Limited availability - grab yours today.  These puzzles make great gifts for the collector in your life!

https://www.hauntedhappeningssalem.com/store/8x10-puzzle-salem-witch-house

Love is in the Air SALE!

 Join us now through February 14th 2022 for a site wide SALE.  All items are FREE US Shipping.  Now's your chance to grab those items as we are prepping to make room for bigger and better NEW items coming soon!  Thank you always for your support to #hhmagazine and #lovesalem

Valentine Love Mug w/ Treats

 Happy Valentine's Day from #hhmagazine

Limited time offer ... 12 oz custom / handcrafted Love Salem (Valentine's edition) Mug.  Filled with 7 oz of Cherry flavored jellied hearts from our own Ye Olde Pepper Company here in Salem, Ma.  Sales good through February 14, 2022.  Grab your's before they are gone!

Vaccine Requirement Salem, Ma.

 Salem's Vaccine Requirement for Certain Businesses Commences this Saturday, January 15th

The Salem Board of Health has voted to adopt a measure that re-establishes the city-wide indoor mask requirement and establishes a proof-of-vaccination requirement for entry into certain high-risk businesses in order to help keep Salem residents and employees safe. You can read the full order as well as a FAQ section at salem.com/safesalem.

Starting January 15, 2022, persons entering any of the types of establishments in the City of Salem listed below will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in the following phases:

Phase 1: Starting January 15, 2022, all individuals ages 12 and over are required to present proof of at least one dose of vaccination, in either a one-dose or two-dose series.

Phase 2: Starting March 1, 2022, all individuals ages 12 and over are required to present proof of either one dose of a one-dose vaccine series or two doses in a two-dose series. All individuals ages 5 to 11 are required to present proof of at least one dose of vaccination, in either a one-dose or two-dose series.

Phase 3: Starting May 1, 2022, all individuals ages 5 to 11 are required to present proof of either one dose of a one-dose vaccine series or two doses in a two-dose series.

This requirement applies to the following types of businesses in the City of Salem: movie theaters, music and concert venues, commercial event and party venues, museums and galleries, haunted houses and similar attractions, escape rooms, exhibition spaces, performance venues, theaters, indoor sports facilities, bowling alleys, indoor portions of food service establishments offering food and drink including restaurants, indoor gyms and fitness centers, yoga/pilates/barre/dance studios, boxing/kickboxing gyms, fitness boot camps, indoor pools, and other facilities used for conducting group fitness classes.

The requirement does not apply to exclusively retail establishments, including grocery stores, or to any food service establishment offering food and/or drink exclusively for off-premises or outdoor consumption. It also does not apply to food service establishments providing charitable food services, such as pantries or soup kitchens. 

New Products Coming in 2022

 New Products in our Online Store...

First we have a few new face mask styles... Powered by Witchdust and LoveSalem - more items coming soon!

All masks are handmade by: #hhmagazine.  Limited quantities in colors... they are going fast!  Grab yours today!  https://www.hauntedhappeningssalem.com/store/face-mask

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!

Thank You all who helped make 2021 so amazing.  Can't wait to see what 2022 holds for us in Historic, Salem, MA.  Enjoy this quick recap video Thank You 2021 Recap

See you around town .... follow us on social to keep up to date! @hhmagazine

Site Wide - Year End Sale 20% OFF

 Happy New Year! 

We are closing out 2021 with a Special 20% OFF Site Wide Sale           (use code: 20hhm21) - any purchase of $20 or more.  FREE SHIPPING!! 

 We are making room for new 2022 inventory in hopes to expand our online store with things you have been asking for.  

Hope you all had a nice holiday season and happy & healthy New Year!  Stay Safe, Stay Well! - Sale Ends at midnight Dec. 31st 2021

#hhmagazine Staff & Marty 

Welcome Back to the Witch City!

Today the Massachusetts enters Phase 2 of reopening, which means our beloved Witch City is starting to get back to normal again! Many of Salem's small businesses & locally owned restaurants are opening their doors back up this week.

Precautions are still in place throughout the town so please be sure to pay attention in each establishment. The city is still asking that you do wear a mask inside & try to stay at least 6 feet away from others.

We can't wait to welcome you all back to the Witch City but remember to bring your masks & follow CDC guidelines! Let's follow guidelines now to make sure we save Halloween!

Coronavirus/Covid-19 Closure Updates

Here in Salem we are taking the Covid-19 outbreak seriously. Many businesses have released statements regarding disinfecting their facilities with a plan to stay open for the public until further notice. Others have chosen to close their doors in the wake of the outbreak. Below is the current list of closures & cancelations. 

As of now, the following businesses have closed or suspended their season open:

• The House of the Seven Gables is closed through March 27, 2020
• Witch House is closed through March 28
• Peabody Essex Museum is closed until further notice
• Maria Miles Visitor Center (North of Boston CVB) is closed through March 17
• Salem Athenaeum is closed through March 31
• New England Pirate Museum is opening for the season May 1
• Salem Witch Museum is closed through March 19
• Witch Dungeon Museum is opening for the season May 1
• Witch History Museum is opening for the season May 1

Confirmed festival & event cancellations are as follows:

• Daughters of Darkness 2020 
• All events through April 10th at Historic New England (Philips House)
• All remaining lectures at Hamilton Hall
• All events through the end of April at the Salem Athenaeum
• Certain events at Rockafellas
• Salem Award Celebration is postponed
• Salem Film Fest is postponed

On This Day in 1692...

Today, February 29th, marks the 328th anniversary of the start of the Salem Witch Trials. On February 29th, 1692 the first warrant was issued by the Salem courts for the examination of the slave Tituba. Tituba's testimony on the following day would help set into motion a series of events that would turn our coastal town upside down within the year.

On March 1st, 1692, Tituba would be questioned and would then confess to witchcraft. Not only did she confess, but she spoke in detail about meetings with other women in the town that were allegedly conspiring with her, condemning these women to the same fate but saving herself. Others would follow in Tituba's path after this, confessing to a crime they didn't commit and then accusing others, thus amplifying the hysteria.

The Final Salem Witchcraft Trial (It's not when you'd think!)

The infamous witchcraft trials of 1692 were harrowing to say the least. Innocent townspeople were tried and executed under a court system that was inherently flawed and erratic in its decisions. 'Spectral evidence' was what damned most all of the 1692 victims to their sentences; meaning the jury was making decisions based upon people's sensationalized outbursts and claims to have seen the accused's witchly spirit tormenting them. After the hysteria of the time passed, this court system was taken under review and abolished, taking the use of spectral evidence to its grave. With spectral evidence now inadmissible, it would be incredibly difficult for something like this to ever happen again. Nearly 200 years later, however, a case like this would go to trial again and it would mark its place in history as America's last witch trial.

In a childhood accident, Lucretia S. Brown of Ipswich had become disabled due to a spinal injury. She wouldn't find relief for this injury until she was in her 50's. Lucretia had discovered the Christian Scientist Church and became a disciple of Mary Baker Eddy. Lucretia believed wholeheartedly that Mary's teachings had saved and rehabilitated her. Unfortunately, in 1875 Lucretia suffered from an injury relapse. Confused and scared, she turned to Mary, who came to the conclusion that mystical foul play must be at work. Coincidentally, Mary had recently excommunicated Daniel Spofford from her church. She believed that Daniel had relapsed Lucretia in an effort to spite her.

Mary turned to her lawyer, who drew up court documents on behalf of Lucretia and in 1878 she would take to court the final witch trial. This consisted of a complaint against Daniel Spofford that he was a "mesmerist, and practices the art of mesmerism, and that by his power and influence he is capable of injuring the persons and property and social relations of others, and does by said means so injure them", according to the local Ipswich newspaper released at the time. The legal papers called upon the court to stop him from using his mental efforts to torture Mary's disciples.

On court day in Salem, Daniel found these claims so outrageous he didn't even show up to court. After the complaint was read, it was determined that the complaint had no legal standing because the court would be unable to control Daniel's mind. The case was promptly dismissed, laying to rest the final American witchcraft trial.

Sources:
https://historicipswich.org/2019/09/02/lucretia-brown-and-the-last-witchcraft-trial-in-america/
https://ipswich.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/ipswich-witchcraft-case-newspaper.jpg
https://timespelunking.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/americas-last-withcraft-trial/
http://thehistorybuff.org/on-this-day-in-history-may-14th/

Happy New Year!

Last night Salem was aglow while locals and tourists rang in the new year in the Witch City. Salem is looking forward to another beautiful year, filled with lively festivals, fun times, and colorful characters. 2020 is already shaping up to have more in store for Salem than previous years, and we're here to bring you all of it year round. 

Whether you went out, stayed in, partied until dawn, or were in bed by 9, we hope you had a wonderful New Years and we're looking forward to sharing all that Salem has to offer you in 2020. 

A Call for Fall -- Submissions Wanted!

Calling all Fall and Halloween lovers in the Salem area: we want to see your pictures from around town! October is 1 day away, can you believe it? The Witch City is already transforming into the Halloween wonderland we know and love. So we have a question: who's already got their little slice of the Witch City decorated for the season? Who do you think has the most creative display? Have you already gone all out and decorated your home? We want to see! Submit your pictures in the comments below, through Facebook, or by tagging us on Instragram for a chance to have the display you've captured featured in an upcoming post. Happy hunting!

#salem #salemma #sendingsalem #salem365 #halloweeninsalem #happyhalloween #happyfall #halloweendecor 

Leaves are on the ground and Fall is in the air

More than just the leaves are already beginning to stir in Salem! The city streets are already bustling with activities for the whole family that bring the spirit of autumn alive. If you’re looking for a way to help plan your fall excursions this year, our amazing events calendar has you covered! We’ve got all of the events happening around Salem (year round too!) and our calendar updates as groups and businesses submit their updated events. That means you’ll always have the most updated calendar for planning your big day out on the town. Let us know what events you won’t make it through fall without this year in the comments below!

www.hauntedhappeningssalem.com/calendar

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#halloween #fall #spooktacular #1692 #witches #witchtrials #hauntedhouses #walkingtours #trolleytours
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Fall Weather Survival Checklist

Every day of fall in New England is like a surprise. One day, you can stroll around the town in a

sweatshirt and jeans, taking in the warm sun on your skin, and watch the light breeze blow through the

rusted orange leaves. Other days, winter comes early and no amount of hot apple cider can warm you

up. On average the weather can range between 62 and 45 degrees, which means you’ll need to come

prepared when you visit us in October. The key to making it through the fall is always the layers and small

accessories people always forget. That’s why we’ve created a list of some must haves to get you

through your fall trip!

Jackets

• Fall Jacket 
• Light Winter Jacket
• Rain Coat

Clothes

• Sweatshirts 
• Thermal Shirts
• Jeans
• Leggings or Long Johns for layering
• Boots (Great for when it rains & easy to get thick socks under)

Odds and Ends

• Gloves 
• Scarf (I love the blanket scarves that you can wear like a blanket when it’s cold!)
• Hat (Beanie, headband, anything to keep your ears warm!)
• Thick Socks
• Hand/Toe Warmers