Now In Salem, There's An App For That

SALEM, MA —Salem has launched its official app to help residents keep up with important news and updates from the city, find contact information for departments or boards and tools for reporting concerns or problems.

The My Salem App, available on both iPhone and Android devices, also allows residents to sign up for notifications, receive push notifications with important alerts, and find information, phone numbers, and maps and directions for city facilities and other points of interest.

The app is the latest tool in the city's desire to share as much information with residents in as easy a format as possible.

"Over the last few years, we have upgraded our website to a mobile-friendly configuration, moved over a million public records online in a searchable database, launched an online service request tool that has successfully resolved over 22,000 problems since 2014, and published social media accounts for the city on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Nextdoor, and LinkedIn," Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll. "Salem is committed to providing as much access and transparency as we can for our residents, to ensure that everyone can be civically engaged and informed about what is happening in our community.

"The launch of the My Salem MA app is one more step forward in that ongoing work."

The city said the My Salem App is designed to complement the Destination Salem App, which provides information on hotels, restaurants and other events to residents and those visiting the city.

Residents looking to download the My Salem App can go here or search for it in their app store.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)