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October 2025

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Residents Invited to Book Appointment for Free Fixes at Swampscott Repair Café

Monica SagerOctober 14, 2025October 15, 202502 mins

Time slots are now open for residents to sign up to have their items repaired at the Swampscott Solid Waste Advisory Committee’s upcoming Repair Café, set for October 25. “We…

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‘A Very Exciting Opportunity’: Nick Connors Reflects on First Week as Swampscott’s Town Administrator

Monica SagerOctober 10, 2025February 9, 202605 mins

Nick Connors has officially been Swampscott’s town administrator for a week, and he says he’s enjoying getting to know and work with his new team. “I look forward to delivering…

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MCAS Results Show Mixed Performance for Swampscott Students Across Subjects

Monica SagerOctober 10, 2025October 14, 202505 mins

There are only eight out of the 18 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) subjects assessed across the district on which above 50% of Swampscott students met or exceeded expectations. “The…

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High School Juniors Join School Committee as Student Representatives

Aditi ThubeOctober 9, 2025October 14, 202505 mins

The room was quiet as the Swampscott School Committee meeting came to order. Papers rustled softly, laptop screens flickered on, and a row of familiar faces turned toward the long…

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Select Board to Continue Withholding Executive Session Minutes Despite Complaint

Monica SagerOctober 8, 2025February 9, 202604 mins

In response to an open meeting law complaint, the Select Board has opted to continue withholding 87 sets of executive session minutes from public release. In early September, the Select…

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‘Timely’ Task Force Update Aligns with Town’s Call for Expanded Recreational Programs

Monica SagerOctober 8, 2025October 10, 202504 mins

The Community Life Center Feasibility Study Task Force shared a “timely” update with the Select Board on Wednesday, following a discussion about the need for more recreational space in Swampscott….

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Recreation Department Seeks One-Year Agreement to Use Clarke School for Expanded Programming

Monica SagerOctober 8, 2025October 10, 202504 mins

A one-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) allowing the Recreation Department to use the Clarke School was presented to the Select Board on Wednesday. The Recreation Department hopes to expand its…

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Join the Conversation: Swampscott Hosts Master Plan Open House on October 16

Monica SagerOctober 8, 2025October 8, 202502 mins

The town will host an open house on Thursday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m. for residents to share their thoughts on Swampscott’s master plan. Residents are encouraged to attend the…

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Swampscott Historical Commission to Discuss Preservation of Revolutionary War Landmark

Monica SagerOctober 8, 2025February 9, 202604 mins

The efforts to save the General Glover Farmhouse will continue on Thursday, October 16, at the Elementary School, at 10 Whitman Road, in room B135, at 6 p.m. “Hopefully we’ll…

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Swampscott’s Jared LaLiberte Among Select Clerks to Earn Prestigious State Certification

Monica SagerOctober 7, 2025October 8, 202502 mins

Swampscott Town Clerk Jared LaLiberte has earned the  prestigious certified Massachusetts municipal clerk designation from the Massachusetts Town Clerks Association. The designation requires completion of MTCA-sponsored educational courses and passing…

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