Barry Cushner, former director of the Square One Chess Club and 15-time club champion, is now hosting chess instructions for experienced players at the Senior Center. “Hopefully I can be…
Hawthorne Re-Use Advisory Committee Chair Brian Watson presented the group’s preferred plan for the Humphrey Street lot to the Select Board on Wednesday, earning praise for the committee’s extensive work….
Swampscott housing values have risen over the past year, but taxes are also expected to increase in the coming year, according to Director of Assessing Paul Plouffe. Plouffe spoke at…
Burrill Street Liquor is facing thousands of dollars in fines and the possibility of a 30-day tobacco sales suspension after a state tobacco compliance check found the store sold a…
Sandy Frank often has trouble getting her Great Dane dog Percy to stand up and go outside. But once a month, Frank utters a phrase to Percy that excites him,…
The Swampscott High School Athletic Department is forming an Athletic Council to review and recommend potential updates to departmental policies and other aspects of interscholastic athletics. Community members interested in…
Alexandra Maria (Haldoupis) Nordin, of Swampscott, passed away peacefully on November 14th at the age of 82 after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband Ulf Nordin, her…
B’nai B’rith Senior Project Manager Holly Grace told the Zoning Board on Tuesday that the Veterans Crossing housing project cannot share driveway access with the nearby dispensary. “We investigated this…
Bridgewell, a nonprofit social and human services organization serving northeastern Massachusetts, has appointed Swampscott resident Dr. Peter Sheckman as chair of its board of directors. Sheckman practiced internal and infectious…
Town officials outlined, at a joint-committee meeting on November 13, a financial landscape shaped by major upcoming capital projects, tight debt limits, uncertain state reimbursements and unexpected infrastructure needs, all…
