Harbor & Marine Fest ‘Honors Heritage of Our Town’
Boats were blessed, faces were painted and clam chowder was devoured at Swampscott’s Marine and Harbor Fest held outside of the Swampscott Yacht Club on Saturday. Nautical-themed vendors and a…
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Swampscott High School Adds Media Arts and Communication Career Pathway
Swampscott High School will officially offer a third Innovation Career Pathway for students seeking a hands-on learning experience in media arts and communication. Innovation Career Pathways is a state-funded initiative…
Swampscott’s Effie Cobbett Earns Girl Scout Gold Award
Swampscott resident Effie Cobbett has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for her conservation work at Muskrat Pond. The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts recognized girls across the region who…
Photos of the Week: June 13-19
Eagle Scouts and Gold Scouts were both honored this week. Swampscott Troop 53 members Adrian Laporte and Aiden Tat were officially declared Eagle Scouts and honored with an induction ceremony…
Women’s Flag Football League becoming ‘Part of Fabric of Swampscott’
Heavy rain couldn’t keep ten Summer Snaps flag football teams — representing more than 130 women — off the field Thursday night as they kicked off Week 1 of the…
Swampscott Shore Report: June 18 Beach Water Quality Results
It was a nice-weather week. All of the beaches remain open at the time of writing. Some beaches’ bacteria levels went up from last week. It should be noted, however,…
Panel to Explore Frederick Douglass’ Legacy Following Swampscott July 2 Reading
Following Swampscott’s annual reading of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” poet and social advocate Enzo Silon Surin will lead a panel discussion on the…
Fourth Graders Celebrate End of Elementary School in Step-Up Ceremony
There were smiles, cheers, and a few tears at Swampscott Elementary School’s moving up ceremony as fourth graders celebrated the end of their elementary school years and looked ahead to…
Middle School Grads Walk Across Stage into High School Chapter
Swampscott High School’s graduating class of 2030 heard their names called on Wednesday as they walked across the school’s stage to celebrate the end of their four-year journey through middle…
Swampscott Begins Long-Term Planning Process for Hawthorne Property
During Wednesday’s Select Board meeting, Town Administrator Nick Connors launched the process for a Request for Proposals (RFP) to determine the long-term future of the former Hawthorne-by-the-Sea property. Town Meeting…