Salem State University announced that 31 students from Swampscott made the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester. To make the Dean’s List, full-time students must attain a minimum grade…
This is a contribution from a Swampscott High School student, as part of the Swampscott Tides Big Blue Student News selection. Story by Cam Tracy Swampscott High School’s annual summer…
The Select Board voted to charge residents $160 annually for a second trash cart and $50 annually for an additional recycling cart. Automated trash and recycling pickup will begin the…
The Swampscott Police Department issued 576 parking citations in the first six months of 2026, a pace that could surpass the town’s average of 860 citations per year from 2023…
Michael Brison has been named the town’s temporary registrar following the death of Paul DeBole. Brison will serve as registrar on a temporary basis while the town seeks to fill…
Armed with the essentials of sweatshirts, sunglasses and cold beverages, Swampscott Recreation’s lifeguards took to their posts at Fishermen’s, Eismen’s and Phillip’s Beaches on Tuesday, just like they do every…
Police Chief Ruben Quesada recognized four newly sworn-in Swampscott police officers and two newly promoted lieutenants during Tuesday’s Select Board meeting. Officers Nathaniel Espinal, Stephen Coughlin, Kevin Kaufman and Samantha…
Swampscott’s automated trash and recycling pickup has been delayed and will now begin the week of August 3. The Solid Waste Advisory Committee announced the expected change on Facebook. New…
Swampscott native Chris Balliro believes in the value of repetition. After graduating from Swampscott High School as one of the Big Blue’s most decorated basketball players, Balliro played Division I…
Edith Elizabeth (Ingalls) Richardson, 85, of Nahant, Massachusetts and Bar Harbor, Maine, passed away on July 13, 2026, having battled Parkinson’s Disease. She was born on May 10, 1941, in Calais, Maine, to Curtis J. Ingalls and Lucy Kenison Ingalls…
