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Hanukkah Spirit Spins Bright at Swampscott’s Dreidel Competition

Monica SagerDecember 6, 2025December 8, 202503 mins

The Swampscott Recreation Department hosted a dreidel competition on Sunday in partnership with PJ Library. “We are so appreciative and grateful for Swampscott reaching out to us and wanting to…

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Austen at 250: Swampscott Library Draws Crowd for Celebration of Beloved Novelist

Monica SagerDecember 6, 2025December 7, 202505 mins

The Swampscott Public Library celebrated Jane Austen’s 250th birthday on Saturday with a talk and readings by Children’s Library Assistant Julie Butters and her husband, history teacher Bryan Butters.  More…

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Santa, Smiles, Seasonal Spirit Shine at Swampscott Toys for Local Children Event

Monica SagerDecember 6, 2025December 8, 202503 mins

The holiday spirit was alive at the Swampscott Senior Center on Saturday, as families visited Santa, enjoyed breakfast, and completed holiday crafts during an event supporting the Swampscott Toys for…

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Swampscott Yacht Club to Launch First-Ever ‘Santa Con’ Holiday Stroll

Monica SagerDecember 5, 2025December 5, 202501 mins

The Swampscott Yacht Club is adding extra sparkle to the season with its inaugural Santa Con, inviting residents to don their most festive apparel and take to Humphrey Street in…

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Festival of Trees Turns Clarke School Into a Winter Wonderland

Monica SagerDecember 4, 2025December 6, 202504 mins

Residents can take a stroll through a winter wonderland at the Clarke School, and they may even be lucky enough to take home a wreath or tree. The Swampscott Recreation…

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Audience Gets a Glimpse of Life in Deep South at Poetry Reading

Brendan CassidyDecember 3, 2025December 4, 202502 mins

January Gill O’Neil took a Swampscott Senior Center audience through a number of different worlds as she read them a variety of poems at a book signing on Tuesday, December…

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Thankful Together: Swampscott’s Officials Reflect on Thanksgiving Day

Monica SagerNovember 27, 2025November 28, 202505 mins

Long before Europeans arrived in North America, Indigenous peoples held ceremonies, dances, and rituals to ensure a successful harvest. The first recorded Thanksgiving service held by Europeans took place, on…

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Foundation Thanks Local Veterans with Free Meals

Brendan CassidyNovember 26, 2025November 27, 202503 mins

As the sun set over the waterfront on Tuesday, November 25, a line of veterans and their families started growing on Hammond Street, waiting to collect free pies and grocery…

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Award-Winning Poet to Host Book Signing at Swampscott Senior Center

Brendan CassidyNovember 25, 2025November 26, 202502 mins

Salem State University Professor January Gill O’Neil is hosting a poetry reading and book signing in partnership with S.U.R.E. Diversity on Monday, December 2 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at…

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‘A Real Community Effort’: Anchor Food Pantry Delivers 135 Thanksgiving Dinners as Community Need Deepens

Monica SagerNovember 23, 2025November 25, 202503 mins

Anchor Food Pantry delivered 135 complete turkey dinners to residents in Swampscott, Nahant and Lynn on Sunday to help ensure everyone can enjoy Thanksgiving. “We are just incredibly grateful to…

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