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Town to Install No Parking Signs Beside Fish House
The Department of Public Works will be installing signs around the Swampscott Fish House to keep people from parking bikes and vehicles beside it. The signs have been ordered and…
Goalkeeper Byrne Saves 16 shots as Big Blue Girls Soccer draws Marblehead
Every time the ball came anywhere close to the Swampscott soccer net, senior goalkeeper Eve Byrne was there to scoop it up, recording 16 saves as the Big Blue girls…
Planning Board Hears Plans for 140-Unit Glover Residences, Historic House Preservation
Attorney Gerry D’Ambrosio, counsel for the Glover Residences project, presented revised plans for the 140-unit development to the Planning Board Monday, confirming that the historic Glover House will be preserved….
Historical Society Opens Doors for Day of Tours
Throughout the month of September, a number of Swampscott’s historical locations and outdoor landscapes will be explored through the Essex National Heritage Area’s Trails and Sails program, which is entering…
Swampscott Police Investigate Suspicious Items at Station, No Threat Found
The Swampscott Police Department received a report of potentially suspicious items at the station Saturday. The items were examined for suspicious or foreign substances, and authorities determined there was no…
Remembrance Ceremony Honors Lives Lost on 9/11
Select Board members, school administrators, first responders and dozens of Swampscott residents congregated Friday morning to remember the lives that were lost a quarter-century ago in the September 11 attacks….
Photos of the Week: September 4-11
The week started with the opening of the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts. The center is owned and operated by Johnny Ray, marking his fourth local business on the…
‘Things are Looking Good’: Fall Season Underway for Big Blue Sports
The start of the new school year and fall sports season is always a busy time for Athletic Director Kelly Wolff, but that busyness comes with a strong sense of excitement. “Things are looking really good this fall,” said…
Learning AI Without the Screen: Overture Comes to Swampscott This Fall
Overture is bringing its paper-and-pencil artificial intelligence (AI) literacy program to Swampscott this fall through a partnership with the Swampscott Recreation Department. “We’re taking this from a very careful perspective,”…
S.U.R.E. – Tell Us Your Story: Suzie Cheatham
Since the inception of Swampscott Unites, Respects and Embraces (S.U.R.E.) Diversity, its members have often been asked about the limited notion of what diversity means, with the conversation frequently focusing…