Check out the Swampscott Tides’ Q&As with the candidates for Select Board,School Committee, Board of Library Trustees, Board of Health, town moderator, and Housing Authority. 

The Swampscott Tides will also be hosting a candidate debate on April 14 at 7 p.m. for the only contested race, Select Board. The event will be held in the Swampscott High School and will also be streamed on the town’s platforms. The four members will answer questions submitted by the public. All candidates are also offered the opportunity to create a video introducing themselves through the Swampscott Tides. More to come!

Last weekend was very busy for Swampscott, with a Vietnam veterans breakfast on Friday as well as a bike safety assembly at the middle school. On Saturday, the Swampscott Recreation Department hosted hounds on the hunt, Easter egg search for dogs.

The third iteration of No Kings rally was on Saturday as well, with about 350 people who gathered along Humphrey Street from Mission on the Bay down to Phillips Street to protest against President Donald Trump, his administration and recent actions like Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions and the war in Iran.

“It’s making a substantial impact,” said Michael Paquette, who organized Saturday’s event. “In New York, they took down the Pride flags on Stonewall. There was a big protest to put the Pride flags back up. Those are back up. The Democrats are winning a lot of seats. These protests definitely do work, and the boycotts. It’s all very effective. We just have to keep at it. It’s not going to end today, so we still have more work to do.”

The Swampscott Tides held its annual Fish Tales event on Saturday too. 

On the school side of things this week, Big Blue Student News wrote about Transgender Day of Visibility as well as the talent show event X-Mic. 

Boys varsity lacrosse started off its season hot, with a win over Marblehead High School and another versus Lynnfield High School. And Head Coach Geoff Beckett has his eyes set on a Northeast Conference Championship.Kindergartener William Roosevelt won the Pinewood Derby at First Church, taking home the top prize in his very first competition.