The Town of Swampscott is a special place. Its coastal beauty across inviting beaches serves up breathtaking sea views against the backdrop of the Boston skyline. It has a rich history of educational excellence, winning a coveted National Blue Ribbon at Swampscott High School and an impressive new elementary school as a beacon for sustained commitment towards the future. Its fervent pride for Big Blue athletics has culminated in four Super Bowl Championships and a state-of-the-art turf field that brings our community together across many different sports. And history abounds from the work of Fredrick Law Olmstead on Monument Ave. to the development of the Swampscott dory within the fishing industry to its contributions in the creation of Marshmallow Fluff. Family-friendly parks across the community, the oldest working fish house in America, dedicated small businesses. The list goes on and on.
While Swampscott offers so much to its citizens, it is missing one thing: a nonprofit news source.
Swampscott is not alone in this regard. More and more communities across the country are seeing news organizations dedicated to their town falling by the wayside, creating news deserts and leaving a void for independent reporting and sharing of information.
That is, until now.
We proudly introduce the Swampscott Tides—an independent news source for fair and fact-based reporting.
Our purpose is to inform the people of Swampscott across topics of local government, town meetings, community events, and everyday news while also shining a light on the people, places and overall lifestyle that make the place we call home so special.
We firmly believe you cannot have a functioning democracy without functioning journalism. An informed populace helps a community reach its utmost potential. We need a dedicated news source to factually report on town happenings while also providing both transparency and accountability along the way.
Swampscott has long had a great tradition steeped in journalism. Emmy Award-winning CBS News and 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl called Allen Road her home. While David Shribman has worked at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Boston Globe, his Pulitzer Prize in journalism was on display at his home on Stanley Road. Around the corner, on Banks Road, you would find the home of the greatest booster of high school sports, Mike Lynch. Kim Carrigan, the veteran Boston area news anchor and Edward R. Murrow and Emmy award winner cheers for the Big Blue. Washington Post diplomatic correspondent John Goshko, Wall Street Journal reporter Douglas Belkin, Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Famer and WBZ-AM reporter Carl Stevens and NFL draft guru also have called the 01907 home.
The Swampscott Tides intends to keep that tradition going strong. The tides of the big blue that serve as our namesake are an iconic representation of our town. The tides are the breath of the ocean. The tides are the guardians of balance. And perhaps most importantly, the tides are eternal. Even in a world of constant change, they are reliable; a symbol of trust, a force you can depend on. And thus, The Swampscott Tides promises to fulfill this level of persistence, commitment, and reflection of our great community.
If you would like to help support the Swampscott Tides, please visit our donation page by clicking here.
