Foundation Thanks Local Veterans with Free Meals
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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Innovation in Action: Swampscott High School
In the back of the high school library, there’s a room where Swampscott students can innovate and create individually, as part of a club or during class. Brandy Wilbur, the…
Award-Winning Poet to Host Book Signing at Swampscott Senior Center
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…
Elementary School Receives $10,000 Donation From Boston Bruins Foundation
Swampscott Elementary School students put down their pencils in favor of hockey sticks for a “BFIT” assembly hosted by the Boston Bruins Foundation. The Boston Bruins Foundation presented a $10,000…
Innovation in Action: Swampscott Middle School
On October 29 at Swampscott Middle School, Wes Geraci stood on the roof and threw pumpkins off as a way to test his students’ work in physics, engineering, collaboration, and…
Battle of the Bands Rocks Crowd, Boosts Music Trip Fund
The Swampscott music program raised $2,200 for its upcoming trip to Universal Studios during Monday night’s Battle of the Bands. “It went very well,” music teacher and band director Ed…
Swampscott Gears Up for Annual Thanksgiving Clash Against Marblehead
Swampscott’s football team will take the field against Marblehead on Thursday morning for the storied Thanksgiving rivalry game. “Please come out and support our team,” Director of Athletics Kelly Wolff…
Innovation in Action: Swampscott Elementary School
Swampscott Elementary School students interact with new technologies every day, particularly in the innovation lab, where Bee-Bots and Wonder Workshop Dash robots are used. The Bee-Bots resemble the insects they’re…
‘A Real Community Effort’: Anchor Food Pantry Delivers 135 Thanksgiving Dinners as Community Need Deepens
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…
177th Annual Church Fair Kicks Off Ho-Ho-Holiday Season
Christmas came early for Swampscott residents who visited the First Congregational Church’s annual Let It Snow Fair on Saturday, November 22. Guests shopped for a plethora of holiday-themed decorations, food…