B’nai B’rith Senior Project Manager Holly Grace told the Zoning Board on Tuesday that the Veterans Crossing housing project cannot share driveway access with the nearby dispensary. “We investigated this…
Bridgewell, a nonprofit social and human services organization serving northeastern Massachusetts, has appointed Swampscott resident Dr. Peter Sheckman as chair of its board of directors. Sheckman practiced internal and infectious…
Town officials outlined, at a joint-committee meeting on November 13, a financial landscape shaped by major upcoming capital projects, tight debt limits, uncertain state reimbursements and unexpected infrastructure needs, all…
Town and school officials discussed a wide range of possibilities for the future of the former Clarke School building, acknowledging significant uncertainty and competing needs as they weigh both short-term…
Music teacher and band director Ed Rovi was struck by an idea last winter, “like 3 o’clock in the morning,” to host a Battle of the Bands made up mostly…
On a cold Saturday morning, the lawn outside Town Hall transformed into a place of remembrance, pride and storytelling as residents gathered for the dedication of Swampscott’s new brick memorial…
The First Church in Swampscott Congregational will host its 177th Let It Snow Fair on Saturday, November 22, opening its doors at 40 Monument Ave. from 9 a.m. to 2…
In a joint meeting held Thursday, November 13, the Select Board, School Committee and Finance Committee convened to confront the town’s mounting infrastructure needs from immediate five-year repairs to larger…
The Hawthorne Re-Use Advisory Committee has selected a preferred plan for the Humphrey Street property, which the group will present to the Select Board next week. The committee chose Plan…
The Historical Commission is looking into pursuing the creation of a single-housing historic district to ensure the Glover Farmhouse is not demolished. General John Glover’s farmhouse may be the only…
