The Select Board decided to move forward with a long-term lease for the former Hawthorne-by-the-Sea property. Town Meeting Members voted in December to allow the Select Board to lease the…

Swampscott is looking to start automated trash and recycling pick up the week of July 27, and residents can now request additional recycling barrels.  “I think the community is going…

Water and sewer rates are expected to rise in fiscal year 2027 as the town addresses increased operating expenses and prepares for significant infrastructure upgrades. The proposed adjustment would add…

Finance Director Patrick Luddy presented about $285,000 in transfers between town departments to balance the town’s budget at the close of fiscal 2026. The Select Board approved the fiscal year-end…

The Select Board has referred Delamar’s proposed hotel in Swampscott to the Planning Board, where Director of Business Development Dixon Mallory and his team will begin the permit application process….

The Select Board recognized Aiden Tat for his accomplishment in becoming an Eagle Scout. Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Scouting, with only about 4% of Scouts earning the…

Town officials have told the Swampscott Center for Performing Arts that it cannot charge residents to park in its lot. Last December, Town Meeting approved an RFP allowing for a…

The Massachusetts Legislature enacted a $63.4 billion budget for the 2027 fiscal year, including earmarking for local projects in Swampscott. Swampscott is set to receive $25,000 for the expansion of…

The Swampscott Police Department announced the arrest of a Dracut resident in connection with the destruction of property at Congregation Shirat Hayam. The police responded to a “report of suspicious…