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Swampscott Considers Testing Temporary Flood Barrier at Preston Beach
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From Hobby to Handmade Success: Karlene Ball Stitches Together Community Through Sewing

Monica SagerJune 25, 2026June 26, 202603 mins

Karlene Ball has been into the sewing world since she was a child. Although she wanted nothing to do with sewing when her mother practiced the craft, Ball has since…

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Attorney General Andrea Campbell to Join Community Reading of Frederick Douglass Speech in Swampscott

Monica SagerJune 25, 2026June 25, 202603 mins

Attorney General Andrea Campbell will participate in the community reading of  Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” on July 2 at Swampscott’s Town Hall Lawn….

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Community, Camaraderie and Catching Pop-ups Collide at Coastal Co-Ed Softball

Brendan CassidyJune 24, 2026June 26, 202603 mins

Swampscott neighbors Tarek Donnolly and Matt Chadwell would rush out of work once a week to sit in traffic for over an hour to make it to their softball leagues’…

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Jill Smokler, Creator of Scary Mommy and Swampscott Native, Dies at 48

Monica SagerJune 24, 2026June 25, 202604 mins

Jill Smokler, a Swampscott High School graduate and the founder of parenting website Scary Mommy, has died after fighting glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, for two years. “She…

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Swampscott Conservation Commission Reviews Long-Term Mission on the Bay Seawall Repair Plan

Monica SagerJune 23, 2026June 25, 202603 mins

The Swampscott Conservation Commission listened and asked questions on Tuesday to a notice of intent application to rebuild the seawall at Mission on the Bay.  In May 2023, a section…

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‘It’s Not Bait and Switch’: Popup Meat Seller Defends Controversial Swampscott Promotion

Monica SagerJune 23, 2026June 24, 202605 mins

Tuesday is the final day Essential Foods Direct is operating its popup meat sale in the parking lot outside the CVS Pharmacy in Swampscott. Amid complaints about upselling and misleading…

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Vinnin Square Access Road Closed for Construction

Monica SagerJune 23, 2026June 29, 202602 mins

Mall Access Road will be closed due to construction starting Tuesday, June 23, according to the Swampscott Police Department. The road, which connects Paradise Road to Essex Street is expected…

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Heidi Whear to Receive Commonwealth Heroine Honor

Brendan CassidyJune 22, 2026June 24, 202603 mins

Retiring Swampscott Director of Aging Services Heidi Whear will be honored at the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday after State Rep. Jenny Armini nominated her to receive the state’s Commonwealth…

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‘Too Good to Be True?’ Questions Swirl Around Swampscott’s Viral Meat Tent

Monica SagerJune 22, 2026June 23, 2026011 mins

The popup meat tent that arrived Sunday has become the talk of the town, and the story behind the company appears even more complicated than the deals it advertises. Many…

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Harbor & Marine Fest ‘Honors Heritage of Our Town’

Brendan CassidyJune 20, 2026June 23, 202603 mins

Boats were blessed, faces were painted and clam chowder was devoured at Swampscott’s Marine and Harbor Fest held outside of the Swampscott Yacht Club on Saturday. Nautical-themed vendors and a…

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