Swampscott to honor Iraq War veterans
SWAMPSCOTT — Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May each year, commemorates the men and women who died serving the United States in the military. This... Read more.
Swampscott motorcycle cop rides for wounded vets
REVERE — Swampscott Police officer John Cassidy — an avid motorcyclist who has served in the Air National Guard for 15 years — escorted five wounded veterans... Read more.
Short-term rentals dominate Nahant Town Meeting
NAHANT — After more than an hour of debate, residents voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to regulate short-term rental units at the Annual Town Meeting... Read more.
For the people, by the sixth graders
NAHANT — After hearing nine different Johnson School sixth graders recite the Gettysburg Address by memory Friday afternoon, judges chose sixth grader Ione Byam... Read more.
Mission on the Bay looks to reopen in June
SWAMPSCOTT — Mission on the Bay owner Marty Bloom said he plans to reopen the restaurant in the second or third week of June — a little more than a month after... Read more.
Dumpster truck hits bridge on Route 1
SAUGUS — A 38-year-old man from Lowell was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries Friday morning after... Read more.
Alleged Bosnian war criminal arrested in Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT — Town resident Kemal Mrndzic, 50, was arrested and charged Wednesday morning with making false claims of persecution to become a refugee in the United... Read more.
Swampscott Town Meeting approves Vinnin Square rezoning
SWAMPSCOTT — Town Meeting members voted to rezone Vinnin Square, allowing for multifamily housing and mixed-use developments in the area, at the third night of... Read more.
Swampscott Housing Director Irma Chez resigns
SWAMPSCOTT — Housing Authority Executive Director Irma Chez announced her resignation — effective Aug. 31 — at this week’s Housing Authority meeting. In... Read more.
Swampscott Town Meeting authorizes Hadley hotel district
SWAMPSCOTT — Town Meeting members voted to amend zoning bylaws to allow construction of a 60-room hotel at the former Hadley School site during the second night... Read more.