Shoppers stock up on essentials
SWAMPSCOTT – Batteries, bottled water and flashlights are on the lists of shoppers and the order forms of area merchants while Hurricane Irene spins up the... Read more.
Irene a big test for new Nahant Causeway
NAHANT – Officials expressed confidence that improvements to the Nahant Causeway – including a new southbound roadway that opened just last week –... Read more.
Swampscott ZBA approves project for Cap’n Jack’s site
SWAMPSCOTT – The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a 15-unit, approximately 30,000 square-foot condominium project to replace Cap’n Jack’s Inn in... Read more.
Gas leak spurs evacuation of Swampscott mall
SWAMPSCOTT – A construction crew struck a gas line behind Super Stop & Shop on Paradise Road on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of approximately 60... Read more.
Nahant Woman’s Club holds annual beach cookout for Girls Inc. members
NAHANT – Members of the Nahant Woman’s Club and Girls Inc. after-school programs may have had different ideas of which pioneering female should be portrayed... Read more.
Swampscott building inspector: Town bylaw unfair to contractors
SWAMPSCOTT – It’s not even officially election season yet, but disappearing lawn signs are already causing concern in Swampscott as a bylaw prohibiting... Read more.
Swampscott board members support proposed replacement for building destroyed in blaze
SWAMPSCOTT – Planning board members expressed support for a proposed one-story commercial building to replace the three-story mixed-use building on Humphrey... Read more.
Swampscott cemetery chapel gets loving care
SWAMPSCOTT – The 250-pound front doors have sealed Andrews Chapel for most of the last 20-odd years. But this Friday, the doors were opened again, after local... Read more.
Nahant Causeway repairs in home stretch
NAHANT – It’s a smooth homestretch for Nahant residents now that the new, inbound lane of the causeway opened Friday afternoon.”This is the best... Read more.
Marblehead garden club saddened by smashed bird bath
MARBLEHEAD – A smashed bird bath at a memorial garden behind the Community Center has gardeners and locals saddened and confused.”It’s a sad thing,”... Read more.