Swampscott parking enforcement pleases some business owners, angers others
SWAMPSCOTT-At the request of some Humphrey Street business owners, police have stepped up parking enforcement, which has made other businesses unhappy.Police Chief... Read more.
Swampscott dealing with graffiti issues; numerous incidents reported recently at middle school
SWAMPSCOTT-Swastikas and the word “anarchy” are just a couple of the graffiti tags found in the middle school recently.School Resource Office Detective... Read more.
Love will be in the air on Sunday
LYNN – Keep your eyes on the sky Sunday afternoon at 12:30 for a message of love being sent from across the world.A Lynn soldier who is stationed in Iraq is... Read more.
Nahant residents seek reduced town property tax surcharge
NAHANT – Some residents would like to have the property tax surcharge for community preservation reduced.The town passed the Community Preservation Act in... Read more.
Police investigating swastikas found in Swampscott school
SWAMPSCOTT-School officials and police are still investigating anti-Semitic graffiti found in the boy’s bathroom at Swampscott Middle School on Feb. 8.According... Read more.
No drugs found at Swampscott High School
SWAMPSCOTT – A drug sweep conducted Wednesday morning at Swampscott High School did not turn up any illicit drugs.Superintendent Matthew Malone said the sweep,... Read more.
Preliminary Swampscott school budget gets green light
SWAMPSCOTT – The School Committee approved Superintendent Matthew Malone’s recommended budget and sent it to the Board of Selectmen this week.Town bylaws... Read more.
Nahant school board members opt out
NAHANT – Incumbents Peter Przybycien and Peter Barba have both announced they will not run for re-election to the School Committee this spring.Barba, who moved... Read more.
New Swampscott High introduces recycling plan
SWAMPSCOTT – Big Blue is going green.After months of working to implement a school-wide recycling program at the high school, members of the Swampscott Interact... Read more.
Old grenade discovery manages to tie up town
SWAMPSCOTT – A World War II grenade tied up traffic in Swampscott for almost two hours on Saturday afternoon.Detective Sgt. Tim Cassidy said a woman was cleaning... Read more.