60 days for Swampscott dad on child-porn raps
SWAMPSCOTT – A Swampscott man was sentenced to 60 days in the House of Corrections and five years probation for possession of child pornography and possession... Read more.
Peabody slated to lay off elementary school teachers
PEABODY – Seven elementary teachers’ positions were eliminated this week as the School Committee continued trying to balance its budget for the upcoming... Read more.
Swampscott Girl Scout puts positive SPIN on Lynn center’s new playroom
LYNN – While many of her peers relaxed and enjoyed their spring break, one Swampscott teen was hard at work helping others in her neighboring city.With a little... Read more.
Lucky local boys win breakfast made at Swampscott fire house
SWAMPSCOTT – Swampscott firefighters are good cooks, according to two local boys.Henry Wright, 8, of Swampscott and his buddy Kevin Coffey, 8, of Nahant ate... Read more.
Petition to force special Town Meeting in Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT – A petition forced selectmen to call a special Town Meeting to determine whether the town would appropriate $450,000 to fund the design of a new... Read more.
Swampscott petition will force special Town Meeting
SWAMPSCOTT – A petition forced selectmen to call a special Town Meeting to determine whether the town would appropriate $450,000 to fund the design of a new... Read more.
Cuts to Quinn bill worry pols, brass
A proposed reduction in funding at the state level for the Quinn bill, a career-incentive plan for police officers, could have an adverse impact on some North Shore... Read more.
Lynn, Nahant beach friends to conduct flower planting day
LYNN-The Department of Conservation and Recreation, which oversees the Nahant Beach Reservation, has purchased hundreds of native plants that will be used in the... Read more.
Swampscott’s Malone sees red over radio report
SWAMPSCOTT – The superintendent is seeing red over an erroneous broadcast report the district has banned “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathanial Hawthorne... Read more.
Swampscott man hurt in Iraq bombing
SWAMPSCOTT – A Swampscott man was injured Monday in an explosion by a suicide bomber in Iraq.Palmer Phillips, 32, a graduate of Swampscott High School, and... Read more.