Swampscott housing project back in planning board’s hands
SWAMPSCOTT – The Fisherman’s Watch development project on Greenwood Avenue has gone back to the Planning Board now that the project is in demolition... Read more.
Proposed ‘eruv’ would encompass Swampscott, Marblehead Jewish community
SWAMPSCOTT – A fishing line may soon be strung from the tops of telephone poles encircling parts of Swampscott and Marblehead.The line would envelope the two... Read more.
Hathaway School nixes grades 1 through 7
SWAMPSCOTT – Owners of The Hathaway School, a school for alternative education in Swampscott since 2003, met with teachers and parents last week to announce... Read more.
Board suspends pay for police station engineers
SWAMPSCOTT – The Swampscott Police Station Building Committee will be temporarily suspending the pay of GZA GeoEnvironmental Technologies, Inc., after the... Read more.
Swampscott subcommittee discusses school feasibility study
SWAMPSCOTT – The Communications Subcommittee of the Swampscott School Building Committee met Tuesday night to discuss the best way to reach out to Town Meeting... Read more.
New Nahant librarian seeks tech turnaround
Jennifer Inglis is the new librarian at the Nahant Library.... Read more.
Marian Court College to offer four-year degrees
SWAMPSCOTT – Marian Court College will be offering a four-year degree for the first time since opening in 1964, according to college President and CEO Ghazi... Read more.
Town officials try to make beach safer after false alarm
SWAMPSCOTT – A false report of a swimmer being swept off a sandbar at Eiseman’s Beach on Puritan Road last Sunday prompted the Board of Selectmen to... Read more.
Shark Weekend set for Aug. 3-5 in Nahant
NAHANT – Participants in Shark Weekend in Nahant on Aug. 3, 4 and 5 hope to be catching and releasing live 12-foot long, 1,000 pound sharks in New England... Read more.
Swampscott development delayed for nine months
SWAMPSCOTT – Two hours of heated deliberations by opposing sides of the project called Fisherman?s Watch led to a unanimous vote by the Swampscott Historical... Read more.