Saugus requesting river floodgate project be jumpstarted
SAUGUS — The town will request the Saugus River floodgate project be restarted decades after being deauthorized, with town meeting members voting to petition the... Read more.
Swampscott Select Board member to hold community forum on ‘commitment to diversity and equality’
SWAMPSCOTT — Don Hause, the select board member accused of calling the Black Lives Matter movement “liberal bull****” during a dinner conversation... Read more.
North Shore Labor Council looks to keep going after delivering more than 30,000 pounds of food to Lynn residents
LYNN — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Shore Labor Council volunteers have delivered more than 30,000 pounds of food to Lynn residents. With... Read more.
Six options for Swampscott’s proposed new school
SWAMPSCOTT — There are six preliminary designs at three sites in town, and any one of them could end up as Swampscott’s next elementary school. The Swampscott... Read more.
Sidewalk cafes now serving Swampscott
Just a month ago, a stretch of Humphrey Street would have been mostly empty due to COVID-19 restrictions. Even before the pandemic, you wouldn’t see people seated... Read more.
Swampscott officials talk putting equality signs on businesses, creating a racial justice task force
SWAMPSCOTT — There may soon be signs posted at Swampscott businesses saying, “Everyone is welcome here.” Members of the Swampscott Select Board and... Read more.
Marblehead woman receives two new kidneys after year-long search
MARBLEHEAD — There have been signs posted around town, an online campaign, and a dire plea from a woman who desperately needed a kidney transplant. Now, she’s... Read more.
Swampscott begins recall-petition effort
SWAMPSCOTT — An effort to recall Select Board member Don Hause has started, and residents hoping Hause will be removed from office have been standing at Town Hall... Read more.
Goldfish Pond Association to celebrate 40th anniversary with reenactment of Lafayette visit
LYNN — In 1824, Gilbert du Motier, better known as the Marquis de Lafayette, was invited to tour all 24 U.S. states by President James Monroe. He did so, and in... Read more.
Swampscott’s new trash program goes into effect Aug. 3
SWAMPSCOTT — Last year, the cost of waste disposal rose by more than 10 percent in Swampscott. During the same period, the town’s overall budget rose just... Read more.