🌱 Patch AM: Why a Swampscott officer was sidelined over license-plate reader use.

Hey there, Swampscott! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a Swampscott officer was sidelined over license-plate reader use.
• How much did Swampscott school enrollment actually change this year?

Also on today's calendar: A Band of Brothers - Not Just an Allman Brothers Tribute and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
• Tuesday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Swampscott Officer on Paid Leave as Department Investigates Flock System Use (swampscotttides.org) — A Swampscott police officer is on paid administrative leave while the department investigates possible misuse of a partner community's Flock license-plate reader system, and has paused access to such tools. Town officials stress Swampscott itself has no Flock cameras, but are now reviewing policies, permissions, audits, and training before restoring any use of this technology.
   

• Enrollment at Swampscott Public Schools schools was 0.5% lower in 2025-26 (northbostonnews.com) — Swampscott Public Schools enrolled 2,083 students in 2025–26, a slight 0.5% dip from the previous year, with a nearly even split between male and female students. The district, based in Swampscott and serving Essex County, now ranks 136th statewide in enrollment, offering residents a snapshot of local school size and recent shifts.
   

📸 Around Swampscott

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Swampscott

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• A Band of Brothers - Not Just an Allman Brothers Tribute →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Paul D'Angelo's 3rd Annual So-Long-To-Summer Comedy Show →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Kindergarten Screening
  Swampscott SD Swampscott, MA 01907
• Wisdom Circle →
  UUCGL Skylight Room (usually), 101 Forest Ave, Swampscott
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Swampscott Chess Club Championship →
  Veterans of Foreign Wars, 8 Pine St, Swampscott
  6:45 pm
Thursday September 17
• Tanya Donelly →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Dance Classes for Ages 2-10 this Fall! →
  9:00 am
• Fortune - Vinyl Era Class Rock Tribute Band →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Third World →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Ana Popovic with Danielle Miraglia →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Lydia Breed & Friends Art Exhibit →
  101 Forest Ave, Swampscott
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Salem Five posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Coordinator in Salem. Apply here.
• FullBloom, Inc. posted a job opening for Early Literacy Lead Teacher (Part Time) in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Swampscott here.

🗞 Nearby News

Salem

• Massachusetts businesses push back after city says to remove hand-painted window art: "Keep Salem weird" (cbsnews.com)
• Watch Salem Full episodes (disneyplus.com)
• Cup of Coffee: Comebacks abound, Campbell homers (soxprospects.com)

Marblehead

• OBITUARY: Curt Havens III, 66, entrepreneur, author, The Beacon co-owner (marbleheadcurrent.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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