The Swampscott Historical Commission will hold a free virtual seminar where residents can learn to discover the history of their house.
The campaign aims to brighten the spirits of senior citizens who may be feeling isolated amid the coronavirus health crisis.
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The Swampscott Anchor and Marblehead Food Pantry receive $2,500 in donations.
The Cross-Main water break that occurred early Friday morning could have lingering effects in the Beach Bluff Avenue area.
The discussion aims at making Swampscott an "anti-racist town" in hopes of making the town welcoming for all.
The “line of love” is aimed at keeping students from seeing political demonstrations that have gone on for weeks near an elementary school.
The Swampscott Public Library is planning an outdoor public meeting to discuss upcoming changes.
Test program as in-person school resumes begins Wednesday and Friday this week and will continue Wednesdays and Saturdays through October.
The town will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday f0r the trailhead that leads into Salem's Forest River Conservation Area.
The Swampscott Public Library is offering the topic as part of its "One Town One Topic" series.
The state Shares Streets and Places Emergency Grant Program is designed to create more outdoor business opportunities and walking trails.
The young coyote had to be euthanized after its jaw was crushed in the trap.
Anchor Food Pantry says demand for supplies remains high among those in need in Swampscott.
Food waste and organics can be dropped off by the dog park near the cemetery and by the Swampscott police station.
We all know people who are making a difference for the better in this difficult time. Let's give them the recognition they deserve.
Molly, who was reported missing a week ago, jumped into the water as Swampscott residents tried to grab her.
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A database of UFO sightings includes more than 1,700 reports from Massachusetts, but just two from Swampscott.
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Town Meeting will also consider Swampscott's proposed $69.3 million budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
The library is accepting photos, videos, and short diary entries documenting life in Swampscott during the coronavirus crisis.
First it was hand sanitizer and toilet paper. Now sympathy cards are the hard-to-find item in during the coronavirus pandemic.
Frank Lloyd Wright produced an astonishing range of buildings considered to be the finest examples of American architecture.
Rory Richards matches the first five numbers in a recent Powerball drawing, according to the Massachusetts Lottery.
The winning numbers were a combination of family birthdays and ages. The ticket was sold in Marblehead.
Along with Nahant, the communities are working to increase solar energy use on the North Shore.
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"Although we may still bicker or disagree at times, know it’s only because you raised a strong-willed girl who takes after her mother."
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The former campus of Marian Court College was recently sold to developers who want to turn it into condos.
The solar glare, officials say, is impeding drivers and pedestrians at the crosswalk in front of St. John's Church.
The Massachusetts School Building Authority's (MSBA) voted last week to invite the Hadley Elementary School into an eligibility period.
Anthony Amore announced this week he would vying to unseat State Rep. Lori Ehrlich (D-Marblehead) in the 8th Essex District.