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🌱 Patch AM: $70K MA Grant To Help Restore Swampscott's Phillips Park Basketball Court

Coming up on the Swampscott Patch calendar: Dueling Pianos in Swamspcott at The Dory Live

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In today's newsletter:

  • State grant to overhaul Phillips Park basketball court in Swampscott
  • Framed Declaration replica to tour Swampscott Town Hall and schools
  • How a $1.4M grant will reshape Swampscott's water infrastructure

Also on today's calendar: Dueling Pianos in Swamspcott at The Dory Live and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny and breezy at times, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. $70K MA Grant To Help Restore Swampscott's Phillips Park Basketball Court (patch.com) — Swampscott is set to upgrade the Phillips Park basketball court thanks to a $70,000 state grant, part of a broader $13 million parks and open space initiative. Residents can expect a resurfaced court, new benches, bike racks, trash receptacles, and improved lighting and fencing, all aimed at making the neighborhood park safer and more enjoyable.
   

2. Swampscott To Display Framed Declaration Of Independence Replica For Public Viewing (patch.com) — Swampscott residents will soon be able to view a professionally framed replica of the Declaration of Independence as it goes on display at Town Hall and then rotates through local schools. Tied to the area's Revolutionary-era history and the nation's 250th anniversary, the project involved local partners and included a student-led public reading earlier this month.
   

3. Marblehead, Swampscott Awarded $2.1 Million In MA One-Stop Growth Grants (patch.com) — Swampscott is receiving $1.4 million in state One Stop Growth funding to upsize water mains for the Pine Street Water Project, supporting Veterans Crossing and future housing on Pine Street and Railroad Avenue. Neighboring Marblehead and Nahant also secured grants, but this award directly affects local infrastructure, housing capacity, and long-term development in town.
   

4. Fire at multi-family home in Swampscott being investigated as arson - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com) — An overnight fire at a two-family home on Erie Street in Swampscott is being investigated as arson, with officials probing whether a firebomb thrown from a car sparked the blaze. No one was hurt, but tenants must find new housing, and police are reviewing surveillance footage while asking anyone with information to contact the Swampscott Police Department.
   

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