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🌱 Patch AM: State Fire Marshal's Office Investigating Swampscott Blaze As Arson

Also check out Dueling Pianos in Swamspcott at The Dory Live on the Swampscott Patch calendar

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What's up Swampscott! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Suspected arson displaces two families in Swampscott overnight blaze
  • See what's changing at Swampscott's Phillips Park basketball courts
  • How Swampscott just reshaped its observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day

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

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. State Fire Marshal's Office Investigating Swampscott Blaze As Arson (patch.com) — Residents in Swampscott are grappling with the aftermath of a suspected arson that heavily damaged a recently renovated multifamily home on Erie Street and displaced two families. State Police fire investigators and Swampscott police are probing reports that an incendiary device may have been thrown from a car, while officials note there were no injuries thanks to a quick response from local firefighters.
   

2. $70K MA Grant To Help Restore Swampscott's Phillips Park Basketball Court (patch.com) — Swampscott is getting a $70,000 state grant to overhaul the Phillips Park basketball courts, including a new playing surface, better lighting, fencing, benches, bike racks and trash cans. The money comes from a statewide parks and open space program, aimed at improving daily life, outdoor recreation and neighborhood safety for Massachusetts residents.
   

3. Swampscott Select Board Proclaims Indigenous Peoples' Day, Recognizes Town's Native History (swampscotttides.org) — Swampscott's Select Board has officially proclaimed October 7 as Indigenous Peoples' Day, honoring the Native history of the land the town occupies. The proclamation recognizes the Naumkeag, Pennacook, Pawtucket and Massachusetts peoples and highlights how Indigenous residents lived, worked and cared for the area long before colonization, reframing how the community marks this time of year.
   

4. Swampscott Select Board to Send Letter to MassHousing Over Proposed Lodge Road Development (swampscotttides.org) — Swampscott's Select Board will send a formal comment letter to MassHousing about a proposed Chapter 40B housing development at 0 Lodge Road, raising concerns about traffic, flooding, parking and neighborhood impacts. With the town's affordable housing share still below the 10 percent Safe Harbor threshold, residents on nearby streets are voicing worries about congestion near Phillips Park and how the taller building could change their dead-end neighborhood.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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