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Swampscott Morning Brief, Oct. 26: Planning Board OKs 96-unit Glover Farmhouse plan
Swampscott Planning Board approves 96-unit Glover Farmhouse housing development after traffic concerns and objections. From our own coverage: Planning Board OKs 96-unit Glover Farmhouse plan; Select Board confronts backlash over painted crosswalks.
From Swampscott News
- Planning Board OKs 96-unit Glover Farmhouse plan The Swampscott Planning Board took up a contested site plan for a 96-unit development at the historic Glover Farmhouse on Salem Street, weighing traffic warnings from police and Tedesco Country Club's objection to a last-minute flood of engineering reports.Swampscott News
- Select Board confronts backlash over painted crosswalks Swampscott's Select Board confronted backlash over two rainbow crosswalks painted over during fall maintenance, with members debating a new government-speech policy and acknowledging no public conversation took place before the crosswalks disappeared.Swampscott News
- School Committee weighs costly field rebuild after glass found The Swampscott School Committee learned that the elementary school's new athletic field, built for about 100 million dollars in 2024, is contaminated with glass after a student was cut, raising questions about a costly rebuild.Swampscott News
Happening Mon, Oct 26
- Hundreds walk miles to support My Brother's Table Swampscott residents took part in the 45th annual walk benefiting My Brother's Table, a nonprofit that provides meals to those in need, Swampscott Tides reported.Swampscott Tides
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