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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Essex County, Massachusetts · Change town
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Swampscott Provides Update On Trash, Recycling Cart Waitlist

Swampscott's transition to automated trash and recycling collection continues to draw cart waitlist concerns, Patch reports. The town issued fresh guidance Friday for households still without their new automated carts as the townwide switchover continues, per "Swampscott Provides Trash,…

SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott's rollout of automated trash and recycling carts remains a work in progress, with the town still working through a resident waitlist, Swampscott Patch reported Friday, while organizers previewed next week's PorchFest and a longtime Swampscott woman was remembered in a new obituary.

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"Swampscott Provides Trash, Recycling Updates Amid Cart Waitlist": the town is still moving residents through its switch to automated collection and continues to issue guidance for households still waiting on new carts, per Swampscott Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/swampscott-provides-trash-recycling-updates-amid-cart-waitlist).
"Swampscott PorchFest Returns For 2026 With 32 Acts On 17 Porches": the town's annual music festival is set for Saturday, Aug. 29, from noon to 6 p.m., with acts spread across neighborhood porches townwide, a kickoff at Linscott Park Gazebo and a family-friendly stop at Town Hall, according to Swampscott Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/swampscott-porchfest-returns-2026-32-acts-17-porches).
"Carol DiMENTO Obituary (2026) - Swampscott, MA - Boston Globe - Legacy": family and friends are remembering Carol Ann (Guerrette) DiMento, 83, a longtime Swampscott and Naples, Florida, resident who died in July, according to an obituary published via Legacy.com on behalf of The Boston Globe (read it at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=carol-ann-dimento-guerrette&pid=212092637).

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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