SWAMPSCOTT -- May 14, 2026, Swampscott's Finance Committee leaned toward using $375,000 in free cash to purchase automated recycling bins ahead of Town Meeting, while awaiting final numbers on a new five-
SWAMPSCOTT -- May 11, 2026, Swampscott Planning Board approves two residential special permits and flags zoning gap putting Humphrey Street storefronts at risk. The board voted 4-0 at its May 11 meeting to grant
SWAMPSCOTT -- May 7, 2026, Concord Finance Committee holds organizational meeting, receives bond sale news. The committee convened May 7 for its first post-town meeting session, welcoming two new members, Rita Rich, a former
SWAMPSCOTT -- May 6, 2026, Swampscott Select Board approves ambulance contract, $502,900 street redesign deal, and five department head employment agreements in wide-ranging May 6 session. The board unanimously approved a one-year
Swampscott's Solid Waste Advisory Committee elected new leadership after its chair joined the Select Board. Members unanimously chose Emily Westhoven as chair and Alix Smullin as vice chair, with outgoing chair Wayne Spritz abstaining because his new Select Board seat barred him from voting.
SWAMPSCOTT -- April 30, 2026, Swampscott School Committee seats two new members and confirms 3.25 percent budget increase for fiscal year 2026. The board welcomed Katie Arrington and Martha Caesar at its April 30
SWAMPSCOTT -- April 30, 2026, Swampscott's Finance Committee deferred a $3.5 million sewer main rehabilitation project to December Town Meeting and reversed an earlier vote to recommend a $300,000 solar canopy
SWAMPSCOTT -- April 27, 2026, Swampscott Select Board unanimously approves Hawthorne property lease in departing members' final session. The board voted 5-0 at its April 27 meeting to approve a 26-month lease
SWAMPSCOTT -- April 23, 2026, Swampscott Finance Committee votes to recommend operating, enterprise, and capital budgets for Town Meeting. The committee, meeting April 23, voted unanimously on all three budget categories after a session focused
SWAMPSCOTT -- April 16, 2026, Swampscott Finance Committee releases a nearly $88.6 million FY27 operating budget to the Select Board and votes to expand recreation spending authority. The committee reached informal consensus Thursday to
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