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Swampscott Select Board approves liquor license for new performing arts center

SWAMPSCOTT — June 8, 2026 — Swampscott Select Board unanimously approves liquor license for new performing arts center while tabling its entertainment license over noise concerns. The board voted 5-0 on June 8 to approve the retail alcoholic beverage license for the Swampscott Center for Performing Arts, clearing the way for

Swampscott Planning Board approves two permits, eyes December zoning changes

SWAMPSCOTT — June 8, 2026 — Swampscott Planning Board unanimously approved two site plan special permits and launched a policy push to protect commercial space across all business-zoned districts in town. The board cleared a revised half-story addition at 80 Puritan Road for applicant Scott Miller — approving it with conditions

Swampscott Board Continues Hawthorne Performing Arts Licenses to June 8 Special Meeting

SWAMPSCOTT — June 3, 2026 — Swampscott Select Board advances Hawthorne performing arts licenses and opens long-term RFP planning for town-owned waterfront property. The board unanimously approved a common victualler's license for applicant John Nicastro's Swampscott Center for Performing Arts at the former Hawthorne restaurant on

Swampscott School Committee Re-elects Pastor Chair, Reviews Cell Phone and Policy Changes

SWAMPSCOTT — May 28, 2026 — Swampscott School Committee unanimously re-elected Glenn Pastor as chair and appointed Miguel as vice chair at its May 28 regular session. The committee seated its standing subcommittees for the year, including a newly proposed facilities and naming subcommittee — prompted by anticipated decisions on donation-linked

Swampscott School Committee Approves New Governance Protocols, Four Labor Agreements

SWAMPSCOTT — May 14, 2026 — Swampscott School Committee unanimously adopted updated governance protocols and approved four labor agreements with the teachers union at its May 14 meeting. Chair Glenn Pastor led the full board through a line-by-line review of the committee's operating protocols for 2026-27, incorporating

Swampscott Finance Committee Backs Free Cash to Buy $375,000 Recycling Bins

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-year trash-hauling contract. In a non-binding straw poll, all responding members — including Chair Eric

Swampscott Planning Board approves ADU and roof expansion, delays Puritan Road decision

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 a site plan special permit for an 828-square-foot accessible ADU addition at 3 Robin

Concord Finance Committee Assigns Liaisons, Tables Subcommittee Vote Until June

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 Bank of Boston investment banker, and Don Parker, a Harvard public policy lecturer and former school

Swampscott Select Board Approves Trinity Ambulance Deal and $503K Street Contract

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 agreement with Trinity Ambulance, with up to two renewal options, formalizing an arrangement that had lapsed

Swampscott School Committee Approves 3.25 Percent Budget, Creates Naming Rights Committee

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 meeting at Swampscott High School, with Chair Glenn Pastor noting that 40 percent of the committee

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