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Swampscott Finance Committee Defers $3.5 Million Sewer Project, Backs Solar Canopy Design

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 design article at its April 30 meeting. Town Accountant Patrick Cunningham walked the committee through a

Swampscott Select Board approves Hawthorne lease, advances sewer inspection bylaw

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 of the Hawthorne property to a private hospitality operator at $10,000 per month, with the

Swampscott Finance Committee Recommends Budgets, Cuts Excess Levy Use to $1.49 Million

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 on trimming projected excess levy use — the amount of unused property tax capacity the town plans

Swampscott Finance Committee Clears Recreation Fund Spending Hike, Hands Budget to Select Board

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 hand off the fiscal year 2027 general fund budget — up $3.1 million from the current

Swampscott Select Board Censures Member Fletcher 4-0 for Code of Conduct Violations

SWAMPSCOTT — April 15, 2026 — Swampscott Select Board censures member Mary Ellen Fletcher 4-0 for code of conduct violations involving town staff. Acting on an independent investigation by the law firm Clifford and Kenny, dated March 25-26, 2026, the board voted unanimously — with Fletcher not permitted to cast a

Swampscott Planning Board Continues Roof-Addition Permit, Approves New Puritan Road Home

SWAMPSCOTT — April 13, 2026 — Swampscott Planning Board continues roof-expansion permit over third-floor math concerns, approves new flood-zone home. The board voted unanimously to continue Petition 2521 for 80 Puritan Road, where owner Scott Miller is seeking a site plan special permit to replace a hip roof with

Swampscott Finance Committee Reviews Capital Rankings, Defers Formal Budget Votes

SWAMPSCOTT — April 13, 2026 — Swampscott Finance Committee reviewed sweeping Capital Improvement Committee ranking changes and debated a contested school revolving fund surplus at its April 13 meeting. The CIC graded the $600,000 89 Burrell Street veterans building renovation an A and the $300,000 high school solar canopy design

Swampscott School Committee Unanimously Approves New Five-Year Nahant Tuition Contract

SWAMPSCOTT — April 9, 2026 — Swampscott School Committee unanimously approves a new five-year tuition agreement with Nahant, replacing a 2.5 percent annual increase cap with escalating rates reaching 3.75 percent by FY32. Acting Chair Glenn Pastor and Superintendent Dr. Ben Kalishman negotiated the deal over six to eight

Swampscott Finance Committee Warned Levy Capacity Gone by Fiscal 2029

SWAMPSCOTT — April 9, 2026 — Swampscott's Finance Committee reviewed a first-of-its-kind multi-year budget forecast warning the town will exhaust its unused levy capacity within three fiscal years. Town Administrator Nick Maddox and Finance Director Patrick Donahue presented the document — shown to the Select Board the

Swampscott Select Board Unanimously Backs Middle School MSBA Application

SWAMPSCOTT — April 8, 2026 — Swampscott Select Board votes to pursue state funding for middle school overhaul, approves immigration enforcement resolution. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize Superintendent Jason Kalishman to submit a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the first step in a competitive process that

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