The Swampscott Select Board directed that the focus of further data collection be geared toward the effectiveness of sewer pipe work.
Several cities and towns across Massachusetts have explored allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote as a way to boost turnout and engagement.
Engineers told the Select Board that while the treatment data showed effectiveness, more data collection is needed to determine viability.
Town meeting members voted to provide a lease option of the restaurant building for up to 2 1/2 years.
The Reuse Committee submitted a report to the Select Board that includes proposals for the redevelopment of the town-owned space.
Charlie Patsios is also on the Water & Sewer Commission and is a town meeting member. He said will be a candidate in the 2026 town election.
The Peabody man said he was attacked while wearing an inflatable Donald Trump costume as he walked toward King's Beach on Saturday.
The pilot program deemed the UV light treatment "effective and successful" at treating polluted stormwater flow under certain conditions.
Former Milton Assistant Town Administrator Nick Connors was at his first Select Board meeting on Wednesday night.
The Swampscott Election Review Committee is looking for input on resident voting habits and how to improve engagement.
The town is conducting a survey on the best options for the oceanfront restaurant site purchased in 2022.
The Select Board chose Jason Silva to be the next permanent town administrator out of field of two finalists.
Interim Town Administrator Gino Cresta said costs, noise were a factor in the mutual decision to wrap up the pilot program on Monday.
The Select Board set forth plans to bring together the town's leading committees to develop a master budget plan in 2025-26.
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The Swampscott Select Board issued a preliminary denial of providing an additional $20,000 for cost overruns.
Interim Town Manager Gino Cresta cited strong communication and ongoing trash pickups from Republic during the 23-day work stoppage.
The community survey and forum feedback showed that many employees and residents feel they do not have a say in decisions that affect them.
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) said "sustained, daylong separation from smartphones" is necessary in all schools across the state.
A planned protest at King's Beach in Swampscott will join those in Beverly, Danvers/Peabody and Salem.
Liz Smith, who ran for the Select Board this spring, told Patch that "nasty" rhetoric toward her carried over even after the election.
A staff shortage, training timeline and seaweed infestation delayed the beginning of the town's water testing this month.
Town meeting members voted to amend the Finance Committee's request in line with the Select Board's proposed town cuts and tax increases.
A four-hour meeting on Wednesday added up to town-side cuts designed to restore money taken from the proposed school budget.
Swampscott Select Board members traded budget barbs this week in the first meeting following the annual town election.
Challenger Liz Smith told Patch "the voters decided they were comfortable with the current Select Board."
Swampscott residents will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote for Select Board members and other town offices.
There are four days of early, in-person voting ahead of the annual town election on April 29.
Candidates MaryEllen Fletcher, Katie Phelan and Liz Smith took part in a candidates' forum ahead of the April 29 annual town election.
The Swampscott Select Board signaled support for a budget that bridges a gap between the School Committee and town proposals.
There are contested races for Select Board and a declared incumbent write-in candidacy for School Committee.
Swampscott Town Meeting members narrowly voted not to rescind a 2023 vote authorizing the Select Board to act on the Pine Street purchase.
Sean Fitzgerald was asked about his December resignation during his interview for the Danvers town manager position.
Swampscott voters will go to the polls on April 29 to elect town-wide positions as well as candidates for the annual town meeting.
A proposed median single-family average tax increase of $643 per year would still leave the schools $661,000 short of their budget request.
Phelan has served as Vice-Chair of the Board since first being elected to serve three years ago.
Fletcher, the current Board Chair, said she is committed to "fiscal responsibility, accountability, and inclusive governance."
A March 19 special town meeting will be held on a citizens' petition to revoke the town's authority to develop the parcel granted in 2023.
Smith said on Tuesday she will be on the ballot for the April 29 annual town election.
The split Select Board vote came after Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson pledged to increase Lynn's portion of the expense by $100,000 on Thursday.