Peter Spellios News Today

Waterfront Library Proposed For Swampscott Hawthorne Property - Salem, MA - The design, which could cost an estimated $30 million, will be subject to more public input in what could be a decade-long project.

Peter Spellios Thanks Staff Ahead of Swampscott Select Board Departure - Swampscott, MA - The nine-year Select Board member is not on the ballot for re-election for the April 30 annual town election.

Swampscott may soon join Massachusetts communities like Boston, Somerville, Northampton and Acton in seeking permission from state lawmakers to lower the voting age to 16 for town elections.

Swampscott Hadley School Hotel Developer Picked: Select Board - Swampscott, MA - The Select Board unanimously backed Clearview Investment Management's proposal to renovate the property into a 55- to 60-room hotel.

Swampscott Outreach Planned On Teen Voting, Pickleball Court Articles - Swampscott, MA - The Select Board opted to keep both proposals in the warrant for the upcoming special town meeting on March 11.

Sweeping Swampscott Voting Changes Proposed In Town Meeting Articles - Swampscott, MA - The charter changes would lower the voting age to 16 in town elections and move those elections to consecutive weekends in June.

'Too Much Hate In This Town': Swampscott Reacts To Latest Antisemitism - Swampscott, MA - The Swampscott Select Board opened Wednesday night's meeting talking about the pattern of antisemitic vandalism in the town.

Swampscott King's Beach Debate Remains Hot Topic For Select Board - Swampscott, MA - Select Board members pressed for more control over grant spending with an emphasis on source elimination and Fisherman's Beach concerns.

Swampscott Pitman House Lost To History As Efforts To Save It Fail - Swampscott, MA - A last-ditch propsal to spend $150,000 in town ARPA funds to move and store the house did not gain Select Board majority approval.

Swampscott Police Hiring Changes Pledged Amid Stalled Process - Swampscott, MA - Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald: "We need to do something different" after the most recent process yielded only one qualified candidate.