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EDITORIAL: Our 2021 Swampscott election endorsements Wicked Local Writing endorsement editorials can be a stressful, taxing task, but those feelings are indicative of just how serious we carry out the annual exercise.  The process inevitably culminates with candidates and their supporters being either happy or unhappy with the newspaper.  In the election cycle, we have witnessed some candidates and their supporters partake in name calling, mudslinging, political-hit jobs and character attacks that do nothing but sow divisiveness among residents. But there is always an exception:  The S...

In Swampscott, four contests emerge ahead of 2021 municipal election Town clerk certifies candidates' nomination papers Sign up for the Swampscott Reporter’s newsletter. Four contests emerged among elective-officer positions up for grabs in Swampscott's 2021 municipal election, said Town Clerk Susan Duplin after she certified candidates nomination papers.  Barring candidates withdrawing their names, voters will see a mixture of political newcomers and incumbents who will be contested and uncontested on the Tuesday, April 27 municipal election ballot. Atlantic Avenue resident Charlie Pat...

Demolition underway in replacement of key North Shore drawbridge The new Belden Bly Bridge between Lynn and Saugus has been long-anticipated as motorists have relied for years on a temporary replacement. By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated February 11, 2021, 6:02 p.m. Email to a Friend The Belden Bly Bridge linking Saugus and Lynn is being rebuilt. A temporary bridge (in the background with vertical beams used for a drawbridge) that is already eight years old is still accessible, but right next to it is the old bridge, which is being torn down presently and will be rebuilt as a more modern st...