Swampscott Community Preservation Committee approves $822K budget and joins state coalition. The committee unanimously voted to reserve 5 percent of its FY27 surcharge income and state funding for administrative expenses as it formalizes its grant-making operations. In a second unanimous vote, the
Climate Action and Resilience Committee reviewed sustainability guidelines for development projects. Committee members agreed to differentiate standards between residential and commercial projects and add construction waste-diversion requirements that the Planning Board requested to evaluate
Swampscott's library board faces fundraising challenge for renovation project. The town approved $100,000 in funding contingent on the board raising an additional $250,000 in private donations to complete the side entrance work. Chair Neal DeChillo met with members Johannah Morgen and Jonathan
Swampscott approves four historic renovation projects. The Historic District Commission unanimously approved four Certificates of Appropriateness during its February 2 meeting: a front door replacement, a window installation, a 28-panel rooftop solar system with energy storage, and a porch
Swampscott Retirement Board approves five new members and one retirement. The Contributory Retirement Board, chaired by Thomas H. Driscoll Jr., voted unanimously to admit five new members hired between December 29, 2025 and January 5, 2026: firefighters Janelle Mazzaferro and Javier Zanetta,
Swampscott Conservation Commission defers two coastal development applications. The board continued the 12-24 Pine Street and 10 New Ocean Street project (a 3-story apartment building in coastal storm flowage) to February 24 and the 69 Puritan Road application (single-family home reconstruction
Community Life Center task force frames feasibility plan combining site screening and community engagement. Consultants from Abacus presented preliminary site analysis at the Monday meeting chaired by Anneka Kumli, with the task force agreeing to pursue community input simultaneously with early
Swampscott's Select Board, School Committee and Finance Committee spent over three hours reviewing town-school agreements and sparring over a Nahant tuition revolving fund.
Select Board, School Committee, and Finance Committee held joint meeting on school budgeting and town-school agreements. Massachusetts Association of School Committees representatives Tracy Novak and Alicia Mallon presented on school funding practices. Three committees reviewed six active memoranda
The Zoning Board of Appeals continued a hearing on a 41-unit senior housing project to February 3. The board is weighing petition 25-15, filed by BBH Community Development LLC for B'nai B'rith Housing New England at 10 New Ocean Street and 12-24 Pine Street, under Chapter 40B.
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