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Automated trash and recycling pickup begins August third

Swampscott shifts waste responsibility and launches automated trash and recycling collection August third. The Solid Waste Advisory Committee approved the new trash contract following the official July 13 transfer of responsibility from the Department of Public Health to Public Works. Postcards

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Government · Select Board

Select Board approves biweekly recycling, new solid waste contract

Swampscott Select Board approves biweekly recycling and new waste contract. The board voted 3-1 to shift recycling collection to every-other-week beginning January 1, 2027, saving approximately $168,000 annually, with Danielle Leonard voting opposed and Wayne Spritz, Mary Ellen Fletcher, and Ted

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Government · Select Board

Select Board outlines strategic priorities across eight town focus areas

The Swampscott Select Board conducts strategic planning session on major town priorities. The board discussed priorities across eight areas, including financial planning and budget sustainability, operational improvements, public safety and enforcement, infrastructure, parking management, economic

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Government · Select Board

Select Board endorses Master Plan 2035 as performing arts venue approved

Swampscott Select Board endorses Master Plan 2035 amid performing arts venue approval. The board unanimously approved an entertainment license for the Swampscott Center for Performing Arts and endorsed the Master Plan 2035, a community framework guiding municipal decisions through 2035. Board

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