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Select Board approves sewer lateral inspection bylaw for town meeting consideration.

Select Board unanimously backs sewer lateral inspection bylaw for May town meeting. The Water and Sewer Infrastructure Advisory Committee presented the measure, which requires inspections at property sale costing $500 to $800 with deficiency repairs due within six months; the Board voted 5-0 to

Townbrief news summary · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Swampscott Select Board approves Hawthorne lease, advances sewer inspection bylaw

Swampscott Select Board unanimously approves Hawthorne property lease in departing members' final session.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board censures Fletcher on staff conduct violations

Select Board censures member Fletcher for Code of Conduct violations. The board voted 4-0 to formally censure Mary Ellen Fletcher for violating the section governing conduct toward town staff, based on findings from an independent investigation; Fletcher did not participate in the vote. The

Townbrief news summary · Apr 15

Government · Select Board

Swampscott Select Board Censures Member Fletcher 4-0 for Code of Conduct Violations

Swampscott Select Board censures member Mary Ellen Fletcher 4-0 for code of conduct violations involving town staff.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 15

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Middle School MSBA Statement of Interest

Swampscott Select Board unanimously approves Middle School MSBA submission. The board authorized Superintendent Jason Calichman to file a Statement of Interest with the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the middle school at 207 Forest Avenue, citing building deficiencies including aging

Townbrief news summary · Apr 8

Government · Select Board

Swampscott Select Board Unanimously Backs Middle School MSBA Application

Swampscott Select Board votes to pursue state funding for middle school overhaul, approves immigration enforcement resolution.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 8

Government · Select Board

Four Swampscott Select Board Candidates Clash Over Hawthorne Site, Kings Beach

SWAMPSCOTT -- April 7, 2026, Four Swampscott Select Board candidates debated Kings Beach, the Rail Trail, and the long-stalled Hawthorne-by-the-Sea site at an April 7 forum ahead of the April 28

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Select Board

Select Board votes 5-0 to back Glover Farmhouse plan

Swampscott's Select Board voted 5-0 to back a plan to save the Glover Farmhouse under a 99-year, dollar-a-year lease tied to a National Development housing project.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves budget framework with $179 tax-impact reduction, defers capital plan.

Select Board unanimously approves FY 2027 Preliminary Budget update with $179 tax-impact reduction and $1.9M estimated remaining levy capacity. Town Administrator Nicholas Connors reported $365,000 in healthcare savings from updated group insurance rates offset by departmental reductions totaling

Townbrief news summary · Mar 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board Awards Hawthorne Lease, 4-1

Swampscott Select Board awarded a 30-month Hawthorne-by-the-Sea lease to the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts in a 4-1 vote.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 4