Benjamin Pierce

SWAMPSCOTT — The Select Board voted unanimously to enforce resident-only parking restrictions on both Foster Avenue and Nason Road from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

NAHANT — Town Administrator Tony Barletta announced that two more of the 12 Coast Guard housing lots located along Castle Road, Goddard Drive, and Gardner Drive have been vacated, leaving only one that remains occupied.

SWAMPSCOTT — Resident, Swampscott Conservancy member, and Speak Up For Animals nonprofit founder Deb Newman invited interested parties to the Senior Center on Monday afternoon for a presentation on how to deal with rats humanely.

SWAMPSCOTT — Maureen McKinnon is determined to be defined by what she can do instead of by what she cannot. Despite being wheelchair-bound for the last 30 years, she became a Paralympic gold medalist in sailing and followed that with a fulfilling career as an engagement assistant at the Residence at Vinnin Square.

NAHANT — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to adopt a factor of 1, or 100%, to tax all properties in town for fiscal year 2025 during a tax-classification hearing Tuesday night.

SWAMPSCOTT — The new elementary school on Whitman Road has received an additional $5.35 million in funding through the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott Unites, Respects, and Embraces Diversity (S.U.R.E. Diversity) has launched a Diversity Book Club, with its inaugural meeting coming up on Monday, Sept. 16 at the Public Library.

SWAMPSCOTT — Superintendent of Schools Pamela Angelakis officially endorsed Swampscott Middle School Principal Jason Calichman to be her successor when she retires from her position at the end of this school year.

NAHANT — Tennis historians from around the country gathered at Nahant Country Club on Friday afternoon to visit the birthplace of the first-ever match played in the United States.

SWAMPSCOTT — District leaders welcomed the community to the new Swampscott Elementary School Sunday morning to officially celebrate the launch of the $100 million school.