1) Newsbit of the Day: The Swampscott School Building Committee will hold its final Community Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, at 7 p.m. at Swampscott High School, to discuss a proposed new elementary school building.  

2) Swampscott Scholars: SHS Class of 2012 graduate Ashley Althoff was awarded the Alice T. and Margaret E. Durgin Memorial Scholarship.

3) Bit of Chico (Marx):

Groucho: It's all right, tha-that's in every contract. Tha-that's what they call a sanity clause.

Chico: Ha ha ha ha ha ha... you can't fool me. There ain't no Santy Clause.

Chico Marx

4) Weather Watch: The National Weather Service says the day will be partly sunny, with a high near 72. 

5) Business Listing Watch: VIDEO: Businesses: Time to Claim Your Listing on Patch! It's Free! And Comes With Extra Cheese!

Business owners can claim listings in Patch Places to better promote their business and inform readers.

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