Community Corner

Winter Parking Ban in the Offing

Five things to go with your coffee or tea.


1. Weather:

Look for sunshine this November day in Swampscott, according to the 
National Weather Service. Expect a high temperature of 43. Sunrise, 6:40 a.m.;low tide, 6:21 a.m.; high tide, 12:35 p.m.; and sunset, 4:16 p.m.

2. Winter Parking Ban:

The Swampscott Police Department would like to announce that it is now accepting applications for the Town’s Winter Parking Ban.  The Winter Parking Ban requires that motor vehicles must be off of the roadways between the hours of 1 A.M. and 6 A.M. from December 1, 2013 (the evening of November 30th) through 6 A.M. March 30, 2014.  The only vehicles that may be left on the road during these hours are vehicles with valid Winter Parking stickers.  Vehicles found to be in violation will be issued parking violations based upon the following conditions:  

  • The absence of a parking waiver sticker ($20.00)
  • Vehicle parked on the street despite forecasted snowfall, regardless of being issued a sticker ($25.00). 
  • Vehicle parked on the street during a snow emergency and/or impeding snow removal ($50.00).  

Interested parties may pick up applications and guidelines at the Swampscott Police Department or online atwww.swampscottpolice.com.  There is a $30.00 non-refundable fee per motor vehicle for the application.  Checks or money orders only are to be made payable to the Town of Swampscott. A copy of the registration for each vehicle at the residence must be submitted with the application. 

3. Academic News:

The following local residents were among more than 1,080 students from Roger Williams University to receive their degrees during the University's Commencement ceremony held on May 18, 2013.

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Gabriela Archilla , a resident of Swampscott, MA received a Bachelor of Arts.

Kelsey Nestor , a resident of Swampscott, MA received a Bachelor of Arts.

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4. Town Government:

The School Committee is hosting a public forum tonight at 7 at the high school in the library on the qualities the town would like to see the next superintendent possess.

Selectmen meet at 7 at Town Hall to discuss, among other things, an application a property owner is interested in filing with the state for a marijuana dispensary in town.



5Today's Word: Comet

com·et

 noun ˈkä-mət

: an object in outer space that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun

Full Definition of COMET

:  a celestial body that appears as a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, that consists primarily of ice and dust, and that often develops one or more long tails when near the sun— com·e·tary  adjective— co·met·ic  adjective 
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