5 Reasons Swampscott is Better Than Marblehead

Let us count the ways. To be kind and brief we'll limit it to 5.

Posted Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 4:08 am ET|Updated Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 6:18 pm ET

1) Swampscott people do not need a GPS to find a grocery store.

2) Swampscott people do not floss with shoe laces.

3) Swampscott leads the Thanksgiving Day football rivalry 49-46 (7 ties).

4) The Swampscott library does not have a waiting list for Humpty Dumpty.

5) When Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg decided to shoot movie scenes on the North Shore they stayed within Swampscott town limits.

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