The daytime tie replacement work is scheduled to end on Sunday.
The overnight racket that disturbed residents near the Swampscott Train Station earlier this week should be done, said Town Administrator Tom Younger. He was in touch with state Rep. Lori Ehrlich's office, which, in turn, reached out to the MBTA. A spokeswoman for Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad company said crews worked from 10 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday. The spokeswoman was not 100 percent sure that the overnight was done but she said the after-midnight work on Wednesday may have been the last of it. The work is part of the railroad tie replacement project beng completed along the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Line between Lynn and Salem, she said. The Swampscott work is expected to be finished by Sunday, Oct. 7. "The…
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The man, Henry Bellows, got upset after he was unable to gain access to his former property. The man has a longstanding battle with the building inspector in Salem over Bellows' former address, police said.
Salem police said a Swampscott man was arrested after he became belligerent in the City Hall Annex and subsequently caused a scene in Townhouse Square while "berating" an officer Monday. At 11:55 am. Monday, police said they received a call reporting that a man was being disruptive at 120 Washington St. Police said they met a man, Henry Bellows, 56, of 16 Lewis Road, Swampscott, outside the building. The officer was familiar with the man. The man has "a longstanding battle with the building inspector over his former address" that was condemned due to unsafe conditions/fire code violations earlier this year, police said. The issue, police said, is that the man isn't allowed free access to the condemned building. The inspector told him he …
