Enter the Patch "Deck the House Contest" For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page fromNov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner, so now’s the time to get your holiday …

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Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner, so now’s the time to get your holiday …

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Vote for Swampscott Patch's New Facebook Cover

Tell us which photo you think best represents Swampscott Patch.

  We asked, you answered and we received some great entries to our Swampscott Patch Facebook page cover photo contest.  Voting opens today, so, scroll through our photos, pick your choice to win and tell us which in the comments section by indicating the picture number. One vote per person, please.  Voting will end at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The winner will be announced Monday morning, Nov. 26. And don't forget, we’ve added a little incentive: the winning submission will receive a $50 gift card plus bragging rights that their photo is the top of our Facebook page!  Happy voting and thank you everyone for your submissions!

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Chris Helms

8:12 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

And please check out Elise's cover photo in its new place atop our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SwampscottPatch   more ›

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PHOTO CONTEST: Pet Halloween Costumes

Upload a photo of your pet between now and Oct. 28 in his or her Halloween best and you could be a winner in our Halloween Pet Costume Contest.

Halloween isn’t just for children and adults anymore; many are including their pets in the annual tradition. In fact, dressing your pet up in a Halloween costume means BIG business for retailers, as consumers are expected to drop big cash to outfit Fido and occasionally his feline counterpart this year.  According to a recent National Retail Federation survey, consumers are expected to spend a record $310 million this year on pet costumes. Here at Patch, we embrace all pets, and want to see what costume your pet will be sporting for Halloween!  We want to see those pets in costume, so post your photos and you could win a $50 gift card!  You have until Oct. 28 to upload the best photo of your pet in costume. Here’s how to enter: Patch …

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Where Oh Where?

When Oh When

There was no winner for the When Oh When contest last week. What month was this picture taken?

  When Oh When was this Swampscott photograph taken — what was the month? One guess per person per week per game. Be first to enter the correct answer — click the Add a Comment link to the right and enter your guess — and win a prize. Check back next Tuesday to see if there is a winner. If you win, please be sure we have your home address so we can mail your prize to you. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only offer one answer per week. The winner will receive a $5 gift card to a local business. To view the officials …

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Where Oh Where?

Where Oh Where?

Where Oh Where is this exact location in Swampscott?

Where Oh Where is this exact location in Swampscott?  One guess per person per week per game. Be first to enter the correct answer — click the Add a Comment link to the right and enter your guess — and win a prize. If the clicking doesn't work, you can email me your guess at terry.date@patch.com Check back next Tuesday to see if there is a winner. If you win, please be sure we have your home address so we can mail your prize to you. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only offer one answer per week. The winner will receive …

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Where Oh Where?

Where Oh Where?

Where Oh Where is this location in Swampscott? David Gustavsen knew.

We asked for this location in Swampscott? David Gustavsen responded within minutes with the right answer: corner of Bay View Ave & Cedar Hill Terrace. David is proving to be a force within  Then and Now and Where Oh Where circles. We'll have a new Where Oh Where contest to play on Wednesday.

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